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Last friday [December 9] all the cannon belonging to Fort George at Newport, except 4, were carried to Providence, with the shot, &c. from whence they may be easily conveyed into any part of the country, to meet the Indians and Canadians, with which the Colonies are threatened: ー And on tuesday last [December 13] the cannon belonging to the battery in this town, were removed into the country...
Date: 16 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
Saturday last the Boyne man of war of 64 guns, and Asia, of 60, lately mentioned to have arrived from England, came up into this harbour, and are at anchor within musket shot of the town.
Date: 23 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
Yesterday a Party from the United American Army was ordered to take the Cattle, Hay, &c. from Noddle's and Hog Islands. While executing their Orders, they were attacked by a Number of the King's Troops from Boston, in an armed Schooner,2 a Sloop, and 8 or 10 Boats belonging to the Men of War: A brisk Fire began about Four o'Clock, P.M. and continued most of the Night, then ceased a...
Date: 28 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
A Gentleman who was in Boston at the Time of the above Engagement, 1 and whose Intelligence may be relied on, informs, that Ten Regulars were buried there last Sunday Evening [May 28], who were killed in the Engagement. 'Tis said they had about 30 killed, in the whole, and a greater Number wounded. Seven Horses and several Cattle were also killed.
During the Action the Regulars were several Times...
Date: 3 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Last Lords-Day Afternoon [July 9], a Barge was sent with two Swivels and a number of Small Arms, from the King fisher Man of War (which was lying in the Sound off the Mouth of Connecticut River) in Chase of a Schooner belonging to Rocky-Hill, which was bound into the River; ー the Schooner grounding on Say Brook Bar, she was boarded by the People from the Barge, who attempted to get her a-float,...
Date: 14 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
This Morning came up to town James Habersham, Esq; Lieut. Governor of Georgia. ー He came in a Vessel bound to the northward, and got into a Pilot Boat at our Capes. ー He is come for his Health. By him there are Letters which inform, that the People of Georgia are become quite hearty in the common cause, and have chosen five Delegates, which are expected in a few Days. ー Capt. [Richard] Maitland,...
Date: 20 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Yesterday some People were sent from the Men of War in this Harbour, who spiked up three Cannon which for some Years have lain on the western Point of the Harbour.
Thomas Allen's Marine List
On Tuesday 27th, 7 P.M. Arrived in this Harbour His Majesty's Ships of War the
Rose, commanded by
[James] Wallace,
Swan,
James Ayscough,
King Fisher,
[James] Montagu,
With a...
Date: 28 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Wednesday Morning [August 30] a Tender chased two small sloops into Stonington harbour, who had a number of People on Board, bound to Block Island, and they had but just Time to get on shore, before the Tender came in, and after making a Tack they came close along side of Capt. Dennison's Wharf and discharged a full broadside into the stores, houses, &c. and sailed out again, and in a little...
Date: 1 September 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The Solebay man of war lately put into commission, and one of the ships ordered for the American station, upon a survey was found to be rotten, and it is said will be put out of commission, and some other appointed in her room.
Date: 8 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The Renown and Phoenix, each of 40 guns, are commissioned at this port, and the Rainbow at Sheerness; they are ordered to America to relieve the Boyne, Somerset and Asia, of 64 guns each; these being found to be too large for that country, and that 40 gun Ships will answer the purpose better
Date: 10 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
By Capt. Stephen Tinker, arrived here in 12 Days from Newbern, in North-Carolina, we learn, that the People of that Province, and of South-Carolina, are very generally for the INDEPENDENCE of the Colonies; and that they would scarcely be willing to continue the War with the Court of Great-Britain on any other Principle.
Capt. Tinker informs, that a large Schooner from Bermuda, arrived at Newbern...
Date: 10 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Wednesday se'nnight one of the new Continental Ships was launched at Providence.1
We hear that Capt. [Seth] Harding in the armed Brig belonging to this Colony,2 a few Days since took a Vessel loaded with Tories, bound from the western Part of this Colony to Long-Island; who are since properly secured.
Date: 24 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Last Friday the armed Brig belonging to this Colony, commanded by Capt. [Seth] Harding,1 arrived here from the western part of the Colony.
While the above Vessel was coming up the Harbour, one Robert Dunlap, a transient Person, by Trade a Leather Breeches Maker, attempted to swim from Groton Shore, on board said Vessel, for a Wager; but he sunk before he reached her, and was drowned....
Date: 31 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
A few Days since, a Ship from Jamaica, bound to England, was taken by a Privateer off George's Bank, and carried into Old-Town in the Vineyard. She had on board a valuable Cargo, part of which is 200 Hogsheads of Sugar. ー1 The same Privateer was in Chase of another Ship at the Time this Prize parted with her.
Since our last two Vessels have arrived here from the West-Indies; and within...
Date: 7 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Libels are filed before me, against the armed Brigantine Bolton, mounting 14 Guns with 40 Men, Edward Sneid, Commander; the armed Schooner Hawk, mounting 6 Guns with 20 Men, John Wallace, Commander; and a small Sloop, late a Tender to the Ship Glasgow, with three Men on Board. Which Vessels are said t.o have been armed and set forth to infestthe Sea-Coast of the United Colonies of North-America,...
Date: 12 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
By Capt. [Robert] Niles, in the Spy Schooner, who arrived yesterday morning from a cruise, we are favored with the following journal of Capt. Davis, who commands a company of observation at Montauk Point.
Montauk Station, Saturday, June 15, 1776
At 5 P. M. Capt. Samuel Tibble, of Milford, came here in his boat, who informs that he lost his sloop 10 leagues at sea this morning, being chased by two...
Date: 21 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Two of our privateers took a ship and a sloop from England, and carried them into the South-Bay, an inlet called Nichol's Gut; the ship had on board 5 gentlemen, their wives, children, servants, and household furniture, intending to settle on some pleasant part of the conquered lands: I hope we shall be able to settle them all as these are settled (viz.) in a [goal].
Date: 25 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Deserted last Evening from the Continental Brig Cabot Elisha Hinman, Commander, (and supposed to have taken a Yaul and Oars, Compass, and Top gallant Studding sail) three Seamen, viz James Wilkeson, Abel Jones & Joseph Waine. ー Wilkeson is a fat thick seaman, about 45 Years of Age, 5 Feet 4 Inches high, wears his own short brown hair. Jones is a Dutchman, about 40 Years of Age, 5 feet 7...
Date: 26 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Since our last the Brig Cabot, Capt. Hinman, the Brig Andrew Doria, Capt. Biddle, and the Fly Tender, Part of the Continental Fleet, have arrived here.
A considerable Number of Vessels, bound to different foreign Ports, are now lying in this Harbour, waiting a favorable Opportunity to put to Sea. Intelligence from Capt. John Davis, at his Station at Montauk.
Thursday, June 20. In the morning...
Date: 28 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Last Sunday the Privateer Brig Defence, Capt. Seth Harding, in the Service of this Colony, returned here from Boston.
By a vessel from Cape Francois, we learn that the French at Hispaniola are determined not to suffer any American vessels to be seized within their Limits, by any English Ships.
Date: 19 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5