In answer to yours of the 16th acquainting me that my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty desire to know what money I have received on freight onboard the Ship I command, from whom, and by what leave or permission, and to whom consigned: I beg you will please to acquaint their Lordships, that I have received onboard, between Seven and Eight thousand pounds, from Messrs Barnard and Apthrope... Continue Reading
I received on the 14h Instant by the Pallas Transport your several Letters of the 6h, 12th, 22d & 26h of September, and of the 3d and 9h of October last, giving an Account of the proceedings of the Squadron under your Command; also which were immediately communicated to my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and Copies thereof sent to Lord George Germaine for His Majesty's Information.... Continue Reading
I had the honor to receive, Sir, the letter you wrote me on the tenth of this month and the various documents which were enclosed; they are all very interesting and I beg you to receive the sincere expression of my gratitude.
The unexpected retirement of Lord Rochford is an event to which we are particularly sensitive since we knew his manner of thinking and since we could trust his disposition... Continue Reading
Lord North rose and moved, "That leave be given to bring in a Bill, to prohibit all trade and intercourse with the colonies of New Hampshire, Massachuset's Bay, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, the three lower counties on Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, during the continuance of the present rebellion within the said colonies... Continue Reading
House of Commons
Lord North made a motion to the following purport: For leave to bring in a bill to cut off all intercourse between Great-Britain and the colonies of America, now in actual rebellion, so long as they shall continue in rebellion, and to repeal the Boston port bill, the fishery bills, and another bill passed last sessions against the Americans; and to authorise his Majesty's naval... Continue Reading
You are hereby required & directed to proceed without a moments loss of time, in his Majestys Ship under your command to Spithead, & there wait for further Order.
You are hereby required & directed to put to Sea in the Sloop you command the very first opportunity of Wind & Weather; And, when you get out of, the Channel, you are to open the inclosed Sealed Pacquet, & put in execution the Orders you will find contained therein for your further proceedings.
The Inhabitants of several of His Majestys Colonies & Plantations in North America Vizt in New Hampshire Massachusets Bay, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pensylvania the three lower Counties on Delaware, Maryland Virginia North Carolina & South Carolina having traiterously combined together for the general purpose of resisting the Authority of this Kingdom & having... Continue Reading
In addition to the Order of this date from my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty (which you will receive herewith) for proceeding to the Carolinas, Georgia & East Florida; I am commanded by their Lordships to signify their direction to you to engage, upon your arrival at those Provinces, as many Pilots as you can who may be acquainted with any part of the Coasts thereof, and to keep them on... Continue Reading
The Lords of His Majts Treasury having acquainted my Lords Commrs of the Admty that they have received undoubted information that Ten Vessels wch sailed about the middle of September last from the Port of Philadelphia for Ireland are engaged to go from thence to Russia & Hamburgh there to take on board coarse Linnens of different kinds which it is intended they should land in the River... Continue Reading
Having laid before My Lords Commrs of the Admty your Letter of the_ 18th Inst transmitting a Copy of One the Lords of the Treasury have received from the Commrs of the Customs relative to two Vessels that had been hovering in Exeter Bay supposed to have come from France or Holland with Ammunition for America; I am commanded by their Lordships to acquaint you that directions were given to the... Continue Reading
The Commrs for Victualling being directed to send to Boston on hoard the Albion Victualler a quantity of Potatoes & other Vegetables, also on board the Prs Augusta Victualling Sloop a Quantity of Sour Krout for the use of His Majestys Ships under your command And His Majesty having been pleased to signify His Pleasure that the whole thereof shall be issued as his Gift to the Crews of the said... Continue Reading
The Lords Commrs of His Majts Treasury having this Day transmitted to my Lords Commrs of the Admty an Extract of a Letter from Port L'Orient containing some Intelligence of a Philadelphia Vessel consigned from hence to Messrs Botards [Berard Freres & Co.] of that Place for a Cargo of Salt Petre I am commanded by my Lords to send you a Copy of the said Intelligence for your information that... Continue Reading
Numbers of seamen are out of employment at port Glasgow, Greenock, &c. owing to the stagnation of the American trade.
Novr 1775
Tuesday 21st
Remarks &ca Speedwell Sloop
at 10 AM spoke a duch ship Called the Eufrou Agatha, Tadamondert Mastr bound to Burdeux laden with deals. So Foreland NNE 9 or 10 Miles The first part mode and Clear middle & latter squally
P M at 1 gave chace to a Danish ship at 2 fir'd 2 shot and brought too the Chace A ship from Copenhagen Frederick Fredericks Mastr bound to santa... Continue Reading
Having appointed you Captain of His Majesty's Ship the Emerald at Chatham, which we have order'd to be fitted and stored at that place for a Voyage to North America, ー 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... Continue Reading
Having appointed you Commander of His Majts Bomb Vessel the Carcass at Woolwich, which we have order'd to be fitted and stored at that place for foreign Service, mann'd with sixty Men & victualled to 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 in lieu... Continue Reading
Having appointed you Commander of His Majestys Ship Jersey at Chatham which we have ordered to be fitted & Stored at that Place for Foreign Service, manned with One Hundred & Forty 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] & to be supplied with a proportion of Wine or Spirits for two... Continue Reading
The transports which sailed from the downs on Saturday last for Boston, were spoke with on Monday last, off Plymouth, all well.
It is said that every vessel in the navy under 40 guns, is ordered to be ready for sea by the first of next month, manned and victualled.
The mention of Politics in these unhappy Times is almost sufficient to prevent a Letter from arriving safe in America, but there surely can be no harm in writing, what is ncit designed to be secret, & no Man can disapprove of Sentiments that tend to Peace & Reconciliation.
You will see by the Papers that a Bill is to be brought in to cut off all Intercourse with the Colonies, & to... Continue Reading