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One Col. [Thomas] Gilbert, a high prerogative man in Boston government, about thirty miles from hence, with 60 or 70 of his neighbours, armed themselves; they agreed to def end themselves from the insults of the sons of liberty; but some militia men, zealous in the cause, went in chase of them. The Colonel took refuge on board a man of war in this harbour. The others, except 20, made their escape...
Date: 12 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
On the repeated representations of the English Ambassador at the Hague, a ship laden with powder and other ammunition now lying in Texel, bound for St. Eustatia, has been detained there, by order of the Government.
Date: 9 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Orders are given in all the sea ports of this kingdom, prohibiting the taking in any cargoes for the English colonies; and to inform those who do so, that it will be at their own risk.
Date: 11 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Since my last the Senegal sloop sailed from Spithead for America.
Date: 17 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Last night came to town Admiral [James] Young, and this morning his flag was hoisted on board his Majesty's ship the Portland at Spithead.
Date: 18 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
On Tuesday last sailed from Portsmouth the Cerberus frigate, with the three Generals, for Boston.
On the 15th instant arrived at Plymouth, from Portsmouth and sailed immediately, the Senegal frigate, with dispatches for General [Thomas] Gage at Boston.
Date: 20 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Yesterday arrived his Majesty's ship Portland, Admiral [James] Young, from Portsmouth for Antigua; and the Pomona sloop of war from ditto.
Date: 25 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
This day sailed . . . for the West Indies, the Portland and the Pomona men of war.
Date: 28 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Yesterday morning some dispatches arrived at Lord Dartmouth's office from General [Thomas] Gage at Boston, brought by a ship arrived at Bristol from that province.1 They were forwarded by a messenger to his Majesty at Kew.
From the Essex Gazette, printed at Salem, in New England.
[Here is inserted the account given by the Essex Gazette of Tuesday, April 25, of the engagment at...
Date: 30 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
This afternoon a vessel from the Isle of Wight arrived here, the Captain says that a vessel lay at the back of the above island, which came with dispatches from General [Thomas] Gage,2 which they had put on shore that morning; and that she would lie there two or three days before she came up to Spithead; for which reason was not mentioned, nor was anything to be got from the people...
Date: 30 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
As a doubt of the authenticity of the account from Salem, touching an engagement between the King's Troops and the Provincials in the Massachusetts Bay, may arise from a paragraph in the [London] Gazette of this evening, I desire to inform all those who wish to see the original affidavits which confirm that account, that they are deposited at the Mansion House with the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor...
Date: 30 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
A ship arrived at Bristol on Monday last [May 29] in 30 days from Hampton, in Virginia. She brings advice that the people of Virginia had heard of the whole affair at Boston; that 24,000 provincial troops lay before it; that General [Thomas] Gage had been requested to let those come out who were inclined, which he had refused; that it was thought the provincial troops would speedily begin to...
Date: 5 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
It is said that Mr. Secretary [John] Pownall waited upon Capt. [John] Darby, and desired him to attend Lord Dartmouth, which he refused to do without an official letter, signifying his Lordship's request, and for what purpose, assigning as a reason for this caution, "That he had heard of instances, where, after having pumped every article of intelligence from persons in similar circumstances with...
Date: 10 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
On Friday [June 9] Capt. Brown came from America with dispatches for government. The Sukey is booked at Lloyd's to have arrived at Dover. The dispatches were sent to Lord Dartmouth's Office on Saturday morning.
On Saturday morning, when the express arrived at Lord Dartmouth's office, with dispatches from General [Thomas] Gage at Boston, they were forwarded by a Messenger to his Majesty at Kew,...
Date: 12 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Yesterday arrived a mail from Charles Town, South Carolina, which was brought by the Swallow packet, Capt. Copeland, by which there is advice from Charles Town, that a mob rose and seized the arms and gunpowder that were kept in a building adjoining to the Guard-house, in the middle of the town. There were only five barrels of powder seized, but the quantity of arms uncertain. The Deputy Governor...
Date: 22 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
On Saturday [June 24] sailed from Spithead, with dispatches to Gen. [Thomas] Gage at Boston, the Viper sloop of war; and in the morning the Commissioner went on board her, and paid her two months advance.
Date: 26 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I am now to inform you, that an express arrived here this day from Ticonderago, which brings an account that Major [Philip] Skene's snow on Lake Champlain was taken last Tuesday [May 16] by forces from Virginia, who have joined our militia and that of Connecticut. She is an armed vessel, and of some consequence on the lake. The New England people have timber ready, and are building fourteen sail...
Date: 22 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I am amazed at the stupor and supineness of your Admiralty. For God's sake what are you doing in England? Are the friends of Great Britain and their property to be left exposed at this rate, to the dictates of an inhuman rabble? . . . Where is the boasted Navy of our country, that only one poor sloop is stationed here? Whereas, if we had but three ships of war, one of fifty and two of forty guns...
Date: 1 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Since I wrote you last, our troops have had several skirmishes with the enemy, in all of which we have had the better of them. Three hundred men from our army, under the command of Major [Benjamin] Tupper, were sent to Lighthouse Island, on information being given that the King's troops were rebuilding it; the enemy perceived our people coming, prepared to receive them; our troops were ordered...
Date: 5 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The following is the condition of the Royal Governors in America: [William] Tryon quiet on Long Island; [William] Franklin silent at Ambay; [Robert] Edin at Annapolis, a tame spectator of a spirit and virtue he thought had long deserted Englishmen; [John Murray] Dunmore, through fear of punishment, on board the Fowey man of war; his wife and family gone to England; [Josiah] Martin has sent his...
Date: 10 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1