Wind at N. W. by N. ¼
past 5 A. M. The tide of Flood, the Fleet weighed and sailed. Weather very
fine, but hot. Kept the western shore principally on board. At 8 A. M. our
galley fired a shot on shore, the enemy having fired three cannon shot at her
from Whicommico. Several Small vessels seen there. Remark. The climate here at
this season is from early in the morning until about 8 little air, then light
winds, at noon generally falls calm, about one or 2 P. M. Breezes up and
continues pretty fresh but falls again at Sunset almost calm and about dusk
gathers in the Horizon with flashes of heat lightning and then comes on squally
with sharper lightning and thunder and then blows violently the greatest part
of the night and so on. Passed the mouth of the Piawkatank at 6 and the
Rappahannock at 8 A. M. At 12 at Noon Sounded in 5 Fathoms hard sandy bottom,
and the Fleet put about towards the west shore, the wind heading. Advices from
New York that the Fox Frigate had been taken by the rebel Commodore Manly with
2 Rebel Frigates each superior in force but retaken by his Majesty's Ship
Roebuck and another Frigate with the Commodore in his ship but the other one
called the Boston escaped. This prize was carried into New York. The small
craft in this fleet in general are now much in want of provisions. The Admiral
made a signal for all masters of transports returning them his thanks for their
attention during the voyage. Latitude (at noon) 37° 56'. The Fleet came to an
anchor off the embouchere of the River Potowmack at ½ past 2 P. M. in 10
Fathoms very muddy bottom, the tide of Ebb having made. A very unsettled
climate.
SOURCE: G. D. Scull,
Editor, The Montresor Journals, pp. 439-40
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