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As soon as these Instructions get to hand you are to get to Sea as soon as possible,1 when there you are to proceed on a voyage to some convenient port in France, and on your Arrival there Apply to the Agent—if any in or near said Port—for such Supplys as you may stand in need of—
You are at the same time to give immediate Notice by Letter to the Honble Benjamin Franklin Arthur Lee...
Date: 1 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
By Athority Committed to me by the Honobl. Continantal Navy Board at Boston,
I hereby Order & direct you to Equip the Ship Collombus under your Command with one Suit of Sails and riging Compleat, take on board her a Sufficint quantity of Ballast, fill all her Watter Casks with Watter, which will answer for Ballast, take on board four Carrige Guns & all The Swival Guns and...
Date: 12 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
I Inclose you a paragraph of a Letter received from the Marine Comtee. by which you will see their Intentions with regard to the French Ship Flamand under your directions & their orders to us1 in Consequense of which we have ordered Capt Ayres2 & two Lieutenants Mr Gross3 & Mr Thaxter4 to Engage...
Date: 14 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
You are hereby desired & Impowered to proceed Immediately to Bedford1 Apply to Mr Jarvis & if he has not engaged a Master for the Scooner Loyalty,2 take the Command of her, Engage a Mate and Crew, make all the dispatch in your power to Equip her for the Sea, and proceed immediatly directly to the Inlet of Sinepuxant on the Sea Coast of Maryland, about...
Date: 17 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11