American Theatre from February 19, 1776, to April 17, 1776
Tuesdy 9 at 6 AM Saw a Sail to Windward Gave Chace at 8 came up with the Chace found her to be a Sloop from Plymo bound to broad Bay. took her men out & Sent a Petty officer & Men onbd her Sounded 55 fam
Date: 9 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
May it Please your Honours The Committee of Correspondence have this day Received from Captt Samuel Tucker Commander of one of the Continentall Armed Vessells, Twenty two Persons, Who where in the Brigint[in]e Lately taken by Captt John Manly, from Boston Bound to Hallifax, Among whom are four Soldiers with their wives and Children, one Caleb Wheaton (who from his own Accounts has heretofore Been... Continue Reading
Date: 9 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
A vessell is arrived at Barnstable In a Short passage from the Westindies three Masters of Vessells who were taken there came passengers who inform us that the Islands swarm with the Enemys Armed Vessells that more than Half the American Vessells that have Sailed Since the Middle of Febry are taken amongst which are two Large Ships Laden with Flour from Philadelph[ia] fitted out by the Congress... Continue Reading
Date: 9 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Sunday 7 AM at 4 lost sight of the Swan, Tack'd. First and latter part light Breezes and hazy, Mid fresh Breezes P Mat 1 In Co H M Sloop Nautilus and Charlotte T[ende]r 11. Sound'd 30 fm at 12 ー 3 Sail in Sight. Monday 8 At 8 AM Joined Co. Glascow, Swan, and Fortune Tender Augusta Tr Transport and 2 prize Sloops Fresh Breezes and hazy at 4 PM the SW end of Block Island SSE 3 or 4 Miles. Tuesday... Continue Reading
Date: 9 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Voted, That an order be drawn on the Pay-Table, in favor of Capt. Jonathan Lester, for one hundred pounds, for the purpose of building the row-galley at Norwich. An order was drawn April 9th, 1776, and delivered to Capt. Lester for £100.
Date: 9 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Draw on the Colony Treasurer for the Sum of Seven Hundred Pounds m Favour of Messers .Isaac Sears William Greenough Michael Todd and James Rice Committee for fitting out the Brig Defence and Building and fitting the Row Galley Whiting and for them to Render Account
By Order of the Govr & Council of Safety
Benj Huntington Clerk P.T. To the Committee of Pay Table Hartford £700.
Date: 9 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
When I put to Sea the 17th Febry from Cape Henlopen we had many Sick, and four of the Vessels had a large number onboard with the Small Pox The Hornet & Wasp join'd me two days before the Wind came at NE which made it unsafe to lye there ー the Wind after he got out came on to blow hard ー I did not think we were in a Condition to keep on a Cold Coast and appointed our Rendezvous at Abacco one... Continue Reading
Date: 9 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Ann [sic Lilly Ann]. Now CALL'D THE Defence" Blocks those fit for Use after repair sent on Board as spare Mainsail Forstay sail & For Topsail. for spare sails now on Board one stearing and one Top Gallt sail being New and made Larger and now in Use all the running rigging. now on Board and one old Cable for Junk the other 2 in Service the Long Boat Carried with Brige to N London the yards and... Continue Reading
Date: 9 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
... last Evening Draughts were made from a Number of Regiments here mine among the Rest to the Amount of 1,000 Men with these and a proper Numbers of Officers, Genl Putnam at Candle lighting embarked on Board of a Number of Vessela with a large Number of intrenching Tools and. went directly on The Island a little below the City called N utten Island where they have been in trenching all Night and... Continue Reading
Date: 9 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Nature of
Guns.
Pounders
Total
Where placed on the
different Batteries
The Form of
the Batteries.
32
18
12
6
2
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4
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6
Behind the Governors House near the old Church, facing the North River
E Half Moon
6
Above Black Sams Hill on Greenwich road facing the North River
E Half Moon
6
Behind Mr Harris's Brew house by the Forge facing Do Do
E Cock Pitt... Continue Reading
Date: 9 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
A~ got the Flag staffs down, & Top Galt Masts up empd Reeving the Rigging & workt up Junk Light Airs and Cloudy Wr these 24 Hours. P M Clear'd Hause M[en] empd occasionally, Fired a Nine Pound Shott at a Party of Rebels on shore, & one to bring too a Sloop 2
Date: 9 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
A letter from Colonel Haslet, of the Delaware batallion, was also read and referred to the Committee on Prisoners. 2 The Congress took into consideration the report of the Committee on Prisoners: Whereupon,
Resolved, That Captain Duncan Campbell be permitted to reside with his wife and family in the city of Burlington, in the western division of New Jersey. 3
Resolved, That a list of the... Continue Reading
Date: 9 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
I am now at the 9th, & yesterday wrote a note to Mr [John] Jay desiring him to furnish you with news and to send his letter to me; as yet it is not come; however there is little news to inform you of. The troops keep filing off from Boston for New York, where Man of Warr & some People on shore have had a little firing; I don't mean at the City, but in some part of that Bay our People took... Continue Reading
Date: 9 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Thick Rane Wather Employ Sating up the Srouds & Banding of Sails at 4 p m Came on Bord the pilet & Dropt Down the Rever
Date: 9 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
On Sunday the seventh of April an express came from the light-house guard to Lewes, with intelligence that Captain [Nehemiah] Field, who commanded a schooner 2 sent by the Council of that county to St.Eustatia for powder, had just arrived, and demanded assistance to unload her. I gave orders for the troops to march as soon as boats could be had to ferry them across the creek, which the... Continue Reading
Date: 9 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Sir Be pleased to send us immediately in Captain Nicholson's small Tender all the spare Blankets, and two third Parts of the Linens imported in the Wild-Dick [sic Wild Duck] Captain Tibbitt-shew this to Captain Nicholson and he will in Consequence of it dispatch his Tender with them.
Date: 9 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
(A Copy)
Sir Salt Provisions growing Scarce and no fresh to be had, obliges me to send the Brig Rebecca, John Brown Master, to Antigua for a Supply, for his Majesty's Land and Sea forces here: shall therefore be much obliged to you if you will give the Master your Advice how he may be Supplied in the most expeditious manner, and not to permit him to remain longer in the Island than is absolutely... Continue Reading
Date: 9 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Saturdy 6 Fresh Breezes & Cloudy with Rain
AM Fir'd 4 Six pounders at the Rebels Empd Occasionally.
PM Fir'd 4 Six Pounders at the Rebels
Sunday 7 PM Fir'd 6 Six Pounders & 3 Hand granadoes at the Rebels. APRIL 1776
Mondy Tuesdy 8 9 Punish'd Thos Doyle Seamn with 12 Lashes Duty PM Fir'd 4 Hand granadoes at the Rebels. PM Fir'd 8 Six pounders with Round & 6 Grape at the. Rebels for... Continue Reading
Date: 9 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
A petition of Henry Aitken late Master of the Ship Port Henderson was presented and read Ordered That the said Petition be referred to the following Committee viz Mr [Gideon] Dupont Mr Roger Smith and Mr. [Philotheos] Chiffelle The Clerk of the Legislative Council brought from that House a Bill to impower the Court of Admiralty to have Jurisdiction in all Cases of Capture of the Ships and other... Continue Reading
Date: 9 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
At 7 AM Seized as Prize in the Offing a Schooner from Georgia, New England [sic] for Dominica, Named the Dol phin.
Date: 9 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
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