Volume 13
I am favoured with your much esteemed Letter of Yesterday in answer to which I am sorry to inform you that notwithstanding the Honourable Comissioners explicit desire Mr. William’s2 Clerk refuses delivering the Continental Stores in his possession saying that he has no order from him.3 I apprehended this & therefore wrote to the Hble Gentlemen above... Continue Reading
Date: 10 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Remarks on Board the Boston Fryday July 10th. 1778.-
[Port Louis, France]
This Day very pleasent Weather, finished cleaning the Ships Bottom. Mr- Latuche one of his Christian Majestys Generals at Loriant,1 with a number of Officers came on Board the Ship, and asked the french Sailors & Marines in my presence, weather they had reather tarry on board or go on... Continue Reading
Date: 10 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
By Yesterdays Post I had the honor of receiving your Letter of the 19th of April.1 What could have occasioned its not reaching my hands before now, I cannot say unless the Person who was entrusted with sending it by the Post might have detained it to answer some particular purpose. You inform me in your letter that I am charged in your Bankers Account with upwards of one... Continue Reading
Date: 10 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Remarks on Board the Boston Saturday July 11th. 1778.
[Port Louis, France]
This Day pleasent Weather, all Hands Employd as usual about Necessary Duty.— had the Ships Crew mustered & found that I have one hundred & forty six men & Boys on Board.--
Date: 11 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
[July] 11
At 3 pm the French Genl. of Marine1 came on board and took away 24 French Marines whom we had recruited while at Bordeaux.2
Date: 11 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Whereas Jerome Cazneau,1 Serjeant of Marines, on bd. said Ship, on her Arrival in said Port, obtain’d Liberty to go on Shore, and there maliciously, and falsely represented to the French Men in general of their Abuse on board sd. Ship, telling them he would not return to said Ship, & injoyning & perswading those Marines & French Men who belonged to the... Continue Reading
Date: 11 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
I send you enclosed a letter of important intelligence, a great deal of which I believe, although the author towards the end of his letter speaks doubtfully of his means of information. What appears to me the least credible is that France, being in expectation of a junction with Spain, should risk an engagement with Mr Keppel’s fleet.2 Nothing can induce her to take such a step but a... Continue Reading
Date: 12 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
I return you a thousand thanks my dear Sir for your kind attentions.— You have already laid me under Obligations which I have had no Opportunities of meriting.— but as I accept your Friendship wth. great pleasure I will not tire you with Compliment or Apoligy.—
The person whom you have had the goodness to enquire after1—I could wish to be a man of Breeding and of Letters;... Continue Reading
Date: 12 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
I take this Opportunity of Writing hoping you will not think me to Bolde as it is Chiefly to Enform you of my Been taken in the Elexenton Capn. Jonson1 and Reciving Som small wounds was Sent to the Hospital from wence I made my escape but having neither Money or Friends was Obliged to Seake Refuge on Board of a Letter of Marque2 with another American that was... Continue Reading
Date: 12 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
This Day pleasent Weather, let fifty of the men go on Shore on Liberty, they to return at night.— Cuff Jennings recd. 12 lashes on his nacked back with a Catt, for being muteonous & makeing a noize on Board the Ship.
Date: 12 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Since my Arrival at this Port, I have been much troubled with those Frenchmen I enter’d at Bourdeaux, although I Enlisted them according to your Honours Orders, which was by permission from the Admiralty; While on my short Cruze, some few words would pass as I understand between the Frenchmen & my other Sailors, but Contrary to Orders which they daily had the Perrusial off and likewise read... Continue Reading
Date: 12 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
The Dispatch, Ward, from Africa to the West Indies, with 100 Slaves, is taken by an American privateer, and carried into Guadeloupe.
The Friendship, Reid, from Leith to Granada,1 is taken by an American privateer, and carried into Martinico.
The Sally, Kent, from Martinico to Charles Town, with woollen cloth and saltpetre, is taken and carried into New York.
The Farmer, Alexander, from... Continue Reading
Date: 13 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
As we understand The Boston in her last Cruise, did not sail so well as formerly, We apprehend, that this Alteration has been made by some change in her Ballast: for which Reason, you are directed, if you judge it necessary, to take out your present Ballast, to apply to Mr. Schweighauser at Nantes, and take from him such Articles, as he may have to send to America, which may be stowed... Continue Reading
Date: 13 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
We have ordered Capt Tucker1 to join you in your future Cruizes & Voyage to America You will get to Sea with all possible Expedition. We are Sir [&c.]
Date: 13 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
as I have the good fortune to bring three Prizes1 into this port I have wrote your Honour to know what to do with them as Mr James Moylan is no more to Serve as Agent for this Port. I being unacquainted with the Duties on Such articles that his Christian Majesty Ought to Receive would be glad you Send a Sufisciant Person to Sell them to Avoyd Impositions I have applyd to... Continue Reading
Date: 13 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
I with pleasure received yours of the 7th. Inst.-1 & am very happy of our agrement, and shall wait on you at the Rivers2 mouth as soon as I get Orders from Parris, I have not heared from my Lieut- since he left this3 and I am a little troubled about my Marines being taken out of my Ship; they being Frenchmen which shews the Virtue of our Alliance.—... Continue Reading
Date: 13 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Mr Heron1 having acquainted me by his Letter of the 6th. inst. that a large Cutter mounting about 16 Guns, and which appeared to be full of Men was seen under American Colours on the 30th. of June in the Evening about four leagues South West of Cape Clear, and that on the same Day a Boatman at Dantry2 saw an American Privateer off... Continue Reading
Date: 14 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
The multiplicity of business you must be Engaged in. The flattering assurance of our being Exchang’d in a short time. And my not being in imediete want. was the motive of my not troubling you before. also supplosing Mr: Thorton to have Inform’d you of the Station of every person here—1 Permit me now to Inform your Excellency that I had the Command of (a Cruizer) the... Continue Reading
Date: 14 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
I Know you will be very anxious about my Return; but I cannot help it. I had yesterday afternoon, got my dispatches for you & Cap Whipple, but had not got to my Lodgings, when a Mesenger was sent after me to Return to passy, this Morning; your Orders I am Sure, will be perfectly agreable to you; & the Reason of my writing you this morning, before I go to passy, is, that the post Setts out... Continue Reading
Date: 14 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Extract from a Letter by Jonathan Williams Esqr. to Lieutenant Simpson dated Passy July 14th: 1778.—
“You observed to me when I saw you at Brest that you were so much disposed to have a good understanding with Captain Jones that were any Concession ask’d of you, or did you know that sort of one would be acceptable you would readily make it—I have so much the wellfare of the... Continue Reading
Date: 14 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
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