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Cap Wm Coit, late of the ship O. Cromwell, apply'd &c., complaining of hard treatment, in being dismiss'd from said ship &c., and moves also to have a committee appointed to assist in examining the accounts of his officers &c. &c. And thereupon appointed Cap. Jno Deshon, Ebr Ledyard, Esq., and Cap. Jos. Hurlbut, a committee to examine and adjust the accounts of Wm. Coit, late...
Date: 22 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Mr. David Bushnell, with Col. Worthington, apply'd and exhibited a specimen of a new invention for annoying ships &c. &c., and on motion &c. voted him an order on officers, agents, commissarys, to afford him assistance of men, boats, powder, lead &c. as he shall call &c. &c. Delivered him at large.
Date: 23 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
The armed Brig Defence, Capt. Smedley, owned by this State, and the Sloop American Revenue, Capt. Champlin, belonging to this Town, are arrived at a safe Port from a Cruize, in which they have taken Four valuable Prizes each.
Since our last Capt. [William] Wattles, in a small Sloop Letter of Marque, belonging to Norwich, arrived here from the West-Indies, but last from Bedford. In his outward-...
Date: 25 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
On the 19th of last Month the Brig Grog, Capt. [Samuel] Smedley's third Prize, arrived at Plimouth: She belonged to a Fleet of 32 Sail, that sailed from Corke, bound to the West-Indies. Her Cargo is as follows, viz. 309 Firkins of Butter, 400 Barrels Beef, 70 Tierces Ditto, 46 Barrels Pork, and 12 Half Barrels Ditto, 12 Half Barrels Tongues, 15 Kegs Tripe, 141 Barrels Herring, 45 Hampers Potatoes...
Date: 2 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
We learn from the West-Indies, that great Numbers of Salt Vessels fall into the Enemy's Hands: No less than 45 Sail were taken by one armed Vessel at Turk's-Island in the Space of two or three Weeks.
The Ship Oliver Cromwell, Seth Harding, Esq; Commander,
Lying in the Harbour of New-London, Is nearly ready to sail on a Six Months Cruize, having great Part of her Men engaged. ー Able Seamen or...
Date: 9 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Recd your Hon's Express this Day at 10 A Clock Dated 16th Inst, Informing me of a Ship and Sloop Desiering me to goe in pursute of them Likewise to get all the asistance I Can: their is not any armed Vessels hear Capt [Asa] Palmer I understand has gon up Sound 2 ther was a Ship and Sloop pased This morning as I am Informed by the Commander in Cheif hear Likewise their was sum fireing before they...
Date: 17 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
. . . I am fitting out a Brigg hear on accott of the Contint by order of the Mareane Committe for Capt [Samuel] Chew and want a Quantity of Cordage, 2 should be Glad you would let me know by the Return of the Post if it Can be purchas'd In Boston, shall also want sum Four pound Cannon ー I was att Bedford a few days past and see a Number their that came out of the Ship Mellish ー can I...
Date: 20 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Thursday Se'nnight, Capt. Conkling, in a Privateer Sloop from this Port, arrived at Bedford, from a Cruize, and carried in a Prize Schooner with 7000 Gallons of Rum on Board, which he took on her Passage from Dominica to Halifax. 1
Capt. Conkling some time before, took another Schooner, loaded with Fish, bound from Halifax to the West-Indies, which he sent into Guadaloupe, where he...
Date: 30 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Capt. Champlin, in a small sloop of Shaw's, brought from the Mole all the Macaroni's Powder, about four tons, arrived two days since; and [Captain William] Packwood tarries, expecting powder from France to the Mole every hour.
Date: 7 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
This will be handed to you by my brother Thomas who will show you two letters I have received from Guadeloupe relative to powder, and the steps I have taken to procure it. Capt. [William] P[ackwood] is now at Hispaniola, and Ships me about 3 tons which is landed, (say one ton here and two tons at Norwich Capt. [John] M[ackibbin] in a Brig, and Capt. [Elisha] Hinman in a Sloop sailed from here...
Date: 8 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
sense my last by Capt Linsey these are to inform you that your Ship2 is Sailed and got Clare of the Land last monday with a plesent brese at N: W all well thanks God when I Return to New York i shall Send your account nothing more at present from your frend [&c.]
Date: 8 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
We mentioned in our last that the Rose Man of War, with her Fleet of Tenders and Prizes, lay near the West End of Fisher's Island ー On Friday [September 1] between 3 & 4 o'clock, P.M. the whole, ten in Number, made Sail, stretched across the Mouth of this Harbour, then bore away and went round the West End of Fisher's Island. About an Hour before they came to Sail they took a Sloop (Capt. M'...
Date: 8 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I received yours 10th Inst Inclosing Invoice and Bill Lading for the Flower Shipt by [William] Harris and [Edward] Chapple, who are Arived Safe. Observe Capt [George] Champlin is Arived from Leaganes but as he has no Property in his hands belonging to the Owners of the Schooner only the Vessell I will not Meddle with her, the Cargoe I Advanc'd for them was About £1000 and I have Two Thousand...
Date: 18 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Last Monday [October 9] was brought in here by an armed Schooner in the service of this Colony, a large ship ー [William] Barron, Master,1 which she met with near Stonington. The Ship had on board 8000 bushels of wheat, which she took in at Baltimore, and cleared out from New York for Falmouth in England, but on the 10th of September, in Lat. 38, Long 65 met with a Gale of Wind, in...
Date: 13 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Although your leisure don't permit you to give me a line, it shall not hinder me from writing you.
The last mondays Watertown Paper gives us a good Accot of your Lodgment on Cobbil Hill, & that the Enemy don't fire on you, & we are told that Cannon have been very lately put on board boats at Bunker hill, which makes me conjecture, the Enemy are preparing to Decamp from Boston, in the...
Date: 30 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Deliver to Lt [Adam] Shapley The Ton Powder orderd by the Colony for the Fort & includg what is already rec'd. for that purpose.
Yr Huml Servt.
Date: 30 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Last Monday Night, [November 27] Capt. Jeremiah Halsey arrived Express from Canada, to his Honor Governor Trumbull, at Lebanon, with the following important and interesting Intelligence, viz.
That on the Night of the 12th Instant General Carleton, after having spiked up the Cannon, and drove Balls into the Muzzles, robbed the Merchants of what Quantities of Powder they were possessed off, shipped...
Date: 1 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I received your favour of the 27th ulto, wherein you are pleased to confer on me the command of a Ship in the Continental Service; which I cheerfully accept of, and am much obliged to you for your approbation of me to so important a command. Must forego repairing to Philadelphia, until I receive the Articles, without which it is impossible to engage either officers or privates. Should I not...
Date: 7 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Gentlemen This addresses you by my Son Gilbert Saltonstall it is impossible for me to wait on you with any Accts at this Juncture, being more than fully Employed with Forts now in Building, and supplying men by Order of Congress for a 20 Gun Ship at Philadelphia, to be Commanded by Capt Dudley Saltonstall who is to appoint all his Officers, and get all his Men in Connectt if possible, as New...
Date: 7 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
The Nautilus came in from Rhode Island, being sent by Captain Wallace as Convoy to Boston, who wrote by her intelligence of the enemy having four privateers ready for Sea at New London.
Date: 5 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2