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I send you herewith three Pacquets addressed to Rear Admiral Shuldham, which I am to desire you will please to forward to him by Captain [Skeffington] Lutwidge of the Triton. I am &ca
Date: 11 November 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I have communicated to my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty your Letter of yesterdays date, informing them that a Whaling Brig belonging to Rhode Island and Nantucket, bound to Falklands Island is arrived Spithead from Fayal, where she was seized by Captain [Francis] Banks of the Renown and that the Petty Officer who brought her home informd you that four more are seized by the Renown and...
Date: 16 November 1775
Volume: Volume 3
My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty understanding by a Letter transmitted to them by the Lords Commrs of His Majestys Treasury that private Merchants endeavour to have Money conveyed to North America in His Majesty's Ships which is not intended for payment of His Majesty's Forces there; I am commanded by their Lordships to signify their direction to you to acquaint the Captains of His Majesty...
Date: 18 November 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I have communicated to my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty your Letter of Yesterday's date, informing them of His Majesty's Ship Pallas being sailed to the Westward, and of the Sloop Diana, the Minerva and Abigail Brigs American Vessels, the first two taken by the Experiment, the latter by the Renown being arrived at Spithead; and I am commanded by their Lordships to signify their direction...
Date: 18 November 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I have communicated to my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty your Letter of the 27 Instant, representing that if agreeable to their Lordships orders the Petty Officers belonging to the Experiment and Renown, who came home in the American Vessels are sent out with the Seamen to their respective Ships, there will not be any persons left for Evidences should any Trial commence concerning the said...
Date: 30 November 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I have communicated to my Lords Commrs of the admty your Letter of yesterdays date informing of the Falkland Brig, another of the American Whaling Vessels from Rhode Island bound to Falklands Island & seized by Capt [Robert] Keeler of the Experiment being arrived at Spithead from Fayal, and of the request of Capt [Mark] Milbank of the Barfleur to have Ten Days leave of absence on his private...
Date: 1 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
There being reasons to believe that a Ship supposed to be now on her passage from Quebec may have on board some Rebells who have been taken Prisoners in that Province; I am commanded by my Lords Commrs of the Admty to signify their direction to you in pursuance of the Kings pleasure signified to them by Ld Geo Germaine that you give Orders to the several Captains of His Majestys Ships &...
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Sir With respect to the delivering up the five American Vessels that were seized and sent to Portsmouth by the Experiment and Renown, I am to acquaint you that their Lordships approve of your delivering up the said Vessels to their respective Masters upon their producing orders from Messrs Rotch and Smith, on whose application on behalf of themselves and Aaron Lopez of Newport in Rhode Island as...
Date: 14 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
An Act having passed the present Sessions of Parliament "To Prohibit all Trade and intercourse with the several Colonies in No America therein named during the continuance of the present Rebellion within the said Colonies" in which Act it is declared that all Ships & Vessels trading to & from any of the said places except as in the said Act is excepted shall be forfeited & become the...
Date: 25 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I have communicated to my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty your Letter of yesterday's date, informing them of your having sent the Seventy american Prisoners from the Tartar on board the Centaur and that as all of them were bare of Cloaths and some of them almost naked you have ordered each of them except the Officers to be supplied with a Suit of Slop Cloaths to be washed and cleaned, and...
Date: 17 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
I send you herewith an order from my Lords Commrs of the Admty directing you to Order the American Prisoners to be distributed on board the Guardships under your command
It is their Lordships direction that you send me the Names of the American Officers who came home Prisoners with the aforementioned Men And that in the mean time you do keep them under proper confinement on board one of the said...
Date: 24 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3