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Since our last another salt vessel is arrived, with 2000 bushels of that useful article.
Date: 1 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
By virtue of a decree of the Hon. Court of Admiralty of this state, will be sold at publick vendue, for ready money, on Monday the 25th instant, at Jamestown, on James river, about 7 miles from the city of Williamsburg,
The brigantine Sarah of Great Britain, lately made a prize of by the Montgomery privateer, captain [Robert] Polk, of Annapolis, in the state of Maryland, with her sails, rigging,...
Date: 8 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
By a St. Kitt's paper, we learn, that the governour of St. Eustatia lately gave an entertainment for capt. [Isaiah] Robinson, commander of the continental vessel of war the Andrew Doria, to which all the American merchants and provincial agents were invited; also, that one of our privateers had taken a brig belonging to Dominica, and carried her into that Dutch free port.
Col. [Edward] Carrington...
Date: 27 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Capt. Lilly, of the armed brig Liberty, arrived last Friday from a cruise, and brought in with him the ship Jane, David Wallace master, from Tortola, bound to London, with 28 hhds 43 tierces, and 3 barrels of brown sugar, 21 puncheons and 3 barrels of rum, 13 bales of cotton, l pipe, 8 hhds. and 12 quarter casks of Madeira wine, and 80 tuns of fustick.
A ship from Liverpool, bound to New York, is...
Date: 3 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
A number of vessels with considerable cargoes of Salt, have arrived since our last.
By virtue of a decree of the Hon. Court of Admiralty of this State, will be sold for ready money, at publick vendue, in the town of York, 12 miles below the city of Williamsburg, on Monday, the 20th instant, the ship Jane, about 120 tuns, burthen, with her rigging, tackle, apparel, and furniture; also her cargo,...
Date: 10 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
The Northampton privateer, capt. Power, belonging to the Eastern Shore, has taken two prizes, one a ship from the Bay of Honduras, with mohogany, logwood, &c. and a sloop from the Mississippi with staves and shingles.
Date: 31 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
By a gentleman from the Northward, we learn that a number of vessels had arrived in the Delaware with a large quantity of salt, clothing for the army, and dry goods of all kinds; and we are also told, that at Charlestown there were upwards of 30 sail of vessels lying, from different ports, which haq stocked the market there so plentifully with European goods, that all kinds sold full as cheap as...
Date: 28 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
A ship from Nantz, with 1500 stand of arms, 30,000 wt. of gunpowder, and dry goods, also a brig from St. Eustatia, and a schooner from Curacoa, with salt and dry goods, are gone up James river; a brig from Guadaloupe, with dry goods, wines, &c. is arrived in York river; and two sloops from St. Eustatia and Curacoa with salt and dry goods, are gone up Rappahannock.
Date: 21 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
By mr. Thomas Dixon, who is just arrived from Bermuda, we learn that he was taken in the Eagle, capt. Johnson, belonging to Baltimore, with 5000 wt. of gunpowder, salt, and dry goods, by the Galatea's tender, one Burns commander, who is a native of Maryland. After remaining on board the tender some time, he was turned over to the Nautilus cruising off Bermuda, where, after remaining the best part...
Date: 28 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Arrived in Rappahannock, in 14 days from Boston the schooner Mariana, Mark Towell commander.
Date: 4 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
The Raleigh armed brig, Edward Travis, esq; commander, had the misfortune last Saturday night, it being exceedingly dark, to run foul of the Thames frigate, mounting 32 guns, outside of the capes, when she was taken. Capt. Travis had that day convoyed out a number of merchantmen, who all got safely to sea.
Date: 9 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
You will be pleased, through your paper, to return capt. Squires, of his majesty's ship Otter, my warmest thanks for his very kind hospital treatment of my two slaves Aaron and Johnny, from the county of King and Queen, during their stay on board his ship. The publick may be informed, that upon notice given me that they were on board, I applied by my overseer on wednesday last, through mr. [...
Date: 4 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
It is reported, and generally believed, that Lord Dunmore is called home, with what view we have not yet learned, but probably it is to render an account of his sagacious and spirited conduct in Virginia; which can hardly fail to attract the admiration of lord North and the Butonian juncto, so as to have his eminent services recompensed with some higher department in the state, perhaps lord...
Date: 8 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Last week capt. Squires sent the following impertinent letter, by a servant of lord Dunmore's, to the printer of the Norfolk gazette.
[Here is inserted Captain Squire's letter of September 9, 1775]
And on the day after the disaster which happened to his tender, which was chiefly manned with runaway negroes, he despatched the following letter to the committee of the town of Hampton,
[Here is...
Date: 15 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
A few days ago the Kingfisher sloop, capt. Montague, arrived at Norfolk, with lieutenant Graham [Alexander Graeme] on board, to take the command of his majesty's ship Mercury, capt. M'Cartney being put under arrest (for disobedience of orders, it is said) and is to be sent to Boston, to be tried by a courtmartial.
Lord Dunmore has received another reinforcement from St. Augustine, of no less than...
Date: 15 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Yours of the 10th instant, directed to the committee of the town of Hampton, reciting, "that a sloop tender on his majesty's service was on the 2d instant cast on shore near this place, having on board some of the king's stores, which you say were seized by the inhabitants, and demanding an immediate return of the same, or. that the people of Hampton must answer the consequences of such outrage...
Date: 16 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Resolved unanimously, That the most hearty thanks of this committee, and all those whom they represent, are justly due tb major James Innes, the other gentlemen officers, and to the several volunteer companies now under their command, for so expeditiously and cheerfully marching to our assistance and defence on the alarm occasioned by the threats and several insolent letters of a certain Matthew...
Date: 16 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Lord Dunmore, we hear, has at last determined to stop all communication between this place and Norfolk by water, as well as between Norfolk and Hampton; which is a measure perfectly consistent with his lordship's usual generosity, and wise system of politicks. It is said Likewise, that he is intrenching his chosen band at Gosport, from whence he will issue out his decrees, as Darius did of old....
Date: 22 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Last Wednesday morning [September 27] 100 volunteers from this city, under the command of Major [Francis] Eppes, marched for Hampton, agreeable to the recommendation of the Hon. Committee of Safety, to replace those formerly sent down, who are returned, without having had the pleasure of shaking hands with capt. Squire, or so much as seeing any of the ministerial trumpery.
By the brigantine Polly...
Date: 29 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Last week a vessel from the West Indies, with a cargo of rum, sugar, &c. consigned to capt. Phripp of Norfolk, was seized by the ministerial pirates, and sent to Boston, for the use of their brethren in wickedness there; who now begin to stand in need of artificial spirits, to support their drooping courage.
And on saturday [September 30] between 2 and 3 o'clock after noon, an officer with 12...
Date: 7 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2