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August [1776]
Saturday 24
[Off the North Carolina Coast]
At 2 A M clewed up Topsails & up Courses, in 2 Reefs. At 6 A M out reefs. at 10 saw a Sail in the SW & gave chace. Light Breezes & cloudy.
At 2 P M fired several Shot at the Chace. At 1/2 past 3 P M sent the Pinnace manned & armed after her. Found her a Brig from Lisbon for Philadelphia, load with Salt. Took the Master...
Date: 24 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
To all to who in This Present Writing or Instrument of Protest shall come or may concern Greeting.
Know Ye that this twenty fourth da-y of August in the year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred and Seventy Six, before me personally appeared John Bynoe Master of a Certain Brigantine called the Betsey who Solemnly made Oath on the Holy Evangelists of almighty God that he arrived in Virginia from...
Date: 24 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
This morning arrived in this harbour, the sloop Elizabeth, Robert Burchall commander, from Tortola, bound for Newfoundland, which vessel with those undermentioned were taken by a Pirate schooner fitted out in Maryland, called the Enterprize, of 12 guns and [30] men, commanded by a James Campbell, the sloop was returned in order to convey those who were not wanted to assist in the navigation of...
Date: 24 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Yankee Hero Privateer, was sold here for 850 l. Sterling, to the Hon. John Butler, Esq; who has fitted her out to cruize against the Provincials. The Liverpool Man of War has been very succ[e]ssful in taking and retaking of Vessels, one of the latter, called the Nevis, from the Island of Nevis, and said to be worth 20,000 l. Sterling, he retook just as she was entering Boston Harbour; t'was...
Date: 25 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
August 1776
Saturdy 24
Thatchers Island North 2 or 3 Leags
At 5 AM saw a large Ship in the NW Quarter standg to the So ward, made Sail and gave Chace, at 8 Tadk'd Ship and stood to the No ward as did the Chace
Fresh Breezs and Cloudy between 2 PM & 4 fir'd 20 Shot at the Chace run her close in under Marble Head Forts the Forts fired several Shot at us, fired 15 Shot more at the Chace at 5...
Date: 25 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
...The Milford Frigate of 28 Guns came to our Bay yesterday, the last evening a Ship tis said very narrowly escap'd falling into her hands, she (the ship) put into Marblehead with all sail, had she had two miles further to have gone, she must have been inevitably lost as the Milford was just at her Stern; this morng. we heard a very heavy firing of[f] in the Bay since which we have an accot of...
Date: 25 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The privateer Independance which saild from Plymouth about 3 weeks ago has taken a jamaca man laiden with Sugars and sent her into Marblehead last Saturday. I hear the Defence has taken another.
I think we make a fine hand at prizes.
Date: 25 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Remarks On Sunday August 25, 1776
Betweene Ten & 11 Spoke with our Prise Brigg the man at Mast head Caled out Sales Brigg & a Sloop hire Cost N.E2
Lattd 38.00 Londg in 62.10
The First heavy Squales Large Sea Compeny with our Prise
Date: 25 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
1776 The Brig Cabot
Dr
To pd for Fresh Meet from June 26th to 16th July
£23.16.. -
To 17th 212 lb Mutton @ 3d
2.13.. -
To pd for do from 19th to the 24th July
7.17.. 6
To pd for do from 25th to the 28th July
5.19.. 9
To pd for do from Augt 1st to the 5th
5.. 8.. 3
To pd for do. from the 7th to the 8th
2.. 2.. 9
To pd for do from the 9th to 14th Augt
6.12...
Date: 25 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
August 1776
Sunday 25
Moor'd off Staten Island
A M the Signal for a Lieut sent the Flat Boats to carry the Hessians from Staten Island to Long Island ー dried Sails Fresh Breezes with Rain at times
Date: 25 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
We are now approaching rapidly to the autumnal Equinox, and no great Blow has yet been struck, in the martial Way, by our Enemies nor by Us. If We should be blessed this Year, with a few Storms as happy as those which fell out last Year, in the Beginning of September, they will do much for Us. The British Fleet, where they now lie, have not an Harbour, so convenient, or safe, as they had last...
Date: 25 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
August 1776
Saturday 24
Moored in Savannah River
at 11 AM sent five Seamen wth small Arms on board the Ravens Tender Do she sailed in Chace of a Vessel in the Offing which we took to be a Sloop Standing to the ENE Do Loosed sails to Dry
Fresh breezes and fair Wear at 11 PM the Ravens Tender returned having Lost sight of the Chace
Sunday 25
at 8 AM mann'd and Armed our boats and sent...
Date: 25 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
August 1776
Moor'd of[f] Saint Georges Town Bermuda
at 3 A M Unmoor'd ship sett up Lower & Topm Rigging
Friday 23d
Squally with Thunder &c. Recd fresh Beef
Saturday 24th
½ p 5 A M Weigh'd & Came to Sail out of St Georges Harbor Passed by In the Entrance of the Harbor an English Brig & Spanish Snow.
Strong Gales & Squally with Rain Saw a sail to the southward...
Date: 25 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Whereas I have receiv'd Intelligence that there are several Arm'd American Privateers Cruizing in the Windward Passage particularly about the Caicos's where they are Supplied with great quantities of Gun Powder & Ammunition by Vessels under French Colours.
You are therefore hereby requir'd & directed to proceed with his Majestys Ship under your Command together with his Majestys Schooner...
Date: 25 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I have the pleasure to advise the arrival at this Port a Prize Ship named the Nelly Frigate (Lyonel Bradstreet Mastr) from the Bay of Honduras for London, Lading with a Cargo of 120,000 feet Mahogany Logs, and Thirty Tons ship't & un[illegible] Logwood, sent in by the Hancock Capt Tucker & the Franklyn Capt Skimmer, in the service of the United Colonies. The Vessel & Cargo the...
Date: 26 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Petition of William Pringle late Commander of Ship Anna Maria. ー Humbly Sheweth
That on the 5th July last, your Petitioner, in the Ship Anna Maria, of which he was Master, bound from Barbadoes to London, was taken by the Private Sloop of War, called the Revenge, Commanded by Capt Joseph White, and about the 18th of said Month brought into Salem.ー
That your Petitioner, having a Family in...
Date: 26 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Augt 1776
Sunday 25
Do [Cape Sambro] No56Et 82 Lgs
at 7 AM brot too ½ past made Sail soundd several times, various sorts of gr[oun]d.
Modr Breezes, latter squally, gave chace to a sail Et wd
Monday 26
at 9 AM split the Jibb, bent a nother, Set Studdingsails, fird several Shot to bring too the chace which proved to be a Continental Congress Privateer, belonging to the Rebels of 8 Guns...
Date: 26 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Taken the Warren Armed Privateer
Names
D., DD., or R.
Whither
Willm. Burke
D.
8 Octr
Lark
Thos. Lewis
D.
James Dennis
D.
10 "
Bologne
John Lewis
D.
Wm. Newman
D.
Ebenezr. Hogg
D.
Dens O'Brien
D.
10 "
S.B. (328)
George Ashby
D.
Jacob Oaks
D.
Pickerin Collins
D.
10 Oct
Bologne
Saml Legroe
D.
Henry Goard
D.
Amos Dennis (1)
D...
Date: 26 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Latter Part squalley Munday Morning & Rainey Up with Nantucket the Pint Bore SE from Us Put our Helm Up Run for the Bar Blows Quick Put our Helm Up from the Bar Run for Homes is Hole Anchord in the Hole the [wind] at SW.
First Part these 24 hours.Hove Up in Homeses Hole the Wind at SW A small Brease Bound to Sea over the sd hole Stearing E S E. spoke with A From Nantucket John Barnet Master...
Date: 26 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
6 [A. M.]
Remks on Munday 26th of August 1776
Saw a sail to the S E gave Chaise
at 9 Fired 3 shotts at her she did not bring too I rangd A long side Ordered him to Strike which he did out boat sent the 1 Leiutt and 7 men on board she is the ship Rachel from Granada for London Moses Henery Master
1 [P. M.]
Lattd in 35d 16 m Longd in 59d 10 m
Freash breaze and Cloudey weather
learge...
Date: 26 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6