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This Day, about noon, Came down the Bay, and anchored in our Road, the Roebuck, Leverpool & two Tenders, and as I tho[u]ght it my Duty to let you Know it, I have sent of[f] this Express that you may Govern your selfs Accordingly. Excuse me for Dictating to you, but I think it would be Necessary for to have some of your Arm'd Vessels under Cape May for to Protect your Vessels from the insults...
Date: 15 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
In my last Letter to you, I acquainted you of Roebuck and Liverpool being in our Road, but on sixteenth they made sail and went to sea, and on Wednesday morning the 22, the Liverpool returned into our Road; on Friday 24, there came in sight a Snow, which the Liverpool took, altho' we gave her all the Signals that we could, she appears to be in ballast, and I think she does not belong to your Port...
Date: 27 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Last evening came into our Road two men of war, one the Liverpool, the other the King Fisher, with a small Sloop and a Pilot Boat which I take to be William Rosses, at the time they were comeing in there was a Snow in our Road bound out, Richard James, master,2 which made Sail, and Run a shore under the cover of our Fort, the King Fisher sent her boat towards her, but upon seeing a...
Date: 7 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
When I wrote to you last by Express I mentioned that Capt [Charles] Laurence had Arived here and that he was a longside of a snow that was Oblig'd to Run ashore. I have Made Bold to Detain him here to Cover the landing of her Cargo he has Been of Rail Service and now he is going to Convoy her Up to your place with the Assistance of the Eagle from this Place ー
the Liverpool Remains in the Road ...
Date: 10 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I intended to have sent the former2 by my Express Horse but the Torys haveing Cut of[f] that Communication I am Obliged to Send this by the Whale Boats as far as New Castle, and from thence by Land ー I have further to Add that Last Evening the King Fisher Return'd in to our Road with a prize Brigt Capt Walker of Wilmanton but luckey for us before the Pirate Boarded her our Brave Capt...
Date: 11 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
This will be handed to you by Captn Daniel Murphy, who I gave the command of the armed Barge to, upon her first coming down here, and has behav'd very well in that Station, as it now appears to me that she is in some danger of being either taken from us or burnt, is the Reason of my sending her up to you, and as Mr. Murphy has only my word for his Wages, I must beg that you will amply satisfy him...
Date: 1 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
Yesterday morning the Ship Morris, Captain [James] Anderson was chased into the mouth of our Bay by a Frigate, the Roebuck laying in the road made sail after her. Captain Anderson run his Ship on shore about half a mile from the Light House, the two ships continually firing at him, and he return'd the fire for near three hours in a most brave & gallant manner ー The ships sent three Boats,...
Date: 12 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
When i wrote you last which was on the 22d of this instant, Iinform'd you that the ships was makeing up the Bay, but before my Express had been gone a half an hour, they all anchor'd above the Brandywine, and Remain there still, there is no more ships in sight at this time.
The Roebuck and the other ships Carry on a fine Stroke of trade with the inhabitants from the uper part of this County, and...
Date: 25 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
When I wrote to you last, I acquainted you of a large fleet being near the Capes; they made for our bay till the evening, and I expected next morning to have seen them within the Cape, but when day light appeared they were several leagues further out than they were the night before, which I imagine was owing to their being but very little wind and a whole ebb tide in the night; however at 9 o'...
Date: 2 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Haveing this Oppertunity by Capt John Learmonth I shall give you the Best intelligence from here Respecting the pirate ships, — there is one frigate and tenders lyng at the Brown, one frigate and tender in our Road and two frigates that Cruise of and Near the Cape sometimes they Come in and stay a tide and then out to sea. On Tusday last Capt Murphey went up to Cedar Creek to take possession of...
Date: 8 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9