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At about 4 in the Afternoon all the Officers & most of the Soldiers that were Prisoners here were order'd into the Flat bottom'd Botes & went down to the Fleet, where we were put on Board the Pacific a Ship of about 900 Tons, Commanded by one Capt Dun here our Accomodations were but somewhat Coars, for Officers & Men, being almost 400 in Number, were soon Drove under Deck together...
Date: 29 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
[New York Harbor] Sund: Septr: 1st: In the Morning the Ship Lord Rochford Commanded by one Capt Lambert, hall'd along side of the Pascific, & the Prisoners were all Remov'd into her; where we soon found ourselves more crowded than we were in the other Ship (this not being more than half so Large) yet on some ac[coun]ts: we were much better accommodated than in the Pacific:... soon After we...
Date: 1 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Mond: the 2nd [September] Some Time in the Morning the Comasary came on Board again, & gave us to Understand that the Officers would soon be provided with a Ship by themselves; He also gave us Liberty of the Use of Pen & Ink, under the Inspection of our Commanding Officer, which Priviledge we had not yet been Allow'd since we came on Board
Date: 2 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Tuesd: the 3rd: [September] Was a very pleasant Morning, I arose at 4 oClock, & took an agreable Walk on the Deck before it was crowded with the Prisoners &c, This Morning we wrote many Letters to send up to Town, as we have had Encouragement of a Flag... The forepart of the Day there was a mighty movement of the Transports in the Harbour, a great number of them move'd up toward Town;...
Date: 3 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Wednesd : the 4th: [September] I arose very Early in the Morning, walk'd the Deck for some Time, while the Ship was somewhat Still; Some Time in the Morning the Commasary (Mr: [Joshua] Loring) came on Board again, but made but a very short Stay; At about 9 oClock Col: [James] Piper Capt: [Joseph] Rowel Lt: [Thomas] Fanning & my self, went with Capt: Lambert on board the Snow Menter, where our...
Date: 4 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Saturd: the 21st: [September] About one oClock in the Morning We Observ'd a Considerable Light up toward the Northward, which we sopos'd to be the burning of some Buildings; this Light continued while Day, & some Time in the Morning we were Inform'd that it was in the City of N. York; and that a considrable part of the City was Burnt, but we are yet Scercely able to believe this Report.
This...
Date: 21 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
[On board the Prison Snow Mentor] Sund: the 22nd [September] This is the 4th: Sund: of our Imprisonment. In the Morning the Seamen turn'd out at 4 oCock to bend the Sails, & make the other Preparation for geting under way, they were very Industrious most of the Morning, in making those preperations.
At about 8 oClock we had a Comfortable Breakfast of warm Chocolet, which was very agreable, in...
Date: 22 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
[New York] Tuesd: Octr: 1st: 1776 I arose very Early in the Morning, & walk'd the Deck as Usual; It is a Lowery Morning, & the People geting Ready to heave up as soon as the Tide Turns...
At ½ after 9 the Snow & the Ships that had the Prisoners on board, got under way, & a little before 12 came to in North River Opposite to the Colledge, where we have a very Melancholy Prospect of...
Date: 1 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
[Off New York] Wednesd: the 2nd: Was a very cold Morning; we had our breakfast of Chocolet, earlier than common, partly on ac[coun] t: of our Expectation of Landing this Day; but about 1 oClock a Number of Marines came on board, and Inform'd us that we were not to Land this Day, & that there had between 3 & 4 hundred of the Prisoners ben Landed, who had all Engaged to Join the Kings Army...
Date: 2 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
[Off New York] Thirdsd: the 3rd: [October] Being very weary of my Lodging, I turn'd out Early in the Morning, & Walk'd the Deck for a Long Time, the Weather being Clowdy cold & Chilly; Capt: [Jonathan] Brew-ster is much unwell this Morning; We seem this Morning also, to meet with great Difficulty in geting Breakfast nor do we yet know whether we are like to break our Fast at all.
We had...
Date: 3 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
[Off New York] Fryd: the 4th: [October] Was a Rainey Morning, on acct: of which, we were oblig'd to keep more below than Common, which was very uncomfortable; About 10 oClock I went up on the Quarter Deck with Majr: [Levi] Wells, where he & I set while Noon, in which Time there was considerable movements of the Ships Laying near us; There was also several other Ships came in this ~ai, some of...
Date: 4 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
[Off New York] Saturd: the 5th: [October] Was a very Cold uncomfortable morning, we had our Chocalet Earlyer than Usual, after which I spent some Time in walking the Deck. I then went below and did some writing.
At about 10 oClock the Prisoners on board the Argo were Landed, soon after which, we were Direct ed to have our Bagage &c Ready to Land Early Tomorrow Morning; We Observ'd a...
Date: 5 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
[New York] Mond: the 7th: [October] Our Chocalet was Spoil'd in the Morning for want of good Water, we had therefore but a very Indifferent Breakfast; I spent most of this Forenoon on Deck; At about 11 oClock Mr: [Joshua] Loring & another OfFr: came on Board & Order'd us to make Emediate preperation for Landing, there was also a Parole, or Writing prepared for us to Sign, which we all...
Date: 7 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6