American Theatre from March 1, 1777, to April 30, 1777
The Marine Commissioners having reported to this Board that the Frigate Delaware under your command is ready for Sea, you are hereby directed to pnx:eed to Cruize for the enemies Transport and Provision Vessels that may be coming from Europe to New York, You will proceed sn far to the Eastward and so far from the Coast as will be the least likely to fall in with the Enemies Ships of war until you... Continue Reading
Date: 8 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
It seems currently reported that the Frigate Virginia under your command is ready for the sea and that she only waits for Orders. Hoping this may really be the case, we despatch the following Instructions by which you are to be governed. You are immediately to proceed with the said Frigate to Sea, embracing such favourable winds as may be likely to run you quickly of[f] the Coast, for as we know... Continue Reading
Date: 8 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Whereas there appears a great deficiency of hands in the fleet, and in order to supply the said fleet, we apprehend it necesary that the recruiting should be prosecuted with the greatest expedition.
Resolved, That every Captain shall be allowed Twenty Shillings for every recruit hereafter inlisted, as an allowance for said Captains expences, which sum, to be paid on the Recruits passing Muster.
Date: 8 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
By a vessel in 45 days from Nantz in France, we learn, that the privateer which carried Dr. Franklin, since the two prizes formerly mentioned, has taken and carried into some ports in France, five others, one of which we hear was a Lisbon packet.1
Date: 8 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
A ship is arrived at Hampton, in Virginia, from the Island of Martinico, with about sixteen hundred stands of arms, thirty thousand weight of gun powder, and some dry goods.
Capt. Mumford, from Cape Francois, informs that the brig Warren, Capt. Paul Read, from Boston, was taken the 11th of March, just off the bar of the Capes.1
Date: 8 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
You are hereby requested to Stop the Privateer Revenge,2 and not suffer her to pass the Fort untill the Master or Commanding Officer delivers into your custody three Soldiers of my Rigement Vizt John Walker, John Callahan and whom you will please to confine in your Guardhouse untill sent for. yr mot Obt [&c.]
Date: 8 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
You are hereby required to deliver to Capt [Jacob] Brice or his order John Walker, John Callahan and three Continental Soldiers of my Regt in Brice's Company ー to him or his Order ー
Given under my hand at Baltimore this 8th Apl 1777.
Date: 8 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Captain [Robert] Cochran, in the armed Brigantine Notre Dame, lately arrived at Charlestown, South-Carolina, with a valuable Cargo, from France. "Accounts were received in France, before Capt. Cochran's Departure, of the Arsenal and Dock Yard at Portsmouth having been burnt in the Beginning of December, the Loss is computed at Two Millions Sterling, but at the present critical Situation of Great... Continue Reading
Date: 8 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
By Express from Congress to Govr Johnson we are informed that three thousand of the Enemy have embarked and said to be destined for Chesapeake Bay with design to make an Attack on _the Eastern shore or to go up to the head of Elk and take this City and Baltimore Town in their way. Congress have directed that Govr Johnson should give immediate Orders for the removal of the Military stores and... Continue Reading
Date: 8 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Ordered that Captain Thomas Lilly repair to Pepper Creek where the Gloucester Galley is now building, and give such directions respecting the finishing the said Galley, with dispatch, as he may judge necessary.
Date: 8 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
April 77
Sunday 6th
Cape Hatteras N 21 Wt Distance 6 Leagues
At 6 AM Saw a Sail ahead supposed to be the Pearl. At 7 Bent a new Main stay sail & set it At 9 Got up fore Yard & reeft the Sail At 10 Saw a Sail to the Eastward, Swayed up Main Yard Set fore sail & Main sail & Gave Chace, Bent the fore Stay sail.
First and Middle parts fresh breezes & Cloudy Wr
At 1 P M Wore... Continue Reading
Date: 8 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
At 8 A. M. hove up and came to sail, with the wind at E. by N.
Tuesday [Wednesday], April 9. At 2 A. M. made Cape Ann, at 6 came to an anchor in Salem harbour, at 11 hauled into the wharff, and discharged the people.
Date: 9 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I have the honour to receive a Letter from the Marine Board under the 21st march, in wch you are pleasd to mention that the officers and seamen, concernd in Captur[e]s, complain of there being kept out of there money, I wish they had not a just Reason for there complaint, however I beg leave to Exculpate my self, from that Charge, for the present, and E're long the honourable Board will be... Continue Reading
Date: 9 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Your honble Chairman Mr Morris, informs me you never Received an Account [of] my transactions Respecting the Sloop James, Capt Gillis that was taken afterwards retaken [and] Carried into Salem, I wrote you fully on that subject under the 16th Decr 2 and informd you that some months before the Committee wrote to me on that matter, the Sloop arrivd at Salem and Cargo was sold, But tho... Continue Reading
Date: 9 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Instructions for Captain John Glover Appointed to negotiate the Exchange of Prisoners
1st You are to hoist a White Flagg at the Mast head of the Sloop [blank] and to continue it abroad night and Day, untill you return to this Place.
2d You are to be particularly careful that no Cannon, Musquet, Pistol or Fire Arms of any kind, be recd on board the Vessel, while she is considered as a Cartel, a... Continue Reading
Date: 9 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I have the pleasure to Inform you that Capt [Isaac] Bartlett in Schooner Plymouth Arrived here yesterday, with 2 or 300 Arms, A little duck, A few flints, & some few Other Articles, as much as his own Cargo would purchase after A poor sale he left Hallet 2 at Martinico 25 days ago to sail in five days after him, heard of Coffin, & McClannin at St Petre. the Schooner the last... Continue Reading
Date: 9 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
As there is a number of Vessles expected here with flour &c from Virginia, on Accot. of the United States, you are desir'd to unload & Store the Cargoes, until opportunity presents to Ship it to Norwich to the care of Captn Joshua Huntington, or to Hartford to the care of Jeremiah Wadsworth Esqr. and it is then to be Shipp'd, in small Vessles in such a manner as may be thought the most... Continue Reading
Date: 9 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Richard Low
Thomas Roberts
William Gorton
Seamen taken in the Sloop2 Moses Lippitt Master from Sta Croix by the Ship Niger, and are now supposed to be on board the said Ship.
Benedict Arnold
Mate of the Brigt3 Joseph Lippitt Master from Sta Croix by the Cerberus and is now supposed to be on board said Ship.
James Murray
Mate of Capt Pe[illegible] taken by the... Continue Reading
Date: 9 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Capt [Robert] Niles of the Spy was here last Saturday he Said That there were a number of the Enemy's Ships of War in Chesepeak Bay So that he could not go to Virginia That he wanted 750 Dollars toward paying for a Cargo of Flour which he had purchased upon which I moved Congress to advance to the State of Connecticut one thousand Dollars which was Granted ー and I delivered 750 of them to Captain... Continue Reading
Date: 9 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Continental Navy Board of the Middle Department to the Pennsylvania Council of Safety, April 9, 1777
We wrote to you about a Week ago, requesting you to return Three Guns you borrowed from the Sloop Race Horse, our Captain informs us that he has waited on your Honble Board for an Answer to that Letter, but supposes you have been so much engaged that you could not attend to it. We beg leave therefore to renew our Request that you would be pleased to return said 3 Guns, as we are in pressing Want... Continue Reading
Date: 9 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
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