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Everything perfectly quiet last night. This Morning a considerable number of men were observed about Howland's ferry. In the course of the day a great many small arms were fired on the opposite shore. The almost continual irregular firing of small arms for the last two days, where such numbers of people are assembled, are strong indications of their making some attack soon.
A Jew named Isaac...
Date: 17 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
Last Lord's-Day returned into Port the Privateer Sloop Two Brothers,1 Capt. Thomas Chester: having in Lat. 34° suffered considerable Damage to her Rigging from a British Transport Ship, of much superior Force and full of Men: Capt. Chester and one Man killed and three wounded.
Wednesday last about 50 Seamen, taken in the Weymouth Packet, by Capt. Harding in the Ship Oliver Cromwell,...
Date: 17 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
Octr 1777
Friday 17
Do [off Eusopus Creek]1
at 9 AM weighd in Co as Above2 & Stood Do Up the River
Do [Working Up the River]
Moderate & fair at 5 PM Came too Smal Bower in 7 fm off Red Hook the troops landed & sett fire to some Mills, Houses, Barns &c3 Weighd & endeavourd to stand in...
Date: 17 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
I have the Honor to inform you that on the Evening of the 15th. Instant, I arrived off Esopus,1 finding that the Rebels had thrown up Works,2 and had made every Disposition to annoy us, and cut off our Communication, I judged it necessary to attack them, the Wind being at that Time so much against us that we could make no way,—I accordingly landed the Troops,...
Date: 17 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
We proceeded up the River destroying a Number of Vessels as we sailed along, without stopping till we arrived at Ezopus Creek,1 where we found two Batteries.2 One of two Guns the other of three Guns erected, and an Armed Galley3 at the Mouth of the Creek, who endeavored to prevent our passing by their Cannonade. General Vaughan was of Opinion such a force should...
Date: 17 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
As Council has not heard from you latly they are under some unesiness lest the Fleet in the Deleware may Suffer for the want of Provisions &ca I therefore request that you will attend to that Matter and furnish every Article that may be Necessary. As the Commissary General of Purchases Mr Buchanon,1 has fixed the prices of Beef & Pork, the former at Ten Dollars C...
Date: 17 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
I did myself the pleasure of writing to you the 15th Inst.1 to be forwarded from Head Quarters.—after the express left this I received your two Letters dated the 8th & 11th Inst 2 and Congratulate you on your success against the Enemys Battery,3 'tis pitty any thing should have happend to prevent the whole of their Small Garrison falling into your hands after...
Date: 17 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
... Our greatest Uneasiness is occasioned by the dread of Surprize—the Channel1 between pennsylvania and the Fort is altogether clear; the Galleys have removed to the Jersey Side out of all distance for annoying the Enemy and seconding us, the nights are darken'd by Fogs and all our Garrison must be on the watch to avoid being carried by Storm—I am ignorant of the Plans of His...
Date: 17 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
Resolved, That Congress highly approve of the brave and spirited conduct of Commodore Hazlewood, and the other officers and men concerned in the defence of the river Delaware, and of their undaunted perseverance and resolution to maintain that pass to the city of Philadelphia to the utmost extremity.
Date: 17 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
October. 1777
Friday 17th
Abreast of the Upper Wharf at Chester
AM Anchd. here some Transports wth Troops.
Abreast of the Upper Wharf at Chester
Light Airs & Clear Wr. At 11 PM The Troops began to Land on Chester Wharf wth. Artillery & Stores.1
Date: 17 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
October 1777 Friday 17th at 8 AM Receiv'd 8 Puncheons Rum from the Tuscany Transport Do Hove up the Best Bower & Let go the Small & Veer'd to ½ a Cable Came up & Anchd Here the Transports with the Troops1 Modt. Breezes & Cloudy at 10 P.M. Sent the Row Galley2 & 3 flat Boats with 11 men & Petty Officer Each on Duty
Date: 17 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
"I congratulate you on our Arrival here on the 8th of October. On the 7th we fell in with a Rebel Privateer Sloop with 10 Guns and 16 Swivels, which we defended ourselves from for full five Hours. She boarded us on the Larboard Quarter with 12 Men, which we killed, and made them cry out for Quarter several Times, but still kept a brisk Fire upon them, and paid no Regard to their crying for...
Date: 17 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
It having been represented to me by John Cook Master of the Brigantine Black Prince and James Rimmer Master of the Ship Darby from the Coast of Africa bound to this Island with Slaves, the former taken by a Pirate Ship Call'd the St. Peter fitted out from Fort Royal belonging to one Hutchinson, and carried into the Port of St. Pierres the 2d Inst. the...
Date: 17 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
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Friday 17.
Barbados Wt. 8 leags
First part moderate & hazy, middle & latter fresh Breezes, at 7 AM saw a sail in the s:w quarter, made the Fly's signal & gave chace, at 10 AM fired 2 shot at & brought her too, proved to be the Sloop Hope Theophilus Elsworth Mr belonging to Georgia & bound to Surinam laden with Rice took...
Date: 17 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
The Deposition of John Hutchason Mariner taken before the Worshipful Alexander Sympson Sole Judge of the Court of Vice Admiralty to certain standing Interrogatorys on behalf of our Sovereign Lord the King concerning the recapture of a certain Brig called the Venus.—the fifteenth day of October One thousand seven hundred & seventy seven—
Interrogy. 1st To the first...
Date: 17 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
I omitted to mention to your Excellency that the express came here, is Mr. Jones, who left General Burgoyne on the 10th. at Saratoga, but he tells me that there is not the smallest chance of his getting off or a man with him; he also says he met three Rebel Batteaux on Lake Champlaine on a discovery and escaped them with difficulty, they have got many of our Batteaux which they picked...
Date: 18 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
That the said Privateers by Contract with the Committee of this Honorable Court, joined the Continental Fleet, which lately saild from this Port, under the Command of Capt John Manly, under certain Conditions in said Contract mentioned One of which was, that in Case of an accidental seperation of any Vessell belonging to the Fleet from the rest, the Prize or Prizes, such Vessell should take,...
Date: 18 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
I have just dispatched the Teams you sent down with 326 bushells Salt Nine Coils Cordage Wt. 10ct 0qr 16li and the Model for the Cannon which is an Extreemly fine one and Compleatly executed I hope the workmen at the Furnace will form their Cannon upon this pattern and I think they must Answer every purpose.
I can't conceive it possible to get good Cannon for the...
Date: 18 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
The Brig Fox, Capt. Brock, from Bedford [in Dartmouth] for South-Carolina, in Ballast, was taken the 21st ult. by the Galatea, a British Cruizer, and ordered for New port, in the Care of a Midshipman and four British Sailors. On the 9th Instant, at Night, they were in Sight of Martha's Vineyard, when the Mate and one of her former Hands being the only Persons on Deck, they ran the Brig ashore at...
Date: 18 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
A Flat boat or Batteaux, marked No. 73, with Six muffled Oars in her, and capable of carrying about 20 Troops, was blown over last night to Fogland ferry, and taken up by some men of the Flank Companies.
Great numbers of Rebels appeared to day about Howland's ferry and towards Fogland. They are particularly busy at Quaket Gut,1 and several Carts and vessels laden with barrels, appear...
Date: 18 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10