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The Governor and Council having taken into Consideration the information given this day by the Captain of His Majesty's Ship Senegal of the Armament of the Rebels in the Eastern parts of New England, and his Instructions. Also your Representation of the Inequality of the Senegal to answer the purposes of the requisition made to you on Yesterday and your Instructions for the suppressing of Piracy...
Date: 16 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Nova Scotia
Court of Vice
Admiralty
Cause
Captn [John] Burr Commander of his Majestys Ship the Milford ー VS John Gray Master of the Sloop Britania and Cargo ー
May 13th [sic 16] Court Open'd by makeing Proclamation as usual ー Decree Pronounc'd as follows ー
In the Name of God Amen
We Richard Bulkeley Esqr Judge and Commissary of his Majestys Court of Vice Admiralty for the Province...
Date: 16 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I am to inform you from the Lieut Governor that His Majesty's Ship Albany is sent to Cruise on the Coast between this Harbour and Cape Sable, and to look into every Port, and that she will be followed by other Ships and Armed Vessells in order to secure you from such Insults and depredations as have been lately committed, and to protect and defend His Majesty's Loyal Subjects. ー I am Gent Your...
Date: 16 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
In consequence of Intelligence having been received of an Army raising in New England, with intention of invading this Province by Land, and that Magazines of Provisions were now forming for that end: It was this day consider'd in Council, and agreed that application be made to you; requesting that you would Order such of His Majesty's Ships or Armed Vessels, as shall be most fitt for the purpose...
Date: 5 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Secys Office
Gentlemen
Halifax 19 November 1776
The Conduct and behavior of the people of your Townships, to the remaining Crew of the Pirate 2 which came across the Country from Canso, after having destroy'd the property of people there, to the amount of more than twenty thousand pounds, is well known to this Government; from various Accounts, and how by the Assistance of the...
Date: 19 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
The Lieutenant Governor having been inform'd that several Vessels are about to clear out for St Augustine, with an intention to carry their Cargoes to New York, and being apprehensive they may fall into the hands of the Rebels; I am to acquaint you that you inform them the Masters, ー that no pass will be granted them to Sail from this Harbour, and further that he will represent the whole of the...
Date: 17 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Gentlemen
The Governor has receiv'd your letter respecting the depredations and Hostilities committed on St Johns River, also the Copy of a letter from some of the Rebels of Machias to the Justices on that River, which were laid before the Council, on which it was Resolv'd that application; be made to the Officer Commanding His Majestys Ships in this Harbour, that His Majestys Ship...
Date: 4 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
The Memorial from the Inhabitants of Yarmouth has been laid before the Governor & Council and I am to acquaint you, that the request and proposition of the Memorialists coud neither be received or Admitted, a Neutrality being utterly Absurd and inconsistent with the duty of Subjects, who are always bound by the Laws to take Arms in defence of Government, and oppose and Repel all Hostile...
Date: 16 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
It being necessary for His Majestys Service, that the Governor shoud have the best & most certain information of the motions and designs of the Rebels, & more particularly as they may in any manner Affect this Province.
His Excellency the Governor has therefore thought fitt to place confidence in you, & that you will from time to time by Trusty persons hir'd for that purpose,...
Date: 20 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Sir. As it may be for the Good of His Majestys Service that you shoud be in the Commission of the Peace, for that part of the Province where you are now Stationd, The Governor has thought proper to appoint you one of the Justices of the Peace, for Queen's County, the Commission for which is enclos'd, also the Power to Swear you directed to Mr Johnson. I am &c
Date: 3 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
I have receiv'd your letter signifying the present disposition of the Indians on St Johns River, which I laid before the Governor, who is well satisfied with the account, and relies on you for preserving them in the same good temper, and to assure them, that they shall have every necessary of which they shall stand in need, on their arrival here. before this time I suppose you will have receiv'd...
Date: 17 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Your Letter dated the 17th of this Month from His Majestys Ship Rainbow in Machias Harbor, & address'd to the Lieutenant Governor & Council, was received Yesterday; & I have the Honor on their behalf to acknowledge the Signal Service You have done for the Frontier Settlements, in that part of this Province; by the readiness & zeal wherewith You have pursued the Views of this...
Date: 24 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I am to acquaint you that in Consequence of the Representation you have made of the Mischiefs done to the Settlement of Lunenburg by the New England Privateers,TheLieutenant Governor1 has Order'd the Loyal Nova: Scotian2 (Just now return'd to this Harbour from the Bay of Fundy) to be gott ready for Lunenburg. She mounts eight Carriage Guns, but she must be mann'd from...
Date: 25 February 1778
Volume: Volume 11
The Stores of War found on board the Armed Ship the Hancock1 fitted out by the Rebells be now to be Sold for the benefit of the Captors of said Ship, the Lieut Governor2 requests that you would purchase all said Stores Agreable to the Resolution in Council of the 17th July 1776.—The Lieut Governor further desires, that in Case any other...
Date: 27 February 1778
Volume: Volume 11