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Sr As soon [as] I was honored with your Letter of the 14th Instant desiring to be informed if an English Ship from Virginia loaded with Tobacco had lately put into this Port, I made the strictest enquiries to discover the truth of this Intelligence, and accordingly find that an English Ship about 200 Tons burthen whose name is the Catherine Captain Paton Master put into this Port directly from...
Date: 18 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Captain Johnston [Henry Johnson] of the Yankee Privateer, who made his Escape from some Ship in the River, was lately at this Place, and after staying a few Days, went, I was told, further up the Country.
Date: 24 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
It is with great Concern we inform you that by an order from Court both the prises have been delivered up yesterday; the Brigg to Mr Stival, & the packett boat to Mr Frazer. we formed an opposition but unsuccessfully. the Judge wu'd not but give them up. Cap Cunningham with his Crew is still in Goal, & lives in hopes that Soon his liberty shall be given. I went to See him last night...
Date: 27 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
As the troubles which England has extended to your Colony and the interdiction of all correspondence and trade with her, must necessarily not only cause a general, but partly interruption, in hindering the exportation of her products. I hope your Excellency will agree to the respectous liberty I take to write her, in view that if you judge it convenient, you would make it communicated to the...
Date: 25 November 1775
Volume: Volume 3
We refer the Committee to ours to You of the 26th ulto of which we sent Duplicates, should either arrive, but apprehensive of the Contrary, we send You the Substance in this. The Brittish Commerce in Europe, especially in the North, is unguarded, the Greenland Whale Fishery & the Hudsons Bay Shipps in particular. Could two or three of our Frigates accompanied by lesser swift sailing Cruisers...
Date: 2 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I have the honour to inform Your Lordship that the Cutter, the Greyhound,2 has this day taken her Guns on board, amounting to 14. four Pounders, as also a large proportion of Shot & Grape Shot. The Guns were not mounted but put directly into the hold with their Carriages, & this Embarkation was made without any particular precautions or secrecy whatever. I have likewise the...
Date: 3 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I beg leave to inform Your Lordship that it is now confidently said that the Greyhound Cutter2 will be navigated from hence to l'Orient, Nantes, or some other Port at the other end of the Channel by a french Master &Crew, &that Cunningham & his People will go by land to join their Vessel. There are reasons to suppose that the Cutter will put into Havre de Grace, as I find...
Date: 5 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I beg leave to acquaint Your Lordship that the Speedwell Sloop & Wells continue still in the Road, but propose, I believe, returning to the Downs on friday next, in order to know if the Commanding Officer of His Majtys Ships there has received any orders concerning their future destination.
I have likewise the honour to inform Your Lordship that, on the 13th Inst, the Commandant of the Marine...
Date: 15 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9