Volume 3
I do myself the Honour to address this Letter to you by Mr. Penet, and another French Gentleman 2 who arrived here last Night in Capt. [William] Rhodes from Cape Francois, who was despatched some Time since from this Place for Powder. Mr Penet comes extremely well recommended to our Committee for providing Powder from a Merchant of Character at the Cape. He hath Propossals to make for... Continue Reading
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Abot 1 o'Clock yesty morng a Bomb Brig, 1 schooner & 2 or 3 armed sloops went to Conanicott & landed upward of Two hundred Marines Sailors & Negroes at the E Ferry; and marched in 3 Divisions over to the W. Ferry, & set the several houses on fire there, then retreated back settg fire to almost every house on each side the road & several Houses & Barns some dista on the N... Continue Reading
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
About one o'clock yesterday morning, the bomb-brig, a schooner, and 2 or 3 armed sloops, left the harbour, went to Conanicut, and landed upwards of 200 marines, sailors and Negroes at the East ferry, marched in three divisions immediately over to the West ferry, and set the several houses on fire which were near the ferry place, then retreated back, setting fire to almost every house on [each... Continue Reading
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
On Saturday Night arrivd here from O[u]r Army in Cannada Leutnt [Nathaniel] Norton from Colnle [James] Clintons Redgmt Mr Bain [Gunr] & Mr Phines Chapmman who Bring us the agreable News that all the Shipg that Lay at Monterale has fell into the Hands of Genr Montogomery, among them the Gaspe[e] Brgg of war with all the Crew Prisonrs, (Coln Allen Ecceptecl) lately taken near St John's ー the... Continue Reading
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
A letter from General Washington, dated 30th November, being received, was read, enclosing an Invoice of Stores on board the Nancy transport, taken by the schooner Lee, Captain Manly
Agreeable to the order of the day, the Congress took into consideration the instructions given to the delegates of Rhode Island, and after debate thereon, come to the following resolution:
Resolved, That a Committee... Continue Reading
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Resolved, That Capt. Nathaniel Boyce take the Command of the Armed Boat Franklin, Capt. [Nicholas] Biddle, the late Commander being promoted in the Continental Service.
Upon application to this Board, in behalf of Capt. James Josiah, that he may have leave to resign his commission to enter the Continental Service, liberty was granted him. 2
Upon motion of Mr.Thomas Wharton, one of the... Continue Reading
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The following is a Copy of a Letter from the Masschusetts Bay Delegates in Congress to this Committee on the Subject of Shipping Flour to the New England Govemments ー
[Here is inserted the letter of 4 December, 1775]
Mr Mark Alexander having applied to the Committee for Liberty to load the Sloop Grampus (John Brackett Master) with Provision for the Use of the Colonies to Massachusetts Bay, the... Continue Reading
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Ordered, That Mr. [James] Mercer, Mr. [Richard] Bland, Mr. Henry Lee, Mr. [Thomas] Newton [Jr.], Mr. [William] Aylett, Mr. [James] Holt, and Mr. [George] Brooke, be a committee to inquire into the conduct of John Goodrich, William Goodrich, and John Goodrich, Jun. relating to the importation of gunpowder, and other articles, for the use of this colony.
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Mr. President reported, that Mr. Winyard had yesterday, according to order, waited on Lady William Campbell, with a copy of the proceedings of the Council, relative to the seizure of Lord William's chariot and horses; that her ladyship said that seizure had been attended with such circumstances, that she could not, without her lord's orders, receive the said chariot and horses; that Mr. Winyard... Continue Reading
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
ordered Receiver Genl to pay the Committee appointed to procure Powder abroad, Six hundred pounds, to be by them accounted for. ー 600 ー
Date: 12 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Acknowledged receipt of two Letters thankd him for information respecting Major [Robert] Rogers & inclosed a Letter for him, which was Saved with other papers thrown overboard by Capt: Forster [William Foster] ー 2
Date: 12 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The Secretary has just now informed me that your Honours have thought fit to appoint me judge of a court to try the justice of the capture of vessels infesting the sea coast of America, which shall be brought into the counties of Suffolk, Middlesex or Essex; and that my answer is requested this morning: ー Your Honours will please to accept my thanks for the appointment ー with an assurance that I... Continue Reading
Date: 12 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Read & Ordered that the said Peter Roberts be Commissionated for the purposes aforesaid on his giving Bond with one sufficient Surety to the Colony Treasurer for the faithful performance of his Duty therein agreeable to the Act prescribing the same,
Read & Ordered that the said Offin [Boardman] be Commissioned for the purposes aforesaid. on his giving Bond agreeable to the Act of this... Continue Reading
Date: 12 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The Amity's Providence Transport arrived the 28th of November with the Seamen raised in Newfoundland, and Lieut. Robertson delivered me your Letter of the 17th Ulto. I am much obliged to you for your particular Representation concerning the Want of Ordnance Stores at Halifax, which I shall not fail also to represent; but, excepting Match, I have had no Complaint of a deficiency of small Stores... Continue Reading
Date: 12 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
That a Brig laden with Ordnance Stores for Boston was taken the 28th or 29th of November last, by a Schooner of Six 3 Pounders commanded by a Captain Manley, and carried into Cape Anne Harbor; ー That part of her Cargo was Conveyed to the Head Quarters of the Rebel Army at Cambridge on the Saturday following: 3 ー That an Express had Arrived at Cambridge from Montreal that Governor... Continue Reading
Date: 12 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
By the same Conveyance 2 the Admiral acquainted Governor Legge that in consequence of a considerable Supply from England the Contractors Agent had Orders to furnish six Months Provisions to his Excellency's Militia, and that Mr Arbuthnot was directed to exempt the Natives of Nova Scotia from Impress, which was rather more than the weak State of the Squadron would justify, to convince... Continue Reading
Date: 12 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Colonel Otis, the younger, the author of the letter to your Excellency enclosed herewith, sent the same open to me, as we were together in ordering Mr. Lovell apprehended and sent a prisoner to your Excellency. Upon reading it, I thought it would not be improper to add, that the tw.o Lovells mentioned in this delinquent's letter, owned that they told Shubael Lovell, the prisoner, they wished he... Continue Reading
Date: 12 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The enclosed letter was sent me by the Govemour of Rhode-Island, on the receipt of which, with the advice of the Field Officers of this regiment, I took up the writer, and, with the advise of Colonel Otis, have sent the man to your Excellency, by Lieutenant Lothrop. The two men mentioned in the letter, we talked with, but have dismissed them till further orders, as there was no proof against them... Continue Reading
Date: 12 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Governor Nicholas Cooke to the Rhode Island Delegates in the Continental Congress, December 12, 1775
Last Sunday Morning [December 10] about 2 or 3 oClock Wallace landed upon Jamestown with about 200 Men. we had but a Handful of Men upon the Island who in general behaved with Bravery, but being so greatly overpowered were compelled to retreat with the Loss of 2 Men taken Prisoners. It is believed that an Officer of the Marines was killed, and 7 Men wounded on the Part of the Enemy; who hurt 16... Continue Reading
Date: 12 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
People removg & filled with Expecta that the present Conflict will bring on the Burning of the Town of Newport also.
Date: 12 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
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