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Yarmouth1
7th. Marh: 1778
At Sea to Windd of Barbados
Randolph...
Date: 27 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
April 1778
Tuesday, 28.
Ditto [Nantucket Shoals] West dist. 5 Lg[s].
at 5 AM wore Ship, saw a Sail NE. made Sail and gave Chace set Studding sails at 8 out Boats & Towed the Ship, down Studding-sails. at 10 in Boats
Ditto [Nantucket Shoals] WNW½W 11 Lg[s.]
Light winds and clear Wr. at 4 PM Fired a 6 pounder and brought too the Chace, a Brig from the Bay of Honduras, Laden with...
Date: 28 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
I mentiond some Time [ago] that Capt. Adams1 who was a passenger on Board the Raleigh was come to Town, & gave a very unfavourable Account of Capt. Thompson's2 suff'ring the Alfred to be taken this Hour the Alfred's Surgeon3 is arriv'd & tells me poor Hinman4 fell a Sacrifice to ye most unparallel'd Cowardice of...
Date: 28 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
Amongst the letters Christian brought me last night were the several you will find enclosed herewith, which being intended for the Marine Committee & Commercial Committee You will deliver them with my Compliments and I think the Commercial Committee wou'd do a very just & proper thing, if they were to give Mr Livingston1 orders to Continue sending Cargoes of Rice...
Date: 28 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
We are now to acknowledge the receipt of yours of the 8th Current, inclosing an Inventory of the Continental part of the goods Captured by Captain Hopkins,1 we wish to hear of the arrival of his Prizes, but are afraid they are retaken. you will deliver to the order of the Board of war the 26 Pieces of coarse sheeting
24
Bolts Oznabrigs
9
doz felt hats
7
sadelles...
Date: 28 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
Remarks on Teusday April 28th. 1778
Lattd. Pr. Observt. 37..30 Nt. [at sea in the latitude of Virginia]
Middle Part Moderate with a Small Fanning Breeze at 1 AM hove in Stays at 6 AM saw a Sail in the West bore away and gave Chace at 10 AM sat Studden Sails at 12 on Meridian spoke with the Sail a Snow1 from Bristol bound to New...
Date: 28 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
I received yours of the 26th Instant and observe the Contents it is a very unlucky things should have turned out as they have, there have been great Deapredations on more than One Instance upon the Libertys Sails.1 I would advise you by no means to pay Mr Holderby for Carrying up the Sails &c untill you have made all the discovery's You can Respecting the loss...
Date: 28 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
In former letters I had the honour to mention to your Lordship the rebels preparations to invade this province.
Captain Jordan of the Galatea Lieutenant Ellis of the Hinchinbrook and Mr Mowbray commander of the Rebecca armed Sloop went into the Harbour of Saint Simons in Georgia to prevent the Gallies advancing and to destroy them.1 I am sorry to inform your Lordship that...
Date: 28 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
This comes to you by Capt Rathburn1 and as I take him to be a Safe hand Send by him two Thousand dollars in Certificates all our Cash is gone that was left when you was here save a few dollars I miss you much and long to have the pleasure of seeing you I hope that will soon be the case the Town is not yet ordered to be Cleansed but Expect it every day2 I wish it...
Date: 29 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
This Afternoon a Team set off for Norwich having in Charge for you Sundry Articles directed to the Care of Capt Henry Billings,1 who has orders to be particularly carefull in forwarding them.
The Errors you have pointed out in the money sent by Capt. Hyde,2 I suppose took place in the hurry in which Capt Allon3 recd the...
Date: 29 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
List of American Privateer and Merchant Officers and Seamen Held Prisoner at Newport, April 29, 1778
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Mens Names
Quality
In what Vessel taken
By what Ship taken
Taken in Armed Vessels.
1
Joseph Handy
Captain
Buckskin1
Galatea
Aaron Sevey
Seaman
Trueblue2
Venus
Saml. Wall (Negro)
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Jas. Guppy
1st. Lieut.
Mc.Cleary3
Unicorn
5
William Kelley
2d. Do....
Date: 29 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
General Pigot having received information that the Rebels intend shortly to carry off all the Stock from the Elisabeth Islands, has determined to send a detachment there immediately, and endeavor to be beforehand with them; and for this purpose the Flank Companies of the 54th Regiment, and a Company of The Hessian Chasseurs have received orders to be in readiness to embark on the...
Date: 29 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
April 1778
Wednesdy 29th
[Off New City Island]1
Fresh Breezes & Cloudy Wr PM & AM boarded Vessels as before At 6 P.M had Information of three Whale Boats belonging to ye Rebels being in Hemstead Harbour, sent the Lieutenant2 & Midshipman & Ten Hands Arm’d, with two Swivels on bd. a Sloop after them...
Date: 29 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
Congress proceeded to the election of members for the Marine Committee, in the room of such as are absent; and the ballots being taken, Mr. [Nathaniel] Scudder was elected for New Jersey, Mr. [George] Plater for Maryland; Mr. T[homas] Adams for Virginia.
Date: 29 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
. . . The marine board Seem'd Sensible of Capt. Harding's Merit & on your Excellencies recommendation would have made his appointment accordingly had it been feasible but their had been a predetermination that Capt. Hinman Should take the Command of that Frigate if he arrives in Season;1 Indeed their are a number of Capts in the Continental Navy,...
Date: 29 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
Congress having directed the Board to superintend the Transportion of Provisions from the Southward & there being a Number of Gallies belonging to the States of Maryland & Virginia in the Chesapeak I am directed to apply to you & the Hon: Council to know whether there are any Men left of those by whom the Gallies in the Delaware were mann'd the last Campaign. If there are what are...
Date: 29 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
Humbly sheweth
That your Memorialists are Members of the Continental Navy Board for the middle Department, established by Congress with a Salary to each Member of Fifteen Hundred Dollars ⅌ Ann. That on the first Appointment of this Board it was deemed to be stationed at Philadelphia, the Capitol of the middle Department; but on that Citys falling into the Hands of the Enemy, your Memorialists...
Date: 29 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
We expected, agreeable to our former Orders1 that you would have been down here before this Time. We now desire that you will immediately proceed down with your Galley,2 no Excuse will be admitted. We are &ca
Date: 29 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
About fifteen days ago captain Cottineau came to this Town,2 on purpose to represent to the governour of this State,3 that his fregate4 now lying in cape look out bay, was not in Security, and that she run'd the greatest risk of being Insulted by the Enemyes of america, which Look upon the french to be their owne, Because they assist this continent. Capt. De...
Date: 29 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
April 1778
Thrusday 30th
Cape Sable [Nova Scotia] N68E 33 Leagues
AM at 9 Wore Ship. Set the Mainsl. Close reeft the Maintopsl. Saw a Sail to Windwd. made sail & gave chace. ½ past Saw a Sail bearing NEbN. gave her chace. fired a Shot & brought her too. She proved to be a Schooner1 from Currasow2 to Boston....
Date: 30 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12