Volume 9
. . . The Ship2 by the Sailing Masters account, is owned by Capt [Charles] Flynn and several others, is hired and Commissioned by the Lords Commissioners of the Post Office, the Question, then arises whether a Vessell hired and Commissioned by the Commissioners of the Post office, whose instructions, are, not to Engage or Fight any Vessell whateyer, if they can possibly avoid it, — is... Continue Reading
Date: 21 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Sepr 1777
Sunday 21st
Cape Cod WNW Dist 2 Leagues
at 5 [AM] saw a Schooner in the SW Qr made sail & gave Chace. — fir'd several shot at her to bring her to. — TKd occasionally. — at 7 sent the boats after her. — Cape Cod W½S 4 Leags — the Chace fired 4 Shot at the boats — we fired a Gun & made the Signl for the boats to return. — at 11 Got the boats ahead Towing. — Kept firing at the... Continue Reading
Date: 21 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Septembr 1777
Sunday 21st
Wilmington SBW 1 Mile
at 8 AM Came down and Anchor'd NEBN of us 7 Sail of Rebel vessels, at 10 Saw them under way Standing up the River, ½ Past Our signal on Board the Roebuck to Weigh, answ'd, Weighed and Came to Sail down the River, Employ'd Turning to Windward, at 11 Our signal on Board the Roebuck to Anchor, Shortened Sail and Anchord with the Bt Br in 5 fathom... Continue Reading
Date: 21 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Voted. That John Paul Jones Esqr Captain of the Continental Ship Ranger have liberty to inlist from the Matross Company's in the Batteries in Piscataqua Harbour a number of Men not exceeding twenty — Sent up by Saml Little Esqr2
Date: 22 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Upon the Representation of the late Attack upon the Ship Gruel at Wiscasset by the Boats of the Rainbow Man of War Orderd that the thanks of this Board be given Colo [William] Jones & the Militia under his Command for their spirited Defence & Protection of the Mast Ship Gruel,2 by which a very valuable Interest has been saved for the State, & the Enemy prevented from making... Continue Reading
Date: 22 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
In General Court Assembled [Boston] Sept 22:1777
The Memorial of Thomas Cushing Agent for Building the Continental Ships of War to be built in this State humbly Shewth
That Your Memorialist is in want of Sundry Stores Necessary for the Carpenter, Boatswain, Steward, Cooper & Gunner of one of said Ships, that he has endeavoured to purchace the same but finds they are not to be obtaind unless... Continue Reading
Date: 22 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Mr [Edward] Southouse who was some time since taken On Board the Mellish with his family, by the Alfred, had by the Indulgence of his Honr Judge [Nathan] Cushing all his Effects Restored to him which Consisted of house Furniture & his Equipage, When he went hence for hallifax left part of his Goods at Bedford, which are since sent to me, they are pack'd in a Tierce & two Cases. he desired... Continue Reading
Date: 22 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Septr 1777
Monday 22d 6[AM]
Cape Cod S33W — 8 Lges
Saw 2 Sail one to the SE and one to Windard gave Chase to the Weathermt one our prize Schooner fired a Shot at the Chase and brought her too wich proved to be a Greenland Ship2 belonging to Leeth taken by the Tarter Rebble Privateer
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Spoke his Majestys Ship Scharbourough
1 [PM]
Fresh Gale and Squally Wr HM Ship... Continue Reading
Date: 22 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Voted, That the Brig Defence belonging to this State, now in the Port of Boston, be rigged into a Ship.
Voted and Resolved, That Samll Elliot junr of Boston, Esquire, Agent for this State, be desired and directed to provide Sufficient Spars, Rigging and Duck for Rigging the Brig Defence belonging to this State now in the Port of Boston into a Ship.
Date: 22 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
The following Commission and Instructions was found on board a Rebel Prize lately brought in here, and may serve to show who are the principal Abettors of Piracy in the Ports under mentioned.
By his Excellency John Rutledge, Esquire, President and Commander in Chief of South-Carolina, one of the United States of America.
To all People to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting:
Know ye that I do... Continue Reading
Date: 22 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Copy.
By the Viscount Howe Vice Admiral of the White and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Ships and Vessels employed and to be employed &c in North America.
Emerald.
Solebay.
Otter.
Senegal.
Whereas it is intended that the Ship you command together with those named in the Margin, should, in the Absence of a Senior Officer, be employed under your direction, at and near to the... Continue Reading
Date: 22 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
The Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton lately did me the Ho or to impart to me a Plan of Incursion he proposed making into the Jerseys, which he was of Opinion, if critically timed, might not only operate strongly in favor of the Grand Army, but be attended with other Advantages; The necessary Directions were accordingly given respecting the Flat Boats, the Disposition of them ordered in the... Continue Reading
Date: 23 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
The Enemy have cross'd the Schuylkill below the Army & are now on their March for the City of Philadelphia — I think it of the greatest Importance that the Fort upon the Island should be Garrison'd. If we can stop the Enemy's fleet from coming up & prevent them from getting Possession of the Mud fort, & they take Possession of the City & our Army moves down upon the back of it, it... Continue Reading
Date: 23 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Ordered by the subscriber commanding in Philadelphia, September 23, 1777.
I. That every decked vessel in the river Delaware, between Market street wharf and Burlington, be, by the next tide of flood, taken up to Burlington, and put under the care of the naval officer commanding there. All such as are below Market-street wharf and fort Mifflin, to be taken down the river, and put under the care... Continue Reading
Date: 23 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Septr 1777
Tuesday 23d
Thoats Point WNW 4 Leagues.
at 7 AM Saw Several Ships coming down the Bay, they proved a fleet of Ships of War and Transports with the Eagle, the Lord Visct Howe: at 7 the Signal on board the Eagle for all Cruizers to join: at 8 weighed and made Sail, at 9 joined the Admiral, brought too hoisted the Boat out and went on bd the Eagle; at 11 found the Barge much Stove... Continue Reading
Date: 23 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
From the Letter of Lieut Starke a Copy of which I sent you a few Days ago you will see the distressed situation which we may eventually be in in case the two Vessels Mr Stark mentions, should fall into the Rebels [hands] nearly all the others having been disarmed I trust therefore you will see the necessity of sending mean Officer with as many Seamen as you can possibly spare I need not tell you... Continue Reading
Date: 24 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
My last to you was under the 19th Instant by express at that time I was intirely ignorant of what the Cargo onboard the Dispatch consisted of — as Capt Cleveland only mentioned his arrivall at Salem and forwarded the Letters by express wch I mentioned to you. the Brig has since got up from Salem and we are unloading her. the musquets I find in very bad Order being damag'd by water before I took... Continue Reading
Date: 24 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I think it necessary to acquaint you for the information of Genl Burgoyne, that the Enemy to the amount of between two and three hundred Men came from Skensborough to the carrying place near Tyconderoga and there took seventeen or eighteen Batteaus with Gunboats — their Design first was to attack this Fort but considering they could not well accomplish it without Cannon they desisted from that... Continue Reading
Date: 24 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
September 1777
Tuesday 24
At Anchor off Captains Island — Do No 1 Mile
AM at 6 weighed at 8 saw two Reble wale boats towing a sloop in to Maroneck [Mamaroneck] Harbr sent the Boats Mannd & Armd to Chace wt the Tender who Fird Several shott at the Chace at 11 the Rebel wale boats Towd the sloop on shore our boats boarded the sloop under Cover of the Tender and took her off the Rebels... Continue Reading
Date: 24 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Tyringham Howe Esquire Captain and Commander of his Majesty's Ship of War the Thames who as well for himself as for the other Officers and the Crew of the said Ship and all others interested therein in this Behalf prosecutes comes here into this Court of Vice Admiralty this Twenty fourth Day of September in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy seven, and as well for himself... Continue Reading
Date: 24 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
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