Being Sunday we went to Hear Mr. Willard[145] and after Meting
our Men went to Entrench down at the George tavern and About Brake of
day they got Hom.

[Footnote 145: Joseph Willard, D.D., who was made
president of Harvard college in December, 1781. He
died in New Bedford, in 1804, at the age of
sixty-four years.]

14. Their was Nothing Remarcable I went upon fatigue down to the
George tavern.

15. Two Oclock this Afternoon when the Lobsters[146] fired on our
guards which was returned by our Roxbury fort the fireing was
continued for some time but how much to their Damag we dont know one
of our men was slitely wounded their fireing was from a floating
Batery and it is thought would have killed one or too men if they had
not have Lain down for the Ball passed within about 4 foot of our
Barack the night passed without any alarm.

[Footnote 146: A nickname given to the British
regulars, on account of their red suits. They were
so called in England, as early as the time of Queen
Anne.]

the 16. This day they fired at our main guard but no material Damage
was done the remaining part of their mallice seemed to be postponed to
a future season our american guard kept their ground and the night
passed without any alarm &c. &c.

the 17. About nine Oclock the enemy fired upon our main guard and
fatigue men they through 4 Balls and 2 Bombs and one of the Balls
struck 2 guns which belonged to the main guard and the men had them on
their Shoulders but did not hurt them much.

the 18. Behold their Spite this morning before the sun rise the enemy
fired at our working party on the neck this side the george tavern our
rifle men fired at them and it is thought killed too of them but
notwithstanding all their fireing of balls and bombs though some of
them came so near that it could hardly be called an escape yet their
was not one man wounded on our side one bomb was thrown in the evening
but did no Damage one of the enemy came to our centrys and is now in
our guard house.

the 19. I went upon fatigue the morning began with fireing from the
wicked enemy at our guard but did no hurt in the afternoon they rifle
men fired at the enemy and they enemy at them and they wounded one of
the rifle men in the foot Slitely but what Damage we did them is
uncertain let this Suffice for a short