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By the directions I have received from His Excellency Governor Trumbull for the Exchange of Prisoners, I now lnclose you a List of Forty Five British Prisoners lately Captured & brought into this State. In return for them you'l please to send to this Port an equal number of American Seamen Prisoners with you of the Same Rank, near as may be in Exchange. Should take it as a favour and shall...
Date: 16 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
October 1777
Thursday 16t.
The sandy Pt. off Gardners Island Et: & Oyster pond Pt. NbW, about 1 Mile & ¾ from the shore.
at 6 AM weighed and came to sail to the Westward.
Horton's Pt. SWbS 5 Miles.
Fresh breezes and Cloudy Wr: at 2 PM discovered a Schooner & Sloop to the Wt:ward, gave chace at ½ past 3...
Date: 16 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
I am to inform you that the Enemy's Fleet consisting of upwards of thirty Sail1 anchored last night about six miles below the Landing Place of this Town, which they now lie directly opposite to and appear to be making dispositions for Landing. I have so few men with me that I cannot say I have the best Prospect of [making] so good a Defence as might be wished. A Reinforcement is on...
Date: 16 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
Octr 1777
Thursday 16
Esopas Meaddow North 2 Miles
at 9 A.M. Weigh'd ⅌ signal in Company the Fleet at ½ past 10 A.M. the Rebles begun to Cannonade us from their Battery at the Mouth of Esopas Creek1 fired 9 twenty four lbrs. round Shot at the Battery and Reble Galley2 that were playing on us at 11 Pass'd the Enemies Battery brought too for the...
Date: 16 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
Octr. 1777
Thursday 16
Working Up the River
at 8 AM weighd Gallys Transports, Flatt Boats &c in Co.1 at Noon Turning Up the River
Do [Working Up the River]
Do. Wr: [Moderate & Fair] 1 PM Came too off Eusopus Creek to Cover the Landg of the Troops was Fired at from a small Fort and a Rebell Gally2...
Date: 16 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
"On Monday evening1 we sailed from Fort Montgomery, having first entirely demolished it, and blown up the Magazine; we got up that Night near Pollepel's Island, where we came to an Anchor below the Chevaux de Frize; next Morning, Wind S. W. we weighed, and got through the Chevaux de Frize, and proceeded up the River. The Towns of New-Windsor and Newburgh appeared totally deserted by...
Date: 16 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
I have been hond: with the receipt of your two favours of ye 8th and immagine before this you have recd: mine of the Same date containing the disagreable intelligence of the loss of fort mountgomery after a most Spirited defence & of our evacuating Peeks Kill in Consequence thereoff—I congratulate you on the bravery of your Troops in attacking...
Date: 16 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
Agreeable to your orders I have Collected the Shallops & flats in Bordentown Creeck; their was not wauter Sufficient for them in watsons Creeck. I have Sent twelve waggon Load of Duck this Evening forward. The two friggates1 Lies at White hill two mile from this town with Sixteen Carriage Guns Each. as for men to Reinforce the Galley they Cannot be spar'd from the friggates. their...
Date: 16 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
[October] 16th. Yesterday the Rebel fleet move from mud island, to the Jersey shore near to red bank, many Salute guns are fired by them this day1
Date: 16 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
Octr
Thursday 16
do. [Billingsfort E ½ S ¾ of a Mile]
At 1 AM our Guard gave the alarm, the advanc'd Ship at the same fir'd several shot at a Rebel Boat. Weigh'd the Small Br and let go the Best. Serv'd slops to the Ships company.
do.
Varble: Wear: At 2 PM Weigh'd the Bt Br & let go the Small Do...
Date: 16 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
1777 October
Thursdy. 16
Do [At Anchor off Billingsport close to the Cheveaux defrize]
Do
Do Weather [Modt. and fair] got 2 Nine Pounders off the Forecastle on the Quarter Deck, & 2 Twenty four Pounders off the Main Deck on the Forecastle to keep Off the Galleys, Boats rowing guard received fresh Beef.—
Date: 16 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
October 1777 Thursy 16th AM Empd washing & Cleaning Betwn Deck at 10 the Ranger Schooner & Barge Return'd from Willminton with Capt Ourry he had been to See the Troops Embk to Come up the river Fresh Breezes & fair Compleated a Months Provisions at 10 PM the flat Boat man'd & Empd. as before
Date: 16 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
Ordered, That 2,249 dollars be paid to Messrs. Livingston & Turnbull, or order, in discharge of a bill, in their favour, drawn by J. Bradford, dated Boston, August 27, 1777, on the Marine Committee, expressed to be for value received for the naval department in the service of the United States, the said J. Bradford to be accountable.
Date: 16 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
[Extract]
An Accot of Cash Recd and Expended by the purser of Ship Defence. . . .
1777
Octobr 2d
paid for 6½ bushells potatoes
1.17. .6
paid for Eggs and fish and Charged to the Cabbin
.18. .9
13
paid Mrs Ross for making 48 pair Woolen trouses @3/9
9. .0. .0
35 pair drawers @ 2/6
4. .7. .6
30 pair osnabg. Trouses @3/9
5.12. .6...
Date: 16 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
[Extract]
Dr. Ship Defence
Octor. 16
To. do. [Cash] paid Wm. Johnson for Boat hier &ca.
13.17. .6
8
To do. do. Mrs. Goddard for Printing &ca.
4.15.—
To do. pd. Brittingham Dickenson as ⅌ Bill
£1.14. .0
do. do. Capt. Cooks Exp...
Date: 16 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
The Captains of the Navy of this Commonwealth are directed to allow no pay to the officers and seamen of their respective vessels, who are absent or furlough, for such days as exceed the time they have furloughs for. By order of the Navy Board.
Date: 16 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
All Persons having any Claim for Prize Money or Salvage of the Brigt. Judith, Alvara Lofthouse late Master, taken by the Brigantine of War Notre Dame, commanded by Stephen Seymour, Esq; are desired to call on the Subscriber on the Bay for Payment.1
Date: 16 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
October
Thursday 16th
At the Pitch Kettle Moorings English Harbour Antigua
AMd got our Anchors on Bd. Came in our Tenders & BlackSnake Schooner taken by ye Resolution which had been at Barbadoes. A Gale of wind came on, ye Resolution was drove on Shore having saved their Provisions & Crew—8 PMd came in ye ...
Date: 16 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
Gave orders to Col Clapp1 to permit 20 french Prisoners to Enlist on board the Ranger if they incline
Date: 17 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
This will be handed you by Capt Harding,1 and hope before this reaches Lebanon his health will in some measure be reestablish'd, soon after his arrival he took a bad cold, and at times has been so poorly as to occasion some fears of his being able to go to Sea this fall—he is now much better, and I hope this journey will compleat his recovery—Capt Harding has been indefatigable in...
Date: 17 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10