"Return of Cannon Stores, Ammunition &ca Taken & Destroyed upon the Expedition up the North River October 6th 1777", October 9, 1777

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[Fort Montgomery, 9 October 1777]

	Cannon
32 Pounders	6
18 Ditt^o	3
12 Ditt^o	7
9 Ditt^o	3
6 Ditt^o	41
4 Ditt^o	3
3 Ditt^o	2
2 Ditt^o	2
	Total, 67	Peices of Cannon.

Two Frigates, built for 30 & 36 Guns, were burnt by the Rebels on the Forts being taken.¹ The Guns aboard them & two Gallies which were likewise burnt amounted to above 30.² One Sloop with 10 Guns, fell into our Hands.³ The whole loss therefore is above 100 Peices.

Powder

54 Casks

11 & ½ Barrels

12,236 W'- Exclusive of what was aboard the Vessels.

Cartridges filled

1,852 Cannon

57,396 Musket

Cannon Shot

9530 Round

886 Double-Headed 2483 Grape & Case

C^t.Q^r. l^b.

36, 1, 15 Landgridge.

For Muskets

1379 W^t. of Ball

116 D^o. of Buck Shot

5,400 Flints

Every Article belonging to the Laboratory in the greatest Perfection. Other Stores, such as Portfires Match, Harness, Spare Gun Carriages, Tools, Instruments &ca, &ca in great Plenty. A large quantity of Provisions. The Boom & Chain which ran across the River from Fort Montgomery to Anthony's Nose is supposed to have cost the Rebels 70,000£. Another Boom which we destroyed near Fort Constitution must likewise have cost the Rebels much Money & Labour. Barracks for 1500 Men were destroyed by Major General Tryon at Continental Village, besides several Store Houses & loaded Waggons, of the Articles contained in which, no Account could be taken.

Copy, UkLPR, C.O. 5/94, 350. Docketed: "Return of Cannon, Stores/Ammunition &ca taken &/destroyed upon the Expedition/up the North River. October/ 6^th. 1777." Docketed in a different hand: "In Sir W^m Howe's (N^o. 69) / of 21^st. Oct^r 1777./ (6)." Enclosure No. 6 in Gen. Sir William Howe's letter No. 69, 21 Oct., to Lord George Germain.

1. Continental Navy frigates Congress and Montgomery.

2. Continental Army galleys Lady Washington and Shark.

3. New York privateer sloop Camden.

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Date

1777 October 9

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Volume 10

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American Theatre from October 1, 1777, to December 31, 1777

Naval Documents of the American Revolution

"Return of Cannon Stores, Ammunition &ca Taken & Destroyed upon the Expedition up the North River October 6th 1777", October 9, 1777

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