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Last Monday a ship and a brig taken by the Montgomery, went up the east passage;1 on Wednesday a large ship taken by the General Greene and a Baltimore schooner,2 and a brig taken by the Revenge,3 got safe into a neighbouring port; on Friday another ship, taken by Capt. [James] Munro, went up the bay;4 and the same night another brig, taken by the...
Date: 23 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Columbus, Capt. [Abraham] Whipple went up the east passage on Saturday evening, having taken 3 prizes, one of which, a brig went in with him, as also a large schooner, said to belong to the Diamond, Capt. [Thomas] Stacey, the particulars of which we have not heard. The same evening a snow went up the bay, said to be a prize belonging to the Revenge, Capt. [Samuel] Dunn, of Swansey.
The...
Date: 30 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Last Thursday a prize brig, loaded with rum and sugar, went up the east passage; she was bound for Antigua for the British fleet and army at New-York, and taken by the privateer Industry, Captain Thomas Child, who had taken another large brig from Jamaica, loaded with sugar, mahogany and logwood, which, we hear, is safe arrived at the eastward.
The Lady Washington privateer, Capt James Godfrey,...
Date: 7 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Last Tuesday two of the enemy's ships took 4 vessels off Montague Point; 3 of which were prizes to Capt. [James] Munro, and some other privateers; the other a merchantman belonging to Connecticut. All the people belonging to these vessels, we hear, took to their boats, and got safe ashore near Stonington.1
Last Monday the Continental sloop Providence, Capt. [John Paul] Jones, arrived...
Date: 11 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Since our last have arrived at safe ports; a transport snow of 250 tons, loaded with provisions for New York, taken by Capt. Uoseph] Jauncey; a bark of about 200 tons, from Jamaica, loaded with sugar, &c. taken by the Cabot, Capt. [Elisha] Hinman; a ship of 370 tons, loaded with fish and lumber from Nova-Scotia for Jamaica, taken by Capt. Job Pearce; a ship of about 300 tons, from Quebec for...
Date: 21 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Ran away from the ship Providence, Abraham Whipple, Esq; Commander, Ephraim Dawley, of Exeter, in this State, 47 years of age, 5 feet 6 inches high, dark hair, eyes, and complexion: Also Thomas Mitchell, of North Kingstown, 26 years of age, 5 feet 6 inches high, darkish hair and eyes, both formerly belonging to Capt. [Samuel] Phillips's company, in Col. [William] Richmond's regiment: ー Whoever...
Date: 31 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The sloop Providence, Capt. Hacker, arrived in a certain port last Wednesday [November 27], from a cruise in company with the Alfred, having taken a rich ship, a brig and snow, the brig we mentioned in our last to have arrived safe; and 'tis said the Alfred and the other 2 prizes, are safe in port at the eastward
Date: 2 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
A sloop was lately carried into Boston, with live-stock from Connecticut, which was taken by a cruiser, which vessel and cargo was condemned in Boston as forfeited; the Captain of which left Boston last Tuesday [August 29].1 . . .
Date: 4 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Capt. Evan Malbone, arrived here, in 54 days from London Derry in Ireland. . . . ー Capt. Malbone was detained on board the Rose man of war till last Thursday, and his ship is still in her custody.
The fore part of last week, one of the men of war's tenders having taken a sloop from the West Indies, bound to Connecticut, a number of boats boarded the sloop, up the sound, and carried her in to her...
Date: 11 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Several small vessels, which had been most unrighteously taken by the ships of war on this station, were last Monday [September 11] stripped of every rag of sails, all their rigging except the shrouds, all their small stores, cables and anchors, turned adrift, and drove ashore on Goat Island &c. These vessels, we understand, belonged to poor, laborious people, the whole support of whose...
Date: 18 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Last Monday [September 18] the ship Swan returned into this harbour, from convoying several vessels toward Boston, and brought in a whaling brig, belonging to New York, which she took out of Holmes's hole.
Yesterday sailed, on a cruise to the eastward, the ships Rose and Swan, with 4 tenders, and carried with them a sloop, Capt. Dean, loaded with flour, bread, &c. to send to Boston. Remain in...
Date: 25 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Last Monday [September 25] arrived here, from Boston, in 5 days, the ship Nautilus, and brought in a brig, Capt. Sage, from Jamaica, and a New-York pilot-boat.
Last Saturday [September 30] arrived here, from Boston, the Viper ship of 12 guns, and a brig of 6 guns, with two large transports, supposed to be in quest of live stock; it is said these vessels attempted to take stock off the Vineyard,...
Date: 2 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
By the motions of some of the men of war and transports, in this harbour, last Monday [October 2], it was suspected they intended to take off live stock from the farms on the south part of this island, called Brenton's Neck, the ensuing night; whereupon a number of persons went down in the evening and brought off about 1000 sheep and between 40 and 50 head of horned cattle from several farms: But...
Date: 9 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Last Monday [October 9] the men of war, after firing on Bristol and Papaquash, went into the ferry way between Portsmouth and Bristol, and fired near 200 shot at the houses and people on each side; 3 shot struck the house of Capt. Earl near the ferry, which is all the damage done there that we hear of; 60 shot, we hear, were fired at the windmill, without hitting it. From thence some of the ships...
Date: 16 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Last Monday [October 16] the Swan, Capt. Ayscough sailed for Boston, with 2 transport ships, several wood vessels, &c. The Swan, it is said, is to proceed from Boston to England. The above vessels carried round the live-stock that was bought of the Brentons, that which was extorted from Bristol, the Rams taken from Dutch Island, &c. which 'tis thought is all the supply of that kind the...
Date: 23 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
On Wednesday [October 25] arrived here his Majesty's Viper sloop of war, from New-York, having taken 2 brigs, loaded with salt, and a large sloop, loaded with rum and sugar, from Antigua; all belonging to New-York. ー One of the brigs, Capt. Liburn, arrived here a few hours after the Viper. The sloop had a Midshipman, and 7 hands put on board; one of whom, belonging to Bristol in this colony, was...
Date: 30 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Early last Saturday morning [November 4] one Cogge[shall, being] somewhat drunk or crazy, went on the Long-wharf[, and] turn'd up his backsides toward the bomb brig in [this] harbour, using some insulting words; upon w[hich the] brig fired two 4 pound shot at him; one of which [went] through the roof of Mr. Hammond's store on [the said] wharf, and lodged in Mr. Samuel Johnston's distill[ery,] at...
Date: 6 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Last Thursday [November 9], about noon, the bomb brig, a schooner, and 3 tenders, part of the ministerial navy in this harbour, weighed anchor and went up the Bay, near Warwick Neck, where they met two Provincial sloops, who engaged them warmly for a short time, when night coming on, and the wind blowirig excessively hard at S.E. they parted; and next morning the brig, schooner, &c. came down...
Date: 13 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
By several gentlemen arrived in town, since the Post, we are informed that the privateers in the Massachusetts-Bay have taken a transport from England, with 200 t[r]oops on board; and were in pursuit of another, with a large sum of money, for the payment of the ministerial troops at Boston.1
The bumb-brig, and an armed schooner, on this station, were cruising up the bay several days last week,...
Date: 20 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Last Wednesday [November 22] arrived here from Georgia, Mr. John Lewis, who sometime past sailed from this colony in a small sloop, Capt. John Wanton, loaded with apples, cyder, &c. bound to Georgia; but off Charlestown, SouthCarolina, in a fog, they fell in with the Tamer sloop of war, on board of which was Governor Campbell of South-Carolina; who brought Capt. Wanton to, took out some of...
Date: 27 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2