Volume 5
for Ship Raleigh ー To be paid the owners if not deliver'd, or the Colony
Main Mast 27 Inchs
£
19ー 4
Fore Mast 26 Do
17ー 1
Mezen Mast
5ー 0
Main yard 18 Inches
4ー 0
Fore Do
3ー 10
Long.
£
48 . .15 . .0
Portsmo July 20th. 1776
Appraised by
Date: 20 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Pleasant weather Landed our prisoners let most of our people go on shore on liberty
Date: 20 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
July 1776
Saturdy 20
Cape Ann No 65 Wt 12 Leags
saw two Sail in the N W Qr made Sail & gave Chace
Fresh Breezs & Clear at 6 fir'd 5 Shot at the Chace at ½ past fir'd 3 more at 7 fired 2 Shot and Brot too the Chace sent our Boat onbd the Prize and took possession Rec'd Prisoners onboard prov'd to be an American Schooner,2 Wore Ship and made Sail.
Date: 20 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I am Extremely Sorry to take up one moment of your attention Engaged as it is in concerns of the highest Import to the United American States: But Seeing without your kind Interposition I may be Materially Injured, I hope you will Excuse Me.
your Excellency was pleased to appoint Me one of the agents for the Continental armed Vessels, which office I have Endeavourd to discharge with diligence and... Continue Reading
Date: 20 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir This Colony has been so unfortunate as to employ two Brigs one afteranother both of which have proved bad Sailors, the last of the two beingwell recommended, was purchased by this State and fitted in the best manner, this indeed, by Divine Favor was successful in taking one Ship and Brigin Nantasket Road near Boston, and afterwards assisted in taking another Ship in the Bay, of which you have... Continue Reading
Date: 20 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
This may Certify that Monseiur Mary Young Commandr of the Sloop Bountifull has Brot into this Port the Following Warlike Stores Vizt
18 three pound Cannon with Carriages &c
12 Swivels
300 Small arms
700 W[eigh]t Muskitt Ball
One Ton of Cannon Ball
Four Thousand wt of Powder
all which were Exhibited to the Committee of Inspection in this Town ー2
Date: 20 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Accot Desposal Powder bro't in the Macaroni the 2d Voyage
342
Kegs to Norwich
wt ー
7547
23
ditto to Col [Gurdon] Saltonstall
wt ー
672½
11
ditto to Gilson
ー
177½
1
ditto to store to pay Huntington &c
32
1
ditto to Ely's Co
28
378
8457lb
2
ditto used on the Voyage
Weight of Powder
50
kegs wt
1532½
46
do
520
172
do
2003
107
do
3440
4... Continue Reading
Date: 20 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Nathaniel Shaw Junr in Accot wth Willm Packwood
Dr
Cr
To Powder & Armes Shipt
home in Macaroni 1st Voyage
19796.. 3.. ー
By Sales of the Sloop Macaroni
Cargo the 1st Voyage
28845.18..1
To Coffee & Cocoa in ditto 1377-18.60
7884.. 0.. ー
By 200 half Jos
13200.
Amo Disbursments on sd Voyag
1097.. 8.. ー
By Cash pr Sloop Commerce
11487.18..2
To... Continue Reading
Date: 20 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
July 1776.
Saturday 20th
Anchored in Haverstraw Bay.
AM Light Breezes and fair Wear at 9 Unmoor'd Weigh'd and Came to Sail Run further up the River, at Noon came too with the Small Bower in 5 Fam Water Veer'd and Moor'd with the Stream Anchor; Fired a Shott at a Party of Rebels on the Shore. ー
Date: 20 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
the public Service requireing a Number of Ships & Vessels, I have to request of you. to Set out as soon as possible for Connecticut, & purchass for account of the United States of America, from twenty to thirty ships, sloops & briggs, of the greatest Length of Keel that you Can get, the Least expensive & Oldest vessels will answer, & we want no more Rigging on them than will... Continue Reading
Date: 20 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
[New York] 20th [July]. ー A flag from Gen. Howe, with Adj. Gen. [John] Patterson, came up with a message to Gen. Washington, respecting the recent capitulation in Canada, and insinuating that Gen. Howe was desirous, if possible, to bring about an accomodation. The same day, news was received from South Carolina, that the British, in attempting Sullivan's Island, with their ships and a large body... Continue Reading
Date: 20 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Since our last, several of our late King's ships from the fleet at Staten Island sailed through the Narrows towards Sandy-Hook, and, its generally believed, they are gone to the Sound to stop the communication between the New-England States and this.
Date: 20 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
July 1776
Saturday 20th
Moored off Staten Island
At 9 AM Sent a Lieut in the Barge to New York with a Flag of Truce2 Caulkers Employd as before
The first part Modr & fair, Middle light Breezes & Do
Latter fresh Breezes with thunder & hard rain At 3 P M made the Greyhound & Kingfishers Signal for a Boat with a Petty Officer, made the Parole Signal
Date: 20 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir Your favour of the 17th Inst with resolves of Congress of the 10th which I had the Honor to receive yesterday I shall pay all possible attention to ー
Some days ago I came to this Place with a View to execute a plan to surprise some of the Enemies Posts on Statin Island formd. by consent of General Washington, from what we could observe and the intelligence receiv'd there were three Stations... Continue Reading
Date: 20 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Resolved, That the letter from General Lee, with the papers enclosed, which were received and read yesterday, be referred to the Board of War.
Resolved, That the thanks of the United States of America be given Major General Lee, Colonel William Moultrie, Colonel William Thompson, and the officers and soldiers under their command, who, on the 28th of June last, repulsed, with so much valour, the... Continue Reading
Date: 20 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
You will receive by this Conveyance what to me & to all who love me has & will be a most pleasing piece of Intelligence ー I mean an Account of a very complete Defeat of the British Navy in So. Carolina. ー On the 28th of June the Experiment of 50 the Bristol of 50, the Sol[e]bay, Syria, Actoon & Action2 of 28 each, the Friendship of 26, the Sphynx of 20 & the Thunder... Continue Reading
Date: 20 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Deserted from the Cambden armd boat, Richard Eyres commander, a certain William Nichols, by trade a ship joiner, about twenty-one years of age, five feet six or seven inches high, fair complexion, and light coloured short hair. He had on, when he went away, a red and white striped outside jacket, white inside ditto, white breeches, blue and white spotted stockings, good shoes, and plated buckles... Continue Reading
Date: 20 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
That Your Petitioners labour under great inconvenience in being Supplied with Meat, from the Fort, and John Mitchell Esqr further informs us that we are to send to Philadelphia for our Meat for the future ー
Your Petitioners humbly represent the difficulty of sending our men thirty two Miles every day, the difficulty of getting the men on board when in Town, and in case of an Alarm, the Wind... Continue Reading
Date: 20 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
From the Acc[oun]ts given me by several Deserters that, the Fleet intend up Potomack River to Water, and from the Motions of the Roebuck, five other Ships & a Sloop, I have the greatest Reason to believe they are now on their Way for that Purpose. Nanjemoy we suppose to be the Place of their Destination. I have by Letter informed the Committee of Correspondence of the Motions of the above... Continue Reading
Date: 20 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I received this morning your letter of the 19th, with an Annexed declaration and Assurance that any Flag sent for you, and your Effects shall be received with the respect due to it
Commodore Hamond's Inclination to render any Service in his Power to any of His Majesty's Officers in your Situation; has induced him to order a flag to be sent on Shore for you on Monday or Tuesday next; And you shall... Continue Reading
Date: 20 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
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