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ordered Receiver Genl to pay the Committee for procuring Powder abroad, the Light Gold in the Treasury, according to an amount thereof by him exhibited to this Committee.
Date: 13 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Decr 75
Wednesdy 13
Cape Ann N E.B N Distance 6 Leagues ー
at 5 A M Got under way in Company with His Majs Ships Lively Nautilus & Canceaux at 6 Past by the Lighthouse at 8 Went in between Cat Island and marble head at ½ past Saw sevl Sail of schooner[s]. Gave Chase to One Down between baker Island & the main Fired Sundry Shot at Do She Runng into the upper Harbour under the Cover...
Date: 13 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The distressed situation that I left my Family in has determined me at the hazard of my life immediately to proceed to the Island of Saint John ー preparatory thereto I am obliged to goe to Beverly where I shall be detained the whole day which debars me from waiting on you in order to request your indulgence to be permitted to Ship on Board a Vessel which I have hired to goe from Beverly to Winter...
Date: 13 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
[Cambridge] 13th [December] An express arrived from Marblehead, with advice that three British men-of-war were standing for that harbour. Col. [John] Glover's regiment, 2 with Capt. [Thomas Waite] Foster's company of artillery, and a company of riflemen, were ordered to march to Marblehead with all expedition. 3
Date: 13 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Your favour of the 4th inst is come to hand Your attention and activity in fitting out the two armd Vessells is pleasing to his Excellency, I wish they may Carry in some prizes that may pay you for all your trouble Captain Manlys good fortune seemes to Stick to him. he has taken three valuable Prizes since my last this shews of what vast advantage to the Cause, these Vessels would be, if the...
Date: 13 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I should Be Glad if you Could ship me as much flour as the Twenty bb of Rum Came to that I Last shiped to you By Captn Thatcher as I under stand he is a comin this way with [h]is vessel and flour is very hard to Be Got at this Time of pubelick Disstres I should Be abloydg to you if you would Right me so that I may make insurence Because of the Enemy I should not send it this Time But People...
Date: 13 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
His Majesty's Ship Tartar being ordered to England by Admiral Graves, I am to confirm to your Lordship the intilligence before communicated of the Capture of the Ordnance Brig Nancy by the Rebels, and that there is a Certainty of another Vessel, the Property of a Merchant, loaded with woolen Goods, and every Article necessary for Cloathing, having lately fallen into their Hands, which must afford...
Date: 13 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I wish it was in my power to give your Excellency more Satisfaction on the Subject of your Letter, which I had the Honour to receive Yesterday, but altho' fully sensible of the Distresses this Garrison will be subjected to by the Rebels taking its Supplies; Yet it is impossible entirely to prevent it with the Men of War alone at this Season. All that I can do is to place the Kings Ships in the...
Date: 13 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
You are hereby required and directed to put yourself under my command and follow all such Orders and directions as you shall from time to time receive from me for his Majesty's Service.
Given under my hand on board His Majesty's Ship Preston at Boston the 13th Decr 1775
Date: 13 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Since I had the Honor to acquaint your Excellency that no provisions could be spared from the Transport at Halifax Harbour, I find Mr [Alexander] Brymer, the Agent for supplying the Kings Ships there, has received a considerable Supply from England on Account of the Contract; and at General Howe's desire in consequence of your Requisition I have ordered Mr Brymer to supply six months provision[s...
Date: 13 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
We are now almost as much blocked up by the sea as we have been for these eight months by land. By this opportunity you will receive a confirmation of the rebels having taken the Ordnance brig. This is a great loss to us and a great acquisition to them. The rebels have also just taken another vessel from Britain, valued at 10,000 l. loaded with necessaries for the army. 2 These vessels...
Date: 13 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Then I Recd of Watson & Spooner twenty four Shillings & 8d for My Self & four Men More Going from the wharf to the Garret to Carry down brick & Morter & building up the Chimney in Schooner Harrison that was broken Down
Date: 13 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I send you by the Advice of his Excellency General Washington Mr [Henry Edwin] Stanhope late a Lieutenant on board the Glasgow, 2 and Mr. Robinson late a Midshipman on board the Asia who are not to leave North Hampton until they are properly discharged They go under the Care of Capt. Dunn and of my Son Nicholas Cooke jun. I inclose you a Promise signed by each of them. Mr Stanhope is...
Date: 13 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Town-Meeting to see if we shall supply Wallace. The Town generally for supplying him notwithstg his Barbarity in Burning Conanicott. Wallace told one of his Prisoners, that he should soon serve Newpt as he had done Conanicott ー and that he had assurance that upon his Landg 200 he should be joyned by 250 of the Inhab of Newport, which would instantly joyn him upon his Landing.
Date: 13 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Since I wrote you last by Capt [Jonathan] Leeds in the Sloop Polly and Capt [Edward] Chappell in the Sloop Betsey are both sail'd for Phila and my Friend Peter Vandervoort writes me that they arived in N York and would Sail from last Monday, so that I flatter myself they will arive by the time this comes to hand and make no Doubt but you will despatch them with their Cargoes soon as possible the...
Date: 13 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
On my return from Camp, lodged last Saturday night [December 9] at Tower Hill. On Sunday morning, at break of day, we were alarmed with the cry of Fire, upon which we found that five houses were in flames upon the Island of Conanicutt. The country was alarmed as soon as possible. Fifty Provincials were upon the Island. I immediately repaired to Narragansett Ferry, where I found a number of people...
Date: 13 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Agreeable To your Honors Directions Dated 4th Inst I Improved the First Oppertunity that Wind & Weather Permitted and Proceeded to Cruize in the Sound with Intention to proceed as far up the Sound as White Ston or Hunts point But on Saturday Last [December 9] Being a Little Eastward of Newhaven Speak with Capt Niles in the Schooner Spey [Spy] Who Confirmed the Report of that armd Sloop that...
Date: 13 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The Following is An Acct of the Loss Sustained By two Ministeriel Cruisers On the 6th Day of Sept 1775 The One Belonging to the Rose, James Wallace Commander, the other to the Glasgow, Howe Commander. By Lemuel Brooks Sloop Neptune Laden with Shugar & Salt Bound to New york Belonging to John Brooks of Stradford In Connecticut. One Eaighth Part Josiah Hubble, One ⅛ part Jonathan Boothe One ⅛...
Date: 13 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Capts Chappell & Leeds be still here & are now gone to Obtain a Clearance from our Custom house for Jamaco, the easyer to pass on for Phila, this is in Consiquence of a Brigg Capt Thompson belonging to me sailing yesterday with a Load of Wheat & was Stopt at the hook & Sent back again to the Wharf, in consiquence of wich the Capt went on board the asia & Capt Vandeput behaved...
Date: 13 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Sir As I do not at present see any flattering Prospect of my being able to go on Shore in my Government, with Security to my Person, or benefit to His Majesty's Service, I expect the Severity of the Winter will soon render it impracticable, for either the Asia or the Merchant Ship I am on Board to remain with Safety, in either the North or East River, or even in this Harbour, In that...
Date: 13 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3