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By a letter from a Gentleman at Boston, we are informed that an armed sloop from the eastern part of New England, with 40 men on board, had taken the brigantine Loyal Briton, at St. John's river, in the bay of Fundy, laden with oxen, sheep, &c. from Boston. Also that the Americans had burnt his Majesty's fort at the mouth of the river, and carried off three soldiers with their arms and...
Date: 5 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
A letter from St. John's, Antigua, dated Oct. 14, says, "The Captain of a frigate stationed here,1 going past Martinico, where an English vessel lay, taking in arms for the Americans, went and ordered them to deliver them up to him, but the commander of the Martinico Fort, told him if he did not instantly sail he would sink him: He immediately sailed here and told the Admiral, who...
Date: 14 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
By a gentleman just arrived from the Jerseys, we are favoured with the following intelligence, which he received yesterday about noon from Mr. ————————, a young Gentlemen of character, who lives about 25 miles from the sea-side, viz That a transport vessel, from whence, or where bound, not certainly known, was on shore at Brigantine Beach, (about 60 miles from this city) on Tuesday afternoon last...
Date: 20 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
On Monday morning the 16th instant, the transport ship, Capt. Hastings, of London, bound from Boston for New York, with seventeen seamen, a Capt. Duncan Campble, a Lieut. Sims, a recruiting serjeant, and fifteen or twenty ragamuffin fellows, that had ran from New York and listed, who acted as marines on board, ran ashore on Brigantine Beach, near Egg Harbour, where she is lost. The seamen and...
Date: 28 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
By letter from Boston, dated the 4th inst. we are informed, that the General [Thomas Gage] had refused payment for the cargo of 2200 barrels of flour on board the ship Charming Peggy, Capt. [Thomas] Dowman, from this port to Lisbon, formerly taken by the Mercury man of war, and carried into Boston. The General at first refused to deliver up even the ship, but on a second application, he informed...
Date: 29 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
The day before yesterday his Excellency Sir Joseph Yorke2 presented a memorial to the States General, entreating them to prolong the term of the prohibition laid upon the Dutch against carrying arms or ammunition to the Americans; to which their High Mightinesses consented, and issued orders accordingly.
Date: 12 August 1775
Volume: Volume 2
By the Hancock and Adams, arrived from Philadelphia, we learn, that the 13 transports, with the troops shipped at Corke, amounting, Officers included, to 1700 men, arrived at New York the 23d of June, in health and spirits; but not a living creature had landed there, though no opposition had been made to their debarkation: . . . The same accounts advise) that the Nautilus sloop of war had arrived...
Date: 12 August 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Captain Parry, of the Hope, who is arrived at Liverpool from Georgia, says, a schooner with 10 carriage guns and 12 swivels, fitted out by the Americans, was sent out to meet a vessel which had a quantity of gunpowder on board,1 and took out six tons and brought it to Savanna in Georgia, the 6th or 7th of July.
Date: 18 August 1775
Volume: Volume 2
In some of the French ports in the Channel, there are at this time several ships laden with arms bound to America.
Date: 18 August 1775
Volume: Volume 2
The Phillippa, Capt. ———— [Maitland], is arrived at Georgia, from London. A letter from the Captain, dated July 12, says, it was with much difficulty he could land his goods; a schooner, with ten carriage guns (six pounders) and 40 men, with small arms, boarded him outside the bar, and, the moment the ship came to anchor, took every barrel of gunpowder that. was in the ship; and each side the bar...
Date: 23 August 1775
Volume: Volume 2
On Wednesday [August 23] a small ship bound to America, was stopped in the Bristol channel, on an information given that she was carrying out some warlike ammunition to the Provincials, and on searching her, there were found a great number of musquets.
An order in Council was on Wednesday issued, prohibiting the exportation of gunpowder, and of arms and ammunition, for three months; and also...
Date: 26 August 1775
Volume: Volume 2
It is reported, that advice is received from the Hague, that by order of the States General, two vessels loaded with arms and ammunition, bound to St. Eustatia, are stopped from proceeding on the voyage till security is given by the Freighters that no part of their cargoes shall be disposed of to the rebels in America.
Date: 7 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Thursday afternoon sailed from St. Helen's the Phoenix and Liverpool man of war, with several Transports under their convoy, for Boston.
Date: 16 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Sailed yesterday from Spithead the Experiment and Renown, two 50 gun ships, and the Niger, of 32 guns; with the Magdalen schooner, and Harcourt, Pri[z]e, for Boston.
Date: 25 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
This morning sailed again his Majesty's ship Chatham, Admiral Shuldham, for Boston.
Date: 22 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Last Wednesday afternoon [November 8] two tenders came up James River, and fired a considerable time upon Jamestown, and at the centinels placed there from the camp, but did no other damage than driving two or three small balls through the ferry-house.
Date: 14 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
On my arrival here the Admiral pressed all our hands; they served all the transports in the same manner. As to the situation of Boston, it is almost surrounded by the Americans, and their works appear to be very strong for seven miles round. The troops in Boston are well supplied with salt provisions, flour, pease, &c. but the inhabitants fare badly. The soldiers seem to be in good spirits,...
Date: 30 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2