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Septr 1776
Monday 23rd
At Single Anchor Bedlows Isl'd Red Hook Et
Light airs and clear Wr at 1 P M hove up and made Sail in Co with his Majestys Ships Roebuck and Emmerald the Enemy began to Fire on us, one Shott went through the Foresail and Main Staysail at 1/2 pt 2 brought to Head and Stern abreast of Paulus Hook in 3½ fm two Cables length off shore at 3 we began to Fire on the Battery and...
Date: 23 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
October 1776
Wednesday 9
Sailing up the North River
Mode and Cloudy Tvr at 7 AM weighed and came to Sail in Co with his Majesty's Ships Phoenix Roebuck Tryal Schooner and two Tenders at 8 do Five Batterys on the York and two on the Jersey Shore began to fire on us likewise hove a number of Shells with a Continual Fireing till ½ past 9 after Hulling on [us] several times, wounded our Masts and...
Date: 9 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Octobr 1776.
Fryday 25
At Single Anchor in the North River
at Sun Rise the Enemy opend a Battery near Dobbs Ferry and began firing on us, which we return'd and continued till 1/2 pt 7 when we weighed and dropt farther to the Northwd one of the Enemys Shot splinter'd the Head of the Capston and some of the runing Riging was Cut at 1/2 pt 8 came too in 7 fm with the small Br abreast of Terry...
Date: 25 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Nov 1776
Wednesday 6
At Single Anchor in the North River
Do [Light airs and hazey] Wr at 4 PM the Signal on board the Phoenix for all Boats Man'd and Arm'd and the Tryal and Howe Galleys Signl to Chace some Vessels in the NWt Weighed and came to sail Do the Schooner and Galley with the Boats came up with the Vessels and drove them on shore at 6 came too with the S Br in 6 f m and Veerd to 1/3...
Date: 6 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7