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November 18 Jesse Mullineaux: - Captain Baxter may have been in the long boat, but I think he did not command us who were on the shore on the 2nd of August 1778. Thomas's attempt was made just at day break. We had heard of his intention of coming and were on our guard, and commenced firing before he left the main land (with
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our long pieces). [Duck guns proba- -bly]. (The boat then commenced firing her swivels &c.) You can fire across to the main in many places. The two flat boats held each about thirty, and the whaleboats (which was very long) about 25 men. Most of the inhabitants of C[ity] I[sland] were old residents, but some Refugees came from above and staid there. - The Barne's lived there, but not the Lynches. After the agreement between the Refugees and the guard ship men w were seldom disturbed. [The inhabitants of C[ity] I[sland] were royalists undoubtedly to a man. - J. M. M.]
The two flat boats held each about thirty, and the whaleboats (which was very long) about 25 men. Most of the inhabitants of C[ity] I[sland] were old residents, but some Refugees came from above and staid there. - The Barne's lived there, but not the Lynches. After the agreement between the Refugees and the guard ship men w were seldom disturbed. [The inhabitants of C[ity] I[sland] were royalists undoubtedly to a man. - J. M. M.]