Volume 13
I arrived here on Sunday afternoon.1 This morning visited the Ranger. She can Soon be got ready for sea. No letter has appeared from their Honours the Commissioners; have wrote them this day informing them of your order to me in consequence of their letter to you.2
The Officers and men are very happy at my appointment and I make no doubt that if the money, or even some part... Continue Reading
Date: 27 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
[Brest] Monday, July 27th.— This day Thomas Simpson Esqr came on board with orders to take command of the Ranger; to the joy and Satisfaction of the whole Ships company.1
Date: 27 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Ayant été trouver Monsieur le Gouverneur de ces Isles1 il m’a donné a entendre que cetoit a votre Requête que mon Batiment2 a été arreté le 19 de ce Mois et d’ailleurs j’en suis informé a ne point en douter; J’ai pensé que lorsque le General m’a dit de me voir avec vous, c’etoit pour prendre des Arrangemens sur le Prejudice que ce Retard me cause, d’un autre Coté Me.... Continue Reading
Date: 27 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Tuesday. July. 28th. 1778. [Port Louis, France]
This Day pleasant weather. In the Morning ordered Wm. Granger to be brought to the Gang way & receive 12 Stripes on his naked back; his Crime was taulking amoung the people & makeing them beleive that the Officers on Board had embasseld, some part of the prizes Cargo, & other abuse.—
Date: 28 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
In addition to my Letter to your Lordships of the 25th Inst.1 I am commanded by The King to signify to your Lordships His Majesty’s Pleasure that you do Instruct the Commander of His Majesty’s Ships in the Leeward Islands, to Co-operate with, and give all the Assistance in his power to the Commander of His Majesty’s Troops there, in carrying into Execution any Attempts which... Continue Reading
Date: 29 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
July 1778
Wednesday 29
Lizard1 N77E 709 Lgs:
at 7 am saw a strange sail in the SW qr. with any sail2 made towards her. brought to. hoisted out the boat, mann’d and Arm’d them: sent them after the Sloop. punished Pat. Lawler with 12 Lashes for quarrelling. at 11 AM saw the Boats board the Sloop. and bear down to the Ship.
Lizard N56E3... Continue Reading
Date: 29 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
July 1778
Wednesday 29th
Lizd No. 78..E 640—1
AM at 4 gave Chace to ye So.ward fird a Gun brout too ye Chace She provd ye Jane and Elizabeth Brigg from Jersey bound to Quebec had been taken by ye Pluto a American Privateer of 10 Guns—2 brout on board ye... Continue Reading
Date: 29 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
We have recieved your favor of the Eighth of June,1 by the Hand of Captain Barnes of the Schooner Dispatch, together with the Packets, forwarded by the Honorable Council of Massachusetts Bay.2 We have according to your desire given Orders to Mr. Schweighauser at Nantes to furnish the Captain, with such supplies as may be necessary to provide for his Return, and to... Continue Reading
Date: 29 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
You will take on Board your Vessell1 such a Cargo, as you shall receive from Mr Schweighauser, out of such Merchandizes belonging to the Public as he has in his Hands.2 You will get loaded and to Sea with all possible dispatch and return to such part of America as you shall Judge safest. We propose to send Dispatches by You, which We shall forward in season, but... Continue Reading
Date: 29 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
La fregatte Le Boston Commandée par Le Captaine
Samuel Tucker
Doit
á Puchelberg & Compe. de L'orient
Pour divers Payements & fournitures d'ordre du Capitaine Savoir
1778
Juillet 11.
Payé à Moylan suivt. son compte Savoir
Compté à Mr. Livingston
£
600. —. —
Pour Louage d'une Chaise pr Paris... Continue Reading
Date: 29 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Remarks on Board the Boston Monday July. 29th [1778]
[Port Louis, France]
This Day, I ordered 23 of the prisoners in Irons on Account of words they were heared to say: as, if they were to go in the Ship to Nantee,1 they would rize amoung them &c.— I am still waiting for a fair Wind.
Date: 29 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
I have at length got the Liberty of Cap. Allen and his Crew1 who are now here with some more Sailors which have been taken and sett onshore in Spain, I have a Schooner here what is a Remarkable fine Sailor & these people seem disposed to make a Cruize this Summer before they go home therefore I am preparing to Arm the Vessell as a Privateer
—If you can send me a Commission by... Continue Reading
Date: 29 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
En Reponse a la votre du 27 du Courant1 que nous avons recûe hier a 9 heures du Soir, nous pouvons vous dire que nous n’avons pas demandé l’Arrêt de votre Batiment,2 puisque contre vous, nous n’avons aucunes Pretentions, ni même nous vous connoissons, ne Sachant votre Nom jusqu’au Recû de la votre; ce que son Excellence le Gouverneur de ces Isles3 a ordonné, c’est... Continue Reading
Date: 29 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
30th. Thursday Yesterday was Donation-day[;]1 Several of the people got Disguised2 with Beer; & Last Night fell upon two of Capt. Ravels Frenchmen3 beat & Bruised them, they cried Murder which Alarmed the guard who came in & took two to the B[lack] hole for the same
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Thursday 30th, Rainy this day and we are employed about getting all the Money we can to make our escape this night as we have a hole five feet deep and fourteen in length and Six round so that it being all finished we intended a push at about 12 o’Clock when we all got ready to go; the guard having information of our intentions rather then kill us as we came out, came into the Prison... Continue Reading
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
J’ai reçu, M, la lettre que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’ecrire le 24. de ce moi, aussi que le mémoire de Mrs les fermiers-généraux concernant la frégate américaine le Boston.1 j’ay lû cette pièce avec la plus grande attention; mais je vous avoue que j’ay été étonné que pour établir les formes à suivre vis-à-vis d’un bâtiment de guerre, en n’y ait été que des ordonnances... Continue Reading
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Nothing but the Distressed Situation of my family, and fearing a french prison at the begining of a War should oblige me to be So troublesome to you and your officiers. The State of my family is truly deplorable. About Eighteen Months ago I had a brig seized from me with many other things and Sold, being almost my all I then got ye- Lord Chatham, my first voyage became A Victim to y... Continue Reading
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
As a friend to humanity I take the liberty to recommend you the Bearer Mrs Marichal whose case I submit to your Justice—Fleury the man who made an attempt to go off with your Boat & who you have since released has by some means or other found his Merchandize in this Poor Woman’s shop & on proving that they were his own, She has been obliged to restitute them to the right owner—... Continue Reading
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Remarks on Thursday July- 30th. [1778] [Port Louis, France]
Fresh Gales & thick weather, & I waiting only for a fair wind to put to Sea
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Copie
d’une Lettre du Sr. Sieulanne a
M. Le Docteur Franklin
A Ste. Croix de Teneriff Le 30 Juillet 1778
Monsieur
J’ai L’honneur de vous informer que Le Cape. G. Cunningham commandant Le Bateau Americain La Revenge, armé en Course, ayant pris & mené a L’Isle de Palme une des Canaries, Le Brigantin Anglois La Comtesse de Moreton,1 il me proposa de le... Continue Reading
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
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