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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