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By the Fowey, who arrived with the Francis Transport the 26 Ulto, I received your Letter Novr 8 with a Copy inclosed of a Minute of the House of Assembly in Nova Scotia, appointing an Address to be presented to Governr Legge, and a Memorial to you from the Merchants at Halifax concerned in Navigation; and desiring to know how far I would have the Craft and Vessels belonging to the Province...
Date: 8 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
December [1775]
Friday 8
Remarks Boston Harbour.
Arrived here his Majs Ship Fowey with an armed Brig belonging to the Rebels which she took 2
Date: 8 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
You are hereby required and directed to take your Carpenters with you and forthwith repair on board the Washington Brig and having carefully Examined into the Condition of her Hull, Masts, Yards and Stores, report to me under your hands the exact State the whole is now in, And as there is the greatest necessity for her proceeding to Sea immediately as an Armed Vessel, 2 You are to...
Date: 8 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Sir, Inclosed is the Carpenters Report of the State of the Hull, Mast and Yards of the Brig Washington.
The Cannon and Carriages totally Unserviceable, The Small Arms many of them broke, and all out of repair
And we are of Opinion that she is unfit for War. Given under our hands on board the said Brig at Boston 8th Decr 1775
Date: 8 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Today the Admiral sent to Mr Arbuthnot a Copy of the Intelligence, which he had received from Captain Hamilton at Quebec, and acquainted him that as that Intelligence had come to Boston, before he had opportunity of sending Orders for the Somersets sailing, he had determined upon keeping her somewhat longer: that he had ordered the naval Contractors Agent, at Halifax, to supply a Quantity of...
Date: 10 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I have received your Letters dated Octr 15, 25 & 28 and November 6. 9, 15 with their Inclosures giving me full and satisfactory Accounts of your Proceedings with his Majesty's Ships at Halifax up to the time of Commodore Arbuthnot's Arrival, who acquaints me that on Account of the defenceless State of the Garrison he had kept the Somerset until he received my further Orders.
I am extremely...
Date: 10 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The Amity's Providence Transport arrived the 28th of November with the Seamen raised in Newfoundland, and Lieut. Robertson delivered me your Letter of the 17th Ulto. I am much obliged to you for your particular Representation concerning the Want of Ordnance Stores at Halifax, which I shall not fail also to represent; but, excepting Match, I have had no Complaint of a deficiency of small Stores...
Date: 12 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
By the same Conveyance 2 the Admiral acquainted Governor Legge that in consequence of a considerable Supply from England the Contractors Agent had Orders to furnish six Months Provisions to his Excellency's Militia, and that Mr Arbuthnot was directed to exempt the Natives of Nova Scotia from Impress, which was rather more than the weak State of the Squadron would justify, to convince...
Date: 12 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
Last Thursday [December 7] a Piratical Brig, with 10 Carriage Guns and 75 Men, fitted out at Plymouth, and commanded by one Martingale, was taken by the Fowey Man of War and brought in here. The Prisoners we hear are to be sent to England in the Tartar which sailsthis Day. Several other Ships likewise sail this Day for England, two of which carry the Officers of the 18th and 59th Regiments.
Date: 14 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
After a hard passage of ten weeks and three days I arrived at Boston; but what added to my uneasiness was, that after making the land I was three and twenty days beating off and on to get in, most of my rigging was perfectly blown away, for nothing sure was able to stand such weather; only two men and myself were able to keep the deck, the rest being fairly knocked up with the fatigue: at length...
Date: 14 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The Halifax Schooner sailed Convoy to a Transport with poor Inhabitants of Boston, under Directions, after landing them at Deer point and seeing the Transport safe up the Harbour again, to anchor in Pudding or Shirly Gut, and there to be vigilant in looking for the Enemies small Privateers which sometimes lurk about there, and to run out and in occasionally as she could best annoy the Enemy and...
Date: 14 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I am concerned to find from your Letter November 3d that the Preston's Demand for Ordnance Stores cannot be compleated until a Supply arrives from England, which probably may not be till May or June next. Commodore Arbuthnot acquaints me that you have neither Match, Cordage, Plank or Junk; and that contrary to the Rules of Service these Stores are required from the Yard. If you have not already...
Date: 14 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Decembr 1775
Wednesday 13th
In Nantasket Road, Boston
at ½ past 2: A M the Lively made the signall to weigh, at ½ past 3 weigh'd & came too sail, in Compy the Lively, Canso [Canceaux], and Hinchinbrook Schooner, Employ'd getting our Ship ready for Action, at day light saw several small Vessels in the Entrance of Marblehead Harbour, at 10: was a bout 2 or 3 miles from the Town, saw the...
Date: 14 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
On the 5th instant His Majesty's Ship Fowey cruizing off Cape Anne fell in with and after a Chace of two hours and a half took the Brig Washington commanded by Sion Martingale [Martindale] Mounting Six 6 Pounders, four 4 Pounders and Ten Swivels with Seventy four Men.
This Vessel is Armed at the Continental Expence, and her Commander, besides a Commission of Captain in their Army, from the...
Date: 15 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The Brittania, [Martin] White Master, the first of a Fleet of 30 Sail with Coals, Porter, Potatoes &c for the Army, 2 arrived this day.
Date: 15 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
[Boston] Decr 16th embarkd In the Tartar Ship of war Captn Meadows to whom I was recommended by the admiral 2 ー Captn Meadows distinguishd me with every civility favour and kindness. Captn Harris a wounded Officer of Earl Purcys Regt was also a Passenger of the Cab[i]n we passed time most agreably in Conversation and reading without Cards or Gaming.
Date: 16 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3