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The enemy were reinforced about 3 o'clock this morning with (as they tell me) every soldier of the 14th regiment at Norfolk, amounting to 200, commanded by Capt. Leslie; and this morning, after reveille beating, crossed the bridge, by laying down some plank, and made an attack to force our breast-work, (the prisoners say the whole number amounted to 500, with volunteers and blacks) with two...
Date: 9 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I must apologize for the hurry in which I wrote you yesterday, since which nothing of moment has happened but the abandoning of the fort by the enemy. We have taken possession of it this morning, and found therein the stores mentioned in the enclosed list, to wit, 7 guns, 4 of them sorry, 1 bayonet, 29 spades, 2 shovels, 6 cannon, a few shot, some bedding, a part of a hogshead of rum, two or more...
Date: 10 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Sir, I wrote you last night; since then nothing material has happened; we still remain in the same situation. This morning a midshipman, with a flag of truce, arrived from the Otter. That and our answer you have enclosed. All the principal Tories, with their families and effects, have retired on board the ships of war and other vessels in the harbour, of which there is a very large fleet. What...
Date: 15 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Last Tuesday [December 12] a vessel from the West Indies, for Norfolk, was made a prize of by a party of our troops, and carried into Hampton. Her cargo (which was intended for the use of our enemies) consisted of 2700 dollars, a large quantity of sugar, and several hogsheads of rum.
Date: 16 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Our most implacable enemy, Lord Dunmore, to his great grief and disappointment, through the intrepidity of our troops, has been obliged to retire to the shipping; with many of the inhabitants of Norfolk, and some Negroes. His diabolical scheme (which will perpetually disgrace him) being frustrated, and finding all attempts in vain to accomplish his designs, our troops. were suffered to enter the...
Date: 23 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
An express from Norfolk brings advice that the ships of war had demanded a supply of water and provisions from the town, but as no satisfactory answer had been given by the commanding officer when he came away, he imagined they had fired upon the town, having, whilst on his way, heard several heavy discharges of cannon; and as several other persons have since heard firing in that quarter, it is...
Date: 30 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3