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On receiving your Letter of the 12th with Copy of the Resolve of Congress respecting the Cargo of Salt arrived here,1 We immediately wrote a Letter to our governor,2 (whereof you have copy inclosed) advising him the Situation of the matter, which was such, as renderd it unnecessary for us to take any Measures therein before the governor shoud deliberate thereon....
Date: 22 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
A Message from the House of Delegates was delivered by Mr. Richard Henry Lee.
That they have agreed to several Resolutions that [. . . .]1 Also, that having received Information that a French Vessel: loaded with Tobacco, being under the Protection of a Company of Militia of the County of Lancaster, commanded by a certain Captain Yerby, was lately most unwarrantably and traiterously...
Date: 22 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Mr. Richard Henry Lee reported from the committee appointed to examine into and report the state of the navy, that the committee had accordingly examined the same, and come to several resolutions thereupon, which they had directed him to report to the House; and he read the report in his place, and afterwards delivered it in at the clerk's table, where the resolutions of the committee were read,...
Date: 22 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Ordered that a Warrant issue to Captain Wright Westcott, for seventy pounds upon account for the purpose of furnishing necessaries for the use of the Norfolk Revenge Galley.—
Date: 22 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
[St. Pierre, Martinique] Le 22. J'ai en connaissance d'un bâtiment démâté de son grand mât faisant route pour gagner le mouillage, aussitôt je lui ai envoyé ma chaloupe avec deux autres des bâtimens marchands. Il etait insurgent, manquait de tout, je l'ai fait remorquer et mouiller dans la rade.1
[Translation]
[St. Pierre, Martinique] January 22. I became aware of a ship dismasted of...
Date: 22 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Jany. 1778
Thursdy. 22d
Dominico bears S 69 W 32. Leagues.
[AM]—in the morning saw two sail in the SE Quarter, coming down before it—at 8 gave chace,—at ½ past 9 brot: too the Leewardmost, found her to be an American Brigg called the Fortune, Wm: Trefethen Mastr: Bound to Martinico, her Cargo Masts, Spars, Lumber, Fish &c...
Date: 22 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Order'd, That Jonathan Glover Esqr for Horse hire & Sundry Expences as Pr Account, be paid, £425.. 3.. 6 also, that he be paid Sundries for Schooner Hannah,1 Ship Union,2 & freight of Tar from Brg Kg Geor:3 73.. 7..—
Order'd, That Saml. Gore for Sundry's for Ship Julius Cæsar4 & for...
Date: 23 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
By a gentleman just arrived from Bedford,1 we learn that a sloop of 14 guns2 has been sent from Newport to Martha's vineyard, to demand pilots for the fleet destined for Boston, to take in Burgoyne7s troops; they refused to comply with the demand, and the sloop (after taking a coasting vessel3 out of Holmes's Hole4) sailed for Newport, it is said, to...
Date: 23 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Please to deliver Colo. Noah Phelps or order sixteen six pound Cannon, cast at your Furnace & belonging to this State, to be by him Conveyed according to order to Boston for the Use of ye State Ship Defence, lying in that Harbour
given under my hand at Hartford
ye 23d of Jany 1778
Date: 23 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
At a meeting of the Governor and Council of Safetyholden at Hartford in and for the State of Connecticut on the 23d day ofJanuary, A.D. 1778.
Voted, That the Committee of Pay-Table be and they are hereby directed to draw on the Treasurer in favour of Saml Eliott junr, Esqr, for the sum of one thousand pounds, money, to be in account as agent of this State. The...
Date: 23 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
I have send to you three days ago, one Letter datted Burlington, by which I mentioned to you, the several schemes that I have formed to set on fire the english fleet. since that time I have done some small tryals, which confirme me in the first opinion. viz. that by the fire Boats, which I intend to Construct, by the help of the commodore, the succes is almost Certain.
I ask leave to Repeat you...
Date: 23 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Since the departure of my Lord Howe from hence a month ago, no material occurrence has happened except'the loss of the Brig Symmetry, laden with Baggage for the Army.—On account of the Ice usually found in the Delaware during some Weeks in the Winter, the Ships of War were withdrawn from their Stations to the Town; and an Embargo took place on all Shipping the 24th. of December. But a...
Date: 23 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Roebuck at Philadelphia
23d. January 1778
Disposition of His Majesty's Ships and the Vessels under the Orders of Captain Andrew Snape Hamond; detached from the Fleet under the Command of the Vice Admiral the Viscount Howe.
Ship Names.
Commanders.
Where Stationed &c.
Roebuck.
Captn. A. S. Hamond.
Alongside the Wharfs at Philadelphia, to take Shelter from the...
Date: 23 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Captain Maybury1 is requested to deliver to Captain Conway spikes that were on board the Defence for the Sloop Molly. ...
[Ordered] That the Commissary of Provisions deliver to Captain David3 4 Barrels Pork 7 Barrels of Bread and 30 lbs. Candles for the Ship Lydia in Poto4 5 Barrels Bread, 5 Barrels Beef and 3 Barrels Pork for the Galley Conqueror
Date: 23 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
I find the Dolphin1 Eat with the worm like a Huney Come What we have dun to hir I am afraid will make hir leek worse She Cant be maid till without Nue Planking hir allmost all over or at lest Nine streks of a side must Cum out When she went out of my Hands She was in as good order as any boat & Vessel1 culd be She had twelve Sailsviz main Sail fore SailJebb flyingJebb Watter Saile...
Date: 23 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Ordered that a Warrant issue to Lieutenant John Thomas for fifty Pounds upon Account for the purpose of furnishing Necessaries for the Use of the Protector Galley.—
Date: 23 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Head Quarters Charles Town Jany. 23d: 1778
General Orders Parole Randolph—
...1 Capt. 1. Subaltern 2 Serjts. & 48 Rank & file from the 1 Regt.1 to go on Board the Randolph2 tomorrow morning as was order'd before the Boats will be ready at the Market wharf for them. . . .
Date: 23 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Application has been made to this board by Mr Wereat1 the Commissioner of trade Setting forth that the Brigantine Recovery belonging to the State is now nearly ready for Sea, and that there is only a quantity of Rice provided for her Cargo, and Submitting to our consideration whether it would not be of advantage to the State to put on board also a few Casks of Indigo.— We...
Date: 23 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Order'd, That Jonathan Balch for Sundry's for Brigt Massachusetts,1 & also for Brigt Nantes2 as pr. Account, be paid . . . . £22..14..6.—
Order'd, That Jona. Rogers for 107 feet clear Boards,
£1.. 6.. 9
—& for nine days Work on board Brigt Nants
8.. 2.. —
as pr his Account, be paid
£9.. 8.. ...
Date: 24 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Having been appointed Commissary for Prisoners in this Department, I am in the absence of Sir Peter Parker to acknowledge the Receipt of your Letter of the 13th: Inst: relative to the Prisoners wrote for from Halifax and the Release of Messrs: Mc: Hurd & Goodwin for whom two British Prisoners are said to have been already sent.
Being, by the neglect of the...
Date: 24 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11