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Yesterday 7-night arrived at Marblehead, a prize Brig of about 120 tons burthen, laden with Salt, said to be from Lisbon; taken by the sloop Polly of Marblehead, lately commanded by Captain [Nathaniel] Leech, who had the misfortune to be washed overboard five days after he left Port, and was drowned.
Thursday last a Prize Brig, laden with Oats, bound for the Fleet and Army at New-York, was...
Date: 25 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
I am to acknowledge the Receipt of your Letter of the 22d of October last with the inclosed Resolve of Congress, 2 and to inform you that before it came to Hand myself with the other Owners of the Privateer who took the Ship bound to Quebec 3 being desirous that the Continent might have all the Goods in her which were necessary for the Army wrote to General Washington...
Date: 25 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
[Provid]ence
Novr 25th
[1776]
Memo of Sundries Sent by Captn Joseph
TIllinghast for Ship Warren 2
10 Do of pork
4 Do Flower —
a quantity of hand Cuffs —
a Do of Blocks Differant Sizs
100 Pistole Belts —
1 Berrell of Coffee 182 lb —
1 Reame Cartradg Paper —
2 Wood hand Pumps —
1 Copper Do
1 Do Bake pan
1 Do Cran
1 Do Cover for the Boiler
4 pair Snuffers
2 Iron top Mauls
2 Do Addes [...
Date: 25 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
I receivd yours of October 23rd and have Order'd the Cabot round from Boston — the Hamden is nearly fitted-the new Ships and the Columbus are ready but not yet fully mann'd — if they are not mann'd when the Cabot arrives I believe I shall take the Officers and Men out of the Columbus, and attempt to put your Orders in Execution with all the dispatch in my power — Captn [Nathaniel] Falconer by...
Date: 25 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
I receiv'd yours by Mr [Walter] Spooner, and am to inform you that it will be for the Publick Good and agreeable to the Orders of the Marine Committee, that you keep all the Cloathing, and other Things that are fit for the use of the Army or Navy until! you receive further Orders — the Anchors, Coal and indeed every thing that will be wanted by the Publick Should not be Sold —
You will please to...
Date: 25 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
An account of Stores on board Ship Oliver Cromwell
A Quantity of Pigg Iron called 60 Tuns —
89 Casks Water containing 12554 galls —
57 Bbls Beef —
2 Gridd Irons —
49 do. Pork
2 Water pots
111. .1. .5 Wt of Bread
1 Stove
3 bbls flour containing 51 . . 2 . . —
1 small Caboose
3½ Bushells pees —
6 scanes Marlen
1 Bushell beans —
4 pr Granes
Quantity Cheese 2000 Wt —
5 tressing...
Date: 25 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Being directed by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty pursuant to the Kings pleasure signified by letter from Lord George Germain, one of His Majesty's principal Secretary's of State, dated the 16th of last August, to inquire into the truth of the Facts there stated, with relation to the Capture of two Transports carried into Boston, as represented in General Howe's Letter of the 7th of the...
Date: 25 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
A pay abstract of a company of Mareens on Board the Trumbull Galley Commanded by Capt. Set Warner Taken from the Regimts of Col Willards, Knox, Brewer, Motts, Whitcoms & Woodbridges Commencing On the day of their entering on bord Sd Gally and ending the 25 day of November 1776.
Names of Officers
and Number of
Seamen & Mareens
Time
when
entered
on pay.
When left the...
Date: 25 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Whereas from the lateness of the Season it has been thought unadvisable to put to Sea with the whole number of Transports appointed for the Service expressed in your Instructions of the 23d Instant; And the separating of them into two Divisions being deemed inexpedient for the purpose of their Destination: You are therefore at Liberty, notwithstanding the Tenor of those Instructions, to make such...
Date: 25 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
I have the honor of Your Lordships Letter of this date, accompanying a Copy of One from Lord George Germain One of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, dated the 16th of last August to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty and in answer to that from Your Lordship, I have the honor of acquainting You that I shall immediately write to Captain Banks of the Renown, to furnish me with...
Date: 25 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
On Tuesday last the Solebay, having under Convoy a Number of Merchantmen and Transports, with the 6th Regiment on board from St. Vincent's, arrived safe in the Harbour. The Solebay spoke with the Active and Fowey off Nantucket Shoals, with the large Fleet of Transports under their Convoy; all well, and the Wind fair.
The Raven, Capt. Standope [John Stanhope], and the Cherokee Armed Vessel,...
Date: 25 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Monday Novr 25 passd up AM the Perseus with a retaken Ship &c PM passd up the Galetea with a retaken Brig and two prize sloops
Date: 25 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
November 1776
Sunday 24th
The High Land of Never Sunk NNW 2 or 3 leagues
at 8 AM Spoke two armed Vessels from New York.
Fresh breezes and Cloudy Wr sent the Prizes into New York with the two Armed Vessels got down Top Gallt Yards.
Monday 25th
AM Exercis'd Small Arms. at 11 Spoke His Majesty's Ship Galatea.
Fresh breezes and hazey Wr latter part drizzling Rain.
PM at one Sent ten...
Date: 25 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Mr. Towers was directed to deliver the Marine Committee of Congress 800 Swivel Shot, taking a receipt.
Mr. Nesbitt to pay Henry Litman £55 6 2, for Iron Work for Fire Rafts.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay an order drawn by Vanbibber & Usher, of Baltimore, for £805 0 0, in favor of Mr. John Mease, for Freight of 23,000 lbs. of Gun Powder from St. Martins' to Baltimore, & now in the...
Date: 25 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
I Received yours of the 21st and as you Did Not write me Concerning the Sailors wages I thought it my Duty to acquaint your Honr board that the few vessels Now fitting out in this place Gives from 11. to 12 £ pr month for Common hands, and officers Wages is what they please to ask, mates has 15 £ pr month as I Shall have but a few Seamen this passage I think it be Reqesit to have an officer of...
Date: 25 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Samuel Towles is Recommended to his Excellency the Governour and the honble the Council as a proper Person to take the Command of the Schooner Revenge lately commanded by Capt [William] Deane who is appointed to superintend the Building of the two Gallies on Mattapony River —
Capt Towles Recd his Orders for making a Voiage to Martinique which is Ordered to be Recorded
Lieut Thomas Merriwether is...
Date: 25 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Mr. Alexander Hom having represented to the Board that the Multiplicity of Business he is engaged in prevents his paying due attention to the Public Boats Committed to his care he therefore requests the Board will accept his resignation —
The Board accordingly accepted Mr. Horns resignation — Resolved That Mr. McCulley Righten be appointed Public Boat Keeper —
The following Letter was wrote to Mr...
Date: 25 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
The 13th instant by the Comet Packet, I had the Honor of Receiving a Duplicate of your Letter of the 14th Septr last, acquainting me of your having great reason to believe the Rebels had an Intention of Invading West Florida and Requesting that I would send to Pensacola with all Convenient Speed, Such part of my Squard[r]on as could be Spared from the Jamaica Station
In answer to which I beg...
Date: 25 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
General, I have the honor to send you an account of a special event which took place yesterday along the coast. I have already told you, General, that two English merchants recommended by M. [Thomas] Shirley, Governor of Dominica had come here from that island. These two gentlemen came here in a truce ship on a mission for the English Government and were therefore welcome. Wishing to return to...
Date: 25 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
I had received information of this business, 2 before it happened, which principaly occasioned my letter to Genl Howe a Copy of which & Mr Franklins [Michael Francklin] (who cannot sufficiently be aplauded for his Zeal) will give your Lordship all most the whole of what we are doing in Consequence of those horrid pursuites of those People, except that General Massey has Added 1...
Date: 26 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7