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I am now to inform you that there is a 20 gun ship and two tenders in the Sound. They have begun their work, that is, to intercept the trade of our vessels. Yesterday they run a vessel ashore off Seabrook, which had duck, &c. on board, but [this] was hove overboard before the Barges boarded her. She is now south from this harbor. Capt. Trobrige told me that a man of character and truth told...
Date: 10 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Last Sunday afternoon [July 9] a cruizer sloop of war, (said to be the Lively) having chaced, and fired several shot at an inward bound vessel, belonging to Connecticut river, she was boarded by two armed boats, from the man of war, (having run aground on Say-Brook Bar) who after a short examination left her. The report of the guns having alarmed the inhabitants, a number of them assembled on the...
Date: 12 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
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Date: 14 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Last Wednesday evening came to town from Halifax, Capt. Edmund French; ー he sail'd from this port the 1st of March, in a sloop, loaded with grain, bound to Falmouth, Casco-Bay, on the third, about 12 leagues from Cape-Cod he was taken by a large transport ship, of 6 guns, from England, and carried to Boston, he was there put on board the admiral's ship, where he liv'd among the common crew, till...
Date: 22 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
This morning was launched in our ha[r]bour, a Row Galley. She is called the Whiting, and the command of her is given to Capt. John M'Clieve.
Date: 29 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Last Monday passed our Harbour, standing to the Westward, two Frigates, the Nigar of 32 guns, Capt. [George] Talbot, the other is said to carry 28 guns, also a large Brig of 16 or 18 guns,1 who had in Company two small vessels supposed to be prizes. They left the English Fleet, near New-York, last Friday se'nnight, and it is probable will remain in the Sound to interrupt our...
Date: 28 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Capt Redfield of Killingworth, on his Return from New York, was taken by one of the Frigates, who burnt his Vessel, and after detaining him a few Days, he was dismissed. There was another Person in the Vessel, whom they detained.
Date: 4 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Since my Last I have been to Long Island with My Detatc[h]ment and Part of Colonel [William] Richmonds Regiment of Rhode Island Troops in all amounting to 250 Men the Rest of Colonel Richmonds Regiment with their Colonel and Lt Colnel not careing to arrive time enough we had prodigious Rough weather of it were on the Water from two OClock in the Afternoon untill 2 at Night many of the Men Chilled...
Date: 25 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
In consequence of your favor proposing a descent on Long-Island, although I was so unhappy as not to be able to meet Generals [James] Clinton and [Benjamin] Lincoln at this place as requested, I applied to the State of Rhode Island and obtained their consent and orders, that Colo [William] Richmond and such part of his Battalion as shall not enlist on board the Continental Vessels should assist...
Date: 11 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Your favour of the 5th Instant came safe to hand in which you Inform me, that the Alfred & Hampden are ready & the two New Frigates you expect will be ready in about a week, I hope no attention or diligence will be wanting to have them prepared by that time, and shall Indeavour that there be no delay as to ours, tho am Necessitated to Apply to you or your State to furnish a quantity of...
Date: 11 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
By Capt [Jehiel] Tinker am informed of the misfortune and situation of the Row Galleys sent into the Continental service from this State; and as circumstances are altered respecting them since my last to you upon the subject of dismissing their Crews and Arms, must again request your attention to that matter ー That the Crew of the Crane Capt Tinker, who escaped may be dismissed, and admitted to...
Date: 14 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
in Answer to yours of the 21st Ultmo with Respect to the Cannon Foundery att Salisbury in this state; ー have to Inform you that this furnace has been in Use for the Casting of pig Iron &c for many Years past, when first set up it was surrounded with large quantitys of wood, Yet by the Land round about being of good soil and much Cleard up for Use and the great Consumption by the furnace it is...
Date: 15 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Colo [William] Richmond with his Regiment consisting of 400 men, with 54 Whale Boats arrived some days since at New London. I have ordered him and Lieut Colo [Henry Beekman] Livingston with their men, the Whale Boats and 1200 Tons of small craft to come to me at this place without delay. They are designed for the Long Island expedition with Colo [William] McIntosh at Fairfield. They may be hourly...
Date: 21 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
You will find inclosed Copy of Letter from General ———— Gates, from Genl Arnold respecting the Transactions at the Northward, I am further advised that after the Action of the 12th, which General Arnold describes, the Fleet under his Command began to fall down the Lake but had not got far from Schuylers Island when a Northerly Gale favourable to the Enemy pushed them up with our Shattered Fleet,...
Date: 23 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Draw on the Treasurer of this State for the Sum of two Hundred Pounds in Favr of Capt Uriah Hayden of, Say Brook towards Payment for his Building the Ship Oliver Cromwell and to be in Account
Date: 23 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
We hear, that near 200 sail of the enemy's fleet, are this side of Hell-Gate, the chief of them lying near Hart-Island.
The Post who arrived from the Northward yesterday informs, That General Waterbury, with one hundred of our people who were taken prisoners, in our unsuccessful engagements on the Lake, the 11th and 12th instant, are released, on giving their paroles, and are now on their way to...
Date: 23 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Voted, To desire his Honor the Governor to grant permit to Capt. Eli: zur Goodrich of Weathersfield, to export in the sloop Betsey, said Goodrich master, to Marygallant [Marie-Galante] the following articles, (viz:) 80 barrels of beef, 25 barrels of flour, 15 barrels of pork, six oxen, and sixty dozen of poultry, and to make returns in salt.2
Date: 26 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
After having with the greatest Impatience waited the Arrival of the Whale Boats and Vessels that were to have been employed in the Long Island Expedition I find myself at Length disappointed, Colonel [William] Mc: Intosh having Marched two of the Regiments that were allotted for the Purpose to Head Quarters so that the Original Plan must of Necessity fall through as the Force we have left is...
Date: 28 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Memorial of Adam Babcock of New Haven in sd State humbly sheweth, ー That Your Honrs Memo[riali]st hath suffered great and heavy losses by having a Brigt of upwards of 140 Tons and a Sloop of upwards of 100 Tons burthen, both fine Vessels, together with their Cargoes of Oyl captured by two British Men of War, in the West Indies the Summer passt, as they were returning home from the Coast of...
Date: 28 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
A few nights since, between 3 and 400 troops, from the State of Rhode Island, crossed the sound, and landed on Long-Island, near Setalket, where they engaged a party of the troops newly inlisted into Gen. Howe's army, commanded by one Smith; five or six of his men were killed in the action, and himself and 23 of his company made prisoners, who were brought off, with 75 excellent muskets. The...
Date: 6 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7