Diary of Reverend Enos Hitchcock, June 30, 1777

Alarmed at [blotted] ^oClock last Night by firing from the Picket guard—it proved false—about 7 ^oClock the guard Boats coming in—8 a number of Enemies Boats heave in sight, alarm Guns—Several Cannon discharged at the French lines at a party of Indians & others—Some Musketry with^t. the Picket drove in—at noon men dismissed to get Refreshment— sent our Bagage to Mount Independ^c —towards Night two Ships, several Sloops a lare number of Gun Boats & others stretch across the Lake within one & ½ mile of the Jersey Battery—Mr. Shaw came in with other Posts a little before Night, receivd Letter from Home No. 3, Revd Foster & Fish & Brother David—extreme Hot—

SOURCE: Amos Perry, The Town Records of Rhode Island, Publications of the Rhode Island Historical Society, New Series, Vol. 7 (1899), pp. 115-6