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[Philadelphia] 27 [July, 1775]. This day, was launched, up town, a [galley] as another of [the] same construction, was launched last week, down town, each of them to row with ---- oars, to carry ---- cannon, ---- men, and small arms.
Date: 27 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
[Philadelphia] 24 [August, 1775.] Called by the way at the Coffee House, advice being brought that the man-of-war below had seized Captain Mifflin's snow, from———,2 detained her, and had confined both captain and mate. He seemed to be insolent, his mild behavior so much before applauded, was now all absorbed in ill-will and rancor; he expressed himself in conversation, it's said,...
Date: 24 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
[Philadelphia] 28 [August, 1775]. After dinner went with William Rush to Kensington, to see the gondola launched.
Date: 28 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
...after dinner went to coffee house, where various reports were Circulated, how the Roebuck ran aground &c but upon the whole it appeard that little Damage has been sustained on our Side, but as no express has arrived this day we are in Suspence, Near 5 I went & drank coffee at James Cannon's, afterwards he & I took a walk to State house Yard. there we heard the fight was renewed by...
Date: 9 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Little further accots from below, but agreed that no persons was killd or wounded by the enemy, that our officers of Six of the Gondolas have done their duty with Credit, both officers and men having distinguished themselves nobly & gained great reputation. they others not Shewing the same bravery & resolution I hope will be enquired strictly into...great numbers of familys have movd out...
Date: 11 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
...part of Several p[iece]s of the men [of] war, beat of[f] by our Gondolas the other day we brought to [the] Cofee house this day.
Date: 15 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
...past 10 went to Coffe house thence to Court house the tryal of Ship Juno & [a schooner Thistle]2 which I am informed were both condemned, the Sd Jury insisted that the Kings arms in Court room should be took down the Same I am enformed was done...
Date: 1 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
warm Sun Shine morning at 11 went and meet Committee of Inspection at Philosophical Hall, went from there in a to the Lodge, Joined they Committee of Safety (as Called) went in a body to State house yard where in the presence of a great concource of people the Declaration of Independancy was Read by Jon Nixon the Company declared their approbation by 3 repeated huzzas, the Kings arms was taken...
Date: 8 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
. . . gave pass to John Bayley to New York with Sundry goods, to 4 Sailors discharged from Sloop Sally Capt John Ball from St Croix to goe to New York & to Wm Ogbourn going Express there. one pass to James Montgomery Capt of one of our Gondolas... going to Camp in the Jerseys2... News today of the Ship Sent out by Congress being in the river from Marselleus in france with ten Tonns...
Date: 1 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
...granted 3 passes for Camp... one to Capt Job Springer of Scooner Grampus to Dartmouth N. England Government. one to Capt Corban Barnes of Schooner Julia to Plymouth New England Government....accot last night was that the Congress Privater Capt [John] Craig of this port, has taken & brought her into Egg Harbour, A Brig from Nevis2 its Said to be worth near Twenty Thousand pound...
Date: 2 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
...wrote 2 passes ...one to James M'Cluer Liuetenant Marines Ship Randolph, to the Camp.2
Date: 4 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
...yesterday arrived a Bermudian Vessell its Sd with 2500 Bushels of Salt ... passes wrote & Signd to day were for Sarah Lecke wife of the Liutenant of Roebuck She was taken at Gwin's Island now going to New York.
Date: 7 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
...having an Invitation from the owners of Sloop Congress & Chance on the 5th to dine with them on Turtle at James Byrns [tavern] this day I went near two were was Between 60, or 70, persons I came away before 6... A vessell arrived this day from Surinham with Some Powder, lead, Some Stands of arms & Some woolen Cloths Mallasses &c &c &c a vessel from Bermudas with Salt...
Date: 7 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
...Prize ship in the river from Jamaica with 310. Hoghead Sugar, 90. Casks or Puncheons of Spirits she is Called the Thetis Captain May, taken by Genl Mo[n]tg[o]mery Privater Capt Hambleton.2 also a privater Brigg from St Martins arrived yesterday.
Date: 10 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
...by Letter yesterdays Eastern Post, Paul Fooks reced from Nantz, in old France from Monsr Pennel,2 that he had Loaded 2 Vessels for Virginia with Blankets, Course cloaths, Lining, Arms Amunition &c also 2 of Same Commodities for Rhode Island, and that he had another (besides this that brought this Letter both Loaded with same commodities &c) that would Sail in a few days;...
Date: 12 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
...the prize Ship2 Coming thro' the chivea de frize Got hurt So as they were obliged to unload & keep the Pumps going till arrived in town then run her ashoar at Hodge wharffe, and were busie unloading her Cargo this day on the Sd wharves &c
Date: 13 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
...in the Evening Post Numb. 273.2 is this remarkable Extract of a Letter dated Dominica Sept. ー viz, Capt Stout of Antigua told us that he had heard, from Taylor & Bell of that Island, that a house, that does the government business there, had poisned ten Cags of Rum, which they shipped in the Creighton, Capt Ross, and directed for General Howe, in hopes that if the Ship Should be...
Date: 20 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
...on the 21st arrived a Schooner with 1200 bushels of Salt (its Said) the 22d was Sent in here the Brigg Sherburn Capt Burnell with 589 barrels of oil, being a prize to Brig Handcock, Capt Newman2 &c an accot also of an Engagment on the Lakes the 11th Instant & as the Enemy were vastly Superior, our People retreated to Crown Point &c
Date: 22 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
.... about one this morning alarm'd by the Cry of Fire which prov'd to be the Prize Ship Sent in here by the Privater [Continental schooner] Wasp, which entirely Consumed the Same withe her Valuble Cargoe of Sugar, rum &c &c &c2
Date: 27 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
. . . News last night of Sykes new Brigg & its Sd two other Provision vessells taken & Carried into New-york by our British enemies: four or five sea vessells came up to day. there is Some Salt in one of them . . . one of those Sea vessells arrived this forenoon, its said is a large Ship a Prize from the Montgomery privater, but from where did not learn &c &c 2
Date: 22 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7