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Lord North has received the honour of his Majesty's note. Lord Sandwich, who is just gone to London, has in his possession a letter sent last night from Bushy, which Lord North received from Mr. Robinson. It is from L'Orient, & confirms the report of the French Frigates being appointed to convoy the American Ships out of the Bay. From hence it appears that there is such a report in France,...
Date: 31 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
I am, upon the whole, satisfied that their opinion is right who say that if America is ever brought to own the authority of Great Britain, it must be by the Fleet, but I think that a Large land force is necessary to render our Naval operations effectual.
Date: 22 August 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Lord North rose and moved, "That leave be given to bring in a Bill, to prohibit all trade and intercourse with the colonies of New Hampshire, Massachuset's Bay, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, the three lower counties on Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, during the continuance of the present rebellion within the said colonies...
Date: 20 November 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Lord North has the honour of troubling his Majesty with this note to inform him that Lord Sandwich has consented with great good humour, & readiness to appoint Lord Howe Commander of the Fleet, giving a separate command to Adl Shuldham of the Fleet in the River & Gulph of St Lawrence. Lord Sandwich having just left Ld North, & being upon the point of attending his Majesty at St James'...
Date: 28 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
My dear Lord—I heard on Sunday evening from tolerable authority that one Captain Jones, who has now the command of the Amphitrite, which has changed its name and is now called the Ranger, will soon insult some part of the coast of Great Britain. My informer could not say exactly what his destination was, but he apprehended that he was to land at Shields near Newcastle and do all the damage in his...
Date: 3 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11