not been their Long before we were ordered of and the canon began to
play upon the enemy from Roxbury fort on the hill and the field peices
from the brest work in the thicket the ocation of our mens fireing
upon them was this they had advanced about 30 or 40 rods this side
their other brest work on the neck and were intrenching their[151]
they fired several guns at us but did us no Damage in the afternoon we
went down to our work again expecting every moment when they would
fire at us but they never fired one gun in the afternoon at night thir
was a platform caried down to the thicket in order to mount a canon
their Nothing more remarkable to day.

[Footnote 151: They threw up a slight breastwork a
little in advance of their lines on the neck, and
not far from the George tavern.]

the 3. Being Sunday we turned out about day and went to our alarm post
and it rained and we cam home and John coleman drinkt 3 pints cyder at
one draught nothing more remarkable this day.

the 4. We turned out this morning before day and went to our alarm
post nothing remarkable this day at night I went upon the piquet down
to Lambs Dam[152] nothing more remarkable.

[Footnote 152: Lamb's dam was between Roxbury and
Dorchester. There the Americans completed a strong
work on the 10th of September, and mounted four
eighteen-pounders.]

the 5. Nothing remarkable only Benjamin Mc Lain sent home 10 Letters
at one draught by Lieutenant Bacon and Lieutenant Foster had Likt to
have been put under guard for playing ball.

the 6. Nothing remarkable this day at Night our men went down below
the george tavern for a safe guard for the centrys.

the 7. We turned out early this morning and went to our alarm post and
had a smart scrimmage[153] with no enemy and this day I went upon the
creek guard several Ships sailed out of the harbour old White was
buried and their was much joy.[154]

[Footnote 153: Skirmish.]

[Footnote 154: We can not explain this local
allusion.]

the 8. Came of the creek guard and nothing remarkable hapned onely
they enemy fired at our fatigue party but did no damage at night upon
the door guard.

the 9. In the morning the enemy fired upon our fatigue party but did
them no Damage in the afternoon I went upon fatigue at night our men
car