Volume 2
Novembr 1775
Thursday 30
Moor'd at Rhode Island
Fresh Breezes & fair Salem Gazette at 11 P M Mr Stanhope our acting Lieut was taken Prisoner by the Rebels at Newport ー
Date: 30 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Although your leisure don't permit you to give me a line, it shall not hinder me from writing you.
The last mondays Watertown Paper gives us a good Accot of your Lodgment on Cobbil Hill, & that the Enemy don't fire on you, & we are told that Cannon have been very lately put on board boats at Bunker hill, which makes me conjecture, the Enemy are preparing to Decamp from Boston, in the... Continue Reading
Date: 30 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Deliver to Lt [Adam] Shapley The Ton Powder orderd by the Colony for the Fort & includg what is already rec'd. for that purpose.
Yr Huml Servt.
Date: 30 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
On motion made, Resolved, That the Committee appointed for fitting out ships of war be directed to engage seamen on the best terms in their power not exceeding six dollars and two thirds for the best able bodied seamen per month.
Resolved, That the regulations and articles for governing and manning the ships now fitting out as they have been settled by Congress be immediately printed.
The... Continue Reading
Date: 30 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I am directed by the Congress to transmit you their Thanks for your great and signal Services in the Expedition committed to your Command against the British Troops in the Province of Canada.
The Reduction of St Johns and Montreal they esteem of inexpressible Advantage to the united Colonies, and the most mortifying Contravention to the ministerial System of enslaving the extensive Territory of... Continue Reading
Date: 30 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Resolved, That Mr. Clement Biddle be notified that his Contract for supplying the Men belonging to the Armed Boats with provisions, will terminate on the 10th of December next.
That the following advertisement be put in the Newspapers, requesting every person desirous of undertaking the Contract to send in their proposals to this Committee by the 6th of December next:
All persons who are willing... Continue Reading
Date: 30 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
November the 30th 1775. Thomas Cluff of lawfull age being Sworn deposeth & saith that he went at a certain place geathering of Corn & that Levin Townsend sent for this Depont and when this Depont arivd a Wm B. Townsends, Levin Townsend ask'd this Depont if he did not want Salt, that if he did, provided he woud go with him he shou'd have it very reasonable, upon which this Depont agreed to... Continue Reading
Date: 30 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
The report here is that General Gage is gone home, and that you are appointed to Succeed him, if so, from my heart I give you Joy, and am well persuaded you will soon evince to the World that you are well deserving the Honor conferred on you, by your Soverign; I must inform you that with our little Corps I think we have done wonders, We have taken and destroyed above four Score pieces of Ordnance... Continue Reading
Date: 30 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
The Council of Safety, nominated and appointed by the Provincial Congress, on the 16th inst., met at Charles Town.
Present ー Col. Henry Laurens, Col. Charles Pinckney, Thomas Ferguson, esq., Arthur Middletown, esq., Thomas Heyward, jun., esq., Hon. William Henry Drayton, Hon Rawlins Lowndes, Thos. Bee, esq., Col. James Parsons, David Oliphant.
Upon motion, Col. Henry Laurens was unanimously re-... Continue Reading
Date: 30 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Novem ー 1775
Sunday 26th
Laid up in the CoudeSec & the people in Barracks
AM Empd Getting some of the Boatswains Stores out of the Brig that had our Guns in Light Breezes and fr Wr Exceed ing hard frost Empd Getting some Stores out of the Brig in to the Store houses
Monday 27th
AM Empd Gettg some of the Stores out of the Brig read the Articles of War to the Ships Compy and Punished... Continue Reading
Date: 1 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Novr 1775
Fridy 17
Remarks [at Quebec] &c
am the Gunner employ'd makeing Musquett and Pistol Cartriges ー Modt with frost pm unmoord Ship and new Moord Her
Saturdy 18th
AM received 300 pound of fresh Beef short of weight Eighteen pounds ー
Sundy 19th
Do weather employ'd making up Matches ー
Mondy 20
Fresh Breezes with frost and Snow pm came down and Anchor'd the Fell Arm'd... Continue Reading
Date: 1 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Novemr 1775
Monday 27
In the Culde'sac [Quebec]
AM hauld into the Culdisac. Modt & fair Wr employ'd stowing away Provisions and stores in the Store House
Tuesday 28
AM Exercised small Arms, Light breezes with much Snow, PM Sail'd hence the Dorothy & Issable Transport, for Boston, Exercised small Arms
Wednesday 29
Exercised small Arms.
Thursday 30
Light breezes. with... Continue Reading
Date: 1 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Sir Since my Letter of the 15th Instant by the Amity's Providence Transport, in which I did myself the Honor to inclose a Copy of the Savage's Journal and other Papers.
I am to inform you that Mr Benney the Collector of Canso, who resides at that Place during the fishing Season in the Summer and returns to this Place in the Fall where he remains the Winter brings an Account that on... Continue Reading
Date: 1 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
To the Honourable the Council of the Colony of the Massachusetts-Bay ー The petition of Bartholomew Putnam, Joseph Sprague, Henry Rust & Joshua Ward junr all of Salem ー
Humble sheweth,
That they have at their own expence fixed out and equipped for the defence of America, a small schooner called the Dolphin, burthened about seventeen tons, and appointed Richard Masury of said Salem mariner to... Continue Reading
Date: 1 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Your favour of the 27th came safe to hand at a time when we were all flush'd with the agreeable Accot of Capt Manly's having taken a prize of the utmost Consequence, which made us look over the Potatoes & turnips of Capt Adams, but now being a little cool, I assure you I do not think Adams bon fortune so despicable tho' of little Value to us, it is depriving the Enemy of what to them, wou'd... Continue Reading
Date: 1 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Your favours of the 23rd & 29th Ulto are come to hand ー Capt Coit's Lieutenant has been here, gives an Account of his Schooner being so Old & Crazy as to be unfit for the Service She is imploy'd in, if there was a possibility of fixing a better Vessel out, in Six or eight days & removing the guns &c from on board the Schooner, his Excellency wou'd be glad it cou'd be done, as... Continue Reading
Date: 1 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Order of the House to appoint a Committee of both Houses to confer with his Excellency General Washington, relative to depriving the Enemy of the Advantages they receive from Cape Cod Harbour ー read and Concurred and Walter Spooner, Esqr is joined. ー
A Letter from General [Joseph] Frye, relative to the Military Forces in the County of Cumberland, under his command ー read and sent down. Came up... Continue Reading
Date: 1 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Moses Gill, Esq; brought down from the Hon. Board a Memorial from General Frye, setting forth the importance of Falmouth-Town and Neck, the Works that are there prepared, and the necessity of further Provision for the Safety of that Port.
Read and Ordered, That Mr Gerry, Col. Sawyer, and Col. Barret, with such as the Hon. Board shall join, be a Committee to take into Consideration this Memorial,... Continue Reading
Date: 1 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I have Just opertunety to write you a Line by young Bartlett a Soldur & Send you the Paper of yasterday: it Contains no matter of News Tho I have to Inform you of one Thing that is agreeabl[e] viz one Capt Manly of a Privateer out of Marblehead has brought in to Capeann a Fine Large Ship from Ingland Laden with warlike Stores of all Kind Except Powder a very valeable Pri[z]e Indeed2... Continue Reading
Date: 1 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
November 1775
Wednesday 29.
at Single Anchor in Nantasket Road
at 9 AM hove up & made sail on a cruise in search of a Brigg loaded with Ordnance & do Stores2 at 11 spoke a schooner in the Bay. Fresh breezes & Cloudy at 4 PM spoke his Majesty's Armed Ship the Canceaux at 8 Tacked Ship & handed the Foretopsail, at 11 hauled up the Mainsail sounded 40 fm muddy bottom... Continue Reading
Date: 1 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
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