Volume 3
One of our armed vessels has taken an English storeship coming with all the implements of war (except powder) to Boston. She is worth about £30,000 sterling as General Washington informs us, and the stores are adapted to his wants as perfectly as if he had sent the invoice. 2 They have also taken two small provision vessels from Ireland to Boston; a forty gun ship blew up the other... Continue Reading
Date: 10 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
A servant belonging to major Marshal, who deserted the other night from col. [Charles] Scott's party, has completely taken his lordship in. Lieutenant Batut, who is wounded, and at present my prisoner, informs, that this fellow told them not more than 300 shirtmen were here; and that imprudent man catched at the bait, despatching capt. Leslie with all the regulars (about 200) who arrived at the... Continue Reading
Date: 10 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Decr 1775
Moored in Elizabeth River Virginia Abreast the Town of Norfolk
Thursday 8
Modt & fair P M sent the Marines & A party of Seamen to join the 14 Regt to March up [to] the Great Bridge
Friday 9
At 4 P M Departed this life of 11: Wounds Jn McDonald Marines
Saturday 10
The Marines & Sailors retd
Date: 10 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I must apologize for the hurry in which I wrote you yesterday, since which nothing of moment has happened but the abandoning of the fort by the enemy. We have taken possession of it this morning, and found therein the stores mentioned in the enclosed list, to wit, 7 guns, 4 of them sorry, 1 bayonet, 29 spades, 2 shovels, 6 cannon, a few shot, some bedding, a part of a hogshead of rum, two or more... Continue Reading
Date: 10 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Mr. President reported the very critical situation he observed the Comet armed brigantine to be in.
The Council having received information, that Messrs. Samuel and Benjamin Legare had last night, from the house of Lord William Campbell, seized and carried away a chariot and horses belonging to his lordship.
Ordered, That Messrs. Samuel and Benjamin Legare do attend the Council immediately.... Continue Reading
Date: 10 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Decbr 1775
Sunday 10
in St Johns River East Florida
Salluted Governor Tonyn with 13 guns on his leaving the Indien Congress Came on Board an officer and a party of the fourteenth Re[get] at 4 P M weigh'd and came to sail down the River at 9 came too off Reeddy point and at 10 weighd and came to sail. 2
Date: 10 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Sir/ I beg leave to acquaint you, that I have received, both their Lordships orders, respecting Stationing Cruizers, to intercept & Seize, such North American Vessells, as might be found, to have any Arms, Ammunition, or any Contraband Goods onboard, or belong[in]g to the twelve Rebellious Colonies, or Owned by the inhabitants thereof, under certain restrictions. The first bearing... Continue Reading
Date: 10 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I beg Leave to inclose your Excellency the Petition of the Committe of Corrispondence of this Town where they set fourth the sutiation of it in a Very Clear Light & Pray Your Excellency would hear and Answer the same, if you in your Great Wisdom think it Necessary.
Those Valuable Prizes brought in here are much Exposed as we have nothing to Defend them with ー Our Harbour is as safe as any can... Continue Reading
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
May it Please Your Exelency. The Petition of us the Subscribers Humbly Sheweth That as the Highhand of minesterael Creuelty hath brought us in to a most unnatural War with our mother Country by which means the Town of Beverly is much Exsposed to their most unnatural Savage Like Creuelty ー the Town Lying more then four miles on the Sea coast and a grate part of that way Conveiniant for Landing,... Continue Reading
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I acknolidge the Favour of yours of this date concerning the Ship Concords Cargo and shall forward it to Head Quts as fast as possible but the Roads being Very bad the Teamers think the Price Stipulated by Our General Court not sufficient Desire your Excellency would inform me weather you will allow them any more or not The Porter togeather with the Other Articles mentioned by your Excellency I... Continue Reading
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Sir Captain Manly of the Lee Armed Schooner has taken & sent into Beverly Two prizes since I wrote you last, which was the 7 Inst, one of them is the Ship Jenny Capt Forster who left London late in October, he has very unfortunately thrown all his papers overboard, is not yet arrived at Camp, If he does, before I close this, I will let you know what Information I get from him, his Vessell is... Continue Reading
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Advices from Cambridge of the 11th instant [December] are, That all the stores taken out of the ordnance ship had been brought safe to the Camp 1... That Captain Coit, in an armed schooner of the United Colonies, lately chased a transport within a mile of the light-house, in Boston bay, when the crew cut all her rigging and took to their boat; upon which Coit boarded her, but finding... Continue Reading
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
It is reported that the Piratical Gentry and military Butchers in the Town of Boston, not relishing Salt Provisions, which are too good for them, are equipping Men of war Schooners with Hay, wood &c. on their Decks, to decoy our Privateers, but their little Arts, like themselves, are of no consequence; it is to be hoped we shall have opportunity to convince them that the Provision Vessels we... Continue Reading
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
1st. The inconsistency of fitting out privateers at a great expence to intercept ships laden with provisions for the enemy and at the same time recommending it to each particular sea port town to furnish, at least not to prevent them from furnishing the men of war with all provision and necessaries, is so manifest that it would be idle to dwell upon it.
2nd. If it be said that it is prudent by... Continue Reading
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
... Several Prizes have been taken in the week past, & among the rest a fine Ship from London, with coal, Porter Cheese Live Hoggs &c &c and a large Brigt from Antigua with Rum Sugar &c all the Country are now Engaged in prepareing to make salt Petre fixing Privateers, or Reinforceing the army. I suppose if the weather had been favourable 12 or 13 Privateers would have been at... Continue Reading
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Resolved, That there be paid out of the Colony Treasury, unto Ebenezer Beal, of Machias, the Sum of Sixteen Pounds, in full for his Loss of Time six Months and his Boarding 2
The Committee on an Extract from a Letter from a Member of this Colony at the Continental Congress, 3 reported; Read and accepted.
Resolved, That it be, and it hereby is strongly recommended to the... Continue Reading
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Gentlemen Greeting;
W.Sever
B.Greenleaf.
W.Spooner
Caleb.Cushing
Jh Gerrish
Jn Whitcomb
Jedh Foster
Js Prescott
Ed Taylor
Cs Chawncey
J.Palmer
S.Nolton
J.Fisher
Jno Taylor
B.White
Whereas Jonathan Titcomb, Tristram Dalton Mosses Little Stephen & Ralph Cross Jackson Tracy, J Tracy all of Newburyport in the Colony of Afores'd have at their own Expence fixed out & Equipped for the... Continue Reading
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Then we Recd of William Watson Esqr & Ephraim Spooner four days Provisions for Each of us we haveing been left Sick at this place P Capt. Sion Martindale When he went out of this harbour in the Brigga Washington last week we now are Going to Join our Respective Companys at head Quarters neere Cambridge ー 2
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The petition of the select men, and committees of correspondence and inspection of the town of Falmouth, in the County of Barnstable, in behalf of the inhabitants of sd Town sheweth ー
That in the Island called Nashon, one of the Elizabeths Islands is a very commodious harbour, known by the name of Tarpaulin Cove, much used by all vessels passing thro' the Vineyard sound, and where a small ship of... Continue Reading
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
As the Plan for a Powder voyage in wch you was to be deeply Consem'd, faild ー doubtless you would be glad to know the Reasons &C ー Mr Forster return'd on Monday Evg [December 4] his Capt, Stevens, detain'd in Order to Make preperation & Expected the Next day, but did not Make his Appearance till Wednesday eveg when All those first Consern'd wth Capt Power in Lew of Jo. B. who was gone to... Continue Reading
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
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