Volume 3
This Serves Just to hand you Invoice of 54 Barl fine flower (I shipt you p the Sloop Betsey Capt Cooper) amounting to £110.5.10 wich I hope. wi'll come saif to hand, for wich your Accot is Debited, as booth the Asia & Phenix [Phoenix] now lay in our east River, I am fearfull they will Intercept our Navigation to the Eastern Colonies, Capt Cooper left this Tuesday night [December 19] &... Continue Reading
Date: 21 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
December 1775
Wednesdy 20
Moor'd in the East River
AM Clear'd Hawse Unmoor'd & hove short. Recd some Provision
Do [Fresh Gales] & Clear PM Weighed & came to Sail, run into the East River & Moor'd
Thursday 21
AM Unbent the Sails & Unreev'd the running Rigging, when Moor'd the Old English Church W N W the Battery W S W ½ W Long Island ferry SE
Do Wr PM Stowed the... Continue Reading
Date: 21 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
December 1775
Wednesdy 20th
Moor'd in East River Abreast of the Town of New York
AM Recd two turns of water by the Longboat Recd 1510 Lbsof Beef
Modt Breezes & Cloudy. Employed Watering Payed the Lower Masts. PM Anchord here the Asia & Dutchess of Gordon
Thursday 21st
Modt Breezes & dear Wear PM at 1 Saluted Governor Tryon wth 11 Guns on his Coming onbd & wth the same No... Continue Reading
Date: 21 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The Congress have Determined to Build at Continental Expence a number of Ships of war in the united Colonies. to be ready for sea if possible by the last of march next: Have agreed that one, of the Inclosed Dementions, to Cary 32 guns, be Built in our Colony. 2 It is proposed that one or 2 persons well skilled in ship building, of approved Integrity, be forthwith appointed to provide... Continue Reading
Date: 21 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
A petition of Archibald Govan was presented to the Convention, and read; setting forth, that he loaded and cleared out the sloop Christian and cargo agreeably to the terms of the association; that she had been prevented proceeding on her voyage by being brought into Hampton by the soldiery. stationed there; 2 and as there is no market in this country at present but for the army, he... Continue Reading
Date: 21 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Decemr 1775
Thursday 14
Elizabeth River [off Norfolk]
AM Received Bread on board. Sailed hence the small Craft. Moderate & fair Weather. The Rebels came into the Town of Norfolk. at 7 PM they fired several Rifles at the Ship. Sailed [ ] a the Earl of Dunmore. The People at quarters all night
Friday 15
First & middle parts fine Weather latter little Wind PM anchor'd here the... Continue Reading
Date: 21 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
This Council taking into Consideration the necessity of fitting out Armed Vessels for the protection of the Trade of this Province; that there be three Armed Vessels fitted out with all dispatch, to wit, one at Cape Fear, one at New Bern and one at Edenton, do Resolve, That Mr President, Samuel Ashe, Richard Quince, Robert Ellis Esquires, and Captain John Forster or any three of them are... Continue Reading
Date: 21 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Dear Sir Your Express found us here last night in Council, so there was no time lost in laying your dispatch before them. They were well pleased with having an Express from you and with the intelligence he brought, many of the things recommended by you were under their Contemplation and they are endeavouring to take some steps to protect our Inlets from Tenders with which they have of late [been... Continue Reading
Date: 21 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Mr. [John] Rutledge moved, that it should be taken into consideration to send a proper person to New-England, to engage seamen there, to man the naval armament of this colony.
Ordered, That the said motion be taken into consideration tomorrow morning.
Ordered, That a vessel now lying at George-Town, belonging to Gloucester, in New-England, be stopped from proceeding on her return, until further... Continue Reading
Date: 21 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
1775
December 18
In Rebellion Road So Carolina
AM Sailed his Majs Sloop Scorpion, Palliser Transport with two Sloops & a Schooner which were Seized Do the Longboat a Watering
19
At 7 AM a Party of Rebells sett fire to the House on Sullivans Island & took prisiners two Men belonging to the Cherokee & a boy belonging to this Ship ー
First pt fresh gales & Clear Middle... Continue Reading
Date: 21 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Altho' we have not the Honour to be known to you, we find it very necessary to acquaint you with what passes here, to the End that you may not in future fall a Victim to the Humanity which has been your chief Guide since your arrival at this City ー Humanity and Generosity are qualities inestimable to Man, but in certain Circumstances the Situation of the person ought to be considered to the End... Continue Reading
Date: 22 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I have the honor to receive the public despatches of the 16th October last No 20 (Signed by the Earl of Suffolk in Your Lordship's absence) by the Packet which arrived here the 20th Instant.
I have in my several letters herewith transmitted, wrote you fully on all the material circumstances, which have happened since my last and would observe, that as the Winter is already set in very severely,... Continue Reading
Date: 22 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
On motion &c. voted, That an order be drawn on the Pay-Table in favor of Cap. Robt Niles of the armed schooner Spy, for the sum of £100, to be by him accounted for on settlement of his account, and in so far payment of the wages &c. of his hands on board said schooner. And order drawn and delivered him next morning.
Date: 22 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
As to News I dont think of any thing I can tell You that will be so to You, unless it be that we have an American Fleet, at Philadelphia that is to be ready for Sea by Monday next; consisting of One Ship of 36 Guns, One of 30 Guns, two large Brigs of 16 Guns each, and one of Ten Guns, this Fleet tho not sufficient to meet the Enemy's large Ships, will nevertheless prevent the Depredations which... Continue Reading
Date: 22 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Pursuant to a Resolve of the Genrll Assembly of this Colony holden by Spetial order of his Honr the Goyernor at New Haven the 4th Day of Decembr 1775 I have Purchased the B[r]igantine Lilly Ann 2 of Capt John Grigg of Greenwich with her Riging Sails & appertinances for the Sum of one Thousand Pounds Lawfull money for the Govr & Company of this Colony, You are therefore Order[e]... Continue Reading
Date: 22 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Mr. [Comfort] Sands from the committee appointed to plan and report a voyage to the West Indies to obtain ammunition, delivered in a report of such voyage, which wasread and filed, and in the words following, to wit:
The sub-committtee appointed to employ a sloop for the Island of Martinico Gaudeloupe or St. Eustatia, Report:
That they think it necessary to load her with provisions on account... Continue Reading
Date: 22 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Dear Sir I Left Edenton the 26th Novr and Arrived at Sandy hook the 16th Inst where I was Stopt and Detained by Capt Parker of His Majesties Ship Phoenix, 2 and all our Chests Searched for Letters, I happened to have a great Number which were all taken and Carried on Board the Man of War where about one half of them were opened when they were Returned to me next Day, one only was... Continue Reading
Date: 22 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The Committee appointed to fit out armed vessels, laid before Congress a list of the officers by them appointed, agreeable to the resolutions of Congress, viz.
Esek Hopkins, Esqr commander in chief of the fleet.
Captains
Dudley Saltonstall, Esqr, of the Alfred.
Abraham Whipple, Esqr, of the Columbus.
Nicholas Biddle, Esqr, of the Andrew Doria.
John Burrows Hopkins, Esqr, of the Cabot... Continue Reading
Date: 22 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Esek Hopkins Esqr of Rhode Island (the same that commanded their Forces in Quality of Brig. General) appointed Commander in Chief of the American Fleet, he is to sail with the Ships of War now fitting out In the Port of Philadelphia and his Pay was voted to be 125 Dollars p Month 6 Colonies to 4 ー the latter thought the Pay too high ー the Captains, Lieuts & Warrant officers as appointed by... Continue Reading
Date: 22 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The Congress receive, with great satisfaction, your congratulations on the success of Capt Manly. By the enclosed resolves you will perceive their determination on the captures already made, as well as those what may be made hereafter. 2 It is expected the several colonies will erect courts of admiralty, and that the judges in those courts will regulate their decisions by the law of... Continue Reading
Date: 22 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
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