Volume 9

  Signals & Instructions for the Out Guard boats and Others when on duty during the Night I When the Guard boats upon the Out Guard discover any danger to be apprehended by the Fleet from the Attempts of an Enemy of Force superior to themselves assisted by the Guard boats in waiting, & Guard (or Armed) Vessels to be appointed for the same service united; they are to burn Many false... Continue Reading
Date: 8 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
By the Viscount Howe, Vice Admiral of the White & Commander in Chief of His Majs Ships & Vessels, employ'd & to be employ'd in North America   General Object of the Instructions His Majestys Ship the Isis under your command being to Continue in this Port, until further order, for the Pro­tection of the Transports assembled here, & to be em­ploy'd on such Services as may occur,... Continue Reading
Date: 8 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
By the Viscount Howe, Vice Admiral of the White and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Ships & Vessels, Employed & to be Employed in North America Whereas I understand it has been judged expedient, to send to Europe American Vessels seized as Prizes, by Virtue of an Act passed in the second session of the present Parliment, for prohibiting all Trade, and Intercourse, with the several... Continue Reading
Date: 8 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
By the Viscount Howe Vice Admiral of the White & Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Ships & Vessels Employed & to be Employed in North America Whereas the Kings Service has rece1ved great prejudice in the decrease of the Ships Complements from the Recapture of Vessels the Property of the Kings disaffected subjects, taken & manned by the Ships of War, (which can not be spared from... Continue Reading
Date: 8 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Memo The Captains and Commanders of the Ships and Vessels of War are desired not to give leave for any of their Seamen or Marines to be absent from their Duty on Shore at any time without a Certificate under their hands respectively specifying the time and occasion for which such Leave of absence has been granted: Those who are found wandering on Shore without such Certificate will be deemed... Continue Reading
Date: 8 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Memorandum As the most frugal Expence of Stores of every Species furnished for the Use of the Squadron will be requisite: no Salutes with Guns, are to be exchanged between the Ships thereof; those of Flag Officers or Commanders with Captains under them, upon their first Junction only, excepted. Given on board His Majesty's Ship the Eagle off New-York the 8 of June 1777.
Date: 8 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Upon an Invitation from the Board of War of Pensilvania, a Committee was appointed a few days ago to go down Delaware River and take a View of the Works there, erected with a View to prevent the Enemy from coming up to Philadelphia by Water. Mr. [William] Duer, your humble servant and Mr. [Arthur] Middleton made the Committee. Yesterday we went, in three Boats, with Eight Oars each. Mr. [David]... Continue Reading
Date: 8 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Monday June 9th 43-48N Latd 46-33W Longd towards noon Sent our boat on board for the officers bedding & chests, &c 2 this day I wrote to Capt Manley & advised him to go to chas Town So Carolina there to refitt & Joine Capt Biddle 3
Date: 9 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Your esteemed favor of 21st Ulto duely Appeared — At the same time I recd orders from Congress to repair immediatly to Portsmouth in order to Proceed to France in the Ship Amphitrite — I returned here a day or two Ago — And now Send you a list of Persons concerned in the capture of the Ship Alexander — the bearer Mr [Joseph] Vesey deserves to Share with the first class of Officers — however he... Continue Reading
Date: 9 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Friday last arrived in a safe port the Snow Sally, a prize taken by Capt. Harreden in the brig Tyrannicide, belonging to this State, having on board a variety of European Goods, among which are 3 or 4000 Blankets, this Vessel, with the Intrepid, Salisbury, Janet and Ann, were loaded by a Merchant in London, and sailed in Company, their Cargoes amounting to £22,000 and consigned to a Gentleman in... Continue Reading
Date: 9 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
To his Excellency the Honourable Nicholas Cook Esqr Governour, and the Counsil also Desiring his Excellency Would Please to Let me have the true form of the Articles And Regulations Belonging to the Schooner Spitfire Now Lying at warren a fixing as fast as Possible and I am in hopes of Geting Ready for Cruising Very Soon. But for the Want of the Rules and Regulations People Are Backward about... Continue Reading
Date: 9 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
The Preparations for the Campaign are compleated, and the major Part of the Troops already in the Field: the Generals [William] Howe and De Heister left New York two Days since for the Jerseys; the Army are in the highest Health and Spirits and I assure you hold all Obstacles to their Success in sovereign Contempt. The Recruits lately arrived from England, with the Isis and Somerset, had a very... Continue Reading
Date: 9 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Teusday 10th [June] 43-32N Latd 56-22W Longd this 24 hours easey weather but a large Swell — Employ'd fitting & waiting for the prize on bd of which they are able to make but Little Sail the first part moderate easey weather got a spare yard from on board Manley for the Fox's Main Yard, — got the yard across & riggd it
Date: 10 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Received of John Langdon four Hhds rum Qty four hundred & seventy three Galls — Two Teirces Rice Two Bbs flower wt Nt three hundred two Liters & four pounds Two Bbs pork & Two Tons & half Bread Ninety Two & half Bushs potatoes & six& ¼ Bushs peas for use ship Raleigh from Apl 5th To June 10th 1777 —
Date: 10 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Government thinks fit to advise you thro' this Board that on Sunday last 10 o'clock A M, a Sloop was chas'd off the Gurnet as far as the Heights of Marshfeild by Two Frigates & one other Large Ship, which from the distance between her Masts when she put about appear'd to be at least a 50 Gun Ship. Our Informant had a full View of these three Ships, & judged them to be British tho' they... Continue Reading
Date: 10 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I would inform you that I am Now in a fair way to get my Compliment of Men I have now Seventy men and Expect more on Monday if not Shall not wait but Proceed. on my Cruize & am hapy & I am Sorey you Should be So unfortunate as to have the Slupe Detain'd so Long but beleive me Gentelmen I done all in my Power we have greate harmoney on Bord the ones that I have Swear theay Never will Leave... Continue Reading
Date: 10 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
You Undoubtedly must have heard of the Unfortunate Sene that happen'd to me the Very hour you had Appointed me to wait Upon you yester Evening, but I Doubt whether You are yet Inform'd of my Es[ca]pe, I therefore take this Method to lett you know that I am in Place of Safety, and waiting for Orders from you to March to Any Place you will Please to Appoint me. Captain hinman: was the Means of my... Continue Reading
Date: 10 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
You being Master of our Brigg Live Oak now at Highannus You'l Call at Bedford on Your Return and purchese a Suteable Anchor for Sd Brigg as Cheepe as You Can, & Git Some Small Vessell to cary the Same with the Eight hhds Lafe Sugar Now in Mr Leonard Jervis's Care onbord Said Brigg and then proceede with Said Brigg to Charlestown in the Most Safe Way you can to Escape the Enemy, theer Deliver... Continue Reading
Date: 10 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Notice is hereby given, That Libels are filed before the Honorable Samuel Coit, Esq; against the following Vessels, viz. Sloop Britannia, burthen about 45 Tons, Obadiah Rogers late Master; Sloop Generous Friend, burthen about 80 Tons, John Freebody late Master; Schooner Success, burthen about 40 Tons, Peleg Borden late Master; Sloop Polly, burthen about 40 Tons, James King late Master; their... Continue Reading
Date: 10 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
The Council have desired me to inform you in answer to your favour of the fifth Instant that they have exerted themselves to their Utmost to forward the Continental Frigates but as the State is without Cannon and Seamen it is impossible that their exertions can answer the purpose. The Ships are now at Poughkeepsie, and we hope they will soon be rigged, which is the utmost we shall be able to do... Continue Reading
Date: 10 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9

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