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Yesterday Morning one of our Small Privateers Gave Chase to a Ship2 and follow'd her almost up to the Light House and Boarded her and to our Surprize she made no resistance, altho' our Vessell mounted but 4.2 Pounders and the Enemy had (6) 4 and 6 Pounders Loaded with Grape Shot. They brought her through Pulling Point Gut, and in Sight of 10 Sail of Poltroons unladed her in Part, and...
Date: 18 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
This will be handed you by Capt [Ichabod] Morton of the Schooner Elen. which I have Chartered for Maryland. or Pensilvania as you shall Choose for either one or two Trips.2 I could have wished this Vessels & one Other I have since Charterd had been A size larger, but I was too late to pick & choose. & I beleive they will do very well upon the Terms agreed on she now goes to...
Date: 16 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
This goes by Capt Bartlett of the Schooner Elizabeth Chartered on Acct of the Board for South Carolina. Maryland or Pensilvania. She is a fine Schooner of 46 Tons & I am told he is very Capable of selling or purchaseing a Cargo in either of those places. if you think proper to Consign to him. Months wages are already paid. you will therefore furnish him with such Stores & Cargo as you...
Date: 17 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Sir Your Favour of the 23d Decr P The Schooner Ellen Captn Morton, with Invoice & Bill of Lading for Six Hhds Sugar, & Four hhds Rum, was deliverd us this day. We beg leave to congratulate you on the safe arrival of this Vessel which narrowly escaped some Frigates of the Enemy at our Capes, who are since come into the Bay. — The Sugars & Rum will both sell at extravagant high Prices....
Date: 3 February 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Sir I have Agreable to the order of the Board Bought the Brigt Nancy, & am now fixing her with all Expedition for the Sea. she is now on the ways graveing. tho I have met with great difficulty in geting either pitch or Tar for that purpose as you have sent me none. I was however lucky enough to borrow for that purpose on promise to replace it by the first Oppy The Sloop is almost ready to...
Date: 15 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
We advisd you the 11th Instant of the Arrival of Capt [Elna than] Holmes & Captn [Ichabod] Morton, and of Captn Hammonds Vessel being put into Pungoteege on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. — We likewise wrote the 24th by Captn Samuel Arnold of the Schooner Edward who has on board Eight Tons of Pig Iron for your Board.2
We have now the Satisfaction of informing you that We have...
Date: 27 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
A schooner Arrived here Yesterday from Alexandria & brings such Accounts of the situation of the Entrance between the Capes, & of the Bay, that I think it next to Impossible for a vessel to get into Virginia or Maryland. to be sure the Chance is not I to 10. there are 7 sail of Men of War & 9Tenders who ride in different parts of the Bay. & shift their stations. they had taken...
Date: 1 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Mr Benjamin Nason of this Town has been informed that the Honble Board of War wants a Number of White pine Masts and he having Timber Suitable therefor would be glad to get any Number from fifty to Seventy of Twenty Six Inches and under that bigness wth the usual Number of Bow Sprits and Yards — if you are not already supplied I beg leave to recommend him as a Person whose Contract may be relied...
Date: 3 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
This goes p Capt Amos Rider of the Schooner Brittania Chartered on your Acct for the Southern States. This Schooner I should have sent directly to Messrs Purveyance at Baltimore had I not been prevented by the Intelligence recd here by A Schooner from thence in a short passage. that Intelligence I gave you by Doct Roberts. it is Since Confirmed by a Vessel from Philadelphia. I am fully Convinced...
Date: 3 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
... with pleasure assure you that by a Vessel of ours just arrd £rm France with 42,000 wt Pautler, Arms, Gunlocks & Salt we are inform'd rice is £8 10 p Ct & Indigo 49 / p lb this Curry . . .
Date: 3 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
the Letter you wrote me the 17th of the Last Month has been delivered to me and I. am Most oblige to you and the others Members of the Board for the interest in My health. I Performed my Journey not without Fatigue. but I am well & wish you same.
I am happy, sir, hearing the attention of the Board of War in dispatching Vessels for the Remittances in £ranee, and I am sorry, as you, the Men of...
Date: 6 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
at present I have not prospect of Selling the Ship Paris, as there is So many prize Ships brought in here By the Americans & Sold for very Little, as good Ships as mine has been Sold for two hundred Johann[es] & that price will not do when considerd the price She Cost in America; have already purchas'd One hundred & thirty fire arms, Sev[e]n thousand Weight of Lead; thirty thousand...
Date: 8 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Notwithstanding the current report in America of the American Vessells going into the french ports are protected by the french frigatts I am Sorry to assure you its without the Least foundation as I had the Misfortune to be taken within 5 Miles of the fort e~tering this port and within a mile of the Shore with a pilot on board, this hapened the 11th Instant, by a brig from Jamaica monting 14...
Date: 18 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
This day I fell in with the Ship Chaulkley James Furse Master from the Bay of Hondorus for Bristol. I have sent you all the Papers I have found. Capt Raridon is in Company both our Crews are in health. I am with Respect Sir [&c.]
Date: 2 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I have the pleasure to Inform you that Capt [Isaac] Bartlett in Schooner Plymouth Arrived here yesterday, with 2 or 300 Arms, A little duck, A few flints, & some few Other Articles, as much as his own Cargo would purchase after A poor sale he left Hallet 2 at Martinico 25 days ago to sail in five days after him, heard of Coffin, & McClannin at St Petre. the Schooner the last...
Date: 9 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
please to Send Me By Capt Ingerson [David Ingersoll] who is to Bring the Stores for the State Vessels ー Six dozen of Jibb Racks & two dozen of Large Hoops for the Masts, & Six Water pails as they are Not to be had here, Last Night arrived into this harbour a prize taken By Capt [John] Skimmer She is a Schr Load with fish.2 If the Board Should Incline to purches Belive they May...
Date: 22 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
We recd yr Lettr of the 18th Janry last by the Ship Penet Capt Bartlet safely arrived in this Port the 7th of this Month.
We embrace this Opportunity Via Phila of the Ship Mary Elizabeth Capt Peter Young, of advising you of the Arrival of the Ship Penet, She is the first to our Address loaded with Tobaco on Account of the honbl Congress ー she sails tomorrow & being busy in dispatching her we...
Date: 11 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
on the 2d of April I took the Ship Chaulkley from Hondoras for Bristol & sent her for Boston. 3 on the 8th of April Capt Haraden took the Bark Lonsdale after an engagement of three Hours from Whitehaven for Quebec. I was so far to Leeward that I could not assist him he dispatch'd her for Boston on April 17th we took the Brigt Eagle from Dartmouth for Newfound Land ,ve took out of...
Date: 23 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Just as we are dispatching back for your port the Ship Lydia William Andrews Master Bearer hereof has made her safe appearance in our river in 27 days passage the Schooner Marblehead Capt Samuel Dugard ー on which happy Event we most cordially congratulate your good self & as said Master has punctually placed in our hands your very Esteemed & agreable favour of the 18th Ulto with Copy of...
Date: 27 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
This by Capt Clouston will inform you of my arrival here this day but I have not the pleasure to acquaint you that the Tyrannicide is here with me, but am sorry to acquaint you that on the seventeenth Instant at Nine in the Morning we gave chase to a Ship standing to the Eastward and came up fast at three got within two miles of the Ship, then saw three Sail in the N .E. bearing down to us one of...
Date: 21 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8