On this day 250 years ago in Chelsea, Massachusetts, Lt. Col. Loammi Baldwin reported to General Washington about a skirmish with the British that supposedly wounded some of the Redcoats but no Americans were wounded:

We have had a Small brush with the Enemy to day which began about 12 oClock and ended about ¼ of One occassioned by 2 Bearges & 2 Sail Boats going unto the floating Batterys that Lay near neck of Land Charlestown and bareing rather to near Malding Point Supose Capt. Lindseys Company Suspected they had Some Evel designe, or a mind to Reveng passed Injuries gave them a prety Smart fire which made them return down the River and with there Swivel guns & Smal arms began a fire at our Chelsea Soldiers who returnd the fire Briskly haveing been alarmd by the first fireing at Malding one of the Sail Boats Came round near to the old Wreck upon Winnessemet when we gave them the Best we had, and they Soon made of down among the Shiping & the fireing Ceased we Sufferred no Damage by them there was a great number of Balls Struck one of the Boats & belive wounded if not killed Some of the men, Some of our men declare they saw a number drop as if they were Shot dead whin a Volley was fired from our men its certain they nevr appeard much in Sight again.

Source: “Lieutenant Colonel Loammi Baldwin to George Washington, 13 August 1775,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-01-02-0202. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 1, 16 June 1775 – 15 September 1775, ed. Philander D. Chase. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1985, pp. 300–301.]

Also on that day, Lt. Paul Lunt recorded in his diary that “Two Regulars deserted from Bunker’s Hill, swam over to Malden, and were carried to Royall’s,” General Charles Lee’s headquarters in Medford, Massachusetts.

Source: https://archive.org/details/paulluntsdiaryma1775lunt/page/10/mode/2up