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During the Ship Buelah's stay in the Bay she was continually watched by a Sub-Committee, and did not enter. But while she lay at the Hook waiting for a fair wind, the night before she departed threatened a storm; and as the Boat, on board of which the Sub-Committee attended, was not so well provided with ground-tackling as the Ship, the Boat was obliged to go into a cove of safety, at some...
Date: 6 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The Viper, sloop-of-war, has aped the piratical conduct of the Ministerial ships to the eastward, by taking several of our vessels, inward bound, without so much as the least colour of their having violated any of the acts of trade. Nothing can more clearly manifest the absurdity and injustice of the present measures against this distressed Country, than the violations of those acts which they...
Date: 22 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I have many matters of importance to communicate to you, respecting our own Safety and the Public Security, which time will not now permit to enumerate. Sufice it that the Tories are chearfal, and too many of the Whigs make long Faces. Men of rank and Consideration refuse to accept of commissions as Field officers of the Militia; so that these commissions have gone a beging for Six or Seven weeks...
Date: 30 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Dear Sir, I am Sorrey to inform you, that the information I gave you, relative to the arrival of Powder, proved groundless. The vessel arrived which gave rise to the report; but brought none of that Article: She waited 36 days at Barcalona, to gain advice from the neighbourhood, whether any could be purchased; but none could be procured. The Powder in Spain was all in the King's...
Date: 26 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Dear Sir As this day has given me some respite, from the Hurry of Public business, I embrace the favorable moment to give you some intelligence on our common Concern...
I am well informed, that Colonel [William] Dalrymple is on board the Phenix. As there are no Vessels here bound to England, I suspect his business here, is to examine and reconitre the State of this Colony, to enable the ministry...
Date: 24 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3