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I wrote you several Letters last week by the Ships that sailed the 15th Inst for England...
The day after the Ships Sailed from Hence for England, the Scarborough, Man of War of 20 Guns lying at Bartons Point, began firing at a New Work the Rebells are Erecting at Phipsses farm ー soon after the Salute was returned from 2 Guns they have in the Redoubt on Coblers or Mil[l]ers hill Just below Mount...
Date: 23 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Dr Sir An Easterly Wind and a heavy fall of Snow the night before last, and all day Yesterday, has Stoped Winas [Wynn's] Sailing till this Morning, having now clear Weather and a hard Norwester he will proceed, good for him, but bad for us, as we fear it will blow the London Ships off the co[a]st. Yesterday the last of the 6 Ships we Expect from the bay of Fundy with forage arrived, web with what...
Date: 25 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Since writing you this Morning I have heard that two Hundred Men are to Embark this day on board two transports under the Command of Major [James] Grant of the 14th Regt and to be Convoyed by the Scarborough Man of War. its called a Secret Expedition, but every body says they are going to Rhode Island. 2
Ships bound in here find no want of a light now, as the lighthouse is...
Date: 25 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
My last letters to you went by Watson and Mrs Fairchild, who sailed from hence the 16th of December and are I hope now safe in London. Little material has happened here since that time, the Severity of the Winter still keeps out the greatest Number of the Ships sent from England with Coal, Porter, and other Stores. only Nine of them are yet got in, out of Thirty Six Sail. We grow Anxious for the...
Date: 16 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Dear Sir I had the pleasure of writing you two letters dated the 14th and 16th Instt by the Ship Julius Caeser in which Mrs [Peter] Oliver & Mrs [John] Wentworth went passengers ー
This I hope will be handed to you by Captain [James] Urquhart our late Town Major, who is appointed to Command the additional Company of the 14th Regt
I am much disapointed in not having the pleasure of a line from...
Date: 25 January 1775
Volume: Volume 3
January 26 ー Yesterday two Vessells were taken by a Rebell Privatier off the Light House, & carried into Cowhasack Harbour, they were spoke with last week, and said they were from Whitehaven & Cork, with Pork and Coal for this Place; 2 O the Glory of the British Navy. two flags flying with all the Pomp of War, and Yankies can spit in their face ー The News from Canada of...
Date: 26 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Admiral Graves with the Ships for England went down Yesterday Morning but the Wind coming to the Eastward obliged them to come too in Nantasket Road, which gives me an oppertunity of sending you last Nights News paper, and acquainting you that a Deserter who came in Early this Morning tells, that the News of the Rebell defeat at Quebec has put the people without in great Confusion
Two days ago...
Date: 2 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3