American Theatre from February 19, 1776, to April 17, 1776
Sir I have the honour to acquaint you, that His Majesty's Schooner under my Command Arrived here this day after three days passage from New Providence, and that on Sunday last the 3rd instant, Arrived at that place Eight Sail of North American Vessels, Vizt 2 Ships 2 Brigs, 3 Sloops and 1 Schooner with an Armament, and Landed about (500 Men) that day and took possession of Fort Montagu without... Continue Reading
Date: 8 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
This moment I, have received the inclosed, from Lieutenant Grant of His Majesty's Schooner St Johnー
Are you Sir, confined by the Service you are now employed on, so as to prevent, your undertaking proper measures to destroy this rebel Squadron?
2 or does, the orders you are under, permit you to take such a step?ー
I am sorry Lieut Grant has not been particular, as to... Continue Reading
Date: 8 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
No 16 Know all Men by these Presents that we the undermention'd as well for ourselves as for the rest of the Ships Company belonging to his Majestys Ship Senegal have Constituted Ordain'd & made and in our stead and place put and by these Presents do Constitute Ordain and make and in our stead and place put Alexandr Thompson Agent to the Contractors for the Victualling his Majestys Ships at... Continue Reading
Date: 9 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
March 1776 [Off Liverpbol, Nova Scotia] Saturday 9
AM took a Brigg from Dominica with Malassus &c Moor'd the Brigg
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Date: 9 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Voted To choose a committee of this House to join a Committee of the Honble Board to confer, & consult about the Best method to secure the Powder Vessels expected soon on this Coast & to report thereon to this House as soon as may be, and that Capt. [Pierce] Long, Mr. [Samuel] Sherburne & Ichabod Rawlins, Esqr be the Committee for that purpose.
Which Committee, being joined. by a... Continue Reading
Date: 9 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Cambridge 9th March 1776
I have it in Command from his Excellency General Washington to Informe you that in Consequence Of his Determination to possess himself of the Height at Dorchester a Cannonade and Bumbardment was begun on Saterday Night Last on the town of Boston Continued on Sunday Night and on Monday Night a Vast Number of Shot & Shells were thrown into that town Under the Cover of... Continue Reading
Date: 9 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Yesterday evening a Captain Irvine who escaped from Boston the night before with Six of his Crew, came to Head Quarters and gave the following Intelligence ー "That our Bombardment and Cannonade caused a good deal of Surprize and alarm in Town, as many of the Soldiery said they never heard or thought we had Mortars ー or Shells: ー That several of the officers acknowledged they were well and... Continue Reading
Date: 9 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Captain Manly has taken another transport, 400 tons burthen, laden with peas, potatoes, pork, sour grout, 10 packages of medicine, 6 carriage guns, 4 swivels, 3 barrels of powder, &c. and carried her into Newberry.
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Date: 9 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Agreeably to a Promise made to you at the Lines yesterday, I waited upon his Excellency, Genl Washington and presented to him the Paper (handed to me by you) from the Select Men of Boston.
The Answer I received from him was to this Effect ー "That as it was an unauthenticated Paper without an Address and not obligatory upon Genl Howe, he should take no Notice of it:" I am with Esteem & Respect... Continue Reading
Date: 9 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
These are to in form your honr that about five oClock In the morning of the Sixth of march Instant the Sloop francis william furnell Prisemaster was Shipracked on the South Side of the Island of Marthers Vinyard. Sd Sloop was taken By the Ship Phenex of the British Navy about the 13th of December Last as Sd Prisemaster Sath, and was the Property of william Lowther Esqr Merchant in New York &... Continue Reading
Date: 9 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Sir I recd a memorandum by Mr. Read for a number of Cannon & Swivels, our Furnace is now going & makeing Cannon but as we have a Contract in part made with our Govert tho not quite settled, for a number of Guns and expect to make for the ships building here, but some of the owners not at home, and not knowing how soon you must have your Guns, puts it out of our power at this present time... Continue Reading
Date: 9 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Tuesday Night last, in a severe Gale of Wind, two Sloops and a Schooner, belonging to the ministerial Fleet, were drove ashore on Hope-Island; one of the Sloops, is entirely under Water, and the Schooner dismasted ー A Sloop of 40 Tons, belonging to Bristol, in coming up the River, ran on Coninicut Point, and sunk.
Wednesday Evening Capt. Remington arrived at Narraganset from Jamaica, he informs,... Continue Reading
Date: 9 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
At a Meeting of the Committee of Inspection and Correspondance of the Town of North Kingstown, at the Dwelling House of John Mowry, on Saterday the 9th day of March AD. 1776
Present
John Northup
Ebenr Shearman
Charles Tillinghast
Daniel [J]ones
George Thomas
Thomas Bisell
William Congdon
Daniel Hall
John Mowry
Benjain Reynolds
of the Committee
Whereas this... Continue Reading
Date: 9 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Invo[ice] of Sundries Shipt pr Capt [John] Howland on accot & Resque of Jeremiah Clement
No 1 205
Tr 21
2 198
— 25
3 193
— 21
4 171
19
5 196
— 25
963
111
111
852
Neet — at /11d
£ 39. .1. .0
No 6 — 171
146 Neet — at /8d
4.17. .4
T — 25
6 Bariels, at 1/9
0.10. .6
Cartige on board 1/
0. .1. .0
1 tun pig iron
12. .... Continue Reading
Date: 9 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Resolved and Ordered, On motion of Mr. [Comfort] Sands, That the armed schooner Schuyler, whereof James Smith is commander, lately fitted out by Order of this Congress, be ordered to cruise on the southern shore between Egg Harbour and Sandy Hook, to protect all vessels coming into this port; and that the sloop Bishop, belonging to the Provincial Congress of this Colony, now in Egg Harbour, or... Continue Reading
Date: 9 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
This Indenture, made the ninth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-six, between William Douglass, Andrew Van Tuyl, of the city of New-York, and Isaac Simonson, of the said city, Pilot, on the one part, and Jacobus Van Zandt, of the said city, Merchant, of the other part.
Whereas the Pilot-Boat named the Hampden, whereof the said parties of the first part... Continue Reading
Date: 9 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
A petition of Mr.Stephen Decatur, Master of the Schooner L'Esperance of the Island of Hispaniola, was presented and read, whereupon
Resolved, That the said Mr.Stephen Decatur be permitted to load the Schooner L' esperance of Hispaniola with the produce of these colonies (horned cattle, sheep, hogs, poultry and lumber for making casks excepted) and export the same to the island of Hispaniola and... Continue Reading
Date: 9 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Capt [James] Tibbett has this moment arrived the vessel he went out in is sold & he is in an armed vessel
2 he has only about 2000 lb of powder about 6 tons of lead Duck Ozns &c the vessel is on her way to the city we shall send forward the effects as well as the powder borrowed from our province by Virga which is ordered out of a very scanty Stock to be... Continue Reading
Date: 9 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Gent.
Phila Sat Ev. 9 March 1776
Immediately on receit of a letter from Mr [Samuel] Purviance [Jr.] by express advising us of a man of war, being in our Bay, we applied to Congress for one ton of powder which was readily granted, the delegates of Virga had sent off one ton in a waggon, this without sollicitation they offered us & we excepted & have sent their order to the waggoner to... Continue Reading
Date: 9 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Very soon after your Receit of this a Ton of powder on it's way to Balt will be at the Head of Elk which pray put into two Waggons with fresh Horses and send forward as quick as may be it may possibly with the utmost Diligence get to Baltimore Town Time enough to be of Service ー you'll discharge the waggons which carry the Powder to Elk. ー You will also very soon receive from Christiana about... Continue Reading
Date: 9 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
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