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The above is Copy of a paragraph of an Order I received from the hon Marine Board dated 21st Jany 2 and in Consequence thereof I am to Request that if you have not You immediately pay the Remainder of the people's Wages Lately under your Command ー and likewise to Return to the Several Agents where you may have Sent Prizes a Certificate Attested of all the Men belonging to the Ship...
Date: 1 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Some Time past I wrote a few incorrect and jumbled Lines inclosing a Certificate from the Secretary of the Marine boar[d] of the Time of my Entrance, and asked the Favour of your giving an Order for the Ballance of my Wages; having received no Order, I must again renew my Request, and ask of you to send it by the first Oppertunity, the doing of which will confer on me a particular Obligation....
Date: 4 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Sir We receiv'd yours of yesterday p Mr Hopkins, and in answer thereto can only say that you must heave the Brigs 2 Keal out, thoroughly examine and Survey her, and you must provide some House or place where the Officers and People may be kept together while that is doing ー If the Leak can be Stopp'd and you think She can be fitted for the Sea, would have you do it with all the...
Date: 5 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
My Last was of the 4th instant in which I acquainted you of the misfortune of the Hamden's Springing a Leak ー She is now at Swansey heaving down in Order to find out the Leak ー Inclosed you have a Copy of my Orders to Captn [John Paul] Jones, Similar Ones I have given Captn Hacker you also have a Copy of my Letter to Mr Bradford which was in Consequence of your Orders in Respect to Satisfying the...
Date: 8 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I have in my hands a paragraph of a Letter from the hon William Ellery Esqr one of our Delegates in which he says Mr [Joseph] Vesey 2 has given a Scandalous Account of my behaviour on the 2nd January, by a Letter which he wrote to the Marine Committee in Respect to the affair of the Diamond Frigate when She was ashore to the Southward of Warwick Neck ー Should be glad if you will assist...
Date: 9 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I receiv'd a Request from General [Joseph] Spencer to Stop any Intelligence from going to Newport by Water ー these are therefore to direct that the Sloop Providence immediately go down and Anchor in some convenient place this Side of Conimicutt point, and Stop all Boats or other Craft from passing without General Spencer's Order for it as late as this day ー it will be best to make her Men up to...
Date: 9 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
You are hereby Requested to order your Barge mann'd and Equip'd, and put a good Officer in her, and Order her to reconnoitre down the River as far as they can do it with Safety, and make his Rendezvous onboard the Sloop Providence whenever he thinks proper ー She is to Stop any Boat or Craft that may be going down the River without General [Joseph] Spencer's Orders as late as this clay ー I am Sir...
Date: 9 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I saw a paragraph of your Letter to the Genl Assembly in which you mention of a Story from Mr [Joseph] Vesey which if true would have been greatly to my Scandal and likewise to the other Officers of the Navy that were in this place ー I must beg your patience to hear the Circumstances of that matter ー
I was onboard the Warren Jany 2nd near Fields point, the Ship Providence lay about a mile below,...
Date: 13 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
The bearer Lieutt [John Peck] Rathbun waits on you with this he has Served since the Fleet went from Philadelphia there being no Vacancy whereby I could promote him agreeable to his Merits ー if there Should be any Vacancy with you I can recommend him as a man of Courage and I believe Conduct, and a man that is a Friend to his. Country ー and I believe the most of the Success Capt [John Paul] Jones...
Date: 13 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Your agreeable Letter with the enclosed Account was duly handed me by Mr [John Peck] Rathbun. The Muster Roll of the Ship Alfreds which is now in the Possession of my Father 2 contains only £20 .. 16 .. 2 of Currency as the total Sum, whereas in yours, Mr [James] Hogan has charged me with £5 at Entrance beside, which I am almost confident is through Mistake.
I did receive two Months...
Date: 14 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
. . . we had a fire Brig, and Sloop, fitting at Providence, and soon was ready: we went down the river with them, in the night, waiting for a favourable time to chain them together. The time shortly came, when we undertook to chain them, but a sudden breeze of wind sprung up, before we could chain, and the sloop-fire-vessel, got so near the ship, she was obliged to run ashore, near East Greenwich...
Date: 14 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
It appears by Lieutt [David] Phipps's Account from Captn [Elisha] Hinman that he is not paid for his Service longer than from the time he went to do duty onboard the Cabot, but as he was in the Service and did duty onboard the Providence Sloop before I think it will be right for you to pay him what may be due to him from the time he Enter'd into the Service untill the time he went onbd. the Cabot...
Date: 15 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
My last to you was by Lieutt Rathbun of the 8th instant ー Since which I hear the Cabot has Sail'd with as many Men as Captn Olney would carry ー I have had an Account from Swansey that the Ham[p]den will be soon repair'd the defect was in the after part of her Keel I hope soon to get her out as her Crew keeps by her ー The Warren is now against Patuxet with 112 Officers and Men onboard the...
Date: 18 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
It is my advice that you pay the people late belonging to the Ship Columbus the ball of Wages that may appear due to them on said Ships Books
Date: 19 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Mrs Mary Briggs, & her attendant Miss Peggy Brown who on the 25th Day of September last on their passage from Jamaica to London in the Bark Ship Lowther were captured by the Continental Brig of War the Cabot, & sent into this Port, are now very desirous of getting from hence to New Port, in order to proceed from thence home to England. ー I therefore request that you will please to lay the...
Date: 24 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
A brig, Capt. [John] Moody, belonging to Boston,1 which had been taken by a frigate, and ordered to Newport, arrived near Point-Judith on Monday last, when the wind proving unfavourable, she came to anchor. The enemy had put on board two midshipmen and eight seamen, and taken out all her former hands, except the mate and a boy; the latter, while his new shipmates were re[ve]ling below...
Date: 29 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Wednesday last [April 2] one of the gallies belonging to this State, unfortunately blew up near Bristol, by which accident eight men were killed.1
Date: 5 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
The above is Copy of an Order I receiv'd from the Marine Board 2 ー in Consequence of which I am to request that you will endeavour to pay the people's Shares as soon as in your power. Should any Impediment tend to hinder it should be glad of the favour of a Line from you to know if it is in my power to remove it. I am Sir [&c.]
Date: 7 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
herewith you have Copeys of two Court Martels on two officers belongg to the Warren,2 which you will approve off or Disanoll as you think proper the Ships are much in the Same Siteuacion as they ware when I Rote you Last, the Hamdon is Repared, mand and Ready for Sea, tho at present the Siteuacion of the Enemys Ships are Such that it is a Dought whare She Can gitt out ー the Sloop...
Date: 8 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Richard Low
Thomas Roberts
William Gorton
Seamen taken in the Sloop2 Moses Lippitt Master from Sta Croix by the Ship Niger, and are now supposed to be on board the said Ship.
Benedict Arnold
Mate of the Brigt3 Joseph Lippitt Master from Sta Croix by the Cerberus and is now supposed to be on board said Ship.
James Murray
Mate of Capt Pe[illegible] taken by the...
Date: 9 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8