(seq. 18)

he was gone to Taunton. I {therefore}] di-
rected my course for Providence. Din'd
at Hunter. Read some in Watt..[?]
[scripture?] [History?]. ----

Aug 6. Tuesday
Read chiefly in [Sherlock?]. ---- Several
[primers?] have been lately taken. --- Eleven
privateers [are?] [sitted?] or setting out from Pro-
vidence ---- Heard that some of the
Hessians had got to New York & that
70 transports of [guns?] had got to Hali-
fax. ---- But no such [?] seem
to terrify or affect us at all. ----
Since we defeated the Britons at Sulli-
van's & [Guiner's?] Islands we have
had no engagements.
Spent {the} remainder of this week
chiefly in reading Wynne's? his. of
British America, Spectator, etc.
Wednesday was public speaking at
College where a number of ladies
attended as is {the} custom. Chief of
{the} scholars had some performance
{which} was done with different degrees
of [grauxtuity?].