sloop, and the Americans took
possession of it. The British lost twenty killed
and fifty wounded. The Americans had none killed,
and only four wounded. They captured twelve swivels
and four four-pound cannon, besides clothing and
money.]

the 28. Being Sunday we were informed that the firing we heard
yesterday was at Nedlers[116] Island between the Kings troops and our
men, our men killed several of them and took a number of field pieces
and burnt two Schooners and they did not hurt any of our men.

[Footnote 116: Noddle's.]

the 29. Nothing remarkable this day.

the 30. Captain Ponds company moved to comodore Lorings house.[117]

[Footnote 117: Probably the house of Joshua Loring,
jr., near Roxbury, who was a violent loyalist.
General Gage made him sole auctioneer in Boston. He
was afterward commissary of prisoners in New York.
His wife is referred to in Hopkinson's poem, "_The
Battle of the Kegs_."]

the 31. Being election day we drank the Ladies health and success.

June the 1. Nothing remarkable hapened this day.

the 2-8. Nothing remarkable hapened.

the 9. We passed muster Before colonel Robinson[118] and received one
months pay.

[Footnote 118: Colonel John Robinson, who was
second in command in the skirmish at Concord on the
19th of April. He commanded the detachment that
guarded Boston neck, for some time. Speaking of
that duty, Gordon remarks: "The colonel was
obliged, therefore, for the time mentioned, to
patrol the guards every night, which gave him a
round of nine miles to traverse."]

the 10. Their was a man Whiped for Stealing.

the 11. Their was a soldier died at the hospittle which was the first
that had died of Sickness since we incampt the same day their was two
fire Ships[119] drumed out of the rhodisland compy.

[Footnote 119: Harlots.]

the 12. Nothing Strange this day.

the 13. Dito.

the 14. The general[120] seing the reinforcement of the Kings troops
come to Boston ordered the comps to be in readeness also ordered that
a number of teams be imploid in carting fusheens[121] and other