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We have had the Honour to bear [commis]sions in the Naval Service of this Province from the First Establishement of it ー But the Convuls'd State it Has been in Since the Engagements with the Enemys Ship In the River has, ever since that time determin'd us in Quitting that part of the Service of Our Country; and of going Into another ー Yet the same reason, which Occassion'd this Determination, (...
Date: 1 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I am now ready to raise a Number of frames, But the depth of water oposite to where we have framed them, is not sufficient to bear them off, we must go lower down. The water there is deeper, but we have not room enough on the Beach to raise them, I wo'd therefore propose that a Number of Labourers should be set to work at a gully that has been made in the Bank by the rains that has fallen from...
Date: 5 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
...your Pettitioner is a Regular bred Pilot for this River & Bay, and also Acquaintd with the Coast, as may Appear by Certificate Annex'd from, under the hands of Several Gentlemen & Repectable Citizens of Philadelphia.ー
That Your Pettitioner is desirous of Serving his Country in the General Cause of Liberty, and hopes Your Honours will think him Worthy being Appointed Pilot of the...
Date: 8 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Port-officer begs Leave to inform the Gentlemen of the Council of Safety, that Anthony Marmajou master of the Brigantine L'Heureuse Famille from Martinico has this day entered (inter alia)
5 & 1/2 Tons of Sulphur.
13 Musquetts with Bayonetts fitted.
15 pairs of pistols
27 pieces of Sail Cloth
Some Druggs & medicines
[Philadelphia] 12t[h] August 1776
Date: 12 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I am really sorry I lye under the disagreeable necessity of Resigning, thro' the means of my taking a reasonable part (as becoming an officer) w'th Commodore [Samuel] Davison. I am sertain, was I to Continue in the fleet (w'ch I make, no doubt, your Hon'ble board w'd appoint me to some Command,) it w'd be disagreeable to some of the Gentlemen, and for the sake of any more disturbance, I beg leave...
Date: 23 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I now beg leaf to inform you of my transactions while I was imployed in fetching in gunpowder for the use of the Collony of Virginia, and detained a prissinner under Lord Dunmore on that Account, Which is as follows, Viz:
Sometime in July, in the year of 1775, I was imployed by Mr. Thomas Newton, of Norfolk, to fetch in a quantity of gunpowder for the use of the collony of Virginia, and was...
Date: 7 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I this morning received your Resolve of 31st ult., ordering Four men belonging to the Gallies to be sent to work at Mr. James Wharton's Rope Walk for four weeke, agreeable to which I now send Purviance & Canaday belonging to the Franklin. Farley belonging to the Ranger went up this morning in their Yaut [yawl] & the other man Reily is on board Capt. Greenaway. I am, Gent. [&c.]
Date: 12 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Bearer hereof James Maul informs me there is a Vacancy in the Cheveaux de Frize Pilots ー I take the liberty therefore of recommending him to your honorable board as a person well qualified for, and deserving of the birth ー I have the honor to be Gentn [&c.]
Date: 20 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Petition of Thomas Forrest Sheweth.
Your petitioner having the Honour Conferd on him by the honourable Body the late Committe of Safety of an Appointment of Capt of marines on Board the floating Battery Now Riding at anchor at fort Island.
That your petitioner finding by daily experience that Marines on board the floating battery are Quite useless
Begs Leave [(]If this Honourable Body Cannott...
Date: 20 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The ship Betsey, Cap. Stevens, being in the Service of the Continent, We request you will grant permission for a good Pilot to carry her down the Bay & due care will be taken that he does not fall into the hands of the Enemy.
By order of the Secret Committee.
Date: 24 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Understanding that you intend Imedietly to make the appointments of Captains to such Gallies as are at present without them, and I haveing Petitioned to Your Honnorable Board some time past for a Command beg leave to accquaint you that I have been waiting the Result of my Petition, and understang it is nessesary to make a second application do beg of your Honnor to take My Petition under your...
Date: 30 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Taken on the River St. Lawrence, November 19th [1775].
Mr. Ryal, Master of the Gaspee.
Taken at Point Levy, November 4th [1775].
Mr. M'Kenzie, Midshipman of the Hunter.
Taken on the River St. Lawrence, November, 19th [1775].
Joseph Whitefield, Cook of the Gaspee.
James Carr, Foremastman.
Reading, October 11th, 1776.
I do hereby certify, that the foregoing is an exact List of the Prisoners of War...
Date: 11 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Gentl'n: The Commodore was with me this morning, and says the Fleet has not any Colours to hoist if they should be called on Duty, it is not in my power to get them done, untill there is a design fix'd on to make the Colours by.
Directed The Hon'ble Council of Safety, Pres't.
Date: 15 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I Rec'd your letter per Express, last night at half-past Eleven o'clock, wherein you order me to send two Pilot boats to Cruise to the Eastward, I must acquaint you that there is no boats here that can be got, that is any ways fit for the Service, they being all bought up by your Merchants to send to sea. You likewise desire me to keep a strict look out, which you may depend upon that I shall, as...
Date: 16 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Day before this Honorable board Fill'd up the small Vacancies then in the Armed Boats; I delivered to one of your members, a request in writing, the prayer of which was to be removed from the Sloop Aetna, on board one of the then Vacant Armed boats, which request was only meant by me, to the End, that I might be in a more Active part of the service; This Honourable board not Granting the...
Date: 19 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
P.S. On sunday last, the 20 Inst., at day Break, appeared at the mouth of our inlet, four large Frigates, endeavouring to get as close in as possible, which is not more than four miles from me, the[y] drew up in a line right abreast of me, hauled up their courses & laid their Topsails back, in which position the[y] continued till near twelve o'clock; I expected a viset from them, and believe...
Date: 26 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Gentlemen The night of the 28 Inst it being may [sic my] Guard in the Estern Channell about 7 Oclok Dawson the pilot Cam through the Channel verry abruplay and wold not bring too I sent may boat after him and was almost at Chester befor the boat Could overhal him and without a Permit from the board Gentlemen we hav had several inst [alnces of this kind and wold be glad this Honourable Board will...
Date: 29 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
As this Committee is charged with the management of the Commerce carried on for the Continental Service, We think it our duty to represent to your Board the Necessity there is for an Armed Vessell of some kind to be stationed at Cape May for the protection of the Trade to & from this Port, at present there is none of the Continental armed Vessells fit or ready for this Service, being all...
Date: 13 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
This day Davis Bevan & Benj. Canby, were both landed on our Beach by a Flag from the Rhoabuck Man of War, Capt. Hamon [Andrew Snape Hamond] Comander, with whose Officers I had a converence, who have related to me that there is now on board, Thirty-eight Prisoners, who they have brought here for Exchange, agreeable to sund'e Letters from our two Commanding opponents. These two above mentioned...
Date: 11 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
The Roebuck is at this time cruseing off the light house and the small Ship is up the Bay at anchor Near the Brandywine, there has no more ships appeared as yet, you may Depend if there should, I shall give you the earliest acc'ts. I shall refer you to Mr. Davis Bevan for the Particulars Relateing the ship's Destination. I am with Due Respect, [&c.]
Date: 14 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7