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The Ship Charming Nancy being detained till tomorrow Morning Early, when she will Certainly Sail, gives Me the oppertunity of writing you another letter besides mine of the 11th Instt
I have now the pleasure to acquaint you that our fleet that went to look out for live Stock is returned, and have brought in with them 1900 Sheep 103 Black Cattle 110 Cord of Wood a few Piggs and some Poultery which...
Date: 19 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
...The want of Provisions still keeps us here nor do I see any prospect of leaving this place these three or four Weeks as not one [of] the Victualers from Europe, or those drove of[f] the Cost last Winter to the West Indias are arrived....
By what we can here of the Rebel Army the greatest part have left Boston, and are Collecting at New York which they are fortifying, Expecting we will bend...
Date: 12 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
We have now ships arriving dayly from London, and have got in this Week agood Supply of Provisions, but not yet a Sufficiency for so large an Army to depend on ー...
We had yesterday a Man of War from New York, with a prize the Ship Lady Gage, one of the London traders, which Captn VandePut, cut out of the North River where she was laid up. They left New York 15 days ago, and bring a report which...
Date: 23 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I wrote you a few days ago a long letter by Captain Fash who went to London in the Ship Adimant, I have now the pleasure to acquaint you that the fleet and Army sail this day, our destination is a secreat, but its Generaly thought to be New York....
The Niger frigate on her Passage down the River from Quebec, spoke the fleet within two days of that place, and brought letters from General Borgoyne...
Date: 6 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I wrote you by the Packet that sailed the 10th of last Month the day we sailed from Halifax and have now the pleasure to acquaint you of the safe arrival of the fleet at Sandy Hook the 29th Instt after an agreeable passage of 19 days ー We found Governor Tryon at the Hook on board the Dutches of Gordon, he has with him Mr [Thomas] Barrow, Mr [John Tabor] Kempe, Oliver Delancy, Mr [Charles] Apthorp...
Date: 10 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
...numbers of people come every night from the Jerseys & Long Island, who tell us that ther were great discontents at the declaration of independency, and that great numbers will Join us on our geting footing at New York, Long Island, or the Jerseys., when they can get to us without Risque of be[ing] taken in the attempt....the fleet with the foreign troops are not yet arrived, and but four...
Date: 28 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I wrote to you the 28th of last Month by a Ship to Ireland, and now take the oppertunity of the Packet to acquaint you of the arrival of General Clinton from South Carrolina with Seven Regiments Vizt 15th, 28th, 33d, 37th, 46th, 54th, 57th the[y] got into sandy Hook the first Instt with two Ships of the Guards, and three of the Hessians that parted Company from Commodore Hothams fleet, some time...
Date: 8 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Last night the Armed Sloop Gage returned from Quebec wch place she left the 8th of November, and Confirms the Rebel Accot of St Johns & Chamblie being taken, & that it was thought at Quebec that Montreal must likewise fall into their hands, and that nothing was to be Expected from the Canadiens. General Carleton was to be in town from Montreal the 11th, When it was Expected he wou'd be...
Date: 4 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I wrote you several Letters last week by the Ships that sailed the 15th Inst for England...
The day after the Ships Sailed from Hence for England, the Scarborough, Man of War of 20 Guns lying at Bartons Point, began firing at a New Work the Rebells are Erecting at Phipsses farm ー soon after the Salute was returned from 2 Guns they have in the Redoubt on Coblers or Mil[l]ers hill Just below Mount...
Date: 23 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Dr Sir An Easterly Wind and a heavy fall of Snow the night before last, and all day Yesterday, has Stoped Winas [Wynn's] Sailing till this Morning, having now clear Weather and a hard Norwester he will proceed, good for him, but bad for us, as we fear it will blow the London Ships off the co[a]st. Yesterday the last of the 6 Ships we Expect from the bay of Fundy with forage arrived, web with what...
Date: 25 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Since writing you this Morning I have heard that two Hundred Men are to Embark this day on board two transports under the Command of Major [James] Grant of the 14th Regt and to be Convoyed by the Scarborough Man of War. its called a Secret Expedition, but every body says they are going to Rhode Island. 2
Ships bound in here find no want of a light now, as the lighthouse is...
Date: 25 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
My last letters to you went by Watson and Mrs Fairchild, who sailed from hence the 16th of December and are I hope now safe in London. Little material has happened here since that time, the Severity of the Winter still keeps out the greatest Number of the Ships sent from England with Coal, Porter, and other Stores. only Nine of them are yet got in, out of Thirty Six Sail. We grow Anxious for the...
Date: 16 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Dear Sir I had the pleasure of writing you two letters dated the 14th and 16th Instt by the Ship Julius Caeser in which Mrs [Peter] Oliver & Mrs [John] Wentworth went passengers ー
This I hope will be handed to you by Captain [James] Urquhart our late Town Major, who is appointed to Command the additional Company of the 14th Regt
I am much disapointed in not having the pleasure of a line from...
Date: 25 January 1775
Volume: Volume 3
January 26 ー Yesterday two Vessells were taken by a Rebell Privatier off the Light House, & carried into Cowhasack Harbour, they were spoke with last week, and said they were from Whitehaven & Cork, with Pork and Coal for this Place; 2 O the Glory of the British Navy. two flags flying with all the Pomp of War, and Yankies can spit in their face ー The News from Canada of...
Date: 26 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Admiral Graves with the Ships for England went down Yesterday Morning but the Wind coming to the Eastward obliged them to come too in Nantasket Road, which gives me an oppertunity of sending you last Nights News paper, and acquainting you that a Deserter who came in Early this Morning tells, that the News of the Rebell defeat at Quebec has put the people without in great Confusion
Two days ago...
Date: 2 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3