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March 5
Glasgow1
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Abigail2
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Molassas & Rum
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Date: 21 June 1778
Volume: Volume 13
You have hereby Licence to Sail from the port of Piscataqua in the Schooner [blank] Burthen about Forty Tuns as a flagg of Truce to Halifax, in the State of Rhode Newport, or Newyork to Endeavor to procure the Release of the Crews of the Privateers for the sole purpose of carrying Necessaries to the Crews of the Privaters Portsmouth1 & Mc.Clary,2 now Prisoners at some... Continue Reading
Date: 22 June 1778
Volume: Volume 13
This will be handed You ⅌ my Brother Willm Sheafe & Incloses My accot for two Casks of Westindia Rum & sundrys purchased & supplyd Mr Robt Cushing for Your Ship Minerva1 amot to £180-8-102 — Mr Cushing & Capt Grimes wanted 2 Cask of porter some Loaf Sugar & sundrys... Continue Reading
Date: 22 June 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Humbly shew the Subscribers that they in an armed Boat under the Command of William Bentley captured Three Fish Boats belonging to Newport, and a Boat belonging to a Transport-Ship of the Enemy: And that the Expence of trying the Captures before the maritime Court will be so great that it will eat up the Profits: And thereupon they pray as there is not the least Doubt of their being legal Prizes... Continue Reading
Date: 22 June 1778
Volume: Volume 13
The bearer Mr Taylor1 has instructions to proceed to France immediately, This Gentleman having been along time Confidentially employed by Mr Hancock2 While President of Congress, we think it proper that the delivery of one of the Packets sent to your care yesterday for our Commissioners in France should be intrusted to him.3 It is not however... Continue Reading
Date: 22 June 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Commission of a Letter of Marque and Reprisal issued to Thomas Skiles Master of the Schooner called the Beggars Benison mounting four Swivel Guns navigated by seven Men belonging to John Craig, Hugh McBride William McBride and Charles Phillyishill—1
The following Recruits, Substitutes, and Vagrants sent from Camp by General Smallwood as unfit for the Service some... Continue Reading
Date: 22 June 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Articles of Agreement between Captn. John Rogers Commander of the Schooner General Smallwood Now laying at Anchor in Mattompkin Inlett, Virginia and the Marriners and Seamen Shipped in Said Vessel,1 that all and Evry of us will proceed in the Said Vessel to any port or place in the West Indies (English Islands Excepted) and Back to America again, at the Monthly Wages prefixed to our... Continue Reading
Date: 22 June 1778
Volume: Volume 13
James Innes2 Esquire is appointed a Commissioner of the Navy, in the room of James Maxwell who hath resigned his appointment, until the pleasure of the General Assembly shall be known.
It appearing that the retailing of sundry Articles now in the public Store which are not wanted for the Army & Navy hath become very Inconvenient for the Commissary of Stores3 to attend to... Continue Reading
Date: 22 June 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Tuesday, June 23d, [Liverpool, Nova Scotia]—I go on board the Blonde with Wm. and Joseph Freeman. Dine with the Captain,1 and have verbal orders to sell all the Goods belonging to the wreck, except the Musquets, which I send on board the Blonde,2 in No. 44, viz.-31 from my store, (returned guns), and 13 from Capt. Freeman, that were saved from ye Privateers.3 Thos... Continue Reading
Date: 23 June 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Mr. Partridge came up with a Message from the Honble. House to enquire of the Board whether they had passed upon a Resolve directing the Board of War to lay before the Council a Nomination of some person to command the Brig Hazard1
John Pitts Esqr. went down with a Message to the Honble. House to inform that the Board had Nonconcurred the... Continue Reading
Date: 23 June 1778
Volume: Volume 13
You being commander of the General Hancock a private ship of war of Eighteen Guns, now fitted and ready for Sea, to cruize against the Enemies of the United States of America, as by authority of your Commission from the Honourable Continental Congress Our Orders are you embrace the first favourable opportunity and proceed on your Cruize as follows VIZT.
From this wou'd have you proceed to the... Continue Reading
Date: 23 June 1778
Volume: Volume 13
June 1778
Tuesday 23rd
Do [Spiting Devil Creek ESE 2 Miles]
at 6 AM Weigh'd & Gave chase to a Rebbell Sloop at 9 the Chase run a shore sent a boat mand & Arm'd to bring her off, at 10 the boats return'd having brought the sloop off having one man wounded.1 fird 1: 24 Prs. & 2: 4 Pr at a Party of Light horse
Tallards Pt... Continue Reading
Date: 23 June 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Saturday last was sent in here by the Letter of Marque sloop General Howe, Capt. Carey,1 the brig Benjamin, Andrew Walker, late Master, from Nantz, in France, with a very valuable cargo; and a schooner from Alexandria, in Virginia,2 with tobacco, bread and flour: Capt. Carey took them off North-Carolina, out of a fleet of eleven sail; he could have taken them all, but had... Continue Reading
Date: 23 June 1778
Volume: Volume 13
. . . Colo Malcom1 lately informed me, that having heard one of the Enemy's ships lay near—in North River he caused an 18 & 24 Pounder to be dragged down in the night with 51 shot when the flood tide had made strong he opened his little masked Battery of Bushes and at the distance of 500 to 700 Yards pierced her 47 times when he had only 1 shot remaining a breeze of Wind... Continue Reading
Date: 23 June 1778
Volume: Volume 13
I received your favour of the 19th Inst. observe the Contents,1 I am exceeding glad you have got your Boat in such forwardness, but would rather she shou'd have been agreeable to the dimensions I gave you, but I hope she will answer—2
I have mentioned it to the Governour & Council3 about having another Boat built which they seem to be... Continue Reading
Date: 23 June 1778
Volume: Volume 13
. . . I take the liberty to trouble Congress upon a subject of all others the most disagreable to me, as I may appear to be interested in their determination upon it; but Service requires it of me, & Congress may be assured, their opinion will always be binding upon me—
The prizes taken by detachment from the Troops under my Command &c acting under my Order have been condemned—1... Continue Reading
Date: 23 June 1778
Volume: Volume 13
. . . A Scouting Party sent by the General1 to Wrights landing at the mouth of St. Marys to learn if the Galleys2 were there & derive some intelligence of the Enemy's Motions, is Returned & Reports that the Galleys are laying at Wrights landing, with Two flats each Mounting a 12 pounder, & several small Craft to the Amount of 12 Sail in all.—The Sick... Continue Reading
Date: 23 June 1778
Volume: Volume 13
The Court after Mature Consideration are Unanimously of Opinion that the first & third Articles of Charge are proved Against Capt. McNeill & also such part of the fourth as that he was Guilty of Neglect of duty in not Exercising his Cannon at Sea during the Cruise1 The Court are of Opinion that the 2d. 4th. & 6th.... Continue Reading
Date: 24 June 1778
Volume: Volume 13
The Subscriber of Lawfull Age Testify & Say, That being Commander of the Schooner Brittania belonging to Isaac Smith Esqr. of Boston I was captured by a Brittish Privateer & Carried into Jamaica, from whence I took passage for the Continent of America the 11th. of May last on Board the Schooner Hope then Commanded by Capt Amos Hilton—1 That on... Continue Reading
Date: 24 June 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Received of Nathaniel Shaw Junr Contl Agt. by order & on Accot of Navy Board Eastern Department Four hundred & Seventy four Dollars being for the Recruiting Service1
Date: 24 June 1778
Volume: Volume 13
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