Displaying 541 - 560 of 1693
I have received your Letter inclosing the State and Condition of the Cornwallis Galley, & the demand for her Provisions1 the Camilla's Provisions is Ordered for her And the Admiral wishes you would cause some of the decked vessels that are with you to come down for the Provisions for the several Ships as we have no other means of conveying it to them, The Roebuck & the...
Date: 29 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
The Regiment of Artillery commanded by Colonel Charles Harrison1 is yet in this State. They have been detained here under leave of Congress to do Duty at Portsmouth and York, near which Places the Enemy's Ships of War have been long hovering. At present, seven Men of War2 & three large Transports or provision Vessels, are in and near Hampton Road. The Troops of the State...
Date: 29 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
[Extract]
A List of Prisoners Victualled at ⅔ Allowance of all Species of Provisions—
Entry
Year
Appear-
ance
Whence and
whether Prest
or not.
MENS NAMES.
Qualities
D,
D.D.
or
R.
Time of
Discharge.
Year
Whither or for what
Reason
16 Sept
77
Sepr 16
Buckram Rebel Privr.
Jno. Croose
Captn
D
25 Octr.
77...
Date: 30 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
[Machias] Thursday Octr 30 ......Arrived from St. Johns, part of Capt. Lawrence's Crew, their Privateer having been driven ashore there,1 by the Loyal Nova Scotia.2 This day a number of recruits passed muster.
Date: 30 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
I herewith inclose duplicates of my letters &ca. to you since I took command of the Ranger.—I have left open the letters and papers &ca. directed for Mr. Hewes, which I beg of you to peruse before you forward them.—My Situation is a truely delicate one—Superseded by thirteen persons not one of whom had embarked in the Navy when my first Commission was...
Date: 30 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
I herewith inclose copies of my letters &ca. since you left Portsmouth.—You will no doubt be Surprised to find that the Ranger is still in port—but the Wonder must cease when you understand that with All my own and My Officers Application and Industry I have not been Able to complete a Single Suite of Sails till within these few days past—and other Materials have been equally...
Date: 30 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
Give me Leave to introduce to your Notice Lt Thomas Simpson1 of the Ranger, a Gentn: of a most distinguished Character as an officer and one whose Abilities are known to be very great and universally respected amongst Us—His Promotion will be generally accepted by ev'ry Friend to America, I have wrote you by Capt Jones to which please to be referr'd, I...
Date: 30 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
Last Monday returned into Port, the Schooner Lee, Capt. Skimmer, belonging to the United States and brought in with him a Brig, which was bound from Jamaica for London, laden with Rum and Sugar.1
Date: 30 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
Notice is hereby given, That Libels are filed before me, against the following Vessels, their Cargoes and Appurtenances, viz. In Behalf of John Fisk, Commander of the armed Brigantine Massachusetts, in the Service of this State, and all concerned therein, against the Brigantine King George, of about 160 Tons burthen, John Watmough, late Master: And against the Brigantine Catharine, of about 200...
Date: 30 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
The Brigantine Penet of which you are Commander being fixed out by Order of this State for a Voyage to France, You are hereby directed as soon as Wind & Weather permit to Sail & Proceed the directest Course for the Port of Nantes in the Kindom of France, or in Case upon your Arrival upon the Coast of France you should be prevented either by the Winds or by the Enemy from Proceeding...
Date: 30 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
Comme nous pason que vous Este asse populer pour Ecouter La representantion des pauvre prisonnie qui ne Satande qua votre bonte, Sert pourquois que nous avon Lhonneur de vous represente notre miser qui et La plus pitoiable
premierement nous Somme tout nus Segondement La vermine nous mange Sans pouvoir avoir aucune Resource a nous desencé de Cette crace, Ennoutre nous Some reduis clans Le fon de...
Date: 30 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
"The 9th. Instant four Seamen made their Escape in a Boat from the Neighbourhood of Dartmouth, and reported that there were three Privateers of twelve Guns each and a Number of Ships and Vessels in that River, and also several Buildings full of Stores at Bedford and Fairhaven, and that the Rebels had marched a large Body of Militia to the Amount of many Hundreds, to join their...
Date: 30 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
[Rhode Island] 30th Octr Last night was perfectly still and altho there was some rain, it was a favorable night for the Rebels to make their long intended attack.
A Deserter came in this morning in a small boat from Howland's ferry. The information he gives is, that we were certainly to have been attacked the night of the 19th. That 11,000 men were actually...
Date: 30 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
Captn. Owen has been on shore with the Engineer to examine the state of Billingsport & finds it still full of Water, he is getting his Arms & accoutrements which were much damaged by the rain in Order again & proposes to reland the Troops to morrow morning1—every thing was taken off but the Cannon which were dismounted & brought down to the beach, the Elk...
Date: 30 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
When a Dutch Pendant is hoisted at the ForetopGallant mast head on board the Isis, The Boats off Guard from the different ships are to repair on board the Roebuck & transports to assist in disembarking the Troops. A Lieutt. from the Roebuck will attend the disembarkation from that ship, & A Lieutenant from the Isis will attend on board the Transports.—
Date: 30 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
We apprehend your Excellency has a full accot: of the last Engagement, at Red Bank, and the destruction of the Augusta and Merlin. The Commodore1 was on board [one] of the Wrecks,2 two days after the Engagement, and took out two Twenty four pounders, and the People got a great many Jackets, & Breeches, and other Plunder: & proposed soon after to go down...
Date: 30 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
the Weather promiseing to be now favourable for the re-establishment of the Post at Billingsport which is so important for the Continuance of the Ships in their present Stations. I shall wish for the earliest Opportunity to be taken for the Purpose And beg you will be pleased to let Captain Owen be apprised of it as my time does not allow me to write to him more particulary upon it—
The Boats...
Date: 30 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
You will receive herewith—an exact Inventory of the Ranger together with a Muster Book1—both of which I have taken the greatest pains to have Returned very exact—When I tell you that with all my own and my Officers pains and Application I have not been able to get a Single Suit of Sails Ready for the Ranger before the 20th. Current—as you know the winds and Weather have...
Date: 31 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
A more early reply was due to your esteemed favor of 6th. Augt.—but my departure hath been protracted so far beyond my expectation for want of Canvis and Materials that I have been half distracted, and have deferred Writing as I had it not in my power to say Any thing to the purpose.—the outfit of this small Ship (for I found no difficulty in Manning her) hath given me...
Date: 31 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
Ordered ... That the Sloop Reprisal be sold to Phillip Moor[e] for £1300 see Hollowells order accepted by Moor (Entd. in War Office Books Novemr. 6th)
That Briggs Hollowells bill of brokerage be paid
Upon Sloop Reprizal
6.10. .0
Prize Accots.
The Brigt Favorite
The Peter & John
10..—.— Say Friendship
8..—.— £24 .. 10/...
Date: 31 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10