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Sir, As it may be of use that His Majesty's Subjects in America should be informed of the Proclamation issued by the Order of the States General prohibiting the Exportation of Arms and Ammunition from their Dominion in British Ships, or in their own Ships without leave of their College of Admiralty; I am directed by Lord Dartmouth to transmit to you the inclosed Gazette, containing the said...
Date: 5 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I am directed by Lord Dartmouth to desire you will acquaint me for his Lordship's information, what steps have been taken for augmenting the Squadron under the command of Vice Admiral [Samuel] Graves, pursuant to His Majesty's Pleasure signified to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty in Lord Dartmouth's Letter of the 17th Instant.
I am &ca
Date: 29 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The Augmentation of Vice Admiral [Samuel] Graves's Squadron by an Addition of 50 Gun Ships as he proposes & which I see Lord Sandwich approves, corresponds exactly with the Wishes of the rest of the King's Servants, and Lord Dartmouth would have received The King's Pleasure upon it, with the other Matters contained in his Letter to the Lords of the Admiralty of yesterday's date, but that both...
Date: 2 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The Stores to be carried to Quebec & Virginia by the Ships taken up for that purpose, are as follows ー Vizt
For Quebec
3000 Stand of Arms, with 200 rounds of
Powder & Ball for each Musket.
4 light Field-Pieces ー 3 Pounders.
Cloathing for 3000 Men.
Accoutrements for 3000 Men.
For Virginia
3000 Stand of Arms, with 200 Rounds of
Powder & Ball for each Musket.
4 light...
Date: 12 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
All the Arms and Ammunition, Cloathing and Accoutrements that can be Ship'd in the Jacob Captain Brown for Quebec, being now on board, as also all the Arms and Ammunition on board the Maria, Captain Dodsworth for Virginia, I am directed by Lord Dartmouth to request that orders may be given for those Store Ships to proceed on their Voyage without delay.ー
If the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty...
Date: 24 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
His Majesty's Commands having been signified to the Ordnance that the additional Supply of three Thousand stand of Arms for Quebec should be sent thither on board the Lizard, for which purpose they will be sent in Waggons to Portsmouth to Night.
I am directed by the Earl of Dartmouth to desire that the proper orders may be given for their being received on board, and upon the Ship's arrival...
Date: 29 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Having received Intelligence through Channels that may be depended upon that a great number of North American Vessels, do constantly resort to Cape Nicholas Mole and other Ports in the Island of Hispaniola, where they load with French produce and also secretly take in large Quantitys of Arms and Ammunition; I think it my duty in the Absence of Lord Dartmouth to acquaint you therewith, to the end...
Date: 3 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
In consequence of your Letter to me of yesterday's date, I have sent directions to Mr Alderman Harley to lose no time in hastening the Cloathing and Accoutrements that are to go in the Elizabeth Store Ship; the Goods for Indian presents will be put on board on Tuesday [August 8].
As I find by a Letter from Mr Boddington that the Lizard cannot take the additional Supply of Arms for Quebec sent...
Date: 5 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I think it proper to acquaint you, that in consequence of it's having been signified to me, that one of His Majesty's Ships of War would be stationed in the Downs, & another in Five fathom Channel, to protect & assist the Officers of the Customs in searching for Arms & Ammunition which may be secretly & clandestinely received on board Ships bound from the Port of London to No...
Date: 17 August 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Inclosed I have the Honor to send you Copy of a Letter from Mr Robinson to the Commissioners of the Customs containing Permission to the Ships detained in the Downs on account of their having Gunpowder & Arms on board to proceed on their Voyages on certain Conditions therein mentioned; And I am to desire that such orders may be given to the Commanders of His Majesty's Ships in the Downs as...
Date: 26 August 1775
Volume: Volume 2
In Answer to your Letter of Yesterday's date, acquainting me, for the Information of Lord Dartmouth, that a Vessel named the Hopewell had been detained in the Downs on Account of her having about five Casks of Gunpowder onboard, I am directed by His Lordship to observe to you, that if it shall appear, that there is no Clearance from the Custom House in consequence of a Licence from the Privy...
Date: 29 August 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Sir, Having this moment learned from Mr Stephens that the Magdalene Schooner is not yet Sailed with my Dispatch of the 8th instant I think it my Duty to inclose Copies of two Dispatches to Major General Howe which will inform you off the further arrangement made in respect to the five Regiments now under orders of Embarkation at Corke ー
As there are onboard the Transports that take...
Date: 25 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Having received Information that a Vessel supposed to be an Advice Boat from North America, with private Intelligence from thence, passed by Cowes last Friday [September 29] and after landing a person who immediately set off for London went and lay off the back of the Isle of Wight where she continued to cruize off and on the Coast; ー I am directed to acquaint you therewith for the Information of...
Date: 6 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I am directed by Lord George Germain to desire you will transmit to me for his Lordship's Information, a return of the Ordnance, Ammunition, and Stores intended to be sent with the Seven Regiments now preparing to embark for an Expedition to North America, with the Names of the Vessels on board which such Ordnance, Ammunition and Stores either are, or are intended to be embarked. I am &ca.
Date: 13 November 1775
Volume: Volume 3
In Addition fo the Intelligence of improper intercourse with the Rebellious Colonies, a State of which was indosed in Lord George Germain's Letter to the Lords of the Admiralty of the 27th of last Month; I am directed by his Lordship to acquaint you that there is a great probability that a Dutch Ship ready to sail from Amsterdam to Santa Cruz on the Coast of Barbary with a large quantity of...
Date: 1 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3