American Theater, June 1 to August 15, 1778
AT A MEETING OF THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL OF SAFETY AT LEBANON, TUESDAY, 11TH AUGUST, 1778.
Present: His Excellency the Governor.
Jz. Huntington,
William Williams,
Jos. Spencer,
Jedh Elderkin,
Esqrs.
David Mumford,
Resolved, That Majr Joshua Huntington have and receive upon his request half a ton of sheet lead belonging to this State in the care... Continue Reading
Date: 11 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
[August 1778]
Tuesday 11
[crew ashore on island of Rhode Island]
Mod with some rain Punished Jas. Foster with 6 lashes for Drunkeness. & Jno. Phillips with 12 lashes for neglect of Duty. & Drunks. Emp repg. batteries
Date: 11 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Dans la matinée vent de NNE assés fort, de la brume le Captaine a ordonné au brik le Stanley1 de mettre sous Voile, et de Courir au large pour aller reconnaitre L’Escadre français, à 7. h. il en rentré et a rendu Compte qu’il n’avait rien vu pendant la nuit, le vent a Souflé du NE avec violence accompagné d’une pluye continuelle; L’Aimable2 a rompu ses Cables quoiqu’elle fut... Continue Reading
Date: 11 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
du Mardy 11
au jour Les vents du nord au NNE Bon frais Le Ciel Couvert nous avons apercu Lennemy un peut sur Tribord qui fuyoit à toute voille il netoit plus au nombre que de 25 à La Distance de deux Lieue à deux lieue et demy nous avons chassé à toute voile à tous lavantage des vaisseau—nous nous trouvions alors Le troisieme vaisseau de lavant nous Les gaignerion Les vents auguementant toujours... Continue Reading
Date: 11 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
[August 1778]
Tuesday 11th
Block Island N¼W Distce. 23 Leagues
At 5 AM saw the French Fleet bearing SBW standing after us ½ past the Adml.1 made the Signl. form on the Starbd Line of Bearing made Sail At 7 In 1st. reefs at 8 repeated the Adml. Signl. to alter the Course in succession 4 points to Starboard ... Continue Reading
Date: 11 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
[August 1778]
Tuesday 11th.
Do. [Block Island] N:25°W74 Ms.
at ½ past 4 AM the Experiment1 & Venus’s2 Sigls. to bear up & sail large. the Sigl. to keep in more open order of Battle. Block Island NNW 5 Leagues the French Fleet NbE 3 Leagues at 6 the Sigl. to alter the course one point to Windwd the... Continue Reading
Date: 11 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
[Augst. 1778]
Tuesday 11.
Block North N 27 Leagues
at 6 AM Recd. Orders from the Admiral1 when He Tack’d & stood on his Larbd Tacks (in Order to Engage) to keep our Wind on the Larbd. tack & gain the Wind of the Enemy.
Block Island N39E. 36 leagues. Sandy hook N71W 35 leagues.
Hard Gales & Squally with Rain. PM The French... Continue Reading
Date: 11 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
[August 1778—]
Tuesday 11th
Block Island
No.13°Wt. Distt.
23 1/3 Leagues—
at 5 AM The French Fleet in sight standing after us. At 10 min: past 5 The Appollo1 made The Signal for A Sail in the East. at 20 min: to Form on the Starbd. Line of bearing. at 20 min: past 6 the Sommerset’s2 Signal was made to keep her Station in the... Continue Reading
Date: 11 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Your Letter to Congress was delivered and is referred to the Marine Committee.1 It will be difficult & a Work of Time to procure the different Resolves of Congress relative to Captures. I have seen only one of the Marine Board, the only Instance he knows of is, that Capt. Hawker says he struck to the united States.- As to the Jurisdictions, it unquestionably belongs to... Continue Reading
Date: 11 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
M Brown having communicated to us the desire of the marine Committee “to have laid before them a written account how far we have executed their orders respecting the french fleet.[”]1
Agreable thereto we now inform you that the whole of the two first orders issued by the Committee were complied with and Shipped on board the fleet at Sandy hook and the frigate in the Delaware,2... Continue Reading
Date: 11 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Thro’ Inattention and a Variety of Business while at Home, I entirely forgot the impowering some Person with a Letter of Attorney to receive and dispose of my Part of any Prizes that we may send in—tho’ ye Necessity and Expediency of it is very evident—For should we send in a Prize ye Articles of which should be of a perishing Nature, there ought certainly to be some Person... Continue Reading
Date: 12 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
May this meet you at Philadelphia in the full & sweet Enjoyment of domestic Happiness, and may you may find your Interest less damaged than your Fears Suggested as I find they1 left the City in a better Condition than was expected. A few Days after you left us I got her Majesty2 into my Neighbourhood with all her Guns, Spars, & appurtenances & have got rid of all the Petit... Continue Reading
Date: 12 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
By Agreement the Count De-Estaing & myself were to have landed our Troops on the Island Yesterday but early on Sunday Morning I received Information that the Enemy had abandoned the North End of the Island entirely and withdrawn to their Line, near Newport—This Movement of theirs was caused by the Count’s running up the River with his Fleet the day before and induced me to throw over all my... Continue Reading
Date: 12 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
I have the honor to acknowledge the Receipt of your Excellency’s favor of the 11th. Instant conveying the Acct. of Byrons Squadron, but previous to its coming to hand had receiv’d similar Information, from Genl Heth and the Council of Massachusetts.1 The obligation I lay under to you is not the least diminished from this Circumstance, but receives... Continue Reading
Date: 12 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
[August 1778]
Wednedy 12
[crew ashore on island of Rhode Island]
In General strong Gales and Squally with rain sent the Master 8 Men & a boy onboard a sloop to go express to N. York order Capn Brisbane1 a number of the Tents blew down by the Violence of the Gale some shot fired from our batterys at the Rebels.
Date: 12 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Même temps, avec la difference que le vent de NE a passé au N. d’où il a Soufflé avec la même Violence, L’Aimable1 [achevalait?] et nous tombait dessus, aussitôt nous avons filé notre grelin D’affourche et rappellé Sur notre ancre de poste, par ce moyen nous l’avons evitée après quoi nous avons mouillé une 3e. Ancre. ce coupe de vent nous donna bien des Craintes Sur le... Continue Reading
Date: 12 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
du mercredy 12
au jour nous Eumes connoissance de deux de nos vaisseau qui nous ne vieue pas Longtemps je Crois quil ne Leur-etoit Guere possible de nous Conserve le coups de vents estant des plus violents jusqu’à midy quil Commençat à diminuer nous prenions de Leau de tous Les Bords. par Les Roullés à deux-heures notre Baum de Gouvernaile á Rompir par Les secousse quil donnoit par La Grosse-mer ... Continue Reading
Date: 12 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
[August 1778]
Wednesday 12
Block Island N39E. 36 leagues.
Sandy hook N71W 35 leagues.
At 12 Fired a Gun & made the Signal for shoaling our water having but 14 fm. At 3 AM shorten’d sail the Volcano1 having parted the Hawser. At 5 Handed the Maintopsail Got down topgallt Yards & lowerd the Mizenyard the Jeers being Stranded: At 7 Brot. too... Continue Reading
Date: 12 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
[August 1778—]
Wednesday 12th
40°..22’ No.00°..22’Wt
At 12 saw the Admiral’s Ship (the Appollo)1 bearing NW & several of our Fleet in sight. At 4 The Admiral Fired a Gun and made The Signal & wore Ship. At Noon a Strong Gale and thick. The Admiral & Seven Sail in Sight—
Block Island No. Distt. 29 Leagues
Strong Gale... Continue Reading
Date: 12 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
[1778 Augst]
Wednesday 12th
Sandy Hook N74Wt Distce. 56 Leags
at 3 AM broke adrift from the Pearl,1 at 7 Hove too under the Mizn. Stay Sail—
Do [Sandy Hook] N 68 Wt Distce. 54 Leags 2 Miles
First & Middle parts a heavy Gale & Great Sea, latter more Modte... Continue Reading
Date: 12 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
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