British Fleet Destined for Cheasapeake Bay and Those to remain in the Vicinity of New York, July 9, 1777

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List of Ships of War, Transports &c. prepared for proceeding on Service from New York, July the 9th 1777.

		No of
Rate	Ships' Names	Men	Guns	Commanders
3	Eagle	522	64	The Vice Admiral the Viscount Howe
				Capt Roger Curtis
	Nonsuch	500	64	Walter Griffith
	Augusta	500	64	Francis Reynolds
	Raisonable	500	64	Thos Firzherbert
	Somerset	520	64	George Ourry
4	Isis	350	50	The Honble William Cornwallis
6	Liverpool	200	28	Henry Bellew
A.	Ship Vigilant	150	22	Lieut John Henry, Acting Commander
Sloop	Otter	125	14	Capt Mathew Squire
	Swift	125	14	John Howorth, Acting Commander
	Dispatch	125	14	Christopher Mason
F. Ship	Strombolo	45	14	Samuel Wittewrong Clayton
Galley	Cornwallis			Lieut John Brown
	Arm'd Tenders	2	No
	Transports &c.	185	No
To remain in Hudson's River &c.
		No. of
Rate	Ships	Men	Guns	Commanders	Appointments
4	Preston	367	50	Commodore Hotham	Off New York
				Capt Samuel Uppleby
3	St Albans	500	64	Richd Onslow
4	Centurion	350	50	Richd Brathwaite	Off Staten Island
5	Richmond	220	32	Jno Lewis Gidoin	Off New York
6	Rose	160	20	James Reid	New York. refitting
	Mercury	160	20	James Montagu	Up the North River
Bomb	Carcass	70		In charge of their Lieutenants
	Thunder	80		In charge of their Lieutenants	In the East River
Galley	Dependence			Lieut James Clark	Up the North River
	Spitfire			George Scott	Up the North River
	One Galley
Sloop	Raven	125	14	Capt John Stanhope	Sandy Hook
					Howe

[Endorsed] No 1 in Lord Howes Letter No 36

1. PRO, Admiralty 1/487, 471.

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1777 July 9

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