Worcester

At 4 unmoored ship and hove short. At 7 weighed and at 8 anchored before Eilean Donan Castle , the castle bearing NE by E half mile. Sent a flag of truce ashore which they fired at, upon which we began to fire upon the castle in company with the Enterprise and Flamborough. At 10 left off firing in order to get closer in. At half past the Flamborough hauled out of the line and anchored again about 3 cables to the eastward of us. This morning I confined Mr Bignel for neglect of duty.

Fresh gales and squally with rain. At 1 pm weighed and anchored near castle, it bearing NE quarter mile. Carried out one stream anchor and hove our broadsides again upon the castle. At the same time the Flamborough was ordered to weigh and come in again and stand up the river about 3 miles. We had intelligence by a Spanish deserter who came over to us that there was a house there with several barrels of powder in it. Upon the Flamborough appearing near the House, the rebels set fire to a great quantity of powder and other ammunition. We and the Enterprise still continued firing at the castle.

Fresh gales and squally with rain. At 1 pm weighed and anchored near castle, it bearing NE quarter mile. Carried out one stream anchor and hove our broadsides again upon the castle. At the same time the Flamborough was ordered to weigh and come in again and stand up the river about 3 miles. We had intelligence by a Spanish deserter who came over to us that there was a house there with several barrels of powderref:1023
12.5.1720

Moderate gales and rain. At 3 pm sent across 16 barrels of powder to blow up the castle. At 9 the westermost part of the castle blew up.

Moderate gales with squalls of rain. At the beginning of the latter part fresh gales and squally with hard showers of hail and rain. Sent ashore 11 barrels of powder to blow up the rest of the walls of the castle fronting the sea side

At 2 pm sent ashore the longboat for water. At 3 a man was shot by the rebels ashore through the arm and on the breast although not mortally.