| Octobr 1776 | |
| Fryday 25 | At Single Anchor in the North River at Sun Rise the Enemy opend a battery near Dobbs Ferry and began firing on us, which we return'd and continued till ½ pt 7 when we weighed and dropt farther to the Northwd one of the Enemys Shot splinter'd the Head of the Capston and some of the runing Riging was Cut at ½ pt 8 came too in 7 fm with the small Br abreast of Terry Town it bearing Et & Sweetlings Ferry SBW Slaughters land N½E veered to 1/3 a Cable |