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May 1776
Tuesday 7th
Isle Coudre WbS, 3 Leagues
at ½ past 3 A M, weigh'd & came to Sail ー at Kamarouska Islands SSW. Dist, 3 Miles ー 2 Sail in Sight, run up against the Ebb all the Forenoon with a fresh Breeze ー
Light Airs & Cloudy ー Latr. Light Breezes & Clear
at 4 P M a Boat come on Bd from Coudre with 2 Pilots from Captn [Thomas] Pringle, inform'd me he had gone up to Quebec,...
Date: 10 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I take the earliest opportunity by his Majesty's Sloop Hunter going Express to England to desire you will inform my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty of the safe Arrival of the Convoy under my Command.
After acquainting their Lordships of the Swift Victualler being unfortunately burnt, I saild with the rest of the Convoy, from Portland Road, the 21st March, and on the 13th April struck...
Date: 14 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
May 1776
Thursday 16th
Moor'd In the Bason of Quebec
Do. W ー lat, fresh Breezes ー AM, came in & anchor'd here the Bute & British Queen belonging to my Convoy ー at 9 AM, the Hunter made Sail down the River, going express to England ー Recd on bd, brass 6 poundr from the Garrison in Lieu of two 3 pounders Went on Board the Maria Schooner by order of the Commodore.
Light Breezes &...
Date: 16 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
May 1776
Saturdy 25th
At Anchor Church at Pt Ecureuil NSbN 1 Mile
½ past 4 AM, made the Signal and weigh'd with the Convoy ー at 6 the Martin Sloop got under way and at 7 I anchor'd at Portneuf in 5½ fms at 11 moor'd a Cable each way ー at Noon the Convoy in Sight about 4 Leagues up the River, with the Magdalen, Maria and Province Schooner in all 11 Sail & 3 more coming up the River ー
P M...
Date: 26 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
June 1776
Saturday 1st
Moor'd at Port Neuf
at 4 A M, sent the Master in the Long Boat to sound from Pt Lawson down to the Ship to know what kind of Channel there was in Case it was necessary for a Frigate to proceed up ー Heel'd the Ship to boot Top the Starbd Side at 8 A M, a party of Soldiers marching up.
1st part light Breezes, mid rain, latt, fresh Breezes ー at 7 P M, the Mastr returnd in...
Date: 2 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
June 1776
Wednesday 5th
Moor'd at Port Neuf
A M, recd a Lettr from Col. Fraser by Lt Vallancy dated 4th, at Trois Rivieres "that the Rebels had 18 Batteaux in the Recolet River on the So Shore from which they landed Yesterday 7 or 800 Men ー Captn Henry was anchor'd 5 Miles above that place ー his want of Arm'd Vessels prevents his annoying them and he imagines it possible they may attempt some...
Date: 5 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
June 1776
Saturday 8th
Point Lawson NE 4 Miles
At 6 AM, recd an order from the Commodore by Express, to lighten the Ship either before or after passing the Rapids, & proceed to Trois Rivieres ー Empd the Lord Howe's & Kent's Boats ー got out 4 Cables, 1 Anchor, spare Sails, a quantity of Booms, Boatsns & Carpenter's Stores with empty Casks which I sent on bd the Lord Howe ー went to...
Date: 9 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
July 1776
Thursday 25th
Moord at Port Neuf
Recd, an Order from Captn [Charles] Douglas to send 40 Seamen & petty Officers to Quebec to proceed thence to Chambly2
Date: 25 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Septembr 1776
Sunday 1st
Moor'd In the Bason of Quebec.
Recd an Order from Captn Douglas at Chambly to send up a Midn & 37 Seamen to serve on the Lakes.
[Light Breezes & Cloudy] Wr at 6 P.M, sent up 37 Men with a Petty Officer to Sorel in the Long Boat left by the Venus Transport ー came down 3 Transportsー
Monday 2d
AM punish'd Thos Brown, Davd Thompson and Matthias Wright for...
Date: 3 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Septemr 1776
Wednesdy 25t
Moor'd in the Bason of Quebec
A M, a part of the foreign Troops disembark'd2 ー heard from Captn Charles Douglass that Lieut Hervey had seen the Rebel Fleet (consisting of 12 Sail) retiring on the Lake, and kill'd 7 or 8 in a Boat belonging to the Sternmost, a Schooner of 8 guns.3
Date: 25 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
February 1777
Wednesday 12th
On Shore in the Cul de Sac [Quebec]
A M People Employed Cleaning the Ship. Recd an Order from Capt. [Richard] Pearson to proceed to St Johns to Command the Fleet fitting for Lake Champlain
Date: 12 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
I wrote to you Yesterday from Montreal but our communication with that Place from bad roads is so difficult, I shall omit no opportunity to send you a Line ー I mean to move up in the Inflexible to Point au fer the first wind, & to be there or at St John's, as the service may require, till the Army is ready to move ー when that will be I am at a loss to guess, and there is no probability of the...
Date: 12 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I am not favour'd with your Letter of the 12th till to day, & have the satisfaction of receiving at the same time a very polite Letter from Genl Burgoyne who is pleased to express great pleasure in my nomination to the Naval Department ー The command I am intrusted with is as you say heterogenous, neither is the footing it is put upon of much consequence, being only temporary ー whether last...
Date: 20 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8