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Nova Scotia
Court of Vice
Admiralty
Cause
John Burr Esqr Commander of his Majesty's Ship the Milford VS. a certain Sloop called the Britania and her Cargo.
26 July 1776
Libel filed and entered order made thereon as on file
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Edward Shepherd mate of his Majesty's Ship of War being duly Sworn deposeth that the Sloop Britania was taken off of Cape Anne by Captain Burr...
Date: 14 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Be it remembered, that on the 14th day of August A D 1776 Samuel Austin of Boston in the County of Suffolk Mercht comes into Court and claims the Goods Wares and Merchandizes mentioned in the annexed Schedule2 against which a Libel is filed, in said Court by Joshua Wentworth Esqr, in behalf of the owners and others concerned in three continental armed vessels, which Goods, wares and...
Date: 14 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Bond being given by Saml Waters, Joseph Sprague & Samuel Ward a Comission was Issued Out to the said Samuel Waters as Comander of said Schooner Dolphin fitted Out by them for the purpose of Cruising on the Enemies of the United States, and Instructions were deliverd to him Accordingly ー2The Memorial of the Comittee of Correspondence &c of the Town of Salemー
Humbly Sheweth, That...
Date: 14 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Sir. This Court has receiv'd information that the Mail from Providence to Newport, which contains Letters from the Post Office at Cambridge, was intercepted last week by a Man of War's boat in passing Conanicut ferry, and several of the Letters taken out ー Your Honor is sensible that it may be of the most dangerous consequence to have Letters from these parts fall into the hands of those who are...
Date: 14 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Humbly Shews John Lowell of Newburyport Esqr in behalf of sundry Persons who are Claimants of Goods taken on Board the Brigt Elizabeth & carried into Portsmouth in the State of Newhampshire by three continental armed Vessells, that on Board the same Brigt Crean Brush was taken as a Prisoner & among his Papers are some which are material to support the Claims of your Petitioner's Clients...
Date: 14 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
...A Committee was chosen to devise during the Recess of the [General] Court, some successful Method of making Cannon, & I hope this Matter will be p[u]t forward to Advantage; I have no Doubt that the Manufacture of Small Arms, will at the first Meeting of the Assembly receive every possible Encouragement; We have happily succeeded in the Manufacture of Salt petre, & we have 3 Powder...
Date: 14 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Wanted Immediately.
A Doctor to go on a Cruize for three Months, on Board of a fine Schooner mounting 8 Carriage Guns and 60 Men. Any Person applying to the Printers, will meet with good encouragement.
N.B. Said Schooner is private property.
Date: 14 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Remarks On Wensday August 14, 1776
att 6 Am all hands imploid a Dancing
Pleasent Middle Part Smuth sea
att 3 [sic 6] am made Sail at 7 saw a sail staning to Wards Us at 11 am Came Up with her, she Being a ship from St Vinsints Brought her two Capt Came on Bord of Us She provd to Be a prise took her in Prosision2 So Ends the Days Work
Lattd 31:51 Londg in 57:45
first part pleasent...
Date: 14 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I sailed from Barbadoes the 21st of June. On the 12th of July made a sail astern, she soon came up-with us, though we little imagined her to be an American privateer, being then in lat. 32.25. long. 52. At half past eight in the night she fired a gun to leeward ー from which we concluded she was an English cruizer ー but were' too soon convinced to the contrary. When we first made the sloop she...
Date: 14 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Commanding Officers of the Corps are desired to see that all the Sails belonging to the Publick, which have been used as tents, be immediately delivered to Mr Lane Conductor of Naval Stores.ー
Date: 14 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
August 10th a Man Deserted from the Rose up the North River, he informs that they did not [lose] one Man Aboard, and that he was not Certain that their was any Killed in either of the Ships or Tenders two or three wounded.
That when our Rowgalleys attackd them that they Lost A Man and two wounded, that they are now much Concernd, for fear of our Row-galley that they have not heard anything from...
Date: 14 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Sir I have the Satisfaction of being able to inform their Lordships by the Sandwich Packet, that Commodore [William] Hotham, whose distinguished Abilities gave Room for every favorable Expectation, arrived on the 12th with Eighty five Sail of his Convoy; completing with those few before arrived, the whole of the Hessian Embarkation that sailed from England under his Direction. He was joined off...
Date: 14 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
This morning early, Sir Peter Parker in the Bristol, with the Experiment & Roebuck, and several Transports, appeared in the offing; and a little after Noon came up & saluted the Admiral [Howe]. The Bristol has lost her main & mizen Masts in the affair at Charles Town, and is much shattered about the Stern. We have now a gallant Fleet here, consisting of the following Ships:
Guns...
Date: 14 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
1776.
Dollars
Hdths
Jany—
To Secret Committee for the following sums received from them this month — Vizt —
Cash of George Clymer Esqr for the Committees order
4000.
Robert Morris order on Geo. Clymer favor E Brown
4000.
Ditto " " Ditto Jos Shallcross & Co—
4000.
Ditto " " Ditto...
Date: 14 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
We have nothing new, but the Arrival of a large Ship from Havre de Grace with a very valuable Cargo of Duck, Powder, lead, and dry Goods. ー This is all which has happened here to distinguish, the anniversary of the 14 of August the Birth day of American Independence.2
Date: 14 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Thirty Shillings Reward. Deserted from Capt. Samuel Shaw's Company of Marines, belonging to one of the Continental Frigates,1 Angus Cameron, born in Ireland, about 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, dark complexion, with short black hair, curled behind, a little pock marked, about 30 years of age; it is said he listed in Capt. Craig's company of Lancaster militia. Whoever apprehends said...
Date: 14 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Gentn You will be pleased to deliver to Captn Jas Nicholson or order, the powder, arms & ozn[abrig]s imported in the Molly Captn [Thomas] Conway & which you were so obliging as to land in a place of Security. We shall be happy in having it in our power to render you the like good Offices, & will most cheerfully repay you every expence that you have been put to, on Acct of this...
Date: 14 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Board having had under their Consideration the Order of Congress for Building six Gallies for the protection of Troops in their Transportation across the Bay and Rivers have this day agreed with Caleb Herbert to Build one of the said Gallies on Mattapony River of the following Dimensions, to wit, Eighty feet Keel, twenty feet Beam and six feet clear Hold between the upper part of the Kelson...
Date: 14 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Commissioners of the Navy are in want to 220 B'rls Tar. 30 Barrels of Pitch and 50 Brls of Turpentine, to be sent to the care of Messrs Meriwether Smith and Roan, on Piscataway Creek near Hobbs Hole, Rappahannock River relying on your supplying them on the best terms and procuring a Vessel for carrying it up, on the most reasonable freight induced us to apply to you, therefore wish you to use...
Date: 14 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
August 1776
Wednesday 14
Moored in Savannah river
AM Loosed sails to Dry ー Do the Governor Tonyn Privateer Sailed into De Foskey Creek and fired several Guns at a Number of rebels on the Shore who Discharged sev[era]l Volleys of Musquetry at her
Date: 14 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6