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The Ship James, Capt Watson, from Glasgow arrived at N. York the second Inst being the day after the time limited by Congress. Great pains were taken by the Tories & Crown Officers to land her goods. The People rose twice, the Tories from 2 to 4 hundred, the Whigs from four to five Thousand ー the ship was sent off by the Comittee ー the Man o' War stopt her ー the p[eo]ple asembled a second...
Date: 21 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
On Ldsdy Morng. 26 ult. the Regt at Castle William of 240 Men emba,rked on board a Transport on a secret Expedition; and at III P.M. landed (while the Congregation were at Pub. Worship) at Marblehead, & march 5 miles around to Salem to seize some Ordnance &c. Instant notice being sent the pple at Salem removed the Cannon over a Bridge. The Troops under Col. [Alexander] Leslie arrived at...
Date: 26 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The ship Bealah,2 which lately arrived at N York from England, with a cargo of goods prohibited by Congress, was obliged to depart again with all her goods. She sailed back again from N York for Halifax Tuesday 7th Inst Great were the exertions of the Tories at N York to retain and unlade her; and also to obstruct the choosing of Delegates to the next Continental Congress. ー but with...
Date: 13 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The two Murrays,2 Owners of the Ship Bealah, had unladen a part of the cargo secretly & landed it at Elizabeth Town. The Committees detected the fraud & Imposition, as the public tho' the ship was sent back without breakg Bulk. The public Resentment and Vengeance rose against these eminent Merchants. They found themselves in a bad state ー made a confession of the whole matter (...
Date: 24 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Warm affairs with Col. [Thomas] Gilbert of Trenton [Freetown] who has procured from Gen. [Thomas] Gage 56 small Arms & Amunition and raised a Compa of 102 men against our Liberties. Also at N York warm dealing with Messrs Murrays2 for secretly landing Goods, imported in the Ship Bealah.
Date: 30 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Col. [Thomas] Gilbert of Freetown has fled to the man o' War in this port ー Yesterday above a Thousand Men assembled in Arms at Freetown to lay Col. Gilbert as they had heard he had risen up against his country. They came from all parts round as far as Middleboro' Rochester &c ー They took about 30 of his men and disarmed them, tho' they had lately taken the Kings Arms.
Date: 11 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Some of Col. [Thomas] Gilberts Men it is said seized a Soldier of the Regulars a Disserter who was teaching Military Exercises at Freetown, and were about carrying him to Gen. [Thomas] Gage at Boston. The night before last 50 men marched from Dartmouth to join a large Body with a view to rescue the Soldier. By a letter from Boston I am informed that p[eo]ple are removing out of Boston very fast ー...
Date: 14 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Capt. [John] Hathaway of Freetown Militia being in Newport, was this day seized and carried aboard the Rose Man o' War, as was said, to be sent to Gen. [Thomas] Gage for taking away the Kings Arms from Col. [Thomas] Gilbelts Men ー They detained him about [blank] hours and dismissed him. He is about commencing an Action against the Officers of the Rose for false Imprisonment.ー
Date: 17 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
At VIII o'Clock this morning an Express arrived in Town from Providence, with the following Lettersー
Providence April 19th 1775
10 o'Clock at Night
Sir
Having received Intelligence that our Breth[ern] in Mass: Bay are attacked by a body of regular Troops and that many of our Friends are slain. ー These are to request your Honor that you will be pleased to call the Genl....
Date: 20 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Gov. [Samuel] Ward yesterday wrote a letter to Messrs. Malbones received today: advising the Merchants to get their Vessels to sea or out of New England with all speed: and recommending to the people at Newport to remove themselves and Effects speedily, as there was certain Danger of Immediate Seizure, in Consequence of Measures adopting by the Assembly. This has thrown the Town into great...
Date: 25 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Two Vessels full of Passengers sailed this morning for Philadelphia.2 The Town in great Panic ー The Assembly proceed with Vigor, tho the Upper House hesitate ー The Tories elated ー Great Dejection on most countenances ー but some revive their spirits. this afternoon the two Providence Packets loaded with 4 or 500 Bbs. flour here to-day, sailed for Providence, but were immediately stopt...
Date: 26 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
This day at noon sailed the two Provid[enc]e packets seized yesterday, and in one of them Mr. Jno Brown is carried off for Boston, whither also they have sent the flour.
Date: 27 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Last Eveng I was told that the Officers of the two Men o' War here had by them a List of 27 Persons in Newport whom they intended to take up; and that I myself was in the Listー
Date: 1 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
This afternoon was a Funeral here of a Lieutenant of Marines of one of the Ships here.2 They obtained leave of the Governor to land, and about 25 Marines landed at Wh[arf] this afternoon, and buried their Officer under Arms in the Ch[urc]h yard discharging three Vollies, and then retired on board without Molestation
This Aft Capt. Hathaway arrived here. He left New York last Thursday ー...
Date: 2 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
A little before sunset Mr. Russel of Providence came to town and informs that Mr. Jno. Brown was dismissed and came home to Providence last night about XI h at night. That he was first put on board Adm. [Samuel] Graves, then bro't before Gen [Thomas] Gage. Capt. [James] Wallace's pretence for apprehending him was that he was concerned in burning the Gaspee Schooner. Application was made to Judge...
Date: 4 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
An Association has been preparing for several days, and great Pains taken by the Friends of Govt to prepare the principal people in Town for signing it purpurting their Adherence to the King & Parl[iamen]t, that they put themselves under the Protection of the Men o' War & Gen [Thomas] Gage or the Kings Troops, that they will not take part with the Provincial Army &c. &c. &c.;...
Date: 5 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
This day another Man o' War Capt. Lindley2 came here, so we have now three ships here ー tho it is said that the Rose Man o' War Capt. [James] Wallace is called away.
Date: 6 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
It is said that two Tenders were plundering or intended stealing Sheep at No-man's Land &c ー & that the Dartmo[uth] p[eo]ple man'd out and took both & bro't them in to Dartmo ー Some of the Man o' Wars' Men were wounded, but none killed on either side.2
Date: 15 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Last Eveng the story of the burning of Weymouth was contradicted. Gen. [Thomas] Gage it seems sent some armed Schooners to steal Hay in Stacks at Weym[uth] ー the p[eo]ple opposed their landing and fired upon and beat them off, and set fire to the stacks of Hay.
The week before last Capt. [John] Lindzee of the Falcon Sloop of War took two Sloops near the Viny[ar]d without any reason. The p[eo]ple...
Date: 23 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
This afternoon a great Commotion happened in this Town, the occasion of which was this. Several Cargoes of Flour had been seized by the Men o' War. Also one Mr. [George] Rome had been employed by the Men o' War to buy up several of the Cargoes. A day or two ago Capt. Wightman of this To[wn] arrived from Philada with Flour,2 of which he had imprudently sold about 80 Bbs. to Mr. Rome....
Date: 3 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1