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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
Ever since the Evening date of my last report I have been Imployed in Detecting some persons wlio have lately been on board the men of War, in a small sloop which I have taken into Custody & Shall wait your Excellencys orders for a further Disposition of her, I have also taken & Sent by Lt Humphris [Nathaniel Humphreys] who brings this one Mrs Darbage who went on board ー she has...
Date: 16 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir the Inclosed is the Original which I have just Recd and thought Proper to Send it by express by land, it is most likely that the Indian Ship and Sloop mentioned will Sail out under Convoy of sd Mercurey. I shall Send to the Armd Vessels on the South Side of long Island to look out & do the best [th]ey can ー however if it Should please Your Excell[en]cy to Send an express to Admiral...
Date: 4 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
There was two ships arrived within the Hook yesterday ー There is now at the hook Eight Sail of square rigged Vessels & five small scraft besides the Asia & her small Tender. It is thought (but we cannot certainly determine) that three of the Vessels which lately arrived is the Roe-buck the Mercury, & the Liverpool ー Yesterday morning three men made their escape from the piratical...
Date: 4 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I landed here the Evening before last and by reason of Several Inconven[i]enices Could not make an attack untill this morning at 4 oclock when I advanced within a 150 yds of the Light house in So Secret a manner that my party were not Discoverd, I advanced with an Officer & desired to Speak with the Commanding Officer and after a few words he fired Severel Shot at me but as God would have it...
Date: 21 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
The Sloop is hove down & Cleaning & hope to be ready to take my Station this Night I shall not loose a minutes time but shall effect it if Possible, all Guards have been kept as usual & nothing Extrodnory has been Discoverd. I have been some uneasy respecting Capt Burr's Station and Humbly Conceive he might be stationd lower down than he is which would be more advantagious in...
Date: 27 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I am now to inform your Excellency that my Flag being hoisted on board of the Washington I came up with the Ships & attacked at ¼ past One this Afternoon. The Pheonix fired the first Gun which was return'd by the Lady Washington whose Shot went thro the Pheonix ー Upon my Orders the Lady Washington put about to form a Line the tide was such that the Washington & Spit fire was exposed to...
Date: 3 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6