The Inhabitants of several of His Majts Colonies and 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, and, having in... Continue Reading
The Lords Commissioners of His Majts Treasury having transmitted to Us, a List of Ships which have been taken up us Victuallers to attend the Expedition under the command of the Earl of Cornwallis and also a Copy of the Charter Party under which they are contracted for; We send you herewith a Copy of the said Papers, And do hereby require and direct you to take the said Ships under your convoy,... Continue Reading
You are hereby required and directed to proceed without loss of time in the Ship you command to Spithead, and there wait for further Order.
Lieutenant Johnston, Commander of His Majesty's Cutter the Goodwill (who, in consequence of Lord George Germain's Letter of the llh Instant) was directed to proceed to the Downes in quest of an American Vessel called the Betsey, and upon meeting with her to search for, seize and transmit to his Lordships any Letters addressed to any persons in any Part of North America, having by his Letter of... Continue Reading
My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty having previous to Rear Admiral Shuldham's Departure for North America settled private Signals for the Commanders of His Majesty's Ships there to know each other by in case of meeting And their Lordships having since the said Rear Admirals Departure received from Vice Admiral Graves a Copy of Signals which he had settled for the like purpose, I am commanded... Continue Reading
Whereas we have sign'd a Commission appointing you Master & Commander of the Weymouth Pacquet Boat; You are hereby required & directed, not to hoist any other Colours worne in His Majesty's Fleet besides a Red Ensign Jack & Pendant on board the said Pacquet Boat at any time or on any account
So soon as the Bomb Vessel you command shall have taken on board her Guns Mortars and Ordnance Stores in Galleons reach, You are hereby required and directed, to proceed without loss of time to Cork in Ireland, and upon your arrival there put yourself under the command of Sir Peter Parker, Commr of a Squadron of His Majesty's Ships employ'd on a particular Service, and follow his Orders for your... Continue Reading
Having appointed you Captain of His Majts Ship Repulse at Chatham, which we have order'd to be fitted and 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 in... Continue Reading
I came Here Yesterday Evening at Six O'Clock, and His Majesty's Ship the Bristol, anchored at Spithead about the same Time; I have this Morning Hoisted my Broad Pendant on Board of Her, and have taken the Deal Castle and Sphynx under my Command, and shall get ready to proceed with Them, as soon as possible.
The Boreas, Actaeon and Thunder Bomb, will I Hope Sail to Morrow Evening or Wednesday... Continue Reading
On Saturday Evening before I left Town, I received the following Orders, Instructions &c. viz Order from Their Lordships Dated the 15th instant to Direct any Captain of my Squadron to receive Mr. Molesworth, the Deputy Paymaster, together with His Cash, Servants, and Baggage &c Order of the same Date, to Direct Captain Morris to receive on Board the Bristol, Earl [Charles] Cornwallis with... Continue Reading
It is generally believed that Falmouth in Casco Bay, is burnt by Cap. Mowat, and 2 or 3 more ships. The last time I saw Lord G[eorge] G[ermain], he observed that Adm. Graves had been put in mind of his remissness; and he imagined he would run to the other extreme.
Notwithstanding former Orders, You are hereby required & directed to continue the Hawke Sloop as part of the Squadron under your command, And to inform Rear Adml Shuldham thereof the first opportunity that offers for so doing.
Having ordered the Provisions of His Majts Ship under your command to be completed to Four Months of all species except Beer of which she is to have as much as she can conveniently stow, and be supplied with one Months Wine or Spirits in lieu of the remainder; You are hereby required & directed to use the utmost dispatch in getting the same on board & then repair into the Sound and wait... Continue Reading
Sir, I had the honor to receive your dispatch No. 166 dated the 10th of this month.
You were able to judge, Sir, from my preceding dispatches that Lord Stormont in Paris and the Ministers in London are only smiling in the face of adversity. It istrue that General Washington and General [Charles] Lee are not perfectly agreed; but the Congress is unanimous; it will direct the operations and the... Continue Reading
Captain [James] Reid of His Majesty's Bomb Vessel the Thunder, has just now acquainted me, that his Tender is not arrived at Spithead, and that she has got in all the Shells, Powder &ca ー and that he has not received any Orders concerng her; that Lord [George] Townshend acquainted him, that she should sail two Hours after him ー The Thunder will be ready to proceed to morrow, agreeable to... Continue Reading
Their Lordships having thought proper to put a Squadron of His Majesty's Ships under my Command, and to give me Instructions to observe, in the execution of which many months may elapse before I can join Rear Admiral Shuldham ー I have taken up Stationary from Messrs Mount & Page on Tower Hill for the use of the said Squadron, amounting to £29..10..0 ー Inclosed is their Bill, which I beg you... Continue Reading
I have received their Lordships Order of the 16th Inst to take the Army Victuallers under my Command, and have also received a List of them, with a Copy of their Charter Party ー Lord Cornwallis came to Portsmouth last night, the money will be down this evening, and to morrow it shall be ship'd on board the Bristol. I am Sir [&c.]
Mr. Hartley. Sir, upon this pause which is offered to you by the return of this Bill from the Lords, I confess that I feel a kind of superstitution to wish for one last word to deprecate the fatal blow, and that our unremitted opposition and remonstrance from the first to the very last stage of this Bill may remain as a memorial, that some of us, at least, lament this final separation of America... Continue Reading
The Ordnance Transports were ordered to go to Cork except the Earl of Darby, which was to receive 5000 Stand of Arms at Portsmo taken out of the Russia Merchant (a Storeship bound to Boston) in pursuance of Lord Dartmouth's Letter, and according to the best of my Judgment the Thunder Bomb's Tender is gone thither. Lord George Germain may rely upon every thing depending on the Ordnance Department... Continue Reading
The Thunder Bomb Vessel has been arrived at Portsmo some days. I rather think Lord [Charles] Cornwallis means her Tender, in which are the Shells Powder &ca and which, I have a Letter from Sir Peter Parker saying she was not arrived.
Upon this Letter from Sir Peter enquiry was made at the Ordnance Board after her, and Mr. Boddington's answer was that she saild from this River the 15 inst with... Continue Reading