Hi Fred, Your: For those who are interested, the voyage of the Archer is detailed in the troop diary of the von Knyphausen written by Lt. Ritter. Ritter was on board the Archer, so his account paints an interesting picture of the adventures of these troops. The diary has been translated into English. Do you know if this diary is on line any where. Capt. Wiederhold's diary was on line at http://www.americanrevolution.org/hess20.html but that does not seem to be a working URL now... It told all about the storm.. It is no wonder men on the Trenton ship stayed in America... I would not have gotten back on a ship for love or money... after reading what they went through... Thank you Nelda Nelda L. Percival nee Gilpin, IBSSG http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gillock/ http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/