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Septmr 1776
Sunday 1st
Lattde in 27..38N
at 6 AM saw a Sail to the Soward gave chace set Studg Sails at 7 Hauld down the Studg Sails Perform'd divine Service ー The Prize in Co
light Airs PM Open'd a Cask of beef Contents 56 peices Short 2 pieces & a Cask of Pork Contents 112 pieces ½ past 5 Sent the boats Man'd & Arm'd after the Chace at 8 the chace SE ½ past 11 lay too Between 11 PM...
Date: 2 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
As I find by the Orders Addressed to Capt Davey that His Majesty's Armed Sloop the West florida is Sent down with an Intention to be of Service to this Province in the present Emergency of Affairs ー I am therefore to request your Excellency in Council will be pleased to point out what in your Opinion will be most Conducive to the Service His Majesty's Sloop is meant for ー I am with great Respect...
Date: 2 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Septembr 1776
Sunday 1st
Moor'd In the Bason of Quebec.
Recd an Order from Captn Douglas at Chambly to send up a Midn & 37 Seamen to serve on the Lakes.
[Light Breezes & Cloudy] Wr at 6 P.M, sent up 37 Men with a Petty Officer to Sorel in the Long Boat left by the Venus Transport ー came down 3 Transportsー
Monday 2d
AM punish'd Thos Brown, Davd Thompson and Matthias Wright for...
Date: 3 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
3rd September sixteen arm'd vessels and four hundred. Batteaux, fill'd with Rebels appear'd off Point au Fer, the entrance into Lake Champlainfrom the Northward.
Date: 3 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
For Sloop Freedom
100
double headed Shott, at Plimouth
10
— 6 pound Cannon Carriages at Do
11
Swivell Guns & 1 Cohorn the Brigs Sprit sail Topsail
30
Hammocks —
2
Bolt duck
2
Studen sails
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Barrells Powder
Capt John Clouston
In Council [Watertown] Sept 3d 1776
Read & Ordered That William Watson Esqr be and he hereby is desired to deliver Jonathmeil Bowers the...
Date: 3 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Latter Part Tuesday Morning Five A Clock spid A sail to Leward Bearing East All Hands To Quarters Run For Her. Fir'd A swivel Brought Her Two Boarded Her Prov'd to be A schooner From Marvelhead Bound to Martinaca With A Load of Fish Honestly
Cleared out from Port Lattd in 34:20
First Part these 24 hours the Wind at S W. Saw [a sail] Bearing SE Give Her Chase Run Up With [her fired] A Four Pouner...
Date: 3 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
In Addition to what I wrote your Honor of yesterday, I now inform you that there is at present no armed vessel belonging to the Continent in this State besides the Alfred, who hath not more than forty men, inclusive of officers. She, with the two Row Gallies, make the whole of the naval force in this State. I have communicated your letter to Commodore Hopkins, and find him perfectly disposed to...
Date: 3 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Draw on the Treasurer of this State for the Sum of three Hundered Pounds in Favour of Capt Uriah Hayden in Part for his building the Colony Ship Oliver Cromwell and to be in Account.
By Order the Govr & Council of Safety
Date: 3 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
September 1776
Tuesday 3d
At Single Anchor in Flushing Bay
Light Breezes & Fair Wr
at 4 PM Weigh'd and came to sail at ½ past 5 came too wth the small Br in 12 faths in Whiteston[e] Bay in running down Fird 10 Twelve Pounders wth round shot at a Number of Rebels Under Arms on the North shore at 10 Came onboard 2 Deserters (Blacks) from the Rebel Army
Date: 3 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Enclosed I transmit a Return of the Officers in different Stations which I have had Occasion to appoint for carrying on the King's Service in the Squadron under my Command.2
The Concerns of the Victualling, and Distribution of Naval Stores under proper Restriction, with other Matters respecting the Department of a Master Attendant, are so extensive, that I have been under a Necessity...
Date: 3 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
A great Firing was heard last night from the Town upon the Rose & the Boats, which were ordered to sail up the East River. One Shot passed through the Rose, and another beat off one of her anchors, without doing any other Damage. The Rebels fired two Pieces of Ordnance upon her today from a Battery opposite Bushwyck; and wounded two or three Men. The Boats got safe into Newtown Creek, and, as...
Date: 3 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
September 1776
Monday 2d
at Single Anchor between Red hook & Governers Island
AM at 8 weigh'd and came to sail at 9 Anchd in 7 fm between Red Hook and Governers Island to cover the Troops landing do landed and took Possession of the Island PM Recv'd from HM Ship Eagle Rum & Beef. Varl Wr at 10 P M weigh'd and came to Sail Steering up Et River with a Number of Flat-Boats. the Rebels...
Date: 3 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Tuesd: the 3rd: [September] Was a very pleasant Morning, I arose at 4 oClock, & took an agreable Walk on the Deck before it was crowded with the Prisoners &c, This Morning we wrote many Letters to send up to Town, as we have had Encouragement of a Flag... The forepart of the Day there was a mighty movement of the Transports in the Harbour, a great number of them move'd up toward Town;...
Date: 3 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
General Sullivan having reduced to writing the verbal message from Lord Howe, the same was laid before Congress, and read as follows:
The following is the purport of the message from Lord Howe to Congress, by General Sullivan:
That, though he could not at present Treat with Congress as such, yet he was very Desirous of having a Conference with some of The members, whom he would Consider for the...
Date: 3 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Sir, I do myself the Honour to enclose you sundry Resolves, by which you will perceive that Congress, having taken your Letter of the 2d Inst into Consideration, came to a Resolution, in a Committee of the whole House, that no Damage should be done to the City of New York.2
Date: 3 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
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Date: 3 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
A Court of Admiralty being to be held to-morrow morning at ten o'clock, when the Martial and Crier must attend, the Sale of the cargo of the prize ship Friendship is postponed until to-morrow afternoon, at three o'clock when a quantity of Sugars, Coffee, Rum and Cocoa, will be sold.
Date: 3 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Ordered That Western shore Treasurer pay to George Trumbull for use of Captain James Nicholson five hundred and fourteen pounds for pay of Ship Defence's Crew.
Date: 3 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The former part of this Letter was wrote August 7 when I flattered myself with the Thoughts of getting away but alass that opportunity is at an end; for the Governor's Vessel is taken by the Georgians Since which the Governor has received Letters from Lord Germaine with orders to let Nobody whatever pass from this to the other provinces, therefore I have positively taken my passage in Captn...
Date: 3 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Present
His Excellency the Governor. ー
The Honoble George Forbes
Esqrs
Edward Stiles
Esquires
Thomas Jones
Henry Tucker
Jonathan Burch
John Hinson
John Harvey
The Board Considering the present Alarming Situation of the Island from a Scarcity of Provision thought advisable to Address His Excellency on the Occasion.ー
The following Address being drawn up was read and approved of...
Date: 3 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6