In pursuance of His Majestys Order in Council, dated the 16th Day of June last, We do hereby impower and direct you to impress, or cause to be impressed so many Seamen, Seafaring Men and Persons whose occupations and callings are to work in Vessels and Boats upon Rivers, in His Majestys Dominions in North America as shall be necessary either to Man His Majestys Ships employed or to be employed in... Continue Reading
Having appointed you Captain of His Majesty's Ship Pearl at Portsmouth which we have order'd to be fitted & stored at that place for a Voyage to North America Mann'd with Two hundred Men & victualled for six Months with all Species of Provisions except Beer, of which she is to have as much as she can conveniently stow and to be supplied with a proportion of Wine or Spirits for two Months... Continue Reading
I find myself as much at a loss, as I ever was in my life, how to apologise for giving your Lordship the trouble of this. Yet when I take the liberty of reminding you my Lord, that I agreed to the request which the Governour & president of North Carolina made me of coming over, from the impulse of the attatchment I have to.my Country, when from this Motive I say I tore myself from my dearest... Continue Reading
Sir. In Answer to. your Letter of the 4th Inst with their Lordships directions for me to receive on board the Actaeon a quantity of Jackets for the use of the Marines at Boston. ー I beg leave Sir to signify to you for their Lordships information, that it will be impossible for us to carry them out without a very great risk of damaging the Cloathing, the Ship is so very full already, that we... Continue Reading
In answer to your Letter of the [blank] instant, I have examin'd Mr John Jarrat Masters Mate of His Majesty's Ship Actaeon under my Command (the Person whom I apprehend my Lord Sandwich means, the other Mate not having been on the Coast of America) respecting his knowledge of that Coast ー
I beg you would be pleased to acquaint His Lordship that he appears to me to be well acquainted with the... Continue Reading
Novr 1775 Sunday 5th
Remarks &ca Speedwell Sloop AM at 10 Heileghland 2 EbN 6 miles at 11 a Danish Snow 3 and galliot in Compy
First and Middle part strong gales and Squally weather, the latter Modr breezes, sounded Occasionally,
Monday 6th
at 8 AM haild & brought too, the Danish Snow in the Latd 52°20' No and Longd 3°31' E by Acct from Heileghland dist... Continue Reading
Having appointed you Captain of His Majesty's Ship Seaford at Portsmouth which we have order'd to be fitted & stored at that place for a Voyage to North America mann'd with One hundred & fifty Men & victualled for six Months with all Species of Provisions except Beer, of which she is to have as much as she can conveniently stow, and to be supplied with a proportion of Wine or Spirits... Continue Reading
John Douglas, Esq; is appointed to the command of his Majesty's ship Isis, of 50 guns, and will go to America shortly, as third in command; Admiral Shuldham being first, and Sir Peter Parker second in command.
My Lord, Since I had the Honour of writing last to your Lordship, M. Grimaldi has given me official Assurances, that proper Orders shall be sent from hence, to prevent the Exportation from the Ports of Spain of any warlike Stores upon British Vessels, and I enclose to your Lordship a Copy of my Note to him, & of his Answer to it, together with a Translation of the latter. Besides which... Continue Reading
Notwithstanding our Order to you of the 20th of last Month, directing you to proceed to Boston; You are hereby required & directed, to proceed first to the Island of Fayal, where you are to receive on board from the Contractor with the Commissr for Victualling His Majts Navy, as soon as possible, so much Wine as may be sufficient to complete her proportion of Beer to six Months, and then make... Continue Reading
Advices having been received from different parts of America, that the Inhabitants of the Colonies in general which are in Arms against the King, are collecting & fitting out Armed Vessels for effecting in various way their rebellious purposes; You are hereby required and directed, in pursuance of His Majesty's Pleasure signified to Us by the Earl of Dartmouth one of His Principal Secretaries... Continue Reading
It is intended to send Lord Dartmouths Dispatches to Sir James Wright & Governor Tonyn by the Hawke which is now on her passage from the Nore to Spithead ー If you wish to send Duplicates of Your Dispatches to Lord Wm Campbell & Governor Martin (which are on board the Syren) they may go by the Hawke Sloop. ー
I shall send away tomorrow Your Dispatches for Boston & the Northern Colonies... Continue Reading
The Earl of Suffolk, One of His. Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, having acquainted my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that the Lords of the Treasury have given Orders for two Custom House Cutters to proceed immediately to Dover and to follow your directions as to the properest Station for intercepting the Anna Catherina supposed to be laden, with Warlike Stores and Accoutrements... Continue Reading
I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to signify their direction to you to proceed to Sea without a moment's loss of time and cruize between Dover and Calais in order to join, as soon as possible, the Speedwell Sloop, and upon joining her, to put yourself under the Command of Captain [Richard] Pearson and foliow his Orders for your further proceedings.
If you should fall in... Continue Reading
News from the Ports
Plymouth
The ship Chathamand the frigate Orpheussailed for America.
Syrenstill in the Sound.
The cutter Folkstoneis being put into commission.
Portsmouth
Nothing new since our last dispatch dated 3 November.
Chatham
Isisis being put into commission, repaired and sheathed.
Ardentwith 64 guns will be repaired.
Conquestadoreis being put into commission.
The frigate Carysfordwill... Continue Reading
I had the honor to receive, Sir, your letter dated the 6th of this month and a copy of the one which Mr. Prévost de la Croix, General Commissioner at Lorient, sent you. I think that we must show the consideration which we hold for the Court of London by preventing the Americans from trading arms and war ammunition in our ports, but, at the same. time, I am of the opinion that this courtesy must... Continue Reading
His Majesty having judged it expedient that a Body of Land Forces supported by a Squadron of Ships of War should be sent to North or South Carolina not only to encourage & support His Loyal Subjects in those and the adjacent Colonies to the Southward, but in order to make a Division from the Rebel Army acting against His Towns to the Northward; I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the... Continue Reading
You are hereby required and directed to enter Sir Peter Parker, together with his Secretary, Retinue & Servants, on the Books of the Ship you command, from the 1st instant; being the day on which he had our Order to hoist a broad Pendant on board the said Ship. Given &c. the 11th Novr 1775.
My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty having received Advices that Vessels belonging to His Majesty's Rebellious Subjects in North America, and more particularly those of Philadelphia, do find means to elude the vigilance of His Majesty's Cruizers, and proceed with Cargoes to Ferrol, Lisbon, & several Ports in France, and return with Cargoes of Salt-petre, Gunpowder and other Warlike Stores... Continue Reading
I send you herewith twelve Pacquets from Lord George Germain, as by Schedule at back hereof, made up in three seperate Covers, and am to desire you will please to forward them according to their respective addresses by the first opportunity that offers. I am &c