Displaying 23561 - 23580 of 23821
Larrivée de Monsieur Le major Général Green1 Est daprés ceque j'en ai Entendu dire; un secours Important; vous étes fait plus que personne pour savoir qu'un excellent officier Général deplus vaut souvent mieux que plusieurs Bataillons; Je vais aller à terre, pour eviter à Le Monsieur Major General Green; une visite fatiguante et la perte D'un tems precieux.
L'Esperance que votre...
Date: 3 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Du Lundy 3
au jour La meme Goellet à parut et à Rentre. Le soir un Bateau Englois venant du Large nous à passé a poupe ont La fait mouiller, et amarine il venoit de la providence1 par Le Canal de Bahamas il etoit chargé d'orang Citron et alana et quelques tortüe2 La Cargaison à Eté distribué à Lescadre ayant vue un vaisseau au Large le Zelé3 a apareillé et ait...
Date: 3 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Ce matin vent D'oso, petit temps brumeux, la göelette est encore sorti du port, ella a Couru quelques bordées qui l'ont un peu approchée de nous, enfin lorsqu'elle a jugé être aportée de Canon, elle nous à tiré quelques coups qui n'ont pas Seulement franchi la moitie de la distance, mais je ne lui ai pas repondu.
Le Zelé1 a mit sous voile il a Chassé et joint un brick Americain de 16...
Date: 3 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
I would be glad to Trouble You with an Affair I Lately met with on Long Island. Last Friday Morning, I was out on a Cruise & Hearing of a Schooner being drove on Shore at Napeak2 Beach her men A followed but could not over take her, but, went down & found her hands had Stripd her of all her Furniture & Swivels, Carried them on Shore. I made A prize of the Same while there,...
Date: 3 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Commission of a Letter of Marque and Reprisal issued to John Burrows Master of the Sloop called the Washington mounting 8 Carriage Guns, 6 Swivels and twenty Muskets, navigated by 20 Men burthen 60 Tons belonging to Isaac Vanbibber, David Weems, and John Muir.
Date: 3 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Upon viewing the Ship Defence1 I think She has suffered through the neglect of the person left on board—Her upper-Works are quite open, & I fear her bottom much injured by the worm; I have been informed by several Captains that they have bit exceedingly this Summer—Mr. Wm. Smith & some others have made me an offer of £9000. provided you will include the...
Date: 3 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Pay Roll for Capt. Pulley’s Men belonging to the Congress Sloop. Commencing 11th. May & Terminating as below
No
Names——
Commencet. of Pay
Terminateing of Pay
Pay ⅌ Month
Pay ⅌ Day
£
S
D
1
Robert Pully Capt.
May 11th. 78
3d. Augt. 1778
66⅔
—
54
—
—
2
Peter Peirce
June 8th. 78
Do...
Date: 3 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Mr. Duval the Pilot1 having complained to this Board that Captain Ingraham in a Schooner belonging to You has carried a way a Negroe Pilot; The Board desire that You will take particular Care he be delivered in Charles Town as soon as possible the Law having inflicted severe penalties on those who Transgress in that respect—
By Order of the Board
Edwd Blake...
Date: 3 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
...Mr. Ramsay has acquainted me with your intention of leting me have a Vessel when in your Power to Carry me to Antigua; I should have been happy could we have there met: An information I have lately received of a Meditated attack on this Island from Maryland, during the Hurricane Months, will put me under a Necessity, should you spare me a Ship for Antigua, of making a very short...
Date: 3 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
3. For these two months past, since we have been allowed pens, ink and paper, I have employed them to as much advantage as possible. Most of the time, I have busied myself in writing and cyphering. I have had as much writing to do as I could accomplish; and to-day I sent out to buy books and instruments to learn navigation.1 To-day a number more Frenchmen were brought to prison.
Date: 3 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
This Day comes in with pleasant weather, at 7 in the Morning weigh’d anchor, at 9. a Branch Pilot1 came on Board, at Noon anchored, carried the Ketch anchor, in Warping the Ship the towline broke & the Anchor lost, made sail for the River,2 at 5. PM. anchored oposite the lowermost light House, at 7 weigh’d anchor again & at 8 Anchored opposite a Town called St...
Date: 3 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
[Augt.] 3 [Frigate Boston] Sailed up the River as far as St Nazarie1 & discharged 13 Cannon—
Date: 3 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
The foregoing are Copys of our last, Which hope soon to hear are safe come to your hands, since have received your esteemed favor of 9th. June last wherein is acknowledged receit of Sundry letters from us.1
this by your ship Adams Capt. L. Turner, incloses Bill of Loading and Invoice of her Cargo amounting to L.56235.7. which sincerely wish may arrive safe &...
Date: 3 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Being informed that Mr Schweighauser gave you the reports of yesterday from Brest I shall not take up your time with another relation of it1 only am anscious for to morrows post to know with certainty whether Kepples fleet are returned or kep the Sea you as an Officer of the navy can draw inferences and form a Superior judgement of the result of this engagement than I can...
Date: 3 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
As the signal Operations of War are again in our quarter, you may now Expect some Intelligence from your Friends here, and while you are Engaged in Treaty with An Embassador of a Grat Monarch & Acting the part of a Sovereign of a great State,1 Condescend to read with Some pleasure a Line from a Person as Obscure as I am, You have every Capital Intelligence so direct from the...
Date: 4 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
I had the honor of receiving your Excellency's three Letters of yesterday.1 am Exceeding happy to find that my plans receive the approbation of So brave & Experienced an officer as the General de Estaing. I am Exceeding Sorry that the procuring water is attended with So great difficulty [.] I think if your people were to go up as far as Bessets mill they might get what they want...
Date: 4 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
In a Conference with Count De Estaing he represented to me the state of his Provisions, and the Necessity there was of procuring supplies for him He has not more than twenty Days Provision on Hand and expects immediately after the Reduction of Rhode Island, to sail upon some other Expedition—
As his only Dependence, in his present Situation, is upon this country and it becomes our Duty not to...
Date: 4 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
I had the honor of receiving your Excellencys letter of the 27 Ulto. the day before yesterday.1 The following is a short journal of what has passed since the date of the letter which I wrote from point Judith.2
July 25. Our situation at the point being dangerous from the facility with which the enemy might land a party in our rear and cut off our retreat, I sent...
Date: 4 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
I thank you my dearest friend and father for your tender letter of the 26th Ulto.1 I was upon the point of writing to you the 22d. when I was ordered to fly with important dispatches to Govr. Trumbull,2 General Sullivan3 and the Count d'Estaing4—I commissioned one of my friends to acquaint you of the circumstance, but perhaps the...
Date: 4 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
J’ay l’honeur de Vous Rendre Compte :
Que—Les troupes Continentales de mr. Le gl Sullivan,1 y Compris Celles sous les ordres immediates de mr. De la fayette au nombre de 3500. sont prètes à marcher pour yverton,2 Lieu designé pour L’embarquement.—
que Les Milices de la N. angleterre 1000 Du Newampshire 1000 Du Connecticut, 3000 du Rhode iland, 2000 du...
Date: 4 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13