[Footnote 162: This expedition was under Major
Tupper. They burnt a fine pleasure-boat just ready
to be launched, belonging to some British
officers.]

[Footnote 163: Of the Rhode Island "Army of
Observation," under General Greene.]

the 28. Nothing remarkable hapened this day there was too guns fired
from the ship in Cambrige Bay.

the 29. This day the Ship sailed out of cambridge Bay and their was
another came and took her place at night I went on the piquet without
any supper nothing remarkable.

the 30. This morning our men fired one field peice as the regulars
came to relieve their main guard and that afronted them and they began
to fire their canon from their brest work and floating Batry and they
fired about 30 canon but did no damage also last night their was too
regulars deserted and came to our centrys on the neck nothing more
remarkable this day.

OCTOBER A 1775.

the 1. Being Sunday I went to meting up to the conecticut forces and
Mr. Wilard preacht a Sermon from chronicles the 20th chapter 10-11-12
v also in the afternoon Mr. Wilard preachd a sermon from 1st of
corrintheans 15 ch 54 &. 55 vers, also Last night their was six
mareens dessrtd from on board the Scarborough.[164]

[Footnote 164: This was a sloop-of-war, carrying
twenty guns.]

the 2. Nothing remarkable hapned this day General Thomas Brigade passt
Mustter about Sunset as our piquet paraded on the grand parade the
enemy fired 3 or 4 shots up to the meeting house one of the balls went
through the shed by the Providence tavern but did no damage of
consequence at night our chimney Swallow went on the piquet for
nothing and found himself.

the 3. Nothing remarkable hapened this day at night I went upon the
piquet.

the 4. We past muster nothing remarkble hapened this day onely their
was four of the enemy deserted at night.

the 5. Nothing remarkable hapened this day onely their was 5 or 6
prisoners went through the camp that were taken at Dartmouth[165] on
board the prize that our men took.

[Footnote 165: He probably refers to the prisoners
taken in the armed schooner _Margaretta_, at
Machias, Maine, in the month of May, by some
Americans under Jeremiah O'Brien; or they may have
been of the crew of two s