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I hope this will come safe to Your hand. It will inform you that I saild from Quiberoon Bay February the 25th. under Convoy of 5 Sail of the Line & three Frigates with several Sail bound to America but lost Company the same Night.1 I cant i[n]form You how far the Men of War intended to Convoy Us to the Westward. The Ship Dean2 Capt. Nicholson3...
Date: 2 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
WHEREAS many and false reports, have been industriously and injuriously circulated, respecting Capt. THOMPSON's1 conduct, on the 9th day of March last, when the Alfred, our consort, was taken by two of the enemy's ships.2 And as it is reported, that “the officers on board of the Raleigh disapprove of Capt. Thompson's conduct during that day,” WE, the Subscribers, do hereby...
Date: 2 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
THE Privateer Brig ANGELICA, mounting sixteen double-fortified 6-pounders, WILLIAM DENNIS, Commander, will peremptorily Sail in 8 Days from Boston, on a Six Months Cruise against the Enemies of the United States—This Notice is given, that those Persons who have entered their Names for the Cruise, and are Absent, may immediately repair on board the said Brig.1
Date: 2 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
Remarks on Saturday May 2nd. 1778—
Lattd. Pr. Observt. 42..12 Nt. [at sea in the latitude of Scituate, Mass.]
Middle Part Moderate—at 6 AM saw Cape Ann bearing NWBW at 7 AM saw a Ship to the Windward under our Lee hauld our Wind to the Northward & Fir'd a Signal for the Snow1 at 10 AM Close Reeft the Top Sails at 12 on Meridian...
Date: 2 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
The brig lately taken by the rebels and carried into Egg-Harbour, was from Cork for this port, consigned to Messrs. Franklins, the Masters name, Callan, and now in goal at Trenton.1
The number of men now employed in building the Fort at West-Point, amounts to no less than 1500.
Prizes sent in since last week, the snow Le Francois, with dry goods, wine, and brandy, from Rochelle,...
Date: 2 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
I had the honour to receive your letters of the twenty fourth and twenty eighth of April, covering three acts of Congress of the twenty second, twenty third, and twenty fourth ultimo—which have the attention of Council:—
That of the twenty fourth respects the remains of the Crews of the gallies lately employed on the delaware, now reduced to about two hundred privates. These as seamen are...
Date: 2 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
May 78
Saturday
Do. [At Single Anchor Cape henlopen S ½ Wt. Cape May E ½ So.]
AM recd on bd from the Charlotte Sloop Bread 3360 Pounds [,] Beef 372 Pieces[,] Pork 670 Do.[,] flower[,] Raisins 363lb[,] butter 542 do.[,] Sower Kraut 666lb[,] rum 350 Gallons in 18 Punchs & 6 barrels
at Single...
Date: 2 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
Present.
Mr Whiting. Mr Travis and Mr Lewis.—
Mr Jesse George has leave of absence from his duty on Board the ship Dragon till saturday next.—
Ordered that Mr William Holt, deliver to Lieutenant John Thomas one Six inch Cable for the use of the Protector Galley.—
Lieutenant John Thomas received Orders to proceed with the Galley under his command to Mobjack Bay, there to remain for the...
Date: 2 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
Como Comisionados qe. somos por el Honorable Congreso de los Estados unidos de la America del norte para recivir el Sor. Dn. Bernardo de Galvez. Cavallero de la Rl. y distinguida Orn de Carlos terzero. Coronel de los Rs. Extos. Govor. y Comandte. genl. de la Prova. de la Luisiana, los...
Date: 2 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
May 1778
Saturday 2
St Martins So. 15 W Distce: 27 Legue
Fresh Breezes & Cloudy, at 6 AM Saw a Sail to the S:Wd: Gave Chace, at 11 AM. fir'd 3 Shot, & Brought The Chace too, found her to be the Ranger Schooner from Guadaloupe to Boston, took possession of her.
Date: 2 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
. . . I immagine Mr: Deane1 must by this time be with you he pass'd through this Town 16 days ago—Mr: Carmichael2 arrived here the first instant in the Deane, Capt Nicholson3 he will be with you by the time this reaches you, with a duplicate of the dispatches brot by Mr Deane, I have been favor'd with a short...
Date: 3 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
. . . There are Seven vessels of war & Two Galleys Stationed in the Following manner viz The King Fisher & Two Galleys in the East passage1 at Little Compton, in the Main Channel the Flora & Juno, in the West Channel2 The Somersett, & at the Town3 the Nonsuch, the Lark, the Venus Strombole Surprize & a Frigate the Name of which I have not...
Date: 3 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
May 1778
Sunday 3d
Remarks at Fall River, [Mass.] 1778.
This 24 hours wind at SW., fair weather apprehended, Parker Borden, & Gideon Borden, as enemys to the United States of America in wishing the Spitfire, Blound up1 as the Ship Lately, (the Randolph)2 with 300 men on Board, Sent those Traytors, to Tiverton, PM., on Moord3 came to Sail and...
Date: 3 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
I have just received yours of the 1st: Inst:1 and agreeable to your request I send You Alexander Sheldon2 Mesrs: Brown,3 Dunton,4 Peck,5 Rogers,6 William Guthridge & Aaron White, the two latter being Seamen belonging to the Warren7 as you desire.
In respect to the situation of the Prisoners...
Date: 3 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
Yesterday Morning standing in for Thachers Island1 I discovered a Frigate just under my Lee & it being very thick Weather I thought it most prudent to go into Squam2 which is a safe Harbour to lay in—but exceeding difficult getting out and when I shall get out is very uncertain I have taken on Board a very good Pilot and shall embrace the first Oppertunity to get out—...
Date: 3 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
sunday 3d. [May, 1778] . . . A fine Galley, on the Model of a Turkish row galley was launched this week, She has an eighteen pounder in the prow, two brass three's on deck, & one in the Cabbin, rows thirty two oars & is Called the Huzar1. She was built by direction of Oswald Eevs2 a Man of Strong mechanical powers, & is now preparing hulks with...
Date: 3 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
Dr.
John Langdon Esqr. To James Hackett—2
for the Seventy four Gun Ship building for the Continent—3
1777
May 20
To my Service From the date 272 days @ 28/- up to ye 4th. May 1778—
£380..16..0
To Expences in procureing timber & Plank from Novr. 1777 to May 1778 Includeg ...
Date: 4 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
we Should have wore1 You before but have been obligd to Make another Journey into the Countery to secure the Stuff2 which was Nessasary for the Building the Ship3 haveing been Disappointed of Some which we Expected to have had have now Inga[g]'d as we aprehe[n]d Suffisiont
about thirty Good hands will be Do4 be had in A few Days but as Yet...
Date: 4 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
By Mr. Jabez Smith1 I take the Pleasure to acquaint you, that I arrived here with the Brig Resistance2 on the 2d Inst. after a tedious passage of 36 Days from Martinico, during which time we have experienced the greatest difficulties, having had the misfortune of bringing the Small pox from Martinique, by which contagious distemper we have...
Date: 4 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
I have the pleasure to acquaint you that Capt. Patrick Brown has this Hour anchor'd in this Port, in the Ship Henrietta, formerly the Clementina after a passage of nine Weeks & two Days from Nants,1 the Number of Packages under the marks you have here inclos'd, the Capt. appears to be very anxious to have his Ship unladed, as he is suspicious some Goods in the...
Date: 4 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12