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Last Sunday se'nnight a tender came up Rappahannock, and chased a New England schooner, outward bound, into Hobb's Hole, from whence she carried her off, as low down the river as Bowler's warehouse, where she got aground on an oyster bank, and stuck there till the Tuesday following; by which time some spirited gentlemen in the neighbourhood got together four sailing boats, and manned them, with a...
Date: 3 May 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Seven sailors, deserted from the men of war at Norfolk, came to town this week. They were pressed men, and say there is hardly a sailor on board the ships but would run away if he had an opportunity.
On Tuesday last [December 12], a large schooner from the West Indies, bound to Norfolk, was taken and brought into Hampton by our men stationed there. She was laden with rum and sugar, and had 2700...
Date: 15 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Last night col. [Patrick] Henry received an express from Hampton, with the agreeable intelligence that capt. [James] Barron, in a small pilot boat which he had fitted out, has taken and brought in there two vessels with Salt to the amount of 4600 bushels; that he had likewise taken a vessel going to the Eastern Shore for provisions for the ministerial gentry that have lately been expelled from...
Date: 22 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The Honorable General Convention have resolved that no provisions of any kind shall be furnished to the king's ships, so long as they come here with hostile intentions; which resolution they have communicated to cols. Howe and Woodford, and it is supposed brought on the firing from the men of war, mentioned in col. Elliott's letter to his Honour the President, though from a gentleman just arrived...
Date: 29 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Yesterday afternoon an express arrived from York, with intelligence that two topmast vessels, and, one of a smaller size, had hove in sight, which were suspected to be two men of war and a tender, coming up to cannonade that town; upon which capt. [George] Gibson, with his West Augusta boys, were immediately ordered to reinforce the troops stationed there, and prevent any of Dunmore's hell-hounds...
Date: 5 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
By advices from the army, we learn that all the mills at Tucker's point, with the Scotch distillery, and mr. [Andrew] Sprowle's houses at Gosport, are totally demolished; as is likewise the chief part of Norfolk, a few houses only remaining above the church, which are occupied by our troops.
Two deserters from the Liverpool frigate inform, that a tender is fitting out for James river, on a...
Date: 12 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
By capt. [John] Green, just arrived from Norfolk, we learn that the day after the late cannonading, from the Liverpool and Otter, two sailors were taken prisoners a little below the new distillery, in search of water (of which the fleet is greatly in want), who informed, that a number of men were wounded in the fray at the Town Point wharf, and carried off in the boats. And capt. Green tells us,...
Date: 27 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
By advices from the army under col. [Robert] Howe, we learn that they abandoned Norfolk last Tuesday [February 6], after removing the poor inhabitants, with what effects they could carry along with them, and demolishing the intrenchments which Lord Dunmore threw up a little before he fled on board the fleet now lying before that place. What few houses remained after the late bombardment were...
Date: 9 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Col. (Patrick] Henry received the following letter last night by express from Col. [William] Grayson at Hampton: "Yesterday the Kingfisher went down towards the capes, and this morning she returned, in company with a fifty gun ship and some tenders. They are all now at anchor, just below the light house."
Date: 10 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
We have undoubted intelligence, that the man of war lately arrived in Hampton road is the Roebuck, of 44 guns, capt. Hammond, lately from England, but last from Halifax, in Nova Scotia. She landed at that place Marriott Arburthnot, esq; formerly commander of the Garland ship of war, on this station, who is appointed commissary of the king's stores, and commodore, at Halifax. She brings...
Date: 16 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
A vessel from St. Eustatia belonging to this state, laden with canvas, is arrived at Edenton.
The enemy's ships of war found means, the week before last, to cut out from Chingoteague about nine vessels. Some they carried off, and burnt others. They were chiefly French vessels.
Last Friday morning the Emerald frigate, lying off our Capes, took the following vessels, outward bound, viz. Capt....
Date: 18 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Last Tuesday near two hundred sail of the enemy's fleet or men of war and transports went down the bay, and next morning were seen to clear the capes, supposed to be bound for Delaware. Five or six ships of war still remain in our bay, and one is stationed in York river channel, near Back river.
Date: 26 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Last Tuesday, about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the two Captains Barrons1 fell in with a tender,2 off the old fort below Hampton, carrying some fresh provisions from Captain Squire to Commodore Parker. After about ten minutes engaging, the tender's people called out for quarters, and the same evening were conducted safe into Hampton. She was commanded by a certain Dunbar of...
Date: 3 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
Deserted from the Manly galley, two men, viz. JOHN HARFORD, a sailor, who is about thirty years old, five feet eight or nine inches high, has short black hair, a very dark skin, is much addicted to liquor, and very talkative when so; had on when he went away a pair of convas trousers, an old jacket, and a check shirt. WILLIAM WILKINS, a serjeant of marines, and formerly enlisted by captain John C...
Date: 3 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
The General Mercer privateer,1 belonging to Baltimore, has taken, and brought safe into port, a fine new brig2 bound to Lisbon with 150,000 wt. of codfish; the vessel and cargo valued at upwards of 10,000l.
Date: 10 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
WE want SHIP SMITHS, NAILORS, SHIP CARPENTERS, ROPE MAKERS, and SAIL MAKERS.
To such tradesmen very great encouragement will be given by
Date: 15 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
The Captains of the Navy of this Commonwealth are directed to allow no pay to the officers and seamen of their respective vessels, who are absent or furlough, for such days as exceed the time they have furloughs for. By order of the Navy Board.
Date: 16 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
Deserted from the Page galley, a certain CORNELIUS THOMPSON, by trade a black smith, 5 feet 4 or 5 inches high, pretty thick made, has a dark complexion, and dark hair, which curls. I have reason to believe he is lurking about the lower end of Fauquier county, near my house, as his family lives there. Whoever secures the said deserter, and delivers him to Eleazer Callender, Esq. commander of the...
Date: 24 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
Wanted on board the ship Tartar, iying [lying] at Frasers Ferry on Mattapony, A SURGEON's MATE. Any gentleman, properly qualified, may depend upon good accommodation and treatment agreeable to his rank.1
Date: 24 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10