Being unwell in the Morning, I had much difficulty to keep myself stiring about through the Day. In the After Noon, as I was taking a survey of the Works with Lieut Hayward of the Artilery, a sudden Squall arose, & I caught a small wetting before I could cover myself.
As Mr. Stone was about to leave the City to return Home (tho I was very unwell), I made shift to write two Letters for home; but he was so disingenious as to disappoint both Lieut Hayward & myself in the same thing, Viz. in not calling for our Letters, tho he past the Door. I know not what to impute this to but his heedlessness or his disobliging Temper. We had an Express from Philadelphia that 13 of our Gallies had attacked the Roebuck Man of War 44 Guns and a 28 Gun Ship, had run the Roebuck a ground on the Top of the Tide, & were waiting for the Tide to fall to make the Second attack. Continuing to be unwell, in the Evening I took a Vomit. Our Regt, which had before this been unsupplied with Tents, now had their compliment, & pitched them in the Place allotted them, about a Mile to the North of the Town; but did not remove.
SOURCE: Edward Bangs, Edited, Journal of Lieutenant Isaac Bangs, April 1 to July 29, 1776, pp. 34-5
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