Displaying 1 - 20 of 24
May 1775
Thursday 11
Moor'd in Marblehd Harbr
at ½ past noon Capt. Bishop went onboard the Diana with 4 Boxes 1 Chest of Money & sailed for Boston.
Date: 11 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
May 1776
Wednesday 29
Cape Henry S45W 76 Miles
4 A M fresh Breezes saw 2 Sail out 1st Reefs ½ Past spoke his Majesty's Ship Mercury hoisted out a Boat & went on Board 6 got the Boat in Parted Co made Sail set Steerg Sails 11 Saw 15 Sail gave Chase
Light Airs & Cloudy saw the Rebel Fleet Consisting of 2 Ships Six Brigs 7 Sloops & Schooners Cape May bearing NBW Barricaded...
Date: 29 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
June 1776
Thursday 6
do [Cape Henlopen] Light House W 5 a 6 Miles
½ past 2 AM saw a Sail a head gave Chase to her 3 cameup with her & found her to be a French Sloop from Cape Francois loaden with Coffee & Molasses hove too got the Boat Out searched her sent a Midn and Six hands on Board her 6 Saw the Land About Cape May got the Boat In made Sail the Sloop in Co 10 Took the Sloop in...
Date: 6 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
June 1776
Saturday 8
Cape May W ½ N 5 a 6 Leagues
Little winds & fair 3 P M Cast off the [French] Sloop and gave Chase to a Brig to WdWd TKd 10 saw the Chase ½ past 11 spoke the Chase hoisted the Boat out Boarded her from Cape Nichola bound to Philadelphia sent a Midshn and Six hands on Board her To Proceed after the Ship
Date: 8 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
June 1776
Sunday 9
Cape May W½N 5 a 6 Leagues
2 AM all Sails set 6 lay too For the Brig took her in Tow made Sail 9 Brot too hoisted out a Boat & went on board the Brig
6 P M saw the Rebel Brig at Anchor to the Wt wd2 7 she got under Sail & Stood to the Wt wd 9 TKd 12 Light house W½S
Date: 9 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
June 1776
Friday 14
Cape May W b S 4 a 5 Leagues
2 A M Do set T G Sails 8 the Orpheus & Liverpool m sight 11 Came too with the B B in 5 fm veered to 1/3 got the Boats out and sent 'em in Shore after a Schooner Manned and Armed brought her out found on Board some flour & Indian Corn sent a Midsn and 3 hands on board at Noon upAnchor made Sail
[P.M.] the Orpheus & Liverpool in sight...
Date: 14 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
June 1776
Saturday 15
At Anchor in Horekill road
8 A M Fresh breezes & Cloudy came to in H[o]re Kill Road in 8 fm veered to ⅓ the Light house So 2 Miles hauled the Schooner along side, hoisted in 21 Earls flour some Indian Corn and Tobacco ー broke her up for Fire wood Cast her off & Burnt her 11 A M weighed & came to Sail....5 Sail in Sight
4 P M Joined Co with the Orpheus...
Date: 15 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
June 1776
Wednesday 19
do [Cape Henlopen] N17W. 41 Miles
4 A M light breezes and fair saw a small sail to the Et wd gave Chase out 1st Reef 10 Spoke a Schooner from Philadelphia loaden with Bread & flour seized her
Date: 19 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
June 1776
Friday 28
Cape May N NE 7 a 8 Miles
8 AM saw 18 Sail of Pirates and Merchant men at anchor off Cape May bearing N N E 7 a 8 miles
P.M saw a sail in the N E standing in for Cape May weigh'd & stood for the Cape as did the Orpheus & Tenders ー came too in 7 fm
Date: 28 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
June 1776
Saturday 29
At Anchor off Cape May
3 AM saw the above Sail2 ー weigh'd & gave chase as did the Orpheus & Tenders ー she prov'd to be an arm'd brigg laden with Powder &c which we run on shore & brought our Ship to Anchor abreast of in order to cover our boats which we sent to destroy her ー by some accident she blew up and we lost our Masters Mate & Six...
Date: 29 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
July 1776
Wednesday 3
do [Cape Henlopen] N 80 Wt 104 Miles
6 AM saw 2 Sail to Leeward gave Chase as did the Orpheus & Tenders ー saw the Orpheus bring too her Chace
12 PM saw 2 Sail gave Chase at one the Orpheus to the other both Ships came up with their chase & took them laden with bread, flour, beeswax & Tobacco from Philadelphia bound to port L[ouise]2
Date: 3 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
July 1776
Thursday 11
At Anchor off Staten Island
1 AM sounded...the four Prizes & one Tender in Co 7 Do high land of Never Sink NWbN 11 a 12 Miles
Squally with Thunder & Lightening 3 P.M came into Sandy hook in Co with our P[r]izes & Tender ー recevied a Pilot on board, 6 do came too in sight of the Fleet at Staten Island with the B. B in 13 fm
Friday 12
½ past 1 P.M. hove...
Date: 12 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
December 1776
Friday 13
Wt end of Fishers Island NW 2 Leagues
8 AM the Wt end of Block Island N dist 3 or 4 Miles down studdings & hauled our Wind
Mod. breezes & fine Wear 2 P.M. came too with the B. Br in 36 fm . . . Plumb Island WbS 8 miles 5 sent our boats on board a sloop . . . the Sloop proving to be the property of the Rebells we seized her 9 hove up & made sail as did our...
Date: 14 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Sepr 1775 Sunday 17
Cape Henry No 2/3 Wst Distc 14 Leags & 2 Miles at 6 A M wore Ship at 10 saw a Sloop bearing N E b E at 11 Do Shortened Sail and brot too with the Main YSls to the Mast hoisted the Cutter out and sent her on Board the Above Sloop Do seized her for his Majy sent a Petty Officer & 3 Men on Board2 ½ past 1 P M hoisted the Cutter in and made Sail
Date: 17 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Sepr 1775
Wednesday 20
Cape Henry So 82 55m Wst
A M at ½ past 7 spoke a Brig from Philadelphia bound to Jamaica with bread & flour2 Do wore Ship and brought too with the Main Top Sail to the Mast hoisted out the Cutter & sent her on board her sent a Mate & six hands on board hoisted the Cutter in & made Sail the Brig & Sloop in Co
Date: 20 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Octr 1775
Monday 23
Boston Light N ½ Wt Distce 2 or 3 Miles saw a Sail Standing to the S W gave Chase fired 2 Swivels & 9 Nine Pounders Shotted at her to bring too a Brig Modt & hazey Wr spoke a brig from Phalmo with wine and fruit bound to Marblehead, sent a Masters Mate & six hands to carry her to Boston
Date: 23 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Novr 1775
Thursday 23
Moored in Cape Cod Harbour
Fresh Gales & Cloudy at ½ past [2] fired 2 Swivell's & [illegible] Pounders, Shotted to bring too a Schooner [spoke] her sent a Masters Mate & [5] hands on Board her & seized her for his Majestey2 at 5 Anchored with the Bt Br in 10 fm veered away and moored a Cable each way Convoy laying under our Protection.
Date: 23 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Novr 1775
Monday 27
Cape Ann W[?]5 leags
spoke the Nancy Brig with Ordnance Stores Ordered her to keep Company Do took her under Convoy Fresh Breezes & Squally at 2 pm fir[e]d 2 Guns and made the Signal for Brig to Windward to bear up and run out she did not mind at ¼ past repeated the signal but to no purpose2
Date: 27 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Decr 1775
Thursday 28
Moored in Nantasket Road
Shared 323£ amongst the Captain Officers & Ships Company being due for the Prize Sally & Harlequin Sloop sold here 2
Date: 28 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Jany 1776
Saturday 20
At single Anchor in Nantasket Road
[Fresh Gales & Cloudy] came on Board Major Genl [Henry] Clinton Saluted him with 13 Guns at 7 PM fired a Signal Gun for the Convoy to weigh and come to sail at 10 fired a Gun to Anchor ½ past anchored with B B in 7 fm
Sunday 21
Cape Cod S W b W Diste, 6 or 7 Leags
Modt & Cloudy at 5 weighed and came to sail in Co with the...
Date: 21 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3