Volume 1
As there appears to me a necessity for sending one of His Majesty's Ships to New York to protect the Persons and Property of His Majesty's trading Subjects, and to assist and co-operate with the Lieutenant Governor against the designs of those who are acting in open Violation of the Laws, I have appointed Captain [George] Vandeput of His Majesty's Ship Asia to this Service; but in the low state... Continue Reading
Date: 22 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Will you be so kind as put the two Letters now inclosed on board the first two Vessells that offer for the West Indies. The Craft that carries this has in a large part of the Corn for Harvey's Brig & I have taken the liberty of directing Him to apply to you a Fan to run it thro ー I will pay the Hire of one if you'll please to procure it for Him.
To save trouble & expence, we have... Continue Reading
Date: 22 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
March 1775
Tuesday 22nd
Cape Fear River Snow Point NWBN 1 Mile.
Arriv'd at No Carolina, & took the Command of his Majesty's Sloop Cruizer from Capt [Tyringham] Howe who was promoted: . . .2
Date: 22 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Sir, I received this Morning your Letter of Yesterday desiring that a Detachment consisting of a Captain, One Serjeant, One Corporal, and Fifty private Marines may be ordered on Board his Majesty's Ship Asia, which you propose sending to New York. ー I will beg to observe to you that by the Earl of Dartmouth's Letter to me on the Subject of the Marines sent out to reinforce his Majesty's Troops... Continue Reading
Date: 23 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Honoble. sr Since my Wrigting the Lines on the 21th. by Mr. Philips maney Insults and Thretts are and have ben made a gainst those Soldiers Which have Taken out arms and train and Exersize in the Kings name, and on monday next the Captns. muster at the South part of the Town, when we have Grate Reason to fear that thousends of the Rebels will attack me: and Take our Lives or the Kings arms or... Continue Reading
Date: 23 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Wednesday last the Schooner ----, commanded by Capt. Lee, lately arrived from Dominica, was seized at Cape-Ann, by his Majesty's Ship Lively, for Breach of the Acts of Trade.
Date: 24 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The two Murrays,2 Owners of the Ship Bealah, had unladen a part of the cargo secretly & landed it at Elizabeth Town. The Committees detected the fraud & Imposition, as the public tho' the ship was sent back without breakg Bulk. The public Resentment and Vengeance rose against these eminent Merchants. They found themselves in a bad state ー made a confession of the whole matter (... Continue Reading
Date: 24 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Messrs. George and Thos. Hooper, reported Sundry dry goods of[f] the Peggy, Graham, Commander, from Leith, shipped to their address which they desired the committee to take into consideration and direct what should be done with the dry goods.
Ordered, That the said Goods be not landed, but sent back to Great Britain, as directed by the 10th Article of the General Association, and Mr. John Robeson... Continue Reading
Date: 24 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The latter end of the week before last, 56 fireams, bayonets &c. with several casks of powder, were delivered out of a scooner, in our enemies service, to Thomas Gilbert, of Freetown, and his infamous associates, to counteract the measures adopted by the colonies for the preservation of their liberties.
Date: 25 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
March 25 [1775]. From the gathering at Richmondtown Court-House today we hear that Mr. James Clan2 and Lanier3 were elected Delegates to the [Provincial] Congress, and were given instructions not to mix in the matter of the Bostonians; but instead to bestir themselves to have wholesome laws made for the country.
Date: 25 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
We have received an exact list of those deluded wretches, who have been prevailed on by Thomas Gilbert, of Freetown, to take up arms against their country; whose names we shall expose properly, in a short time, if they do not renounce their wicked principles and practices very soon: and it is hoped the good people of this town will carefully avoid trading with any of those vile enemies to... Continue Reading
Date: 27 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Sir, Seeing in your Paper of Monday, March 13th, a most scandalous, false and base representation of the conduct of a Gentleman and boat's crew belong ing to the King's armed Schooner Diana, I must, as a lover of truth, and being privy to the whole matter respecting George Taylor, of Wilmington, beg leave to assure the public, that he was not struck or in any manner molested (though he used many... Continue Reading
Date: 27 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Gentlemen Immediately after the Reception of your Letters & Pamphlets, I went to Albany to find the State of the Lakes . . . I found the Lakes impassable at that time ー About a Fortnight after I set out for Canada and arrived at St Johns in 14 Days having undergone most inconceivable hardships the Lake Champlain being very high, the Small Streams Rivers, and a great Part of the Country for... Continue Reading
Date: 29 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The Detachment under Capt Balfour of the 4th continues at Marshfield ー Pay and Provisions are sent to them once a fortnight.
Date: 29 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
We can assure the Public, that the Salt imported in the Brig Sally, Capt. [William] Moat, was thrown overboard and destroyed, in Consequence of a Resolve of the Committee of the county, that it should not be landed but in Nova Scotia or Georgia1
Date: 29 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Sir, When I had the Pleasure of seeing you Yesterday I mentioned the Disturbance at Falmouth on Account of a Sloop from Bristol with rigging for a Ship built there by Captain Thomas Courson [Coulson], and read you a Letter from the Sheriff, who wished that a Ship of War was sent there. As you have so many stations to guard I am no Judge how far you will be able to comply with his Request, but... Continue Reading
Date: 30 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
At present I can only endeavour to protect Captain [Thomas] Courson's Ship and the Vessel with Rigging from Bristol, about which Your Excellency is pleased to inform me there are great disturbances at Falmouth; The Canceaux is the only Ship I can spare, the rest in this Neighbourhood being employed at places where, I trust your Excellency is satisfied, their presence is indispensably necessary;... Continue Reading
Date: 30 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The Margueritta hired Schooner was ordered to be manned armed and victualled from the Preston and sailed the 30th with the Admiral's Orders for Captain Barkley at Piscataqua.
Date: 30 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Warm affairs with Col. [Thomas] Gilbert of Trenton [Freetown] who has procured from Gen. [Thomas] Gage 56 small Arms & Amunition and raised a Compa of 102 men against our Liberties. Also at N York warm dealing with Messrs Murrays2 for secretly landing Goods, imported in the Ship Bealah.
Date: 30 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Dear Sir, I am greatly to apologize for my late Impoliteness at your House, and hope Mrs. Champlin and yourself will excuse it. I should be glad to know the Weight of the Bread return'd as the Steward cannot finish his weekly Accounts without it. the Weight of the Sugar and Price is wanted as our Mess settles every fortnight. Likewise the Weight of the Cheese, Price, and what I am charged in... Continue Reading
Date: 30 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
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