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June 1775
Friday 16
Anchord in Cockspur Road
Fresh Gales and hazey Wr ー P M received Information of a Number of armed people in boats Coming over from the Carolina shore, with an intention to Land on Tybees Island in the Province of Georgia, but on what purpost its not known ー Loaded and shotted the Guns with round and Grape Shot ー Keep the people under Arms all Nightー
Date: 16 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
June 1775
Satrday 17
[Anchored] off Tybees Light House Inlet
At 11 / 10 learge boat mann'd and Arm'd landed on the aforesaid place [Tybee Island], from thence they Moved off down to Tybee's point
Came on board and took refuge the Honble John Stuart Superintendant for Indian Affairs his life being Threatned, and it was not safe for him to remain any longer in Georgia ー At ½ past 5 stopped a...
Date: 17 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
June 1775
Sunday 18
[Anchored] off Tybees Light House in Cockspur Road
At 4 Weighed and came to sail run down & Anchord of[f] Tybees light house ー At 9 AM discoverd a Number of Men Armed lying and Walking amongst the bushes coming out in small parties. Arrived here Governor Tonyn Sloop from St Augustine Saluted us with 5 Guns Retumd 3 ー Liberty flag flying on the Light house . . ....
Date: 18 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Sir All communication with Admiral [Samuel] Graves being either out of, or rendered uncertain and precarious by the disorder and confusion which for some time past has reigned throughout this Continent, I am to request the favour, that you will be pleased to lay before my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty the inclosed Copy of my last Letter to the Admiral, that their Lordships may form some...
Date: 18 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Sir His Majesty's Schooner under my Command arrived here the 2d. Instant in order to prosecute the person suspected to have been concerned in the murder of David Martin in a Riot in February last a Seaman late belonging to His Majesty's Schooner under my Command; but the situation of the times are such as I am afraid prevents Justice from taking place this Colony being like all others through...
Date: 18 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
June 1775
Tuesday 27
Anchored in St Augustine Harbor
At 4 A M fired a gun and Made a Signal for a pilot having Received Despatches from Governor [Patrick] Tonyn With his letter On His Majestys Service desiring I would proceed with His Majestys Schooner under my Command to Georgia with all expedition, and deliver the Aforesaid despatches to Sir James Wright Governor of Georgia ー At 10 Weighed...
Date: 27 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
June 1775
Thursday 29
Anchored of[f] Tybees Light house
Light airs and hazey Wr At 2 PM Tybee Light house N-N W 3 or 4 leagues Saw a sail proved to be a Sloop. Got down the Stud sails and halld up for her ー At 4 fired 4 Three pounders and brought her to, boarded and Rummaged her being from New Providence ー Rec'd on board a pilot ー Bore away for the Barr ー At ½ past 5 Anchord off the light...
Date: 29 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
June 1775
Friday 30
Anchord off Tybee Light house
sent the Master and boat to see if a conveyance coud be had to forwad a Letter to Sr Js Wright Recd at St Augustine Several boats passing and re-passing
at 2 PM the master and the boat return'd unmolested Fired away to bring to 8 three pounders loaded with grape and Round Shot at a Carolina pilot boat Whom would not bring to ー Fired a way to...
Date: 30 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
July 1775
Monday 3
Anchord outside Cockspur Road within the Barr
At 9 (A M) a Number of boats passing Armed from Carolina to Tybees At 10 Saw a Ship in the offing Suppeed to be a Ship called the Magna Charta with powder which the Liberty people as they stile themselves intended to Seize Made a Signal for a pilot ー At 11 Weighed and came to sail ー Stood over the Barr out to Sea ー At Noon Light...
Date: 3 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
July 1775
Wednesday 5
Anchord in Cockspur Road
At 8 (A M) Weighed and came to sail Came on board a pilot and turnd into Cockspur Road A Number of Armed boats pasing ー Anchord with the small bower in Cockspur Road discharged the pilot A pilot boat came from Town in Whom came Some Gentlemen and their Servants to take refuge on board the St John from the Violence of the Mob
Date: 5 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
July 1775
Sunday 9
Georgia Barr No 43 Wt 90 Leag
Fresh breezes and Squally ー Hove to fired 2/ 3 pounders and brought to a Ship from St Domingo and a Schooner from Turks Island with Salt ー Boarded and Rummaged the said Vessels Suspecting them to have powder on board.
Date: 9 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
July 1775
Tuesday 18
Anchord in New Providence Harbour
Arrived here a Ship from Liverpool and a Schooner from Rhode Island ー In whom Came dispatches from the Admiral on His Majesty's Service.
Date: 18 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
May 1776
Monday 27.
Anchor'd the Inside St Augustine Barr
At 2 AM weighed, and gote over the Barr the Sloop and pilot Boat in Company ー Gote the Boats in and discharged the pilot Set the Topsails and Square sail ー Sloop & pilot boat in Company Standing along Shore.
Light airs & Clear Weather ー Tacked to the Westward til 7 (PM) came to anchor Sloop and Schooner in Company ー The North...
Date: 31 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
1776
Saturday 1.
Anchor'd in St Marie's River
Employ'd making & filling bags of Mess to put over the Quarters to keep out small shot ー All hands to Quarters
First pt Do Wear Middle & Latter light Airs & Clear, Recd information that Capt Graham with his party had an Engagement with the Rebels & that the Capt lost one private Soldier, The Rebells fled to the Bushes & up...
Date: 10 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
[June 1776]
Tuesday 11
Anchor'd in St Maries River
First & middle part Light Breezes & Clear Wear
Latter fresh Gales & Squally with rain P.M at 7 Saw a Schooner standing in for the Barr at 8 sent the Boat with an officer over the Barr River the Pilot Boat with Letters, Sent her over the Barr to to speak with her, Came down the help to bring in the Schooner ー Loosed sails to dry,...
Date: 18 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
[June]
Wednesday 19
Anchor'd in St Maries River
Fresh Breezes and Squally with rain, burnt & paid the other side, fired 2 half Pds to bring to 2 Canoes coming down the river, Sent a boat on board them, fired 1 Three Pdr to bring to a schooner from sea, found her to be a Vessell from St Augustine wt Troops to reinforce Capt Graham Sent our People on board to mend their Sails and Rigging,...
Date: 20 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
[June 1776]
Friday 21.
Anchor'd in St Maries River
Light Breezes & Cloudy Wr with rain Gote under way & sailed over to the Georgia side, and moor'd the Schooner between the Three Rivers to Stop up the pass of Boats &ca Came down the River the Governor's Sloop with 1 Barrel Flower & 2 of Pork for the St John. Recd on board fresh Beef for the Schooners Co Shifted the Bob Stay...
Date: 26 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
[June 1776]
Thursday 27.
Anchor'd in St Mary's River
First & Middle pt light Airs & Clear, Latter Sultry with Thunder Lightning and heavy rain at 6 hove up our Anchor & put service on them a strong Tide running from the rivers ー People variously Empd & under Arms.
Friday 28.
Light Airs with Calms The Pilot boat in, saw nothing but heard the Rebells were reinforcing St...
Date: 30 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
July 1776
Monday 1.
Anchor'd in St Mary's River
First part fresh Breezes and Cloudy, the Midle & Latter Squally with rain Loosed sails to dry at Noon handed them, read the Articles of War &ca to the Schooner's Co Sent the carpenters on Shore to Cut Brooms, Sent the Boat Cruizing up One Branch leading to Georgia Kept the People under Arms in the Night.
Tuesday. 2.
Modt Weather...
Date: 4 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
July 1776
Friday 5
Anchor'd in St Mary's River
(A M) Heeled the Schooner & paid her Starbd side with Brimstone & Turpentine & blacked the Bends, also paid her sides with Tar Came on board the Boat from Cumberland with fresh Beef for the Schooner's Co people rather sickly under arms as before.
Fresh breezes & Clear W[eathe]r Loosed [sails] to dry Called all hands to Quarters...
Date: 5 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5