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Captain George Muter of the Hero Galley, and Lieutenant Philip Chamberlayne appeared in Council, took the Oath prescribed by Ordinance, and subscribed the articles of war, whereupon Commissions were issued & delivered the said Officers.
It being represented to this Board that it will be greatly beneficial to the Trade of this Country, and of others of the United States to have the harbours of...
Date: 19 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Mr William Armistead having signified to this Board in writing his resignation of the appointment as one of the Judges of the Court of Admiralty, Resolved that Bernard Moore Esquire be appointed a Judge of the said Court in the room of Mr Armistead. Mr Moore appeared, and qualified accordingly, by taking the Oath of Office.
A Permit was issued for the Schooner Patsey Captain James Gorton, of the...
Date: 20 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Captain William Deane of the Schooner Revenge and Aron Jeffrys first Lieutenant of the said Schooner appeared were sworne, and received Commissions dated this day;
Ordered that a Warrant issue to Captain William Deane for sixty six pounds five shillings for eighty days service to the 23d of July as an Engineer also for rations and Forage the above time and for sundrys furnished the schooner...
Date: 21 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
A Permit was issued to Captain John Southcomb of the Lugger Rambler a Square Stern Vessell burthen forty Tons, built in Gloucester, the property of John Dixon & William Patterson & laden with Tobacco and Flour Per manifest filed to proceed to Saint Eustatia, or other ports allowed of by Congress, the said Captain having entered into and acknowledged Bond with Security for the purpose,...
Date: 24 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Sloop Good Intent, of Bermuda, Richard Fowle master having entered with eight hundred bushels of Salt, three puncheons of Rum and three hundred and fifty pounds of Coffee, and having been offered twenty shillings per Bushel for the Salt but chusing to give the preemption to the publick; the Board considering the great necessity of laying in a stock of that essential article for the use of the...
Date: 6 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
A Petition from the Inhabitants of the Town of Alexandria setting forth among other things, "their defenceless condition," tho accessable to Ships of War under forty or fifty Guns only, and praying that they might be permitted to purchase at the public expence sixteen Iron Cannon, vizt ten eighteen pounders and six nine pounders to be mounted on two substantial Batteries which had been lately...
Date: 7 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
It appearing by an authentic Letter, received from a Gentleman of Credit in the Island of Bermudas that the Schooner Polly John Middleton Master, cleared out from the port of James river, for the Island of Hispaniola, hath landed and Disposed of her Cargo in the said Island of Bermudas, contrary to the Resolutions of the General Congress; and in breach of the Condition of the Bond given for...
Date: 9 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Resolved, that the Commissioners of the Navy be desired immediately to contract with proper persons for the building in the most expeditious manner, thirty Boats properly calculated; for the transportation of Troops across or up and down the rivers and Creek's, each Boat to be of a proper size for carrying a complete company of sixty eight men, with their arms and Baggage.
The navy Board, having...
Date: 12 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Board, now resumed the Consideration of the Report made yesterday by the Navy Board; which is as follows viz.
The Commissioners of the Navy are of Opinion, that the Scheme proposed to them by the Council for the Importation of Salt, Clothing, and Medicines, for the supply of the Army, is practicable, and may probably be the means of providing those and many other Articles Indispensably...
Date: 13 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
A Certificate dated July 25th of the Review of a Lieutenants quota of marines recruited by Lieutenant Henry Stratton of the Hero Galley, was returned and filed, the said Henry Stratton having taken the oath of Fidelity to this Commonwealth also received his Commission dated this day.
Permits issued to the Schooners Kitty, and Good Intent, Captains Stevens and Sea Brooke, outward bound, to trade...
Date: 14 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Pursuant to a former order, Lieutenant Samuel Towls of the Schooner Revenge in the Naval service of this State, received, and qualified to, his Commission, dated the 16th Instant.
Captain Ephraim Gilbert of the Sloop, Johns Releif, having laid before the Board his papers, which were examined, he is permitted to proceed to any part of this Commonwealth, break Bulk, and dispose of his Cargo....
Date: 17 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Brigantine Adventure now lying at York, with Tobacco, designed by order of the Committee of Safety for Dunkirk, being in an unfit condition to proceed on such a Voyage. It is Ordered that she proceed to Portsmouth, there to unload and refit, and after relading, that she proceed to Cape Nichola Mola, instead of Dunkirk, as a more desirable mart in the present circumstances of things. And the...
Date: 20 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Samuel Darrell, Master of the Schooner Fanny lately arrived in James River from Bermuda, laden with Salt, Coffee and Claret, appeared in Council and prayed permission to dispose of his Cargo, and trade for the same with the Inhabitants of this State. Resolved that he be permitted so to do to the amount of his Cargo.
Date: 21 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
William Lux Esquire of Baltimore having informed the Board that Captain Lilly being in want of Sail Cloth for the Brigg Revenge he had supplied him with eleven Pieces of Duck and desiring to have it immediately returned him; it is ordered that the Commissary of Stores send the same by Captain Eleazer Callendor, which was signified by Letter to Mr. Lux.
Date: 25 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Deserted, from the brigantine Liberty, lying at Baltimore, the following seamen, viz. On the 10th inst. William Puckinghorn, a native of New-England, about five feet six inches high, has light coloured hair and yellow at the top: had on when he went away, a drab coloured jacket with a blue cape; when in liquor is subject to fits. On the 17th, two lads, Thomas Cane and Jesse Clarkson; Cane is a...
Date: 26 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Ordered That Captain Charles Harrison of the Artillery be empowered to take possession of and apply to the use of his Company in transporting the same-or any ordnance Stores, a Boat now lying at Porto Bello lately the property of Lord Dunmore, first having the same appraised & returning the appraisment to the Governor and Council.
A permit was issued to Captain Osburn of the Sloop Packet to...
Date: 26 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Ordered that a permit issue to James Darrel, Master of the Brig Anne from Bermuda laden with Salt, to proceed up James River and dispose of his Cargo.
Date: 27 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Since our last two vessels have arrived at Hampton, one with 800 bushels of salt, the other with 300; and one is just come up to Jarnestown with 2500 bushels, and some fruit.
A small Baltimore privateer carried into Chingoteague, upon the Eastern Shore, the beginning of last week, a brig from Jamaica laden with 400 hogsheads of sugar and 140 hogsheads of rum.1
Date: 27 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
A Permit issued to Captain Butler, of the Sloop Wealthy lately arrived from Bermuda with Salt, to dispose of his Cargo and trade with the Inhabitants of this State for the same.
A Permit issued to the Sloop Good intent, Richard Towle Master, laterly arrived here with Salt from Bermuda, to return to the said Island.
Manifest of Cargo filed Bond executed & ordered to be recorded.
Date: 2 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
A Permit issued to Captain John Seymore, of the Sloop Dick Cole, lately arrived with Salt from Bermuda, to trade with the Inhabitants of this State.
Date: 3 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6