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Tuesday last arrived into Newbury Port, after a very successful Cruise, in which he took 14 Vessels, the Privateer Brig Civil Usage, commanded by Capt. Andrew Giddings. . . .
Yesterday arrived safe in Port, after a short Cruize, the Hawke private armed Vessel of War.1
Date: 1 December 1777
Volume: Volume 10
The remarkably fast sailing Sloop REVENGE, Joseph Conkling, Commander, mounting 10 Carriage Guns and 12 Swivels, having every necessary Store on Board for a four Months Cruize, is now waiting for a few Seamen. Any Gentlemen Sailors having a Mind to try their Fortune by Sea are desired to call on the Commanding Officer on Board, or at Capt Douglas's, where they will meet with good Encouragement.
Date: 22 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
——This is the PRIVATEER.——
To all Gentlemen Volunteers, who are desirous of making their FORTUNES.
An Opportunity is now presented them (if they apply speedily) on Board the Sloop AMERICAN REVENUE, one of the fastest sailing Vessels on the Continent; fitted in the best Manner for a four Month's Cruise, and will sail immediately, SAMUEL CHAMPLIN, Commander; who may be seen at the House of John...
Date: 29 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
A Boat from Long-Island, bound into Connecticut-River, with sundry Articles of British Manufacture, was a few Days ago seized by a Boat from the Ship Trumbull.1 'Tis hoped this may gve Check to a Trade which has already been too long carried on with Impunity—and very detrimental to the fair Trader, as well as contrary to an express Law of the State.
Date: 20 February 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Ship-Carpenters may find good Employ by applying to the Continental Ship-Yard, Norwich River.1
Date: 23 February 1778
Volume: Volume 11
The private Ship of War PUTNAM, mounting twenty Carriage Guns
(nine Pounders) will be ready for Sea by the middle of
April:
Any Gentlemen Volunteers who may chuse to enter on Board the said Ship for a six Months Cruize, shall be put on daily Pay from the Time of their coming on Board, 'till the Ship is ready to Sail.
Date: 18 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Capt. Williams who arrived here last Week from the West Indies, has given us a further Account of Vessels belonging to Nau-England, which are arrived in the West Indies, viz.
Brig Swift, Young; schooner Polly, Ailger; sloop Betsey, Kilby; schooner Chance, Smith; schooner Neptune, Meserve; Brig Charming Sally, Hammond; Brig London, Backliff; schooner Prudence, Boardman; schooner Jane, White;...
Date: 20 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Last Tuesday Morning about 200 of the Enemy landed (under Cover of a Row Galley1 and two armed Sloops2) on Greenwich Point, with a Design of destroying a Quantity of Flour that lay on the Beach above the Point, and burning a Row Galley that was fitting in the Harbour. A party of fifteen Men from Colonel Meig's3 Regiment,4 under the command of...
Date: 26 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
GENTLEMEN Volunteers, who are desirous of serving their Country and at the same Time of making their Fortunes:—An Opportunity is now presented them on Board the Privateer Brig NANCY,1 MICHAEL MELALLY2 Commander, mounting sixteen carriage Guns, being a prime Sailor, well fitted for a four Months Cruize, and will sail in about three Weeks. The Commander may be seen on Board,...
Date: 27 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
One Day last Week, a Sloop from Halifax, laden with Coal, some Coffee and other Articles, was taken by a Boat with seven Men and one Swivel, from Coaxet,1 in Dartmouth: the Sloop had three Swivels and eight Men, but made no Resistance: the Boat was out but three Hours, and the Men it was said would share upwards of 1000 Dollars each.
Date: 17 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
The Privateer Sloop Bever,1 Capt. Dodge, sailed from Bedford on a Cruize, last Saturday Se'nnight, and on Monday fell in with the Maidstone Man of War:—the Wind being light, the Maidstone sent three armed Boats to attack the Sloop; but one of them was soon sunk by Capt. Dodge, on which the other two returned to the Ship; and a thick Fog setting in about the same Time favoured Capt....
Date: 15 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
KNOW YE that Libels are filed before the Hon. Richard Law, Esq.: Judge of the Maritime Court for said County, in Favour of John Kerr1 and others, against the Sloops Speedwell, James Holt, late Commander; Betsey, William Robins, late Commander; Polly and Hannah, David Shadder, late Commander; Katherine, John Rutgard, late Commander; Sea-Flower, Isaac Seidmore, late Commander; Schooner...
Date: 20 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12