American Theatre from August 1, 1776, to August 31, 1776
You are desired to provide Blocks agreeable to the within List and send them by the first safe opportunity to the Colledge landing addressed to us By order [&c.]
Date: 16 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Know ye that I do hereby appoint Robert Cockran to be Captain and Commander of the Brigantine of war calld the Notre Dame of the burthen of about Seventy Tons belonging to this State hereby granting License, Commission and authority to him therewith by force of arms to apprehend, seize and take all ships Vessells & Goods which are liable to seizure and Confiscation pursuant to the resolves of... Continue Reading
Date: 16 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
That your Petitioners left the Granadines the ninth day of July last in the Earl of Errol in order to proceed to London, to which Port they were bound, that in the Latitude of 33½° on the Twenty fourth of the said Month they were taken by Two ships belonging to Gentlemen of New York and bought into the Harbour of Boston2
That notwithstanding the Indulgence and good Usuage they have... Continue Reading
Date: 17 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
As to news we go on Briskly taking prizes. We have a plenty of Sugars. Within these ten days Sugars have fallen from 4 pounds to 3 and 2.5 by the hundred. A Brigg was carried into Newburry this Week, from Antigue laiden with Indigo and hides, and a Jamaca Man carried into Marble Head.2...
Date: 17 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
4 [A.M.]
Remks on Satterday the 17 of August 1776
freash breaze and Heasey
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Exercizd our Cannon and small Arms
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Put our people to Allowance of 2 Quarts of water P[er] day & 1 pound bread they Grumble very much say they have but 3 meals in 24 hours.
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I find the Current setts us to the southward
Lattd in 35d 2m Longd in 60d 6m
1 [P.M.]
Heasey weather wind from... Continue Reading
Date: 17 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Wednesday last arrived here from a short Cruize of one Month the Privateer Sloop Diamond, Capt. William Chace, of this Port, and brought in a Prize Ship, from Dominica bound to Bristol. The following Passengers were on board, viz. a Youth about 7 years of Age, Son to the Governor of Dominica; Mr. Hutchinson, a Member of the Council of that Island; and Mr. Charles Hobby Hubhart, of Boston. This... Continue Reading
Date: 17 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Voted to allow the captains and recruiting officers now ordered to raise crews of seamen for service on the Lakes to the northward the sum of 8s., L. money, for each man they shall so inlist, for their expence in attending said business.
Date: 17 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
You will Immediately get your Vessells under sail & Proceed down the lake 7 or 8 Miles, if you make any discovery of the Enemy you will Immediately give me notice if none return as Soon as Possible.
Date: 17 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Sir I find by an Order you have given out that the Schooners are to go down the lakes. I know no Orders but what shall be given out by me except sailing Orders from the Commander in chief if an Enemy is Approaching I am to be acquainted with it and know how to Act in my station. I am Sir Yours
Date: 17 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I am surpris'd you should pretend to Contradict my Orders to the Captains of the Schooners at this time when we are alarm'd by a Signal of the Approach or the Enemy, and much more so, as I acquainted you some time since that the Commander in chief had Appointed me to take command of the Navy on the Lakes, had I not receiv'd this Appointment from my rank in the Army and as commander in chief of... Continue Reading
Date: 17 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
About two OClock this Afternoon Colonel [Thomas] Hartly acquainted me, that a Party of his men who were posted Seven miles down the lake, as a Covering party to the Oar makers, had made a large fire as a Signal that the enemy were approaching I sent Colonel Hartly with one hundred men to secure the retreat of the Party if Attack'd and Order'd the two light Schooners down the lake to cover them,... Continue Reading
Date: 17 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I have understood that General Arnold is to have the Comand of the Navey and if that Be So he ought to have Shown me his Power to It, but instead of that he sent an Order for two of the Schooners to get under way and go Down the Lake upon Some Information he Says he had of the Aproach of the Enemy was It not his Duty to have Comunicated It to me and my Orders to have bin Given to the Vessels I... Continue Reading
Date: 17 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
One Cap. 3 Subs. [Subalterns] 3 Ser. [Sergeants] 3 Cor. [Corporals] 2 Dm & 100 Privates from the Brigade commanded by Gen. [James] Brickett to parade at Head Qurs at 12 oClock to take 20 Batteaus to Skeensborough ー Cap: Williams will deliver the Batteaus to the Commanding Officer of the party.
Forty Seamen from the same Brigade commanded by Gen. Brickett to be draughted & parade at Head... Continue Reading
Date: 17 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
At the time that Genl. Arnold was here he informed me that there was Some Quarter Deck Plank Sasoned which if they are to [be] had I wish you may send them to the saw soon as possible which I take a Great favour Am with the Greatest Esteem [&c.]
Date: 17 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Dear General, The last night the fire-ships and row-galleys made an attempt upon the enemy's ships, which lay at anchor up the river. The fire ー ships were well conducted; the armed schooner was grappled and burnt; the Phoenix was grappled for about ten minutes, but got herself clear. The Lady Washington galley and Independence were conducted with great judgment and bravery. I wish I could say... Continue Reading
Date: 17 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
My Lord, Being authorized by Congress, as their Commanders in every Department are, to Negotiate an Exchange of Prisoners; and presuming, as well from the nature of your Lordship's command, as the Information that General Howe has been pleased to honor me with, that the exchange in the Naval Line will he subject to your 120rdship1s Directions, I beg leave to propose the following mode of Exchange... Continue Reading
Date: 17 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Board of Treasury reported, that there is due,
To William M'Carroll, for the passage of prisoners taken by Captain Barry from Egg Harbour to this city, with their maintenance on the road, 4 56/90 dollars:
Ordered, That the said accounts be paid.
Date: 17 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I receiv'd yours of the 16th this day, together with the Resolve of Congress ー Should be extremely oblig'd to you if you would communicate the inclosed Letter to that honorable Body, and shall wait till I know if they have any further Commands for Sr [&c.]
Date: 17 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Another Subject of great Importance, We ought to have been informed of, I mean your Navy. or We ought to have known the Number of your armed Vessells, their Tonnage, their Number of Guns, Weight of Metal, Number of Men, Officers Names Ranks and Characters. in short, you should have given Us your compleat Army and Navy Lists ー besides this one would have thought We should have been informed, by... Continue Reading
Date: 17 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
In Council of Safety,
[Philadelphia] August 17th, 1776.
An order was drawn on Mr. [John M.] Nesbitt, in favor of Wm. Kennard, for £500, on acco't of sails he is making for one of the Gallies, to be Charged to his acco't.
Date: 17 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
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