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My Lord, I have the honor to acquaint your Lordship that being detained at New York by repeated returns of illness and afterwards by disappointment of a vessel I had engaged to bring me hither until the season became too rigorous to hazard my return to my station on the uncertainty of a sea voyage at such a time of the year, I set out by Land on the 7th of December and arrived in this Province...
Date: 26 January 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I should have paid my respects to your Excellency oftner since your return to your command in America if I had not been restrained by the consideration of your having your hands too full of employment to admit of complimentary intrusions.
The state of this Province has been till lately so perfectly like that of the neighbouring Colonies that I have had nothing material to communicate to your...
Date: 16 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I am bound in conscience and duty to add, My Lord, that Government is here as absolutely prostrate as impotent, and that nothing but the shadow of it is left. It is indeed alike the Case in every other Colony that I hear of except New York, where the virtue of the Assembly has as yet supported it. I must further say, too, my Lord, that it is my serious opinion which I communicate with the last...
Date: 7 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
By a gentleman just come to Town from Cape Fear, we have a certain account that the armed force which lately went down to burn Fort Johnston have effected the same by destroying all the houses and rendering the Fortress entirely useless. Captain [John] Collet, who commanded that Fort, it is said had a number of slaves, which he had instigated to revolt from their masters, actually concealed in...
Date: 7 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The Sloop Heart of oak is wholly owned by myself she is Seventy Tons Burthen or thereabouts carries four guns about four pounders Commanded by George Denison Wm Troop Mate, Second mate & twelve common men, I shall put on board of her one hundred Wt of gun powder, four hundred wt. of Lead & shot, twenty barrels of Pork, and 3000 wt. of Bread flour & rice; I should be very glad you...
Date: 7 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
above you have an abstract of a Letter from Mr [Peter] Knight concerning the Guns, Swivels, Ball &ca &ca ordered for the use of the Pensylvania Farmer and paid for at least as far as 800 Dollars wd go which I remitted him in Bills,2 he never has advised me how much the whole of the articles ordered cost; I should be glad to have your Directions whether to order him to Dispose...
Date: 7 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
A few days ago we received an account in town, that, very lately, on the banks, not tar from Roanoke inlet, about 25 men were landed from some vessel of war, for the purpore (it is supposed) of making free with a few of the cattle. Captain Dennis Dauge, who commands an independent company between Currituck and Roanoke, attacked them, killed some, and took the rest prisoners.
Date: 19 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
...The Letter of Marque Schooner Johnston, the Lilly (now the Caswell) and the Schooner Polly all belonging to Several of us at this port are safe arrived in the West Indies, One of which (the Caswell) is Just returned the Neat proceeds of the Two first is Chiefly laid out in powder Oznabrigs Rum and shipped on Board the Johnston, which may be shortly expected, She Sail'd with the Caswell as a...
Date: 28 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Mr Stanly [John Wright Stanley] having Occasion to wait on you with a memorial relative to the Conduct of the Commissioners of the Provincial armed Vessel the Pennsylvania Farmer permit me bynthe same Opportunity to lay before your Honours something on the same Subject To this Duty I am impelled by the strongest of Ties, a sacred and venerable Regard for constitutional Liberty and the Honour and...
Date: 10 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Resolved That it be recommended to His Excellency the Governor to give the following Instructions to the Agents appointed for the purpose of Purchasing Salt for this State to wit
Instructions for the Agents for this State
You are to proceed immediately to the Island of Bermuda or any other Island or Islands in the West Indies (the Dominions of Great Britain only excepted), there to purchase or...
Date: 16 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
A few days ago the Brigantine Sally who was taken on her passage from Great Brittain to the West lndeas by your Sloop American Revenue safely arrivd into this Port. Captain William Power the Prize Master in pursuance of Captain [Samuel] Champlins directions has submitted the Vessel & Cargo to my management. Her tryal will come on the Court of Admiralty in a few days and as no dispute can...
Date: 20 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Recd from the House of Commons the following Message to wit —
Mr Speaker & Gentlemen of the Senate.
This House have appointed Mr Ferebee, Mr Whitmill Hill and Mr Willie Jones a Committee to Act Jointly with Such Gentlemen of your House as you think pi:oper to appoint to enquire into the Situation of the Row Galley's directed to be built by this State & Virginia.
A Nash Spr
The House...
Date: 25 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
The following Messages [received from the House] to wit:
Mr Speaker & Gentlemen of the Senate
This House being informed that the Row Gallies lately Built by the State of Virginia in or near this State, are about to be removed out of this, ahd Considering how Ruinous it may prove to the Commerce of this State to leave the same without any defence, have appointed a Committee to enquire and make...
Date: 26 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
That the Inspectors of both Houses met in the Conference Room, and there did take and receive from the Members of the Senate and House of Commons the Tickets of all the Members of both Houses, which were put into a Box, and upon Examination of the Scrolls, it appeared that the following persons were Elected by a Majority of both Houses, to-wit:
89. Thomas Burke
Esquires, Delegates to...
Date: 28 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
The Brune, a frigate of 36 guns, and the Merlin, of 20 guns, two of his tyrannic Majesty's ships of war, are now cruising on this coast, having lately taken nine vessels between Ocracock and Cape-Fear, which they immediately burnt. They landed some of their prisoners at Cape Fear, where they put in to water, having on board a renegado American pilot, who served his time in Cape Fear river. The...
Date: 9 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
By a Gentleman from Philadelphia 1 we have received the pleasing account of the actual sailing from that place of the first American fleet that ever swelled their sails on the western ocean in defence of the rights and liberties of the people of these colonies, now suffering under the persecuting rod of the British Ministry, and their more than brutish tyrants in America. This fleet...
Date: 9 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
The Caswell Privateer, Capt. Palmer, of this State, is arrived from a cruize, having taken a large double decked schooner, loaded with provisions, which is hourly expected.
The Sturdy Beggar Privateer, belonging to Baltimore, is arrived at Occacock Bar, from a very successful cruize, having taken four Guinea-men and many other valuable prizes. By her we have an account of the capture, by our...
Date: 13 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Wanted immediately for the celebrated and well known Brig of War, Sturdy Beggar, under Command of James Campbell, Esq; now fitting out at this Place for a short Cruize against the Enemies of the Thirteen United States, a few good Seamen and Marines. The Sturdy Beggar is allowed to be the handsomest Vessel ever built in America, is compleatly furnished with all Kinds of warlike Stores, Ammunition...
Date: 4 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9