American Theatre from August 1, 1777, to September 30, 1777
The Gentlemen of the Navy Board represented the necessity of some person or persons, having a more immediate care of the Hospital on the Province Island, On consideration —
Ordered, That the Hospital on Province Island, be put under the care & direction of the Navy Board.
Date: 4 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I have seen letters from Capt McNeil to the Marine Committee wherein he blames Manly for some part of his Conduct, it was a great pity they did not push into some port with their Prize where the whole might have been manned & gone out fresh again. They wou'd have formed a Stout little squadron. however as that will not be we must attend to what is in our power & if Thompson, Hinman Jones... Continue Reading
Date: 4 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Septr 1777
Thursday 4th
St Martins SSW½W 493 Lgs
AM Strong Gales struck T Gallt Yds 100 Sail in Co — Lattde 40°. .33"N —
Fresh Gales and Squally Wr PM reptd the Comdr Sigl for the Ships to Bear Down do fired 2/6 Pdrs to oblige them at 3 fired 6/6 Pdrs for do at ½ past 4 a hard squall of Wind and Rain appeard in the Squall a Strange Sail on our Larbd Qr Bearing Down on us Made the Sigl but... Continue Reading
Date: 4 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
September 1777
Thursday 4th
[Latitude 40°. .33"N Longitude 50°. .17"W]
[a few minutes after 5 PM] The first Broad Side sent a Shot Through the Captains Thigh Bone and Killed the Master, Lieutenant John Bourchier then took Command On the quarter Deck and Continued the Action at ½ past 5 She Came Close along side and kept a very hot fireing at 6 She made Sail ahd Supposed their intention was to... Continue Reading
Date: 4 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
September 1777
Thursday 4th
Corvo S87 22Et 261 Lgs
AM 96 sail in sight — close reef't the Topsails & down Top Gallt Yards, served Slops, The Camel made our signal to collect the Convoy — made sail ahead of the fleet, fired a 6 Pr at some of the Vessels to stop them — Latde 40°.30'N Longde 47°.54W
Fresh Gales & Squally, In chace of the Headmost Vessels fired several shot at them to... Continue Reading
Date: 4 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Sir/ We are sorry to find by yours of the 2d Instant that there are no Carpenters at the Yard Mr Caleb Herbert is not yet returned from Norfolk as soon as we see him shall endeavour to prevail on him and his people to go and finish the Washington in the mean Time request you to be as assiduous as possible in procuring what you can (in our last we informed you of the rise of Wages) let them be... Continue Reading
Date: 4 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
By this Conveyance I with Pleasure inform your Excellency that we arrived here yesterday Evening, in Company with the Weymouth, a Ship from Jamaica bound to London as a Packet, she is what is called a Sloop of War in the English Navy, pierced for 18 but mounting 14 Guns, six pounders, besides Swivels, Cohorns, &c. a fine new Ship about eight Months off the Stocks, and compleatly fitted in... Continue Reading
Date: 5 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
As the Honble Marine Committee have signified to us their Intention, that no Continental Ship or Armed Vessil, within our department should remain long Inactive, and required us to cause them immediatly to proceed to Sea, or as soon as they can be equiped?
You are hereby required to give Orders for prepareing your Ship for the Sea without delay, by causeing any repairs necessary for that Purpose... Continue Reading
Date: 5 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Ordered That the Board of War be & they hereby are directed to deliver Robert Pierpont Esqr Commissary of Prisoners for the use of the Prison Ships two flatt Boats, Eight fire Arms with Bayonets & Ammunition & ten Water Casks & any other Articles that may be immediately found necessary for the Reception of the Prisoners lately taken near Benington & expected in Town this day —
Date: 5 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
You being Commander of the armed Brigt Freedom, your Orders are to proceed to cruise in the Tract of the homeward bound West India Vessels, & destroy all armed & other Vessels together with their Cargos, belonging to the Subjects of the King of Great-Britain Enemies to the united States of America & the natural Rights of Mankind. Should you be so fortunate as to make any Captures, you... Continue Reading
Date: 5 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Captain Hector McNeill to Lieutenant John Browne, Continental Navy Frigate Boston, September 5, 1777
You are hereby required and directed to Muster the Ships Company Tomorrow Morning by Seven oClock.
When Muster'd you are to place Centinels so as to keep them from dispersing, then you are to unrigg the Fore Topmast & put it on Shore, in like manner the Main & Mizen Topmasts, taking care to have the rigging Tally'd so that no mistakes may happen, The Jebboom you will also have in &... Continue Reading
Date: 5 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I din'd with the Admiral (Sr Peter Parker) from whom, & Capt Dalrymple of the Juno I learn'd the following particulars of Yesterday's firing 2 — About day break Capt Dalrymple sent his long Boat on Shore at Prudence to water under the direction of a midshipman with 8. Sailors & a party of Marines, consisting of a Corporal & 6. Men, as soon as the Corporal had got within... Continue Reading
Date: 5 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
September 1777
Friday 5th
Anagada S22Wt 578 Leagues
at 5 AM made the Signal for the Fleet to come under our Stern, at 7 the Druid came within Hail, & inform'd us she had rece'd considerable. damage, both in her Hull & Rigging, that the Master & eight Men were kill'd in the engagement, & that Captain Carteret was Mortally Wounded, others were also Wounded & some of them in... Continue Reading
Date: 5 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
September 1777
Friday 5th
[Anegada S22Wt 578 Leagues]
At 4 AM empd Clearing The Wreck at 6 bore up to The Commodore and hoisted a Signal in Distress at 7 AM The Commodore made the Sigl and fired a Gun for the Convoy To Come under his Lee and made the Signal for us to Come Within hail of him people Empd Knotting and Spliceing The Standing and running Rigging and reeving some new at 8 Saw Two... Continue Reading
Date: 5 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
September 1777
Friday 5
Corvo S88E 247 Lgs
AM Still laying too to repair the Druid 32 sail of the Convoy in sight & two Rebel Privateers in the NW, repeated the Signal from the Camel for the convoy to come under his Stern — Capt Carteret of the Druid died, clear'd Ship for Action-Mod & fine Wr — several of the Convoy joined us at 5 PM made sail 48 sail in Co & the Privateers in... Continue Reading
Date: 5 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
. . . the principal division of the Enemies fleet consisting of about 150 sail have fallen down to the Mouth of this river and stretch their line from Grove Point to Howels point — The Isis, the Roebuck and a 40 Gun ship lay off Colo Loyd's a little below Pooles Island. The Sphynx still continues at Anchor at Elk. a 50 Gun ship has been some time fast aground on Stony point where she still lays... Continue Reading
Date: 5 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
The Cadiz Packet, the Alert, Armed Schooner, & the Sloops Fanny & Charlotte, are intended to make a part of the Convoy that you have been already charged to Conduct to the Rendezvous of the Ships of War, at the Entrance of the Bay. And I am to desire you will acquaint the Senior Officer that these Vessels are to accompany the Victuallers, and Ordnance Ships, referred to in the Letter he... Continue Reading
Date: 5 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I am just inform'd that three Ships are coming down the Bay, their business I imagine is to get provisions, which I shall endeavour to prevent by every means in my power. Colo Harrison of the Artillery hearing of some of the Solbays crew being on shore in Princess Anne, endeavouring to get off a Vessel, that they had run on shore, sent a party of Men down, who fell in with them, & took one... Continue Reading
Date: 5 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I think it necessary for the good of His Majesty's Service, that you should be acquainted by the earliest opportunity which I now embrace; that a Fleet of French Men of War consisting of Six Sail one of 64 guns five large Frigates with the Corvet appeared off this Rhode about a week ago, they kept the Shore as close aboard as the Wind would permit in Order to fetch Guadaloupe and two days... Continue Reading
Date: 5 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
On the 24th of last month was brought to town gaol one John Wilson, commander of a small American schooner privateer, who had taken in the month of April last, off Cortland, the ship Champion, Capt. Fellows, belonging to this island.2 He says, that they now put in at Man of war bay to get good water; but being discovered by some Negroes in a plantain walk, they went and informed the... Continue Reading
Date: 5 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
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