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Having none of your Favours of late unanswered, We take the liberty of informing you, that the State of our Navigation is at present too dangerous for any Vessels to attempt coming into this Bay; the Enemy having several Cruizers stationed at the Capes for some Weeks past. We Judgd it proper you should know, least The Board of War might be sending any more Vessels this Way. ー We are at present...
Date: 31 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I have the Pleasher of Righting a few Lines to you to aquante you of my arival in the harbor of townsind after forty three Days Pasage from Nants at my Arivel Capt Skeammer3 told me that their is three English frigets a Cruesing between hear and Paseataway [Piscataqua] which I Send a Express to aquante you of which I Shall Lay hear tell I have a answer from you their was a Ship two...
Date: 11 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
This may serve to Acquaint you of my safe arrival here after a Passage of forty four Days, by the Papers you will be inform'd what Cargo I have on board. The 12th Instant I spake the Schooner Marblehead from Bilboa for Boston who gave me the agreeable account of Capt Harridon's [Jonathan Haraden] safe arrival at Bilboa but with the loss of his Cannon and other stores which he was obliged to...
Date: 23 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
This day I shall take on board the lighter to carry down to my Vesel 60. Chestes of Arms sum bails of blankets sum bails of Wallins 20 Ton of lead and Other things As many as I can stow & shall proceed for Boston as soon as posiable. the Tyrannicide is not Arrived I am afraid she is taken2 Capt Clouston saild 5 days past —3 I am with Respect Sir [&c.]
Date: 2 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
We hereby confirm our last Letter of 9th May; of which you have a triplicate pr Capt [John] Fisk on whom we have Loaded the following Merchze (Viz:) 25 Bales of Blue & Red Cloths two Bales quant 100 Doz: pr Worsted Stockgs one Bale Thread Do 50 doz: pr 10 Bales of Blankets qt 522. 1 do Coverlets de Ploc qt 141. 2 Cases qt 257½ Gross large & 269½ Gro [small] buttons white mettal No 1 — I...
Date: 5 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I have been here some time in order to expedite sundry Vessells arrived to my address from different parts of America — and embrace this Oppy to acquaint you that Captain Hariden in the Privateer Brigt Tyrannicide was chased in here on Saturday last by the Fudroyant and had a miraculous escape — he was under the necessity of throwing all his Guns overboard to lighten the Brigt he was fortunate...
Date: 17 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
. . .Capt John Harris Jur departted hence the 30th Ulto butt are not a little sorry to advice you that on the 5th Instant we Received a letter from said Master datted in Port Ravia on 3d informing us that haveing been Chased for hours by an English Frigatte & seing that she gained fast upon him he had been oblig'd to Run the Sckooner on Shoar & to fight untill the Spaniards came to his...
Date: 31 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9