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Ship Timber, Wanted Immediately
A large quantity, consisting of rising timbers, floor timbers and knees; the rising timbers to be from eight to nine feet long in each arm; the floor timbers from 17 to 19 feet long, to rise from 20 to 30 inches in 14 feet; and to be left deep in the throat; the knees to be about 5 feet long in the arm and 6 in the body; the whole of the timber to be very large....
Date: 4 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
About a quarter past 3 on Monday afternoon [January 1] the whole fleet began a heavy cannonade, which lasted 7 hours, without any intermission, and indeed continued, off and on, till last night, since which we have been tolerably quiet. Under the fire of their ships, they landed in many places, and set fire to the houses on the wharves. In these attempts, many of them, we are certain, were killed...
Date: 4 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Enclosed you have the copy of a letter from Col. [William] Woodford to me, dated 3 o'clock yesterday, since which a snow and two small vessels have gone up to Norfolk. She appeared to have a great many men on board, but was not a vessel of war. There are three others (one a brig) in the bay, this morning coming up, which Capt. [James] Barron has just gone to look after. Some little time after my...
Date: 5 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
For Barbados. The Snow Philadelphia, Michael Power, Master; A New vessel, and a prime sailer, has good accomodations for passengers, and will sail the beginning of February, wind and weather permitting.
For passage, apply to the master on board, at Mr. Thomas Clifford's wharff, or to Samuel and Charles Massey.
Date: 24 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
A Gentleman arrived here in three weeks from St. Eustatia informs, that the Pomona man of war, and the Argo and Lynx sloops, were cruizing off that island, and had taken seven or eight American vessels, and sent them to Antigua; and that they had advice from Antigua, that 12 or 14 store-ships, bound from London for Boston, were arrived there, having been blown off our Coast, and more were daily...
Date: 31 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
The times here are very troublesome; all the European ships are taking in cannon, fearing to be attacked by our privateers cruizing off the Banks of Newfoundland for them; the French seem to be much in favour of the Americans, likewise one third of this island at least. This town has qeen in confusion, these two days past, occasioned by the arrival of the Squirrel; Capt. [Stair] Douglas, who...
Date: 10 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3