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The transports which sailed from the downs on Saturday last for Boston, were spoke with on Monday last, off Plymouth, all well.
It is said that every vessel in the navy under 40 guns, is ordered to be ready for sea by the first of next month, manned and victualled.
Date: 22 November 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Wednesday several more large ships were contracted for by agency, for the transport service, which are to go to Ireland to take in provisions there for the use of the soldiers at Boston.
Date: 24 November 1775
Volume: Volume 3
On Wednesday the 3d of January, arrived in Pemaquid harbour, the brig Squirrel, Richard Willis, master, from Poole, in England, which place he left the 6th of November, in whom came passengers the Captains [Thomas] Palmer, [Josiah] Shackford, [Stephen] Meeds and [John] Hart of Portsmouth, and Capt. Gideon Crawford, of Providence, who on their Passage the 2d of December, in lat. 44, long. 38,...
Date: 12 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
On Monday last [January 15] a brigantine [the Sukey] from Ireland, burthen about 90 tons, [Maddet] Engs, master, owned by Lewis Gray, an enemy to the rights of America, laden with provisions for the use of the ministerial army at Boston, was taken and brought into this town, the particulars of her cargo are as follows:
29
Tierces of best Beef,
1
Tierce of best Pork,
18
Barrels ditto,
11...
Date: 19 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Quebec is enclosed by a considerable body of forces under Brigadier General Arnold: They hope to avoid storming, and thereby prevent effusion of blood on both sides. The Garrison consists of the seamen belonging to two frigates, and the merchantmen that winter at Quebec, two companies of wretched emigrants raised from the outskirts and suburbs, the dependants of Government, and a few citizens...
Date: 12 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3