Francois de Fleury's Journal
From Francois de Fleury's journal.
21. Scarce any Fire from the Enemy-I suppose there are few men in their Lines.
We stop't up all the old Loop-holes which were too low, and would have served the enemy as well as ourselves. We have made others too high for the Enemy to reach without, and have raised a Banquete for our men within.
The Enemy appear no longer in the direction of Hog Island at Tinicum point. The number of men seen there yesterday must have been a Disembarkation from their Fleet.
Night. No fire from the Enemy. We have driven down large Pickets in the bed of the River, at the distance of 20 feet from the Battery, and at the distance of 15 feet from each other-they are intended to support the double Chain spoken of above.
Part of the Chain is stretcht. The high Tide and Coldness of the night have hinder'd us from stretching the whole. We shall close the remaining Interval with floating Beams fasten'd together by their ends.