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My Dear Sir I have only time to acknowledge the Rect of your two favors Respecting the Rice & the Care you have taken for the Navy1 we Shall never be able to Repay your Steady attention to this Enterprize the Army marched this morning I go tomorrow Early please to Direct to me in future at Tivertown on Rhode Island
Date: 6 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
J'ay Reçu Ce matin à 9 heures la lettre que vous m'avés daigné mécrire, & je me hate en vous Rendant grace des bontés dont vous voulés bien m'honnér de Vous Faire agreér les assurances Respectueuses de ma Réconnaissance & de ma Sensibilité—mon desir ardént de justifier votre bienveillance ne peut etre egalé que par le Régrets de m'enavait pû trouvér L'occasion encore.
J'ay Communiqué...
Date: 6 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
In consequence of your Letter dated the 4 Inst. which I received the 5h between 4 & 5 AM by the 1st. Lieut.1 l of the Cerberus as well as a Copy of a Letter from Sr Robt Pigot informing you of his Intentions of withdrawing the Troops in case the Enemys Ships should enter the harbour he therefore wish'd the advanced Frigates might have ord...
Date: 6 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
on the 29th of July, the Fog clearing up I observed the French Fleet at the Mouth of the harbour,1 and as it appeared Steering in for Rhode Island, I immediately cut my Cable, and hauld around the North End of Cannonicut in his Majesty's Ship Juno under my command, and worked down to Coddingtons Cove, where I anchored close to the shore, and got out the Guns, Powder,...
Date: 6 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
[August 1778]
Thursdy. 6
[near Goat Island, R.I.]
AM sent an Officer & 25 Men on shore to erect tents—
Mod & hazey Wr. Empd. Occasionally
Date: 6 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Fine weather, but very hot. Wind W.N.W.
Four French line of Battle ships were in the Narraganset passage last night.1 The remainder of The French fleet without continue in the usual position. Two Officers of the 54th Regiment who were bathing this morning opposite the French frigates in the Seconnet,2 had three Cannon shot fired at them from one of them. We...
Date: 6 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
du jeudy 6
Les vents les meme de la Brume à Lendemain. à dix heure du soir, il est arrivé un petit Corsaire americain qui avoit eté chasée depuis midi jusqu'au couelée du soleile par une Corvette Engloise de 16 Canons observée En Rade—41 degree 24 minutte de Latitude.
Date: 6 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
List of the Squadron of His Majesty’s Ships which Sailed from Sandy Hook under the Command of the Vice Admiral the Viscount Howe, August the 6th. 1778.
Rate
Ships names
Guns
Men
Commanders
3
Eagle_______
64
522
Vice Admiral the Viscount Howe
Captain Duncan1
______ Curtis2
3
Trident______
64
517
Commodore Elliot3
Captain Molloy4...
Date: 6 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Order of Sailing &c—
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Eagle——
Cornwall ________ Strombolo __________ Nonsuch ________ Richmond________
Somersett_______ Sulpher ____________ Centurion _______ Vigilant __________
Isis ___________ Volcano ____________ Trident__________ Apollo___________
Preston ________ Carcass ____________ Raisonable ______
Ardent_________ Thunder...
Date: 6 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
[August 1778]
Thursday 6th
Light House WBN ¼ N 3 Leagues,
At 4 AM came to sail as did the whole Fleet at 7. got without the Bar set stearing sails At 8 made the Venus's1 Signal for a Boat. At Noon the Adml.2 made the Signl. to Anchor which we repeated and Anchd in ¼ less 15 fathm.—
Light House WBN. 4 Leagues
Light Airs and...
Date: 6 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
I had the Honour of addressing your Excellency on the 18th. Ulto. by the Molly Capt. Deshon, to which I would beg leave to refer you1—Since then have had the pleasure of receiving your Letter of the 18 May by the General Smallwood Capt. Rogers.2 Her Cargoe, consisting of 18 hhds and a parcel of loose Tobacco, 52 Barrls. ...
Date: 6 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
6th. Thursday one of the Labourers Employed at the Old Prison this day—Noon went to dine & left his Coat hanging by his work & his Basket. Wm. Carpenter put on the Jacket & took the Basket in his hand & went to the gate. The Turn-key let him out but on his way met with the Laborer who Owned the Jacket he had on Accordingly Turned the Guard out who pursued him...
Date: 6 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
As the Scene of War by Sea is now changing from America to Europe I have been induced to give up the Command of the American Ship of War Ranger and to Continue for some time in Europe in Compliance with the request of the Minister of the French Marine in a letter to our Ministers Plenipotentiary at the Court of Versailles.-1
I will not intrude on your Excellencies time even by...
Date: 6 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
By a resolve of Congress the Seamen who engaged to Serve in the Ranger under my Command were furnished Individually with forty Dollars—the Landsmen with Twenty Dollars Advance in Continental Bills at the time of Entry.- They have Also been supplyed with slops from time to time to a considerable amount—And they received a small Advance in Cash from my hands at Nantes last Winter.
I conceive it to...
Date: 6 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Remarks on Board the Boston Thursday Augst- 6
[Saint-Nazaire, France]
This Day pleasent Weather the Ship Providence Capt. Whipple came down from Peinpreiaf,1 I saluted his Ship wth- Thirteen Guns & he returned the same Complyment-
Date: 6 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
[Augt.] 6 [Frigate Boston] Discharged 13 Guns because the Providence Frigate,1 Capt. Murray2 & several Continental Vessels, had come down River to our moorings—3
Date: 6 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
here are three young Lads who have presented themselves to go as Voluntiers aboard your frigate they go doun by this time to Paimbeuf in Order to apply to you for that purpose you will take them if they suit you they have begged I would give them a Line I am [&c.]
Date: 6 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Captn. Harris1 comes with spars from the river–I have desired him to go to Narraganset after the Anchors of the Cyrene,2 and for pig Iron &c, Should he undertake you must lend him suitable rope for Slinging the heavy anchors, if you think Messrs. Sands & Potter3 has agreed with any one Else to bring round the Iron &c. it will be...
Date: 7 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
J’ay l’honeur de Vous adressér quelques questions que j’ay crû devoir faire à mr. le general sullivan1 & ses Réponses par écrit.
D. 1° qu’ell est le jour? le heure? Le Lieu? Determine pour la déscente?
R. mr. le Comte d’estaing en est informé; si quelque changement était indispensable, je vous en informerais.
2. D... qu’el sera le signal qui annoncera aux...
Date: 7 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Je suis au desespoir mon General de vous dire que le General Sullivan2 se trouve obligé de remettre l'entreprise à lundy s'il n'avoit pas l'esperance des renforts qui sont en route—Des canons qui ne sont pas encore arrivés et le grand nombre d'arrangemens qu'il a à faire par la lenteur de miliciens seroient de raisons suffisans pour qu'il ne donnât encor le tems d'un Jour—Il ne comte...
Date: 7 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13