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Eight Dollars Reward.
Deserted from the Naval Force now in Alexandria, James Wall, born in Ireland, Twenty-six years of age, five feet eight inches high, brown hair, fresh complexion, a likely well made fellow; served his time with one Shaw near Bladensburgh; he carried with him sundry cloaths so that his dress cannot be described. Whoever apprehends the said Deserter and returns him to his...
Date: 11 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Four Dollars Reward
Deserted last night from Capt. John Allison's company of Marines, John Pierce, born in Maryland, 18 years of age, 5 feet 5 inches high, fair hair tied behind, a thin spare lad and fair complexion: Whoever secures said deserter, so that he may be returned to his company, or sent to Alexandria, shall receive the above reward, with reasonable charges paid by
Date: 18 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
We expect to be attacked every tide, the ships have now got their sails all up.
I have just been informed, that the two privateers out of this place, (but now at Fire Island) after an engagement yesterday afternoon, of a quarter of an hour, took and carried in there a brig (cannot tell where she is from or what she contains) the privateers were seen to stand off; so that we hope they have before...
Date: 12 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
A considerable quantity of white oak knees, and sixty rising timbers for Ship building. — The knees must be 5 feet long in the body part, and 4 feet in the arm, on the inside — to side 8 inches and a half — to have proportional thickness in and out, and to be perfectly sound. The rising timbers must be from two feet and a half rising in each arm, with various degrees of rise to a square. Those of...
Date: 17 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
The ship Black Prince is to be finished this day, and mount 30 guns, also a large brig 14 guns, and a 40 gun ship, to be be built by order of our Assembly,2 who have struck Eight Thousand Pounds more for the defence of this Place.
Date: 18 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Baltimore, March 12.
We are sorry we cannot this week satisfy the Public with a full account of the late hostile attack of our enemies vessels of war in our river; the brave and successful repulse given them by the spirited exertion of Capt. James Nicholson, in the Ship Defence. The confusion and alarms have been such, that no regular account could be prepared in time for this day's Paper, but...
Date: 12 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
The Otter sloop of war, commanded by the famous Captain Squire, and her tenders, who lately paid us a visit, is now prowling about the Bay, a few miles below Annapolis, and making prey of every thing that floats within their reach ー among many others they took two poor industrious French Neutrals, so called, as they were crossing the bay in a small boat, and robbed them of their all, being the...
Date: 19 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
The Fleet now fitting out of the port of Philadelphia.
The Alfred, the greatest King ever England bred, the restorer of the fleet, before him almost lost.
The Collumbus, first discoverer of America.
The Cabot, second discoverer of ditto.
The Andrew Doria, the greatest Seaman ever the world bred.
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Black Prince.
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Ship Sally.
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Brig Sally.
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Brig Defiance.1
Date: 19 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
"It is with the utmost concern that I inform you the fate of the gallant Captain Weeks—A French vessel arrived here the other day, brought in the only man1 who was saved out of the whole crew of the Reprisal.—In a gale of wind which happened the 1st of November2 (at which time they were three days past the Banks of New foundland) the ship was pooped with three heavy seas,...
Date: 20 November 1777
Volume: Volume 10
"Last week the Jersey Militia took a prize, and began to unload her; the ice came down so thick that they were obliged to leave her. She drifted to the Delaware Shore, when she was boarded by the Militia, and unloaded of the following articles, viz. 47 Hogsheads of Jamaica Spirits 6 years old, 51 pieces of linen, 18 bales of broad cloth, a large quantity of shalloons, 17 chests of tea, 60 dozen...
Date: 11 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11