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Sir Captain Nicholson be[in]g appointed to the Command of one of the Continental Frigates, renders it necessary that some Gentleman should be commissioned to fill the Department he acted in, on board the ship Defence. ー the subalterns, tho' otherwise very clever want experience, and as we have been advised by Captn Nicholson, you had sailed in a Vessel of Force, and probably would accept the...
Date: 6 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Gentln, The Convention have ordered that the sum of 10,000. £ be appropriated to fortify the City of Annapolis, and place obstructions in the River Severn, but as we have not, nor know of, an Engineer properly qualified to carry on the works, and your station may perhaps afford you an op portunity of assisting us with one; we beg you will make enquiry for and recommend to us some Person of...
Date: 7 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir The Council of Safety will take Mr Sprigg's Vessel, if you are of opinion, that she will make a fast sailer, draw little water, and suit this Province as an armed vessel, of which please to advise us in Writing, and request she may be got ready with the utmost dispatch ー we hope and expect a fortnight will compleat her ー when can you Set off for the Eastern shore to examine the vessels, which...
Date: 8 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir, We have immediate occasion on account of the Province for some Swivels and small Cannon from four Pounders downwards, and shall (as we are informed your Furnace is in Blast), be very glad to know whether you can cast them. If you can, be pleased to let us know the Terms, and by what Time you can furnish us with them. We are [&c.]
Date: 8 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
We received yours of the 14th and by the same opportunity one also from Colonel Richard Barnes, informing us that Lord Dunmore and the Fleet were within the mouth of Potowmack, and as he heard, intended to take Possession of an Island called Saint Georges Island, but as their designs are uncertain we think you had better give notice to your Battalion to keep themselves in readiness to march to...
Date: 15 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Be pleased to send down immediately by the Tender Resolution two Eighteen pounders with Carriages with Rammers, Spunges, Ladles and Worms and a sufficient number of Wads of all sizes, with 500 five pound Shot.2
Date: 15 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Ordered That the commanding Officer in St Mary's County take under his Charge the Schooner lately taken from the Enemy, unlade her and put her to what Use he may think best for the public Service: likewise the Sloop which is now aground if it can be done with Safety.
Date: 18 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Your favour communicating the intelligence that the Enemies Fleet had been driven from their Station, and their Forces obliged to abandon Gwynn's Island, came safe to hand and demands our acknowledgments.
They have since arrived in Potowmack, and Landed some Men on St Georges Island, at the mouth of Saint Marys River, where they have thrown up Entrenchments. ー We are making preparations to...
Date: 19 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Adjourned till 3 O'Clock & met accordingly.
Ordered That the Defence's small Tender convoy Capt. Thomas's Company to the Mouth of patuxent in St Mary's County.
Date: 19 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Gentlemen, We received by Captain [Richard] Berry the following Articles Vizt ー 50 Barrels Powder four half Barrels ditto 15 Chests of Arms two large and two small pieces Lead.2 ー We send him back again for another Load, and the Schooner Resolution is to follow her, to bring away every thing She leaves. ー The Money for Waggon Hire and other Contingent expences we have ordered into the hands of Mr...
Date: 22 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir, Before your Letter and papers therein inclosed came to hand, we had received a Letter from Major Price, in which Mr Wolstenholme's affair was mentioned. ー The Council of Safety thereupon passed a General order to all the Committes of Observation and Military Commanders, not to suffer any Person whatever to go out of the Province for the present, a Copy of the Order was inclosed to Major...
Date: 25 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Dunmores Fleet has seperated; The Fowey and the Otter with a Number of Vessells having the Tory Families on board remain in the Mouth of Saint Marys River; the Roebuck and Six or Seven other Vessells have moved up the River Potowmack, as high as quantico in Virginia, where they stopt to take in Water. ー there are some flying reports of their having Landed at Mr William Brents and burnt his Houses...
Date: 26 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Ordered That Captain Nathaniel Smith send to the City of Annapolis in the Ship Defence five 18 Pounders mounted on Carriages, and all the 18 & 9 pounders which are not mounted.
Date: 29 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Gentn We have directed Captn Nicholson, who goes to Phila on business of his own, to endeavour to procure Some Salted Provisions, for the use of the Navy, should any difficulties attend the execution of his orders, we must request you'll endeavour to remove them, & at the same time to advance him Money to pay for what he May engage We are [&c.]
Date: 29 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
The Cannon, that were sent down, will be wanted here ー should the men of war be gone off, which we expect either is or soon will be the Case, we request you would order the Cannon to the mouth of Patuxent, & let them be brought up here by water, if the passage appear safe. ー otherwise you are to order them up by land ー nothing new from New-York, only that the highlanders not taken by our...
Date: 30 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
The officers dispatched by you to give Captn Nicholson notice not being able to overtake him had very near occasioned a loss of the Defence, she was becalmed & obliged to come to an anchor, tide ag[ains]t her; ー the english Fleet had a wind, which brought them down Potowmack within three miles of her, where she lay becalmed, when fortunately a Breese sprung up, which enabled her to escape; ー...
Date: 31 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir We thank your Committee for the care they have, and intend to take of the Molly's cargo, belonging to our Province. We are not yet certain whether we shall order waggons from Alexandria or send a vessel to the mouth of Potowmack for it ー this will depend upon the information we may receive from Major Price, who has the command of our troops stationed on St Mary's river ー should he think that...
Date: 31 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir The Vessel you and Company have on the stocks the Council of Safety are now desirous of purchasing, provided they can have her on Reasonable Terms. ー let us know therefore whether your Company will sell, and what price they ask ー we expect your answer as soon as possible, when Mr [Stephen] Steward our agent will attend to compleat the contract, and give directions. We are [&c.]2
Date: 1 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Sir, Since our last we have had advice from Major [Thomas] Price our commanding officer in Saint-Mary's, that the British fleet lay near the mouth of Smith's creek in Potowmack, that they were very weak in Land-forces not exceeding 300 men, that they were so sickly that 50 dead bodies had appeared on the shores, chiefly negroes, and that having gone up the River Potowmack to take in water &...
Date: 2 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Since our last we have recd two letters from Major [Thomas] Price, Copies of which are inclosed, from them you will learn the situation of the Enemy below, our pilot boat came up last night & informs they are not yet gone off, several vessels are dismasted, and on shore at the point of St. George's island with intention to burn them; Middleton thinks they are going off down the Bay, and we...
Date: 2 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6