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Sir I am now Able to give a more perticular accoumpt of the Expedition to the Light-house than when I saw you before, I find by examination that we killed Six persons on the spot one of which was A Leiut that we have 5 merines and one Torey in the Hospital that one Died of his wounds before he arrived to Roxbury that one women & a Lad is still at Dorchester, so that ading the 15, above...
Date: 3 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I wrote to you on the 17th Inst that no Alarms or appearances of immediate danger had been in this place for some time past Since the 8th Instant when Capt [John] Lindsey [Linzee] Commander of a Sloop of War threw a number of Shot into the Town ー the Inhabitants have remained unmolested
on Saturday ev'ning last [August 19] a Man of War & a Tender appear'd off this Harbour we expected an...
Date: 21 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Colonel [Thomas] Hartley arived from a Tour Down the Lake, last night. Inclosed is a Coppy of his Journal. I make no Doubt the enemy have a number of Vessells in forwardness & will exert themselves, in Building to Command the Lake ー
I have made a Drawft of the Artificers & have sent you a Number of each as pr the Inclosed Memorandum, I have ordered the Oar Makers to go Between this &...
Date: 10 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I have this morning Sent of[f] Colonel [William] Maxwells & [William] Winde's Regiments, with most of the Artillery & Stores, want of Boats prevented my sending of[f] all the Sick & Companies of Artillery. I have Just Sent of[f] the last Boats we had, to Onion river & other Places for Boards, believe I can procure Twenty or thirty thousand feet & send you in a few Days. ー we...
Date: 14 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
...I have sent, Carpenters to Assist in Fixing the Gondalos & Vessells, Ishould have returned this morning but the Boats which were sent to Cheshire 2 the day before yesterday for the Carpenters are not yet returned: It will be Necessary for me to Stay untill they Arive to give them Orders respecting the Craft they are to build ー I have sent of[f] an express this Morning to Genl Schuyler for...
Date: 25 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I have waited with impasonc to hear from you but being Sensobel the many and Grait Difficultys you had to surmont Dant in the Least wonder at your not ntmg to me we have ben in great Constornation hear and hardly know what to Do nor what thare intentions are but som things we dow know we know that the kings troops are Landed one stratens Island and are throwing up works in many Plases ther and...
Date: 26 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I have sent you one gondola more down, which the carpenters have named after me. I hope you will send a good officer on board of her. I have had her made as strong as she could be made, which you will see by the work done in her. I also send you one sailor out of my regiment down. I would be glad you would order him on board immediately, or I am afraid he will run off and leave you. I will get...
Date: 30 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I found on my arival here last evening, the Gallies much forwarder than I expected, three will be launched in a Fortnight; if not sooner & Timber is Cutt For three or four others, the Carpenters are Very Industrious, & spirited, nothing will Retard the building but want of Plank, & Iron, I have wrote Capt. Varick to hurry on the Latter, & have ordered the Carpenters to omit...
Date: 7 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I arriv'd here at 10 oClock last night much as I left Tyconderoga a little feverish but no ague Yet, a dose Phisick this afternoon I hope will set matters in order. I have applied to Doctr Sparham who (I believe) Cannot be persuaded to go with the Fleet ー I dont think it prudent to go without a Surgeon, Lieut [Isaac Budd] Dunn acquaints me, that the Surgeons Mate of Coln [Arthur] St Clair's Regt...
Date: 16 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
About two OClock this Afternoon Colonel [Thomas] Hartly acquainted me, that a Party of his men who were posted Seven miles down the lake, as a Covering party to the Oar makers, had made a large fire as a Signal that the enemy were approaching I sent Colonel Hartly with one hundred men to secure the retreat of the Party if Attack'd and Order'd the two light Schooners down the lake to cover them,...
Date: 17 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I have understood that General Arnold is to have the Comand of the Navey and if that Be So he ought to have Shown me his Power to It, but instead of that he sent an Order for two of the Schooners to get under way and go Down the Lake upon Some Information he Says he had of the Aproach of the Enemy was It not his Duty to have Comunicated It to me and my Orders to have bin Given to the Vessels I...
Date: 17 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
At the time that Genl. Arnold was here he informed me that there was Some Quarter Deck Plank Sasoned which if they are to [be] had I wish you may send them to the saw soon as possible which I take a Great favour Am with the Greatest Esteem [&c.]
Date: 17 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I received yours of yesterday & have Ordered Commadore Wynkoop to Head Quarters, no other person in the fleet has disputed my orders. ー I be-lieve the Commadore was really of opinion that neither of us had, authority to command him, He now seems convinced to the Contrary, & sorry for his disobedience of orders. ー If it can be done with propriety, I wish He may be permitted to return home...
Date: 19 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Dear General I have this minute received yours by Docr [Stephen] McCrea, & am very happy at his arival as I was determined to have Sailed the first fair wind even without a Surgeon, I believe him to be a very good, One. I have borrowed Dr Sparhams Instrum[en]ts. I am glad to hear the Gondalo, & Gally is like to Join me so soon. ー I have not the least objection to Captain Titcomb's...
Date: 23 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The 24th Inst I left Crown Point, the 25th at night Anchored at Willsborough, the Same night came on a Violent Storm at N Et. the Next Day at 2 P M was obliged to weigh Anchor & return to this place, where the whole fleet arived the same evening, except the Spitfire Capt Ulmer who could not Clear the Shore & was obliged to come to an Anchor again, & rode out the Storm, tho exposed to...
Date: 31 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Dear General I intended sending the foregoing from Button Mould Bay, 2 but waited for a Boat that I had Sent to this place ... yesterday at Noon we left Button Mould Bay, & arived here last night. before we passed the Split Rock we Saw two Sail a Stern which, we suposed were the Lee, & a Gondola, they have not yet Joined us, we Are now under way with a Fresh Southerly breeze...
Date: 2 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I wrote you the 2nd Instant from Willsborough by Lieut [James] Calderwood, the same Evening Anchored at Schuylers Island, & on the 3d Instant arrived safe at this Place, which is 4, or 5 miles from the Isle Aux Tate,2 and 7 miles from the Isle aux Mott, we found the Isle aux Tate occupied by the Enemy, and several hundred Men encamped, between that & us, who the Evening of our...
Date: 7 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
When I wrote the foregoing Letter I designed sending off the Batteaux last evening but was prevented by the Stormy weather lastnight the Enemy were heard by the Guard Boats and the People onboard the Vessels near inshore onbothsides of us several Trees were felled and lights discovered. I believe the Enemy were erecting Batteries, which might have injured us as the Lake is only one and a Quarter...
Date: 8 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
... The Master of the Royal Savage is Ill with the Fever and Ague; I shall observe your Directions very particularly, I hope soon tohave the Pleasure of seeing General [David] Waterbury and the three Gallies. I think the Station we are in the Best in the Lake to stop the Enemy; there is not a good Harbour, except where the Lake is Wide until' you come to ButtonMould Bay, thirteen Miles this side...
Date: 9 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Your Favour of the 12th Instant was delivered me last Night by Ensign [Clemens] Botsford, who narrowly escaped being lost in his Passage down and was obliged to throw overboard three Barrels of Provision to lighten the Batteau. I am Happy to find, you approve of my returning from the Isle aux Tétes, our Present Situation is five Miles to the Southward of Point aux Fire and two Miles to the...
Date: 15 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6