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on the 15th April about Sun rise we spied a large ship to windd and another astearn this one astarn began to make Sail after us we called all hands on deck to do the same and making all the sail we could we found they gained on us then we began to lighten our Ship by throwing 8 of our carriage guns overboard and every thing else we came a cross we [when] they came within gun Shot they began...
Date: 15 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
the third day after we was taken which was the 18th of April the ship began to make the best of her way for Spite-head and standing into the Channel we had near Like'd to been lost of[f] the Rocks of Scilly, our Brigg being about one half a league a head made the first breech in the Night being close on board the rocks and fired several signal Guns which was answered by our Ship, and before we...
Date: 30 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
June the 23d Woodard [James Woodward] and [Benjamin] Lambert was brought back to Forton again and left the Capt and Fritz,2 the Night before very much fatigued. Woodard and Lambert was put into the Black hole on Six ounces of beef, half a pound of bread one pint of small beer for 24 hours there they was to have continued for 40 days in a few days after I was taken out of my bed at...
Date: 23 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
[1777] July the 30th four more broke out at 12 oClock in the day one got off clear and the [other] three was re-taken and brought back and put into the Black hole viz Christr Cleark, William Tryon, John Cockren Boatswain of the Yankey from Boston there [they] was kept for 40 days half starved allow'd neither bed nor beding to lie on but the soft side of a good Plank
Date: 30 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
January the 13th Mr Wrenn and Mr Duckett came and told us that the Officers was to receive 5 Shilling and the men 2 per. week and we were to have such cloths (Pussers) as we stand in need of from Government likewise from donations both officers and men,1
Date: 13 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
January 20th this day Parliament setts after Christmas holidays the same day the Officers moved from our Prison to their new apartment and in leaves us more room—
Date: 20 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
January 23d this day 48 more prisoners came on shore for of them was French men and 13 Officers with them Capt Murphy, Capt Oakman, Capt Chew, Capt Slocom, &c &c.1
Date: 23 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Feby 15th this day William Humber and George Pease1 made their escape over the Peals and got clear off
Date: 15 February 1778
Volume: Volume 11
March 7th this day 16 Prisoners broke out but was all taken again, Mr Tryan and Manning1 was among them and all put into the Black hole but Manning who by hiding escaped the hole for the first night and the next morning had liberty to stay out to dinner after dinner he made another trial and got clear off after he got out he found a friend that both supplied him with Money...
Date: 7 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
March 14th this day Mr Hartly and Mr Thornton1 came to see us and told us that we should be exchanged very soon and that he would do all that lay in his power for us and addressed the Officers to write a petition to Lord North and another to Lord Sandwich which was accordingly done and sent them by Mr Hartly member of Parliament
Date: 14 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
March 18 this day we received letters from Capt Thompson at Nanze in France last Night a very hot Press thro' Portsmouth and Gosport—they Press'd 500 Men and sent on board the guard Ship at Spit-head.
Date: 18 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
The Humble Petion of Fourteen Persons confined in the inner Prison at Forton To the Honourable The Lords Coms. of his Majestys Court of Admiralty—
My Lords we the Subscribers in behalf of our selves & others To the number of Fourteen in all haveing been put into close confinement for endeavouring To escape and haveing now patiently born that punishment of our folly ever since the 7...
Date: 25 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
March 28 Mr Ducket came and told us the agreeable news of being sent home which the Government has ordered two ships to be got ready immediately to carry us home—1
Date: 28 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11