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December 1775
Sunday 10
Moor'd In Rhode Island Harbour
Fresh breezes and Cloudy, AM at 4 landed 78 Men Arm'd on the Island of Connanicot to get off Stock P M at 1 Return'd our Officers and Men, 4 Marines wounded brought on board 8 Rebel Prisoners.
Date: 10 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Sir, Since my last of the 10th Inst the Rebels Issued out Orders from Providence to break off all Communication with the King's Ships, not to supply them with any thing whatever, on pain of Death; Upon which I acquainted the Town, if they were a Town, we must be upon other Terms ー A Committee came on board, desired a Truce, while they could send off a Number of Inhabitants to Providence, to...
Date: 28 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
January 1776 Monday 8
Moor'd in Rhode Island Harbour AM at 11 was taken in the Jolly Boat by the Rebels Mr Henry Stevenson and 2 Seamen.
Date: 8 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
The Rebels having for some time past kept from one to two Hundred Men upon the Islands, to prevent our Supplies ー and by a Law, making it Death for any one to Supply us, have put us to a great inconvenience, being much in want of Hay, ー One Friday Morning the 12th Instant I stood up the Bay, with his Majesty's Ships Glasgow, Swan, and Tenders, in order to procure some. ー At about 12 at Noon,...
Date: 14 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
I shall be glad to know whether you will come to any Terms, whether we shall have any Supplies from you or whether we must Prosecute the War to the Extent, as we do about the Rest of the Country. I am Gentlemen [&c.]
Date: 19 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Intelligence from Rhode Island the 21st Janry 1776. Says.
That the Morning of the 31st Ulto the Rebels Army Commanded by Montgomery attempted to get Possession of Quebec by Escalade, but were repulsed with the loss (by their own Accounts) of 70 killed on the Spot, and 300 taken Prisoners within the Walls. ー Among the Dead are General Montgomery and his Aid De Camp ー Colonel Arnold wounded in the...
Date: 21 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
I can make no Treaty with People in open Arms against their Sovereign committing every Act of Hostility ー I wish & believe the Town of Newport is not so; therefore they shall be safe & unmolested on our Part, upon their granting us our Supplies ー Boats with Fuel & Provisions to pass as usual, hav1ng my Permits I am Gentlemen [&c.]
Date: 21 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3