Journal of Captain John Montresor, July 29, 1777

A fresh breeze at North West directly ahead, as the whole Fleet went about at 2 this morning and made in for the land. Latitude this day at 12 o'clock 38° 50", the weather cool and pleasant. Eight miles to the South of Cape May—this day. Sounded at 12 o'clock in 19 Fathoms. Remark—I have throughout, in the observations of the daily latitude diminished 3 minutes, being equal to the difference between this and Greenwich in England, where the declinations were calculated.

SOURCE: G. D. Scull, Editor, The Montresor Journals, p. 430

Journal of Captain John Montresor, July 30, 1777

Latitude at 12 o'clock 38° 39" Soundings at the same time in 9 Fathoms, at which time the light  house bore N. W. north about 5 leagues. At 3 this morning wind fresh at N. N. West and a swell, a ship run foul of us and carried away our bowsprit and head and struck 7 or 8 times against our bows. Discovered the Pennsylvania Shore at 7 to the Southward Cape Henlopen, and this morning found we had made too much southing and the wind hauling to the N. W. made it a head wind, so we tacked to and fro this whole day. At 5 P. M. the wind came about more favorable at E. S. East. Soundings then on 84 Fath. oms in a hard sandy bottom. Sea pretty smooth. Could discover Cape May only from the masthead. The Fleet Continued this night off the mouth of the River Delaware.

SOURCE: G. D. Scull, Editor, The Montresor Journals, pp. 430-1