American Theatre from May 1, 1777, to May 31, 1777
Sunday last arrived here, Capt. Young, of the Continental sloop Independence, who is arrived at a safe port, with 500 tents, 2000 stand of arms, medicines, &c. by him we learn, that the Continental ship Reprisal has taken, after an engagement of two hours, an English Packet of 16 guns, from Falmouth for Lisbon, with three vessels under her convoy, and carried them to France: that the Sturdy... Continue Reading
Date: 14 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
. . . I should have been glad too to have told you that Capt Nicholson had acted the part of an open generous spirited Man who was ready to make Amends frankly for a Rudeness he had unadvisadly committed he has avoided saying one Word about discharging the Men nor has he as I have heard, though I have inquired, discharged them agreeable to the Order sent to him ー two Men indeed who had been taken... Continue Reading
Date: 14 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
As the Carpenters Work is now Near Dun of two vessells I have on the Stocks a Schoner of ten guns a zeback of 20 Guns I Shuld be glad to no In What Maner you Intend to have the zeback Riged that I may Provoid Mastes for hir I Was tou'ld you Intended hir for a Ship. I shuld think She would answer best a brigg how Ever I will Rigg hir any way you Desier I Can venter to let you [know] there is no... Continue Reading
Date: 14 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
The Commissioners of the Navy having received Certain Information of the Capture of the Brigg Defence and Judging it Necessary, as soon as possible, to purchase or build; One or more fit Vessels to Cruize for the protection of the Trade of this State; beg leave to recommend to your ' Excellency that as George Abbot Hall Esqr. on[e] of the Commissioners of this Board is now going to the Northward... Continue Reading
Date: 14 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I arrived from the Lakes the 3d Instant after taking three Prizes, two laden with Tobacco Wine &ca the other with 87 Cask of Tarr, two arrived here safe, & one was lost on Rose Island, but no lives lost; Found lying here the Florida Surveying Sloop who had met with a heavy gale of Wind, in which she lost the Schooner Boat, and stove the other Boat, which they have repaired, & sailed... Continue Reading
Date: 14 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
May 1777
Tuesday 13th
The West Caicos NE 4 or 5 Miles
at 6 [P. M.] made Sail, 4 Sail in sight to the Eastward, at ½ past eight saw a Sloop, board two Brigs, and a Schooner Mode & clear several Sail in sight, gave chace to the Southward
Wednesday 14th
at 4 AM came up with the Chace, found her to be a French Brig taken by our Boats, hoisted out the Yawl and brought the Master on board... Continue Reading
Date: 14 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Sales by Auction of the Ship Royal Charlotte Salem 15th May 1777
Sold by Order of Captn Jo Lambert Agent for the Privateer Sloop Revenge
Commanded by Benjn Dean.
The Ship Royal Charlotte
with her Appurtinances &c
agreeably to Inventory.
Henry Mitchel
£1300. .0. .0
1 Bundle Iron Hoops
Ezra Jones
1.16. .0
2 large Blocks
Henry White
9
1302. .5..—
1... Continue Reading
Date: 15 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Sale by Auction of the Privateer Sloop Revenge Sold by Order of Captn Jo White agent for the owners of sd Sloop ー Salem 15th May 1777 ー
The Privateer Sloop Revenge
with her Appurtinances &c
Agreeably to Inventory
Andrew Cabot 1510£
£1510. .0. .0
1 Hogd Pork
Jo Lambert
13..—..—
1 BBl do
Peter Lander
7.10..—
1 BBl do
Peter Lander
8..—..—
1530.10..—
½ do ... Continue Reading
Date: 15 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
. . . Capt [Thomas] Thompson got to town from Phila the evening before last and this morning goes to Bridgwater to se his Cannon prov'd a second time,2 we have cast Nineteen twelve pounders, and scarse as pigg Iron is we shall get enough to cast another and he proposes to purchase Six nine pound Cannon which are to be sold this day at Vendue, to make the number —
Capt [John Paul] Jones... Continue Reading
Date: 15 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
We learn from New-York, that all American prisoners, taken on the high seas, are confined on board a separate guard-ship in that harbour, in order to be sent to England, to be tried as pirates, agreeable to an act of parliament for that purpose, which passed the royal tyrant of Britain and his bloody ministry, the 17th of February last.
Deserted from the Alfred Ship of War, now in this Harbour, a... Continue Reading
Date: 15 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I now set down to inform You of the whole of my proceedings Since I left Halifax ー I have wrote you Several Times but presume you have not recd any of my Letters by your not mentioning of it in your Letter to Capt Beamish, Nothing material happened on my outward bound Passage, but a long time after I went out I had nothing but Southwardly Winds which made my Passage very long, I arrived at... Continue Reading
Date: 15 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
The Petition of the Lieutenants of the Navy Humbly Sheweth
That they have for a Considerable time Labour'd under the Small Allowance of twenty Shillings p Week, That When Your honorable Board made that Resolve, Provisions of Every kind was nearly One half Cheaper than they now are & have Been for a Considerable time Past —
That a particular Resolve of Congress Ranks us with Captains in the... Continue Reading
Date: 15 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
We inclose you Copies of two Letters from Capt Nicholson and of one from us to him ー It would have given us pleasure, more on the Capts Account than our own, if we could have wrote you long ago, that he had frankly made us the Satisfaction we had a Right to expect: but we cannot but see, from his Letters, that he has no very good vVill to make Concessions; and that though his Friends as well as... Continue Reading
Date: 15 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
The Governor received your Letter of Yesterday last Night and we that of to Day this Moment. Capt [James] Belt has been consulted and he thinks the Xebec had best be rigged in the Manner of a Ship, that too is Lieut Gordon's Opinion, and we are desirous of gratifying them, as they will risk their own Persons in her. Belt says he thinks the Boom and Sail in the Brig Fashion will be too heavy. We... Continue Reading
Date: 15 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
The Defence Brigantine of War, belonging to this State, of 4 Six Pounders, and 10 Fours, commanded by Thomas Pickerin, Esq; which sailed on a Cruize from hence the 31st of March last, soon after fell in with and was taken by the Enemy's Frigates, Roebuck of 44 Guns, and Perseus of 20. The Intelligence comes in a Letter to Congress, from Capt. Pickerin himself, dated on board the Perseus, off Cape... Continue Reading
Date: 15 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I have the honor to inform Your Excellency of my arrival at Martinique to assume command and to present Mons. de Kersaint, commanding one of the King's Corvettes, who will deliver my letter to you. I also present Mons. de Collimes, captain in the corps of engineers and my aide-de-camp, who will present my compliments to you and bear witness of my desire to maintain my confidence and good will... Continue Reading
Date: 15 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Board of War
Boston 16 May 1777
Voted That Colo [Jonathan] Glover engage Colo Orne's Schooner or any other suitable for the Spy Boat & dispatch her immediately to Sea ー
[P. M.]
Order'd That Mr [Ellis] Gray deliver Colo Glover Two Spy Glasses for the Spy Vessels ー
Order'd The Corny deliver Colo Glover one small piece Oznabrigs two doz Jibb Racks six Water pails two Coils small Ratling &... Continue Reading
Date: 16 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
these may inform you I have this moment arived in the ,good Ship Ceasar, a Prize by us taken about three hundred tons loaded chiefly with dry goods immagind to be worth over a hundred thousand pounds Lawfull. we took her close in with Barbadoes. I have had thirty five Days passage & have met with violent gales of Wind, but receivd no Damage. I first got into Nantucket, which I left Yesterday... Continue Reading
Date: 16 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
By a Deserter from the Enemy last Evening, and now arrived, it appears that the Troops arrived at New Port this Week in the Transports were only the Granadeers and Infantry belonging to two of the Regiments which are to remain on Rhode Island; and that tomorrow Morning two and an half Regiments of Hessians, and one British Regiment (the 63d) are to Embark for New York (or some where else) ー this... Continue Reading
Date: 16 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
You being intrusted with the Care of a Cartel, to go to Newport, are to proceed there assoon as possible. You will deliver to the Order of Sir Peter Parker the two Midshipmen and Seamen put on Board the Cartel, taking a Receipt for them.
You will receive such Prisoners as Sir Peter shall send on Board your Vessel, and such Women and Children as Lord Percy shall permit to come off.2
You... Continue Reading
Date: 16 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
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