Volume 9
Sunday July
6th 1777
Lattt obs.43.44.N
Longt ing 65.3.W
This 24 hours plesent Breases and Cleer Weather at 5 am maid the Larid Which We take to be tween Cape Sabils & hallifax
at 6 am Came up With a Sloop from Spanish River Bound to hallifax With a Cargo of Coal
Capt Manly tuck him in tow
Cape Sabils then Boor NNW Dist 7 or 8 Lagus —
Date: 6 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Sir I am directed by the Marine Comte to fitt out, an[d] arm a Brig to be commanded by the· bearer Saml Chew Esqr and have almost compleated the Business — there will be several articles wanting that cannot be had in this State and Capt Chew comes himself on purpose togetthem I beg you would assist him with articles that he wants for the purpose and have them sent forward soon as possible that... Continue Reading
Date: 6 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Trumbull Galley, 2 Eighteen Pounders, 2 Six-Pounders, 6 FourPounders, 4 Two-Pounders, & 12 Swivels, — taken.
Liberty Schooner, laden with Powder, — taken.
Revenge sloop — burnt and blown up.
Gates Galley, 2 12-Pounders, 2 6-Pounders, 3 Four-Pounders, 4 Two Pounders, and 8 Swivels — burnt and blown up.
Enterprize Schooner, a Provision Vessel — burnt.
Date: 6 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
July 1777
Wednesdy 2
At Single Anchor in Chesapeak Bay
Fresh Breezes and Clear Weather [P.M.] Weighed and came to Sail Standing up Chesapeak Bay all sail set at 4 Came too between the Horse Shoe and Middle Ground in 6 fms with Small Br Veered to ⅓ Cable Cape Charles East Distant 6 Leagues, Cape Henry SEbS 5 Leagues One Galley with 3 Masts and a Schooner in Sight New York River at 7 Hove in... Continue Reading
Date: 6 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Monday July
7th 1777
Fine pleasant Weather and Smooth Water Capt Manly had Still the Sloop in tow at 4 am Saw two Sails giveing us Chace Capt manly then Sot the Sloop a fire at 9 am a nother Sail under our Lee Bow Which When a Brest of us gave us 2 guns as Son as she got in to our Wake she put about & gave us Chace & When Within gun Shott Wee played a Way with our Starn Chaces at her... Continue Reading
Date: 7 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Trans on Sunday the 6 of July —
at 4 am a Squall of Raine Shifted the wind to the Norrad & fine Clear weather made the Land At 5 am See a Saile Barring WSW. at 8 oClock came up with hir She was a Sloop from Spanish River Bound to Halifax Capt Hinkston Command we have made a prise of hir and Capt Manly has got hir in tow At 8 am hoisted out the Pinnis and Capt McNeill Sent Leut [Hezekiah]... Continue Reading
Date: 7 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
July 1777
Sunday 6
Cape Sambro N.45W 10 Leagues
at 3 AM hove up & came to Sail — fir'd a Gun for the Victor to make Sail — at 8 Cape Sambro NE½E 5 Lgues. Moderate & clear Wr at 1 PM saw a Sail to the So wd — at 5 saw three Sail ahead — made Sail & gave Chase — at 8 the three Sail in Sight — the Victor astern in Chase —
Monday 7
at 3 AM discover'd the 3 Ships on the Wear Bow... Continue Reading
Date: 7 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
July 1777
Sunday 6th
Sambro Light NEbE½E Dist 7 Leagues
½ past 3 AM Weigd & came to Sail Pr Sigl from the Rainbow at 8 AM the Rainbow made our Sigl to chace to windward do made Sail and gave Chace in Company with the Rainbow
First prt modte & fair Wr at 4 PM made the Sigl for Seeing a Sail in the SW qr the Rainbow made our Sigl to chace in that qr at 8 Do the Rainbow made our Sigl to... Continue Reading
Date: 7 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
July 1777
Monday 7th
Cape Sable No 16:45 Et Distance 24 Leagues
AM at 4 Saw 4 Ships in the NE Standing to the SW, the Hindmost having a Sloop in Tow, Sternmost about 8 Miles Distt from the rest, ½ Tack'd and gave Chace, at 6 came up with the Wt most, Hoisted our Colours and Fired 2 Twelve Pounders to bring them too, they Still Stood on & sett the Sloop on Fire, ½ past 7 we fetch'd their... Continue Reading
Date: 7 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
1777
July [1-5]
On our return from the Banks it was very Foggy on the Coast of Nova Scotia and a Rocket was frequently fired to discover the proximity of our Ships - A little to the East ward of Halifax the Fog being very dense, Capt McNeil spoke the Commodore & enquired whether he would ring the Bells as usual, who replied Yes, if all the British Navy was near him — But (Note. The Fox... Continue Reading
Date: 7 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
It is no little concern to us, that the Raleigh a Continental Ship is to this day unman'd, occasion'd by Private Arm'd Vessells being man'd in this Port & Persons from other States coming here to carry away our Men, these things have been and are unhappy circumstances attending this Matter, and has occasion'd Capt Thompson this day to make application to us, to represent this matter to you,... Continue Reading
Date: 7 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Notice is hereby given, that the Justice of the Capture of the Brigantine called the Thetis, about 50 Tons Burthen, John Russel, late Master, will be tried in the Maritime Court which is to be held at Portsmouth on Monday the 28, Day of this Instant, a Libel against which, is filed before me, in Behalf of the Owners and Mariners of the private armed schooner named the McClary commanded by Thomas... Continue Reading
Date: 7 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
July 1777
Monday 7th
Cape Anne So 66 Wt 42 Leags
at 2 AM Saw a fleet to NNE out reefs made Sail at ½ pt 5 made· Sign! for knowing each other which being Answd made Orpheus's Signl to Speak them bore away and Chaced a Brigg in the SSW at 8 made Orpheus's Signl to Chace WNW & WSW ½ pt made her Signl to Close at Noon light Airs and fair fleet in Sight and we in Chace
Light Airs & fair Wr... Continue Reading
Date: 7 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
July 1777
Monday 7th.
[Cape Ann] So87°.04"Wt. Dist 39 Leagues
At 4 AM saw 15 Sail to the No ward, and I to the So ward out 3d & 2d Reef Topsails and set Top Gallant sails at 5 Amazon made our Sigl to Chace. to the No ward, out all Reefs Topsl at 6 Amazon and Juno bore away, at 7 Tkd Ship at 8 Brot too Main Top Sail to the Mast and Spoke His Majesty's Ship the Milford, with a Convoy, bore... Continue Reading
Date: 7 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Capt. Robert Cooke: You are hereby authorized and commanded forthwith to enlist what number of men you can for the service of the gallies. They are to engage to the first of January, 1778, have the bounty given soldiers in the Continental service, and eight dollars per month wages, to be otherwise under the regulations of the navy and army of the United States.
Given at Headquarters, Peekskill,... Continue Reading
Date: 7 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
July 1777
Egg Island Light House ESE. Bombay Hook NWbW 5 or 6 Miles.
Saturday 5th
The first and middle parts light Airs inclinable to Calms, the latter Modte & fair: PM Sent the Boats after a Schooner in Shore, Fir'd two Guns for the Boats to return which they did with the Schooner laden with Corn.
Sunday 6th
AM Muster'd the People to their Quarters.
Modte and fair Wr... Continue Reading
Date: 7 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
July 1777
Monday 7th
Cape Henlopen SbE ¾ mile
AM at 5 Saw a sail to the SSE at 8 the Sail seen in the Morning Anchor'd near the land to the So Wd sent the Boats in chace
First part Modt and cloudy Latter with Rain PM ½ pt 2 we weigh'd & turn'd out of the Bay, at 5 The Boats Return'd with their chace which was a sloop in Ballast from Martinico2 ½ pt Spoke the Other Sail, at 6... Continue Reading
Date: 7 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Deserted from on board the armed ship Repulse, Peter Brusstar, Esq. Commander, now lying at Philadelphia, the following persons, viz.
John Dunbar, a seaman, about five feet seven inches high, dark complexion, short black hair, pretended to be one of those who ran off from the English, with a boat at Charlestown.
Samuel Prible, a seaman, about five feet eight inches high, dark complexion, appears... Continue Reading
Date: 7 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
No.
Ship
Ships
Names.
Marines
Pilots
For
Victuals Only
Prisoners
to the
Rebels
Prisoners
Supernumry
Seamen.
Invalids
Other
Ships
Eagle
41
Coopers at the
Brewery.
13
226
Extra Lieuts:&c: 5
Supry Seam: 35
200
Preston
1
Lieutenants &c
4
42
11
Centurion
Mr. Lee & Servt
2
36
4
Augusta
1
3... Continue Reading
Date: 7 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Jas Williams on Behalf of himself & others (Vizt Jas Williams William Hammond, Thos Russell & Statia Hepburn), applies for a Letter of Marque for the Schooner Beggars Benison, about Ten Tons Burthen, Commanded by Thos Steel — Mounting two three Pounders, & two four Pounders Carriage Guns, two Blunderbusses, & three Muskets Thirty Pounds Pouder, one Hundred & Fifty Pound Shott... Continue Reading
Date: 7 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
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