The storm continuing
most of the morning the order for marching was countermanded. The roads heavy
and the horses mere Carrion the soldiery not sufficiently refreshed and great
part of their ammunition damaged, made it upon the whole no delay. Our Galley
up the Elk fired at a boat that had taken one of ours. No Inhabitants as yet
came in. A man of wars boat and midshipmen taken by the rebels, the men
being on East shore for milk &c. The Galley fired but could not recover
them. This night cold. The Guards only had Sixteen thousand Cartridges damaged
by the storm.
SOURCE: G. D. Scull,
Editor, The Montresor Journals, pp. 442-3
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