Volume 9
Since my Express of this days date to you I have Order'd the Fly Cutter belonging to the Excise of this Port to proceed immediately to the first Port in Ireland sending an Acct of the three American Privateers being in this Channel and the Number of Captures they have made in Order to Caution the trade in general and more particular the Convoy to the Linnen trade, I have been oblig'd to hire... Continue Reading
Date: 26 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Advices are received from New Providence, that a hurricane had happened at the Bahama Islands, which had driven on shore two American privateers, a great number of Bermudian vessels, and had also done great damage in the Gulph of Florida, where a Spanish man of war foundered, and all on board perished.
The Peter and John, M'Carty, from Oporto to London, is taken by the Freedom privateer.
The ... Continue Reading
Date: 26 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
We the underwritten Commissioners from the Congress of the United States of N. America, beg leave to represent to your Excellency, that Captain Burnel[l], Commander of an armed Vessel commissioned by the said States, did lately take Refuge in the Port of Cherburgh with his Vessel and one of his Prizes, putting himself under the Protection of the King.
That an armed Vessel belonging to the King of... Continue Reading
Date: 26 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Whereas we think fit that you shall command His Majestys Cutter the Alert, which is coming round, from Dover to Deptford, to be fitted out for immediate Service; You are hereby required & directed, so soon as she arrives at the last mentioned Place, to repair on board her and take upon you the charge & command of her accordingly, her Officers & Company being hereby strictly required... Continue Reading
Date: 27 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Beg to acquaint you, on the 24th Inst I received two Prisoners one of which is John Burnell late Commander of the Montgomery Privatier, at the same time received an Order from the Justice, to keep him confined by himself, which I have done in one of the small Prisons in the upper Yard, being the only place not occupied: the same evening I waited on the Justice to know his reason for his being... Continue Reading
Date: 27 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
This will inform you of Capt Wick[e]s & myself being chased in here this day by a 74 Gun ship who we fell in with yesterday morning of[f] Ushant, Johnston was in company the first of the Chase, but altred his course & Left us where he will get in I know not, but I imagine he will endeavour to beat down the Channel & get into Nantes or Bordeaux, we had been through the Irish Channel ... Continue Reading
Date: 27 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
This day we returned from a three weeks cruize, particulars as follows: After four days sail from the Streight's mouth we fell in with a 14 gun privateer, called the Vigilant, having with her a brig from Lisbon, named the Mayflower, bound to Bristol, which she had taken the day before. We gave chace, and in two hours came along side, and engaged her 10 minutes only, when she struck, after having... Continue Reading
Date: 27 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Having this moment received by Express a Letter from Mr [Samuel] Martin dated at Whitehaven the 26th instant, giving an account that the Rebel Privatiers Reprisal of 18 Guns, Lexington of 16 Guns, and Dolphin of 10 Guns (which, according to other information we have received, sailed lately from France) came round the West of Ireland, and upon the 19th instant took off the Mull of Cantire the... Continue Reading
Date: 28 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Whereas we have received advice that the three Rebel Privatiers (described on the other side hereof) which lately sailed from France, came round the West of Ireland&, between the 19th & 23d Instant, took Fifteen sail of Merchant Ships off the Mull of Cantire, some of which they had sunk, & sent others to America & to the French Ports of Nantes or Port L'Oriont, and that it was... Continue Reading
Date: 28 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
My Lords Commissrs of the Admty having received Intelligence that the Lugger which lately took one of the Harwich Packet Boats is now fitting out at Dunkirk, & hath taken two more Guns on board, & that a large Cutter is also fitting out there by the same Person, with a view, as there is reason to believe, to commit farther depredations upon the Trade of His Majesty's Subjects, that it is... Continue Reading
Date: 28 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
22 [June] Sunday All in good health; but Badly Clothed & much worse fed we are Allowed By Govermt As follows Viz Each Man to have In a Week 7 lb of Brown Course Bread, 7 Quarts of the Smallest of Beer, 4½ lb. of the meanest of Beef, I lb. of Greans, 6 Ounces of Cheese & ½ a Jill of Salt. & some times the Pot Liquor at [after] the fat was taken of[f] —
23d of June Clear & Pleast wr... Continue Reading
Date: 28 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
We find ourselves honored with Your agreeable Letter of the 23d instant. There arrived in This City Mr Budd of Guernsey who by Virtue of a power of attorney for the owners of the Vessel and Cargo taken prize by the American Privateer, demanded the restitution thereof from the Members of the Admiralty, to which no Reply whatever was made. The Proceedings of Mr. Budd induced us to make an... Continue Reading
Date: 28 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
This will inform you of my Safo Arrival at this Port Yesterday in Company with Captain Samuel Nicholson of the Sloop Dolphin, We parted from Capt Johnston on the day before Yesterday a little to the East of Ushant — Now for the History of our late Cruize. We Sail'd in Company with Captains Johnston & Nicholson from St Nazair May 28th 1777, the 30th fell in with The Fudrion [Foudroyant] about... Continue Reading
Date: 28 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
This will inform You of Capt Wickes & Self being Safe Arrived at this Port. Capt Johnson I beleave is Still out — On Thursday the 26th Inst off Ushant we fell in with an English 74 Gun Ship who gave us Chace wch Obliged us to bare away &run up this Channell he was to windward of us & the wind at S.W. Soon after the chace began Capt Wickes made the Signall for Johnson &mySelf to... Continue Reading
Date: 28 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
. . . The protests, that we make against the force which English warships exercise against our merchant ships, are manifestly founded on the law of nations, on customs of the sea, and on the text of the Treaties; Lord Suffolk, unless he wishes to deceive himself, Should not Suspect our intentions; they are fully justified, both by the very nature of our requests and by the Scrupulous care with... Continue Reading
Date: 28 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
You will Please to acquaint My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty of the return of His Majestys Ship under my Command into Plymouth Sound and lay before them the lnclosed Journal of my Proceedings, in Execution of their Lordships orders of the 23rd May; And also Inform them that having chased several Vessels within sight of Bell Isle, I fell in with a French Frigate of 32 Guns, who appeared... Continue Reading
Date: 29 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
June 1777
Sunday 29
Cape Finisterre S07Et 40 Leagues
½ past 4 AM bore away, saw a Sail to the Eastward, gave Chace, at 7 fir'd several Shot at the chace, carried away the Main top gallant yard and split the Sail, at ½ past 9 brought to the Chace, an American Ship the Lord Camden,2 from Nantz bound to Philadelphia, laden with Salt and dry goods, sent the 4th Lieutenant, 2 Petty... Continue Reading
Date: 29 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
By a letter which came to hand last night from Port Glasgow, I have received the following particulars: That some of the people who came home with Captain [William] Drummond, of the Jeanie and Sally, of Greenock, who was taken by the Lexington, Reprisal, and Dolphin privateers, say, they heard the privateers men declare they intended visiting Clyde very soon, and could tell distinctly what troops... Continue Reading
Date: 30 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Two or three hours has given a free circulation to a great number of falsities; one is, that the Lexington was off St. Bees Head, distant only two leagues on Saturday afternoon; that they attempted going into Douglas, Isle of Mann, that night: and on Saturday night they determined to run into Dublin, and cut out the Esther cutter and the Wasp sloop of war; with several other idle and improbable... Continue Reading
Date: 30 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Before this reaches your Lordships hands, you will have heard of Three American Privateers 2 being in the Irish Chanell where they have taken fourteen Vessels from the 19th to the 23d Inst, this Account is confirmed by a Captain of one of the Vessels (that was taken about IO leagues to the West of Holyhead on the 22d Inst) belonging to Liverpool where he is Since Arrived after being... Continue Reading
Date: 30 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
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