Journal of proceedings of the Parties commanded by Edward Creswell and Ebenezer Lambe, kept by Ebenezer Lambe. Jan. 27th, 1733. We marched from Port Antonio to Rio Grande [Jamaica]. 28th. Meet St. Mary's and St. George's negroes, fitted them with ammunition, provisions etc. […] [8 Feb] We went on towards the town where they [rebel slaves] are now settled being big with conquest but soon met with a repulse above the Dancing Place (or platform) where they fired a large volley at us. We broke through it and went on to a gully where the rebels fired very smartly at us for about half an hour, there were several of our negroes wounded in attempting to cross the gully. I had crossed the gully with four white men and a negroe shott and we maintained our ground for a considerable time against the rebels, […] the rebels came close to me before I saw them, beating a callabash or drum, one of the white shott that was wounded lying very bad told me that the party would be drove off and that the negroes would take us alive, and that it was best to make my escape.