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September 1776
Saturday 14
In East River New York
came up and Anchor'd here HM Ships Phenix, Roebuck, Orpheus and Carisford.
Light breezes and Cloudy with Rain at times PM at 7 came up and Anchor'd 4 Transports
Sunday 15th
at ½ past 3 Unmoor'd and came to Sail fell on board a Transport in Casting and Carried away a Pair of Mizon Shrouds, at 6 came too in Kipps Bay York Island in 8 fm as...
Date: 15 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The 23rd [sic], at six in the morning, we weighed in company with the former ships, and anchored a little below Blackwell's Island on the York side, about-fifty yards from the enemy's intrenchments, to which place the whole body as above immediately moved, frequently making signs and calling to us to come on shore. We continued without firing at each other till eleven o'clock, when the first...
Date: 15 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
This Morning about 7 o'clock, the Renown of 50 Guns, Capt. [Francis] Banks, the Repulse of 32 Guns, Capt. [Henry] Davis, & the Pearl of 32 Guns, Capt. [Thomas] Wilkinson, with the Schooner [Tryal], Lieut. [Lancelot] Brown [Jr.], sailed up the North River. The Morning was fine, the Tide flowed, and there was a fresh Breeze. The Rebels began their Canonade as furiously as they could, but...
Date: 15 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
September 1776
Saturday 14
Moor'd in [New] York Harbour
A M washed Decks, at 11 our Sigl was made for a petty Officer.
Modte & fair Weatr Employed clearing Ship for Action.
Sunday 15
at 3 A M. unmoor'd, At 7 weighd and made sail in Company wth his Majs Ships Renown, Repulse, and Trial Schooner. At 8 abreast of New York Town, Receiv'd a smart Canonading from the Town & Paulers...
Date: 15 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
On the evening of the 14th the greatest part of the troops marched out and took post on the bank of the East river just below Kip's Bay ー about three miles from the city. Myself being one of the body ー we were posted behind a slight entrenchment recently thrown up, opposite and near which lay five ships. on the 15th as the morning advanced we saw the road oppo- site to us ー the sound not being...
Date: 15 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
[New York, September] 15thー About noon, the British landed at Kepp's Bay. They met with but small resistance, and pushed towards the city, of which they took possession in the afternoon. They availed themselves of some cannon and stores; but their booty was not very great. Here the Americans, we are sorry to say, did not behave well; and here it was, as fame hath said, that Gen. Washington threw...
Date: 15 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Septr 1776
Sunday 15th
Moored off Bedlows Island
½ past 6 AM made the Signals for the Renown, Repulse & Pearle to Weigh, which Ships Weighed & made Sail up the No River, At 10 Minutes after 7 the Batteries on New York Island began to play on them & soon after the Batteries on Paulers hook both which they returned, the firing continued until a Quarter of an hour after 8 At ½ past...
Date: 15 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
15th September, Sunday. ー Between six and seven this morning, made the signal for the Renown, Repulse, and Pearl to get under way, which signal they immediately obeyed. About seven o'clock, or a little after, the batteries in the town and all along that shore began to fire, as well as that at Paulus Hook; the ships returned the fire very smartly, and proceeded up the North River six or eight...
Date: 15 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
[New York] 15th Septr Early this morning the five ships of War, vizt, The Renown2 44 Guns, Phoenix 44, Arpheus 28, [Carysfort] 28, and Rose of 20, took their Stations along the shore of New York Island, from Kipps's bay near Turtle bay on the right, to the point behind Mr John Watts's house on the left, and about 200 yards from it. They anchored with their broadsides to the shore....
Date: 15 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Septr 1776.
Sunday 15th
Att Single Anchor off Bushwick Creek East River
At 5 AM Weighed & run over to Keps's Bay, New York Isld & let go the Stern Anchor in 18 fam about 2 Cables length from the Enemy's Trenches, Do Veerd away & let go the Bt Br in 5 fam & moord head & Stern 1/2 Cable each way NNE & SSW Do Run our Stream Anchor out a breast to the Etward, to get the...
Date: 15 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
...about the latter end of June We were Oblig'd to leave Gwyns Island, the night after We left it it Blew Very hard by which A great many of the Vessels lost the[ir] Anchors & Cables, Some. Vessels were lost, & some drove ashore, next day the remainder got into Potowmack, where Lord Dunmore took Possession of A Small Island on the Maryland side, Call'd St Georges, But there was not...
Date: 15 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Latter Part Sunday Morning Six A Clock saw two [Sails] breasing South From Us the wind at N. Run for them spoke with them Prov'd to Be two Privateers Belonging to the Continent In New Lon [dl on Been out three weeks Lattd In 35:56: Capt Harden in A Brig2
Date: 15 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
That your Petitioner, being on board the Ship Anna Maria, commanded by Capt William Pringle, bound from Barbadoes to London, was taken by the private Sloop of War Revenge commanded by Capt Joseph White, and brought into Salem, in this State.
That your Petitioner from various circumstances necessarily arising from his present situation, is unable to earn his living hereー
Your Petitioner therefore...
Date: 16 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
furthermore your Comtee having taking into Consideration Mr Francis Shaw[s] Letter: find in one Paragraft of sd Letter a Complaint, wherein he saith that the Schooner2 People Complain of not being paid for Past Services, And Affraid it might be the Same for this Trip; therefore he was obliged to promis them that theire Musterrole would be paid Immediately on there Return ー Hoping that...
Date: 16 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Last Sunday se'nnight was taken and carried into Gouldsborough, by two small boats, a brig from Ireland bound for Halifax, laden with beef, butter &c. She parted company with 12 other provision vessels the day on which she was taken, all bound for the above port.
List of Prizes lately taken and carried into the West Indies, by some of the Ministerial Pirates.
The Brigantine Hester, John...
Date: 16 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I am under the disagreeable necessity of representing the Base conduct of Capt Daniel Waters in the Armed schooner Lee, who has lost two months meerly from an Obstinate perverse temper, he Arrived here from a Cruise Abot the last of June. I paid the vessell off, the portledge bill Amounted to £ 445. .6. . he was the best Officer'd and mann'd of any vessel in the Service; his first Leiutenant's...
Date: 16 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Last week we received a letter from Capt. William Rogers, commander of the sloop Montgomery in the service of your State, requesting us to undertake the agency and act in behalf of the State and himself, in libeling one brig which was returning from a whaling voyage, with about three hundred barrels of oil, and had been taken by the English, carried into New-York, and acquitted by them, and...
Date: 16 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Continental Cruiser, Andrew Doria, Capt. Nicholas Biddle, has taken 4 Prizes since he last sailed, viz. 1 large ship with near 15,000 bushels of wheat, which the Negro-catcher, Dunmore, loaded at Virginia and ordered for Halifax; a brig from Dunmore's fleet bound to the West-Indies, with a number of tories, and their household furniture, out of which he took some of the most valuable articles...
Date: 16 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Appointment of Prize Agents for the Rhode Island Privateer Sloop Lady Washington, September 16, 1776
Know all Men by these Presents, That we the Commander, Officers and Men belonging to the Private Sloop of Warr, called the Lady Washington, bound on a Cruise against the Enemies of the United States of America, viz. James Godfrey commander, Henry Weeden first Lieutenant, Daniel Servat 2nd Lieutt Thomas Cotteril master.
do constitute and appoint William Vernon and Benjn Sayer, both of the State of...
Date: 16 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The following Prisoners are still confined in one room at Halifax, among felons, thieves, robbers, negroes, soldiers, &c. which we here publish for the satisfaction of their anxious friends.
James Lovil [Lovell] & Rich. Carpenter of Boston.
Consider Howland, master, and Jacob Taylor, mate of the Privateer Brig Washington.1
Bigelow, Kemp, Peak and Sessions, Bunker-Hill.
Corporal...
Date: 16 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6