"Disposition of His Majesty's Ships and Vessels Employed in North America under the Command of the Vice Admiral the Viscount Howe" January 5, 1778

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Eagle Rhode Island
January the 5^th. 1778

Rate	Ship's Names	Guns	Men	Commanders	Appointments
					[At and in the Neighbourhood of Rhode Island]
					Off Newport
3	Eagle	64	552	V. A. L^d. Howe Cap^t. Duncan —— Curtis
4	Bristol	50	367	R. A. S^r. P. Parker Cap^t. Caulfield	Preparing to proceed for Jamaica
3	Nonsuch	64	500	Cap^t. Griffith	To remain at Rhode Island
·	Raisonable	—	—	—— Firzherbert	Intended for Halifax
·	Somerset	—	520	—— Ourry	Not fit for immediate Service on Account of Sickness
4	Chatham	50	350	H^ble. W. Cornwallis	Intended for England to be cleaned and refitted
5	Amazon	32	220	Cap^t. Jacobs	To proceed with the Transports destined for Boston & England
6 ·	Mermaid Unicorn	28 20	200 160	—— Hawker —— Ford	To be employed on the Coasts adjacent
St. Sh.	Buffalo	—	200	—— Bromedge	To proceed to England w^th. the Chatham
——	Grampus	—	230	—— Reddall	To proceed to New York when the Season will admit
——	Tortoise	—	160	—— Brenton	To proceed with the Chatham to England.
[F. Sh.]	Strombolo	—	45	—— Clayton	Much out of Repair, to return to New York.
5 ·	Apollo Venus	32 36	220 240	—— Pownoll —— Williams	Intended to cruize together on the New England Coasts
·	Brune	32	220	—— Ferguson	To be employed on the New England Coasts
6	Solebay	28	200	—— Symonds	Appointed to convoy two Victuallers to Chesepeak Bay, and there remain under Captain Onslow's Orders
A. Vell.	York	—	—	Lieu^t. Wallbeoff	To proceed with Dispatches for the Delaware
6	Rose	20	160	Cap^t. Reid	Arrived with a Convoy of Victuallers. Appointed to return to her Station at Huntingdon Bay
4	Renown	50	350	L^t. J^no. Botham acting	Between the North Ferry on Narraganset Shore and the Island of Conanicut
5	Lark	32	220	Cap^t. Smith	Between Calf Pasture Point on Narrraganset Shore and Pine Hill on Prodence Island
·	Flora	—	—	—— Brisbane	Between the North East End of Prudence Island and Arnold's Point Rhode Island
·	Diamond	—	—	—— Feilding	To the Northward of Dyre's Island between Coggershall's Point Rhode Island, and Prudence Island
Sloop Galley	Kingfisher Alarm	14 8	125 40	—— Graeme L^t. Saumarez acting	In the Sekonnet Passage
5	Juno	32	220	Cap^t. Dalrymple	On a Cruize off Fisher's Island. Intended to proceed with the Transports under the Direction of Cap^t. Jacobs, for being cleaned & retitted in England.
					[At and in the Neighbourhood of New York by return dated 1^st. January 1778.]
4	Preston	50	367	Comm^o. Hotham Cap^t. Uppleby	In the East River
·	Centurion	—	350	—— Brathwaite	In the East River
6	Tartar	28	200	—— Ommanney
4 6 · · · Sloop ——	Isis Cerberus Fowey Sphynx Maidstone Nautilus Senegal	50 28 20 — 28 14 —		—— Raynor —— Symons —— Collins (acting) —— Hunt —— Gardner —— Collins —— Molloy		—— D^o. —— Refitting
Bomb —— H^l. Ship A^d. Sl. Galley ——	Carcass Thunder Jersey Haerlem Dependence Spitfire	— — — — — —	— — — — — —	—— Howorth (act^g) —— ———— —— Halsted Lieu^t. Knight —— Clark —— Scott		———— D^o.
——	Crane	—	—	—— ————	Staten Island
5	Thames	32	220	Cap^t. Howe	At Sandy Hook
Sloop ——	Swan Raven	14 —	125 —	—— Ayscough —— Stanhope	Huntingtdon Bay
—— ——	Falcon Scorpion	— —	— —	—— Harmood —— Browne	New City Island
A. Vess.	Halifax	—	40	Lieu^t. Quarme	Lately refitted & returned to her Station in the Sound
——	Diligent	—	—	—— Farnham	Cruizing in the Sound
Sloop	Dispatch	14	125	Cap^t. Mason	Appointed to cruize for 5 Weeks off little Egg Harbour and then to repair to Rhode Island
5	Orpheus	32	220	Cap^t. Hudson	Ordered to Halifax to careen
·	Ambuscade	—	—	—— Macartney	At Halifax so sickly as to be unfit for cruizing
·	Rainbow	44	280	Sir Geo: Collier	At Halifax
· 6	Blonde Milford	32 28	220 200	Cap^t. Milligen S^r. W. C. Burnaby	Cruizing from the West End of Saint George's Bank and Northward to Casco Bay
·	Scarborough	20	160	Cap^t. Barkley	Cruizing from S^t. George's Bank across to Casco Bay & N^o. ward to Damascore Isl^d.
Sloop	Albany	16	125	—— Mowat
·	Hope	8	80	—— Dawson
·	Hunter	—	110	—— Boyle
·	Vulture	—	125	—— Feattus
A. Vess.	Cabot	—	—	Lieu^t. Dod
6	Greyhound	28	200	Cap^t. Dickson	Appointed to cruize from St. George's Bank over to Cape Sable having been cleaned & retirred at Halifax.
5 · 6	Roebuck Pearl Liverpool	44 32 28	280 220 200	Cap^t. Hamond —— Linzee —— Bellew		In the River Delaware
· [A.]S. Sloop Galley A. Vess. St. Sh.	Camilla Vigilant Zebra Cornwallis Viper Adventure	20 20 14 — 10 —	160 150 125 40 50 40	Hon: C: Phipps Cap^t. Christian —— Order Lieu^t. Spry —— Pakenham —— Tonken		In the River Delaware	Under the Direction of Cap^t. Hammond
4	Experiment	50	320	Sir Ja^s. Wallace	At the Entrance of the Delaware		Under the Direction of Cap^t. Hammond
3 5 · · Sloop	S^t. Albans Phoenix Emerald Richmond Otter	64 44 32 — 14	500 280 220 — 125	Cap^t. Onslow —— Parker —— Caldwell —— Gidoin —— Squire		Stationed at the Entrance of Chesepeak Bay.
6 · · · A. Brig	Carysfort Perseus Galatea Lizard Hinchinbrook	28 20 — 28 —	200 160 — 200 65	Cap^t. Fanshawe H^ble. G. K. Eliphinstone Cap^t Jordan —— Mckenzie Lieu^t. Ellis		Stationed on the Southern Coasts from South Carolina to Augustine
6	Daphne	20	160	Cap^t. Chinnery	Ordered to convoy a Transport first to S^t. Augustine and afterwards to Pensacola
Sloop	Swift	14	125	Cap^t. Keppel	Appointed to convoy the Eagle Packet from the Delaware 300 Leagues into the Sea, and then repair to Rhode Island
6 · Sloop Brig	Garland Triton Viper Canceaux	20 28 10 —	160 200 110 55	Capt. Pearson —— Lutwidge —— Graves Lieu^t. Schank	In the River S^t. Laurence

Howe

D, UkLPR, Adm. 1/488, fols. 128-29. Docketed: "Duplicate/5^th. January 1778/Disposition of His Majesty's/Ships and Vessels employed/in North America." Enclosure No. 4 in Vice Adm. Viscount Howe's letter No. 49 to Philip Stephens, 5 Jan. 1778.

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1778 January 5

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Howe, Lord (V. Adm., R.N.)

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Volume 11

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American Theatre from January 1, 1778 to March 31, 1778

Naval Documents of the American Revolution

"Disposition of His Majesty's Ships and Vessels Employed in North America under the Command of the Vice Admiral the Viscount Howe" January 5, 1778

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