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July 78
Thursday 30
At Anchor off Dyers Island [R.I.]
[at] Midnight struck Top Gallt. Yds: & Mast Unbent all the Sails & lowered the Fore Yard [at] 6 AM hove close to Rhode Island & drop'd the Sm. Br: in 3 fm: hove off ⅓ a Cable & Moor'd Ship wh. the Stream Anchor & Cable aStern off shore a Cables length,...
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
July 1778
Wedy 30
[anchored in Newport Harbor, R.I.]
at 4 AM saw anoyr [another] of the Enemys Ships1 pass thro the Naragansett2 & anchd of[f] the No of Connanicutt3 apparently a 2 Decker, at 8 sent 3 of the 12 Pounders to strengthen the No Battery on Rhode Isle w some Ammunition & 20 Seamen, Emp...
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Our Frigates1 employed in landing their Guns, Stores, &c. The Lark received orders, after most of her things were on shore, to re-ship them, and be ready to run through Bristol ferry into Mount Hope Bay, if The French Fleet should come in.
At day break The French Fleet appeared in the same position they were in last night. Soon after day break, a two-decker,2 with her...
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
July 1778
Wednesdy 291
[Thursday 30]
At Single Anchor in Seaconnett
Passage2 Rhde Isid.
6 AM Moderate and Heazey, Landed two 6 Prs. [E]mpd landing sails and Provisions, At 10 AM began to make a [B]attery for the Guns, Empd landing Stores the Ships at Anchr [m]ade a Signal and hoisted french...
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
(Read) Copy of a letter from Captain Hugh Cloberry Christian: dated Fog land the 30th. July 1778. to Captain Brisbane relative to the loss of his Majesty's Sloop Kings Fisher.
Sr.
Fogland [R.I.] July 30th. 1778.
Yesterday Evening about 5 oClock two French Frigates1 and an Armed Brig2 entered the Seaconnet Passage.3 I weighed...
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
J'ay L'honneur de vous informer, quoyque Mr de St Cosme Sous Les ordres duquel Je Suis, s'acquitte de Ce devoir,1 que conformement à vos ordres, Je mouillay hier à 7 heures du Soir à L'Entrée de La passe de L'Est de Rhode island à une grande portée de Canon d'un Camp anglois qui me parut Contenir à peu près Cing Cent hommes, à Mon arrivée j'apperçus une petite...
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
j'ai l'honneur de vous rendre compte que j'ai mouillé hier au soir a huit heures et demi dans la riviere siconet aussi avant que les pilotes voulurent me Mesner. Lalcmene et le bricq1 avoient mouillé demi heure au paravant mr de bonneval ma dit avoir appercu la corvette a la voille, les pilotes point quelle fut se refugiers sous une baterie anglaise quils massurerent etre de...
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
I have the honour to let you know hereby that I am anchor'd here at Siconet river1 with two french fregattes2 and a sloop3 since last night at Eight o'clock. My General the Earl of destaing4 has ordered me to agree with your honour about any thing you may think me fit to do to help you in your projects. I think it shou'd be proper that I might have an...
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
J'ai Recu par Monsieur Le Colonel Laurence1 la lettre que vous m'avés fait l'honneur de m'ecrire le 25 de Juillet.2 J'en ay admiré les Vües, et J>en ay étudié les details.
Les Deux plus petites fregattes, L'Aimable, et L'Alcmene et le Brigantin Le Stanley3 sont Entré hier au soir dans le Canal de L'Est.4 les Vaisseaux le fantasque, et le sagittaire n...
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Du mercredy 29 au jeudy 30
à 2 heure de lapres midy fait [illeg.] et fait deux petit Bord pour mouiller vis avis La passe du ouest et Cette du milieu à 3 heures toute Lescadre à mouillé à La distance d'un tier de Lieue à deux tier vis a vis Les deux passes par Les 20 Brasse fond de vale, La terre La plus sud au so½o La plus Lest à L E½NE et La tour du fanale1 au nord 5'd no...
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
à 58. h ½ du matin, le vent étant à L’oSo, le Sagittaire1 donna dans la passe de L’o. il fit un feu très vif sur une batterie qui lui tira quelque coups de Canon mais dont il vint bientôt about. il mouiller assez avant dans cette passe. le Général2 Craignant que ce Vaisseau ne fut engagé ordonna au Fantasque3 d’apareiller pour L’aller joindre, ce dernier vaisseau...
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
at 8 oClock on Wednesday morning the 30th: we weighed Anchor and Steared over NEBN for Rhode Island Cleared Ship for Engaging Expecting to Sail Emediatly into the Harbour of Newport at 12 oClock we arrived of[f] the Harbour and Laid off anon till 4 oClock when the Admiral made a signal for the fleet to anchor except one frigate & one 64 Gun Ship who was Sent to Guard the passage to...
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
July 1778
Thursday 30
Off Rhode Island
at 4 AM w[e]lighed and came to Sail TKd. Occasionally. at 7 Saw 10 Sail of the French Fleet at Anchor Off Rhode Island & 2 under Sail.1
Off Rhode Island
Moderate and hazey Wr. with a swell from the Sd. Tacked Occasion ally
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
A Journal of a Cruise By Gods Permition in the Good Sloop Revenge1 in the year 1778 Nathan Poast Commander a Gainst the Enemies of the thirteen United States of America and A Gainst all Such as Shall aide or assist them
Thursday July 30th 1778
The Sloop Revenge at anchor in Stonington harbour and at 11 oCk I Card my Chest and Cloaths on Board and at 12 Returnd...
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
I have this morning had accounts of the arrival of the Cornwall of 74 Guns,1 one of V. Adl Byron's Squadron, on this Coast. The Intelligence the Capt. had received, that the Enemy were off of this Port when the Advice-Boat he met was sent out of the Hook, has induced him to keep aloof. The V: Adl saild from Plymouth the 9 of June; But has happily...
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
I have sealed & shall immediately forward your dispatch to the Secretary of State. The Cornwall & Centurion1 arrived today, and have made a considerable addition to my Means; But no inference can be formed from the accounts by the former, when Byron may be expected.
The Cornwall meeting the Advice-Boat which was sent with our Dispatches intended to go from Halifax, the Captain...
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Resolved, that the commissary general of prisoners,1 be directed to engage in the continental service, all, or as many as he can, of the seamen sent from New York by Admiral Gambier,2 who shall appear to be effective, or likely to be soon fit for service; and that he furnish such as will so engage, with the means of travelling to Boston, where they are to be delivered to the...
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Your letter of yesterdays date hath been received and laid before Congress.1—You will find herein A Copy of a Resolve passed in consequence thereof which for the present will answer all the questions you have proposed except what relates to the French Seamen2 — on that head we expect you will receive Instructions from the French Minister3 through Colo....
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
[Extract]
The Council met
Philadelphia, Thursday, July 30, 1778
Present. honble. George Bryan, Esqr. Vice President. Jos. Hart, Esqr. Mackay, Esqr. James Edgar, Esqr. James Read, Esqr. & Jac. Arndt, Esqr.
... Mr. Andrew Bunner in behalf of the Owners of the Privateer Sloop “Gerrard" represented to Council that the...
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
[Ordered] Commission of a Letter of Marque and Reprisal issued to Jonathan Clark Master of the Sloop called the Eclipse mounting two Carriage Guns and 4 Swivels Navigated by twelve Men belonging to Hugh Young and Compy of Baltimore
The Governor & Council have sold the State Boat Amelia to Mr Charles Wallace Howard for Nine hundred Pounds together with her Sails and Rigging
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13