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The Trade of this Commonwealth & of it Sister States having suffered considerably from the Depredations committed by certain Armed Vessels commanded by John Goodrich & his Sons,1 and several persons having expressed a Desire to fit out vessels & cruize in quest of the said Goodriches—The Board do advise the Governor to give such Persons and Assistance in their Power &...
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Present,
Mr. Whiting Mr. Travis Mr. Lewis and Mr. Innes
Ordered that the Keeper of the Publick Store deliver to Captain Saunders1 two Lan thorns one padlock six pound sewing twine, two scrubbing Brushes, six scrapers and six skeins of whipping twine for the use of the Manley Galley.
Ordered that the Keeper of the Publick Store deliver to...
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
I received your Favor of the 23d Instant, and duly observe the Contents,1 I can truly assert I have wrote three or four Letters concerning Building Boats for the State, & your not receiving them can by no means be considered as a fault of mine, you must well know it was my intention to have more than One Boat Built, indeed your instructions of Writing given into the Governor &...
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
The Commissioners of the Navy think it their duty to inform your Excellency, That Mr. Farrow who went out Pilot of the Brigg Comet and escaped from New York, has informed them that Captn. Pines and his Lieuts are still confined there as prisoners,1 and they apprehend that the Lieut of the Brigg Defence2 are also still Confined; The...
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
30th. Thursday Yesterday was Donation-day[;]1 Several of the people got Disguised2 with Beer; & Last Night fell upon two of Capt. Ravels Frenchmen3 beat & Bruised them, they cried Murder which Alarmed the guard who came in & took two to the B[lack] hole for the same
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Thursday 30th, Rainy this day and we are employed about getting all the Money we can to make our escape this night as we have a hole five feet deep and fourteen in length and Six round so that it being all finished we intended a push at about 12 o’Clock when we all got ready to go; the guard having information of our intentions rather then kill us as we came out, came into the Prison...
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
J’ai reçu, M, la lettre que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’ecrire le 24. de ce moi, aussi que le mémoire de Mrs les fermiers-généraux concernant la frégate américaine le Boston.1 j’ay lû cette pièce avec la plus grande attention; mais je vous avoue que j’ay été étonné que pour établir les formes à suivre vis-à-vis d’un bâtiment de guerre, en n’y ait été que des ordonnances...
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Nothing but the Distressed Situation of my family, and fearing a french prison at the begining of a War should oblige me to be So troublesome to you and your officiers. The State of my family is truly deplorable. About Eighteen Months ago I had a brig seized from me with many other things and Sold, being almost my all I then got ye- Lord Chatham, my first voyage became A Victim to y...
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
As a friend to humanity I take the liberty to recommend you the Bearer Mrs Marichal whose case I submit to your Justice—Fleury the man who made an attempt to go off with your Boat & who you have since released has by some means or other found his Merchandize in this Poor Woman’s shop & on proving that they were his own, She has been obliged to restitute them to the right owner—...
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Remarks on Thursday July- 30th. [1778] [Port Louis, France]
Fresh Gales & thick weather, & I waiting only for a fair wind to put to Sea
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Copie
d’une Lettre du Sr. Sieulanne a
M. Le Docteur Franklin
A Ste. Croix de Teneriff Le 30 Juillet 1778
Monsieur
J’ai L’honneur de vous informer que Le Cape. G. Cunningham commandant Le Bateau Americain La Revenge, armé en Course, ayant pris & mené a L’Isle de Palme une des Canaries, Le Brigantin Anglois La Comtesse de Moreton,1 il me proposa de le...
Date: 30 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Board of War,
Present—
Boston July 31st 1778—
Saml Ph'ps Savage Esqr
Eleazer Johnson Esqr
John Browne Esqr
Isaac Philips Esqr
Thomas Walker Esqr
Saml Ph'ps Savage President—
Order’d, That the 4 drummers, & 4 Fifers who beat up for recruitng the Tyranicide1...
Date: 31 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
I have in the first place to Acknowledge my fault in not writing before, but when I Acquaint you it was Occasioned thro' the Multitude of business I flatter myself you will pass it by—
I am now to Acquaint you that I had the pleasure yesterday to see the British Sloop of War King fisher and the two Galleys1 all in flames at One and the same Instant. it was a Glorious Sight, more...
Date: 31 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
I did myself the Honor of writing to you the 27th. Instant, in Answer to your Lordships of the 19th. to which I beg leave to refer you,1 and which was to have been forwarded to your Lordship by the Falcon, who sailed the 28th. Instant, but the Wind blowing strong Southerly, she returned in the Afternoon.2 The next Morning about 10 O'Clock, on...
Date: 31 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
July 1778
Friday 31
[anchored in Newport Harbor, R.I.]
at 5 AM the Ships of the Enemy without the Harbour weighd & stood for ye So wd—Empd getting out Provisions & spare Sails to put in Store
[anchored in Newport Harbor, R.I.]
Lit. Winds & foggy Wear. [PM] hauld sevl of the Transports out of the Harbour...
Date: 31 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
July 78
day 31
Moor'd within Dyers Island 1/3 Cables length from Rhode Fri-Island [R.I.]
at 8 AM Recd: Orders from Captain Brisbane1 the Senior Officer of the Port to take everything on board again and to return with ye Ship and Anchor in the Inner Harbour of Newport (in consequence of General Sr. Robert Pigot's information “that the Guns &...
Date: 31 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
31st July. All quiet during the night. Hazy at day break, with the Wind at S. The French fleet seen off the harbour, and the whole under way steering towards Point Judith: at 6 they tacked and stood to the Eastward. We at first imagined their intention was to attempt to come in; but it soon appeared they were endeavoring to get further off shore, as there is a prospect of bad weather. They...
Date: 31 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
La fatigue Du Cheval jointe à La pluye m'empesche D'avoir L'honneur de vous Rendre Compte moy mesme De ma mission. En Bref j'ay eté hier sur les huit heures abord De la prise Le Flinefisch.1 j'y ay trouvé une Douzaine De pillards qui y ont fait un Degast considérable. j'ay Raporté proces verbal Du tout Et demain matin Le plustôt possible je vous Le porteray. j'ay trouvé L'agent Du...
Date: 31 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
jai eu lhonneur de vous rendre compte hier au soir par un bateau americain dont le capitaine me dit etre depeché par vous pour apprendre de mes nouvelles de la brulure et entiere destruction des trois batimens anglais qui etoient mouillés dans la riviere.1 jespere mon general que ma lettre vous est parvenue. Nous avons retiré de la corvette sept canons de six trois dun petit calibre et...
Date: 31 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13
jai eu lhonneur de vous ecrire dans une langue que je connes bien peu, vous vous en serez appercu a coup seure;1 japrends monsieur que le francais vous est aussi familier que langlais: je vous demande la permission den revenir au francais, jen serai plus intelligible vous aures eté informé monsieur de la brulure des trois batiments anglais2 qui etoient dans la riviere,3...
Date: 31 July 1778
Volume: Volume 13