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Immediately on Rect of your Excellencys Orders of the 6th Instant relative to my taking Charge of the Wine cast on shore at the Cape, I despatched Major Soper a Gentleman employed in the Public service to Cape Cod, with directions, which the Major will show your Excellency, and which I hope will meet your approbation ー
I believe the Business is well done, & that Major Soper has conducted with...
Date: 11 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
The British quartered in Boston began soon to suffer much from the scarcity of provisions, and General Washington took every precaution to prevent their gaining a supp'y ー from the country all supplies could be easily cut off, and to prevent their receiving any from Tories and other disaffected persons by water, the General found it necessary to equip two or three armed vessels to intercept them...
Date: 11 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
13 [November] Sunday [sic Monday]. Nothing done, could get no Carpr to Work ー Coit Saild this day2 for the Cape Cod, where We are informd is a Ship at Anchor ー
Date: 13 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I expected long before this, to have had Capt Martindale Out on his Cruise,2 but the Weather so extremely bad, for a Fortnight past that we have not been able to do any thing of consequence, have at Length got him almost compleat & Expect he will Sail tomorrow evening if the Weather is Suitable
I Shall proceed to Cambridge as Soon as this Vessell is Ready to Sail ー in the mean time...
Date: 16 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
your Favours of the 16th & 17th Instant came to hand, That of the 16th directing me to deliver to Chas Coffin &[c] their Beding & Wearing apparel shall be punctually complyd with ー White2 only has as yet applyd ー I shall take every necessary precaution before I deliver any article to them ー I have Recd the Seven half Joes of Capt Coit & shall add them to the sales of...
Date: 23 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
This pr Capt Martindales Lieutenant,2 who comes to acquaint your Excellency, that the people on board the Brigantine Washington are in general discontented, & have agreed to do no Duty on board sd Vessel, & say that they Inlisted to Serve in the Army & not as Marines
I believe Capt Martindale has done all in his power to make things easy ー His people really appear to me to...
Date: 29 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Your much Esteemed Favour of the 1st Instant, p Lieutt [Henry] Champion came to hand at 8 oClock Saturday eveng I did without a moments loss of time sett out, determind, if it were possible, to get the Brigte2 to Sea next Day, which with the assistance of my good Friend Mr Spooner I happily Effected ー After Repairing on board the Brig, Saturday night, inquiring into the cause of the...
Date: 4 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
The bearer Capt Samuel Jackson comes with six pr[i]soners, a Midshipman & five Sailors put by Capt [George] Talbot of the Niger Frigate on board the Brigantne Peter, which Brigtn was taken by sd Frigate about 18 days ago, near the Island of Barmudas and orderd into Boston ー This Brigantine was Retaken last Wednesday [December 20] by our people, and was bra't into this Port. ー Capt Jackson the...
Date: 23 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Your Excellencys favour, of the 3d instant came to hand, annexed to which are the resolves of the Grand Continental Congress, respecting captures made by continental armed vessels & others ー In complyance with which, and in obedience to your Excellencys Command, I have Libeled all the Vessels which have been bro't into this port, by the Harrison armed Schoonr & which are now in my care,...
Date: 15 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
I receivd your favour of 1st instant desereing me to take into cust[o]dy, & give rect for a quantity of wine purchased by your[self] of Mr John Salter of Philadelphia ー 2
I have agreeable to your derections, taken delivery of 5 pipes wine, & have given him my rect for the same, have it safely stored & will deliver it to your order when you shall please to send for it ー I...
Date: 15 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
I am much obliged by your Excellency's favour of the 20th instant pr Capt [Charles] Dyar ー I shall do every thing in my power to dispatch the Harrison. shall get the square sail prepared, & think it very necessary, the expence wont be great ー Lieutenant [John] Wigglesworth the bearer of this will wait on your Excellency for his Commission as 2d Lieutenant, by whom youl please to send a...
Date: 23 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
This, pr express, comes to inform your Excellency that Com[mo]dore Manly, took yesterday off Cohassett rocks after and hours engagement (haveing one man wounded in the breast, not dangerous) Two Ships from white Haven bound for Boston leaden with sea coal, potatoes &c 2 Inc[lo]sd are bills of Loading ー your Excellency will please to direct in what manner I shall conduct with these...
Date: 26 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
I must ask your Excellencys Pardon for omitting in my last, some very material circumstances relative to the capture of Comdore Manlys last prizes ー I had not when I wrote got an exact account of the matter, since wh the Comdore tells me that he had taken the prizes, & had put his people on board them some time before the Tender 2 came to their assistance, that there were two other...
Date: 29 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
I would inform you that I am Now in a fair way to get my Compliment of Men I have now Seventy men and Expect more on Monday if not Shall not wait but Proceed. on my Cruize & am hapy & I am Sorey you Should be So unfortunate as to have the Slupe Detain'd so Long but beleive me Gentelmen I done all in my Power we have greate harmoney on Bord the ones that I have Swear theay Never will Leave...
Date: 10 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
June 3, Tuesday. Fifth remove. Nine Americans — myself included in the number — sent on shore to the Fountain tavern for examination. We were escorted by seven soldiers and four midshipmen — before three justices at the above tavern, appointed on purpose to examine the prisoners. After four hours examination together, and separately, we were delivered to two constables and seven soldiers, to be...
Date: 3 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
[1777. June] 4. As we were discharged yesterday, and the boat did not come for us, we were again put upon cazzelteers and draw only a quart of milk, and a half pound of bread. Today is the King's birth-day, and there is great firing of cannon, and chiming of bells, in Dock and Plymouth. This morning about three o'clock, another prisoner died of small-pox — the same person who jumped from the...
Date: 7 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
[1777. June] 8. Sunday; and there has been a great number of persons at the gate to see us, who gave in, for our relief, several shillings.2
9. Rainy weather, so that we keep house all day, except when we go out to draw our provisions.
10. There have about ten or twelve prisoners come from the ships to prison to-day. Having so lately had the small-pox, and being so long physiced...
Date: 14 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
His Majesty's ship Belleisle has taken and sent into this port, the brig Mercury, Askew Hillcot, Master, from the River Mississippi, reported to be bound for London with a valuable cargo, consisting of indigo, beaver skins, and dear skins.
This ship brings an account, that just as they sailed from the Mississippi, a disturbance had happened between the English and Spanish Settlers there, and that...
Date: 19 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
15th [June] Sunday Very rainy Some Charitable Person sent in for the American Prison[er]s. 2 Qrs of Veal All ready Cooked — John Chandler is lnvaleaded & Samll his Brother is Discharged as being a Passenger & a man of a Liberal Education —
16th Munday rainy wr 11 More Prisonrs Comttd Consisting of English, Irish, Scotch, Dutch, Swead &: Portigue's none of these were to be Comttd till...
Date: 21 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...
Date: 27 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9