14. The Yarmouth, a ship of seventy-four guns, dropped down into the Sound, in order for sailing.
15. The prisoners in the itch apartment told the agent which way the man got out of prison, and were put upon their usual allowance.
16. We hear of the death of Thomas Rines, one of our company, whom I left sick at the Royal Hospital; he died of the small-pox, and is the fourth of our company who has died since we were taken.
17. Several in prison have broken out with the small-pox, all of whom inoculated themselves from the first that were attacked with it.
18. There has been a great deal of talk of a French war ever since we have been taken, and it appears now to be very near, for the English vessels are often receiving insults at sea from the French. Three years ago they would have resented this, but now they appear to be afraid.
19. The remainder of the prisoners who have not had the small pox have had an offer from the doctor to be inoculated.
20. Last night we made a breech in the prison wall, and began to dig out, which we expect will take near a fortnight to accomplish, as we have near eighteen feet to dig under ground to get into a field on the other side of the wall.
21. For the week past I have received, for boxes and ladles, two shillings and sixpence.
22. The hole that is now in hand is to be only just large enough for a man to crowd himself out. The men that dig it have made great progress since they have been at work; we put all the dirt into our chests, as we have several of them in prison, and when they leave work they stop up the hole with the same stones that came out, and daub it over with lime, so that it appears like the other wall.
23. Last evening transports arrived here from America, with six hundred wounded marines on board.