The vessels selected were the _Phœnix_ and _Rose_, with the armed schooner _Tryal_, and two bomb-ketches, tenders of the two frigates, respectively the _Shuldham_ and _Charlotta_. It will be remembered that on passing the town of New York these vessels opened a bombardment, which it has been claimed was unprovoked by firing from the defences, and that a distressing bloodshed and panic among the inhabitants resulted. The log or journal of Captain Hyde Parker relates the events as follows: “Saturday 13th. Wind. S. W. Moderate breeze and fair weather. At 3 made the signal and weigh’d and came to sail in company with the _Rose_, _Tryal_ Schooner with the _Shuldham_ and _Charlotta_ Tenders, at ¾ past 3 the Battery at Red Hook on Long Island began fireing on us, on our standing on, the Batterys on Governors Isl^d and on Powle’s Hook commenced a heavy fireing at us. At 5 minutes past 4 being then between the last mentioned batterys we began fireing upon them at ½ past 5 we pass’d the Batterys near Town and at 7 anchor’d in Tapon Bay abrest of TarryTown in 7 fathom.... In passing the Batterys Rece’d two shott in the Hull, one on the Bowsprit and several through the Sails, and had one Seaman and two marines wounded.” The log of Mr. Savage Landor,[2] sailing master of the _Rose_, gives further details, as follows: Week day Mo Winds REMARKS IN YORK RIVER July dy 1776 Friday 12th N.W. First part light Breez^s Middle & latter light Breez^s & clear. PM Came in H. M. Armd Brigg _Hallifax_. Saturday 13th S.W. Little wind and clear w^r Came in H M sloop _Kingsfisher_ at ½ past 1 H M ship _Phenix_ made the Sig^l to unmoor d^o & hove short on the B^t B^r ½ past 2 the _Phenix_ made the signal to weigh d^o and Came to Sail as did y^e _Phenix_ & _Tryal_ Arm^d Schooner & 2 Tenders Steering up the North River at ½ past 3 the Rebels began a Constant fireing on us and the _Phenix_ From the Red Hook Governours Island Powles Hook and the Town as we past and continued there fireing from 6 different Batterys on the E^t shore above the Town for 11 miles as high as Margetts Hooke ret^d a Constant fire’g to all the Batterys as we past. they shot away the Starboard foreshroud, Fore tackle Pendant, forelift, fore topsail Clewline, Sprit sail and Main topsail Braces, one 18 Pound Shott thr’o the head of the Foremast one thr’o the Pinnace several thr’o the Sails and some in the hul^l: at ½ past 5 passd the last battery there Number of Guns not known Weight of mettle from 12 to 32 pounders at 8