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Personne ne peut être plus touché Du malheur arrivé au vaisseau Le Languedoc,1 et plus que moy partagéz tres sincerement tous les Evenements tristes que vous En Envisagéz et En assuré.
Je me Rallie et ay Lhonneur de vous Rejoindre avec toute la satisfaction D’un vray patriotte et D’un veritable et zelé serviteur Du Roy qui vous est Bien attaché.
Messieurs De Barras,2 De...
Date: 14 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
du vendredy 14
au levée du soleille les vent à lEst nous avons vue sous Le vent à nous Environt trois Lieue un vaisseau que nous avons jugé le meme qui navait pas Eut Connaissance de notre mouillage1 et si nous navions pas mouillé nous nous fussion trouvé au jour à le point et un autre que nous Restoit au vue a qui nous donnat de Linquietude dans Le Crainte quil ne soit aussi Englois ...
Date: 14 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
11th [August].—At 3 a.m. saw the French fleet steering after us. They consisted of twelve two-decked ships; two 90-, six 74-, three 64-, and one 50-gun ships. Course, SE by S; wind, E by N; fresh breezes and thick hazy weather. At 8 a.m. altered course to South; half-past ten, to SW by W; at half-past eleven, to West; half-past one, to NW. By these different changes of course, which were...
Date: 14 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
[Augt 1778]
Friday 14th.
Sanday Hook WbN½No. 104 Miles
AM at 4— 6 Sail in Sight, Set the Close Reefed Topsails at 6— 11 Sail in Sight at 10 the Commr. made our Signl. to Come within hail1 at 11 our Signl. to make more Sail Do. made Sail at Noon 11 sail in sight one of which Appears to be a frigate with her Topmasts gone and...
Date: 14 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
[August 1778]
Friday 14th.
Block Island N ¼ E
56 Leagues
Sandy Hook N¼bW 49 Leagues—
Morng. prepared for Action when we saw the French Fleet bearg. NW. 7 or 8 Miles Distce. and another Ship in the NE At 8 lost sight of the Enemy soon after saw one of em which appear’d to be in Chase
Block Island
N13:00East
57 Leagues—
Moderate Breezes and Cloudy Wea...
Date: 14 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
August [1778]
Friday 14th.
New York N29°6W 36 Leagues.
at 5 AM saw a Sail upon the Starboard Qr. made the private Sigl. which she answered at ½ past 5 saw a large Ship at Anchor dismasted. hawled towards her.1 Soon after the Ship hoisted French Colours and fired 4 Guns, quick, soon afterwards Saw 7 Sail of large Ships to Windwd. coming...
Date: 14 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
[August 1778]
Friday 14.
Block Island N47E. 59 Leagues
At 10 AM Suddenly shoald our water from 14 to 4 ½ & 3 fm. Haul’d up to the No.ward & soon after saw the land from NW to NbE. Saw 3 strange Sail in the NE Quarter.
Block Island N43E dist. 54 leagues
Mostly fresh Gales & cloudy. at 4 PM Spoke His Majs Ship’s Sphynx1 &...
Date: 14 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
August. 78
Fridy 14
Block Island N32°..44’Et Dis. 50 Lgs
at 3 am Fil’d ye main top sail at 4 do saw ye. french ships1 bearing ESE 4 or 5 miles at 6 Do saw a sail in ye. NE qr. she made ye. Private sigl., which we answer’d out Reefs and made sail up top Gt. yd....
Date: 14 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Resolved, That the vice president and supreme executive council of this State,1 be requested to station one of their gallies, under command of a vigilant officer, near the mouth of the Cape May channel, with orders to search all vessels that may be outward bound, either through Cape May channel or the Delaware; and if any such shall be found exporting provisions contrary to the embargo...
Date: 14 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
The Marine Committee have directed the Navy Board at this place1 to send all the stores from Saved the British Frigate Mermaid to the Continental Agents in Virginia, except the Anchors, Guns, Provisions & Spirits which are to be brought up here—in both cases they are to be conveyed in the safest way mixing as much Water with land carriage as possible—It is not in my power to give...
Date: 14 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
On the 12 July1 I did myself the honor of introducing to your Excellency’s particular notice Mr. Seagrove [a] Gentleman of my Acquaintance, of whom I have the highest opinion, both as a Gentleman of Honor, and one firmly attached to this Country, which he has evinced on many occasions—
To my great surprize I was yesterday told that from Information given to the Marine...
Date: 14 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
[Extract]
The Council met
Philadelphia, Friday, August 14, 1778.
Present. honble., George Bryan, Esqr. Vice President. [John] Mackay, Esqr. Smith, Esqr. Jona. Hoge, Esqr., James Edgar, Esqr. & Jacob Arndt, Esqr.
The Council having considered the enquiries of the Honble., House of Assembly,...
Date: 14 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
[Extract]
[Williamsburg] Friday the 14th day of August 1778.-
Present.
Mr Whiting. Mr Travis, and Mr Innis.—1
Ordered that a warrant issue to Mr Foster Webb junior for two thousand pounds on accompt for the purpose of paying the Officers and sailors in the Navy of this State.-2
Date: 14 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
I writ to you as long ago as the 14th of the last month to tell you that the administration here had given their consent to the exchange of prisoners at Calais, and that they wd agree to give any ship on your part a free passport from Brest to Calais upon your sending me a similar assurance that any British ship going to Calais for the purpose of the Exchange shd ...
Date: 14 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Contrary to my intention when I left Passy I visited L’Orient on my way in Order to see the Epervier1 and the rest of the young Squadron lately destined &c.—the Epervier’s Bottom has been newly cleaned—It is a Small Brigg of about an hundred Tons— will perhaps sail as well as almost any other Vessells of its dimentions; and is pierced for fourteen Guns two of which I was told are...
Date: 14 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Pleasant Weather, saw a Schooner to the Westwd. of us & saw the Land, bearing EbN Dist: 6 Leagues, at 1 AM wore Ship to the Nord: & stood to the Southwd. at 7 in the Morning saw Ociant1 bearing North of us, stood in for Brest & fired a Number of signal Guns, for a Pilot; Saw 3 Sail of Vessells coming out of Brest sent a Boat on Board a...
Date: 14 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
1778 Augt. 14 Bad Weather, the Commodore1 fired several Guns for a Pilot who came off at noon & piloted us up to Brest by night—
Date: 14 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
I hereby Inform you by Capt. Timothy Sage who I send in the prize Brigantine2 which we took this Morning from Bermuda Bound to London that I have Cruizd from Lattd 34D to 40D and have not come across any thing but french & Dutch Man Untill this Brigg which I hope will Arrive save in port I shall now Cruize for the Windward fleet which I hope to Meet with of[f] the...
Date: 14 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
I have sent to the Navy Board respecting the Flour, and am informed that they have recd. about 300 Barrels which is not more than their present demand for the Shipping.1
Captain Tracey2 has been to Salem in order to purchase the wet provisions lately arrived there in a prise, which I mentioned in a former Letter;3 the owners have set the most exorbitant...
Date: 15 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13
Aujourd’hui le vent a regné au SE. Frais. Beaucoup de brume. Je n’ai Sçu aucune nouvelle de notre Escadre.
Date: 15 August 1778
Volume: Volume 13