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Septr 1776
Saturday 21
Moor'd as before in the [North River at New York]
AM 1/2 past one the Town of [New] York was set on Fire in different places, sent a Boat to assist, at 5 parted the small Bower Cable Fresh Gales & Cloudy
PM Moor'd Ship, converted the Sheet Cable to the small Bower & pointed it
Date: 21 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Please to inform their Lordships of the Arrival of His Majs Ship under my Command from Rhode Island having been forty five Days on our Passage. at the Time We were Abreast of the Lizard the Weather being extremely hazey, & the Wind at South, I thought it more proper to proceed to this Port, than to stand in with the Land to go for Plymouth. I send enclosed a Journal of our Proceedings on the...
Date: 27 February 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Will you do me the favour to contradict a paragraph in Mr. Holt's paper, in which he says that the man of war had stopped several vessels with provisions, and that we had set our own price upon whatsoever we chose to take?2 The truth is, that we have not taken or bought any sort of provisions from any vessel, except three hundred oysters which I bought yesterday, and for which I gave...
Date: 9 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
The town is at present much more quiet than it has been, those people who in consequence of our firing had removed to the Country are all returned, and such as are known to be friends to Government do not seem to be under so great apprehensions as they were a short time ago ー I cannot pretend to say what occasions their present quiet, but it is thought by some that several of their principals are...
Date: 9 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Sir, Having received a Letter of which the inclosed is a Copy, from David Wooster, One who commanded a Body of Men from Connecticut, at that time encamped about eight Miles from the City of New York, I take the earliest opportunity of transmitting a Copy of the same to you it relates, with the inclosed Affadavits to the Case of a Man whom I took out of a Passage Boat, and have detained on the...
Date: 10 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
October 1775
Wednesdy 25
Thursday 26
Moord between the Battery & Oyster Island
Fresh Breezes & fine Wr P M Arriv'd the King Fishers tender A M sent some Arms & Amunition on board her for Lord Dunmore at Noon she Sailed for Virginia
Date: 25 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
October 1775
Tuesday 31
Moor'd between the Battery & Oyster Island
AM dried Sails recd Beer & Water PM Clear'd Hawse, detain'd the Glasgow from Glasgow wth Emigrants. Prest 10 Seamen out of her sent 2 petty Officers & 31 Men on board with 28 days Provision
Date: 31 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
November 1775
Saturday 4
Moor'd between the Battery & Oyster Island
Fresh Gales & Cloudy with Rain at times P M Clear'd Hawse, sent some small Arms on board the Dutchess of Gordon for the Governors defence2
Sunday 5
A M Sail'd hence for Boston the Glasgow with 255 Emigrants Fresh Gales & Cloudy P M at 1 Fir'd 15 Guns it being the Anny of the Gunpowder Plot:
Date: 5 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
December 1775
Sunday 17
Moor'd between the Battery & Oyster Island
AM Arrived H.M. Ship Phoenix
Light Breezes & fine Wr
Sail'd into the East River the Phoenix & the Prestons Tender 2
Monday 18
At Single Anchor in the No River
AM Clear'd Hawse
Fresh Gales & Cloudy PM Clear'd Hawse, sent the Brig loaden with Salt to Boston under Convoy of the George Sloop 3...
Date: 18 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Sir, According to your desire I send you such Intelligence as I have met at different times since I wrote last to the Admiral ー A Fort is built about sixty Miles up Hudson's River intended to prevent the communication with Albany. ー Many of the most Violent in Town being become very moderate, & the Loyal Party having shewn themselves and spoken with greater Freedom than they have been used to...
Date: 18 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Sir, I received your Letter by the Sloop George,and Mr Lobb who arrived here on the 11th Instant from Rhode Island, deliver'd to me your Orders of the 4th all which I have communicated to Captn Parker, as I have whatever Intelligence I have thought necessary for you to be informed of. I have sent to Boston (according to your Order) the Brigg [St.] Helena with Salt from St Ubes which Captain...
Date: 18 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
December 1775
Wednesdy 20
Moor'd in the East River
AM Clear'd Hawse Unmoor'd & hove short. Recd some Provision
Do [Fresh Gales] & Clear PM Weighed & came to Sail, run into the East River & Moor'd
Thursday 21
AM Unbent the Sails & Unreev'd the running Rigging, when Moor'd the Old English Church W N W the Battery W S W ½ W Long Island ferry SE
Do Wr PM Stowed the...
Date: 21 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
January '776
Tuesday 23
Moor'd in the East River [New York]
sent a petty Officer & 10 Men on board the Schooner with Provisions, Swivels, Musquets & Ammunition 2
Date: 23 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
February '776
Sunday 4
Monday 5
Moor'd in the East River
Arriv'd the James Schooner with a Ship & a Transport Brig
Arrived H.M. Ship Mercury from Boston
Date: 5 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
February '776
Sunday 11
Moor'd in the East River
Light Breezes & Frosty Wr Sail'd hence His Majesty's Ship Mercury with two Transports. Unmoor'd & hove off to the Outer Anchors.
Date: 11 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3