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By a Proclamation in the Carolina papers, we find, that the arms and powder in the public magazines in Charlestown, were removed in the night of the 21st of March, without the consent of the Governor, who is very angry.
Date: 10 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
A few days since suddenly departed hence, Zachariah Hood, Comptroller of the Customs for this port. ー It is said he is gone in the ship Pennsylvania Packet, Capt. [Peter] Osborne, for London. ー This same Hood was the Person who was Stamp-Master for Maryland, from which he was driven by his countrymen, since which he was appointed Comptroller for this port, and from hence it is said he has kept up...
Date: 17 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Another of the Transports is arrived at the Hook, which is nearly all that was expected. The Pilot tells me that there is a general dissatisfaction among the troops, who thought they were to lay here in peace. One of the ships made Long-Island, sent a boat, a Subaltern, two privates and two seamen on shore, to know where they were, but they did not think proper to return to the ship.
Date: 3 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Capt. Wilson from St. Kitts, on Saturday last [July 8] about 30 leagues to the southward of our Capes, spoke the ship Mercury, of 20 guns, which by the course she steared, he immagined was bound to Carolina.
Date: 12 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
On Thursday last [July 20] the universal Fast Day,2 a party of our troops in whale boats landed on Nantasket Point before day, and set fire to the Light House; at day light the men of war discovered and fired upon them. I was at Little Cambridge when the guns awakened me. ー I ascended an eminance at a distance, and saw the flames of the Light-House ascending up to Heaven like grateful...
Date: 24 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Monday last [July 24] arrived here the brig Polly, Capt. [William] Greenaway, with a load of salt from Liverpool, with which she is to return in a few days.
On Sunday last arrived at Newcastle his Majesty's ship Nautilus, where we are told she is to lay for "the protection of our trade," in the courtly style; but, in plain English, to pick our pockets, and try to enslave us.
Date: 26 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Thursday night [August 24] we expected a repetition of Wednesday night's scene; women, children and goods were removed. All quiet at night. Friday, more expectations and more removals, the Governor returned from the country, and went in person and took in writing a particular account of the damage done; our Congress offered him a guard, but he said he had such confidence in the affections of his...
Date: 28 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
We are told, that the Roebuck is one of the handsomest ships of war belonging to the King of Britain, and was built last summer under the particular patronage of Lord Sandwich, whose favorite she is. ー The Captain is also of his particular appointment. ー Quere, What must his Lordship say of his ship, when he hears that she was beat by the "cowardly Americans, " who have nothing but "rusty guns,...
Date: 15 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
To the Public
Whereas many misrepresentations have been circulated respecting the quantity of ammunition, and other circumstances relating to the condition of the gallies at the time of the late engagement, the officers on that service, in justice to their reputation, conceive themselves called upon to give a true account thereof.
The number of cartridges on board, at the commencement of the...
Date: 16 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I wrote you some days ago of a schooner's being seized in the road by the Seaford twenty gun ship, who kept possession of her till on my making application to the Governor; he sent a guard of soldiers and took the possession from them; next morning the Seaford sailed, and since that the Governor has sent a flag to the Admiral to know the reason of such insolence: The Burghers were much enraged,...
Date: 16 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Friday last the 18th inst. three tenders, one sloop, and two schooners came into Chin[c]oteague Inlet, landed about 40 men on an island called Wallop's, who obliged the tenant on the island to pen what cattle he could, of which they killed six and carried off two alive ー they were boarded by a flag from the inhabitants to whom they declared they meant to offer no violence, unless resisted, that...
Date: 20 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
On Monday last a flag that was sent down to the men of war in our bay, for the exchange of several Americans they have on board, returned to this city, as the men of war weighed and put to sea about an hour too soon for the flag, they followed them 10 leagues to sea, but could not overtake them.
It is supposed by the course the men of war steered, that they are gone to Virginia to refit, as by...
Date: 22 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Capt. William Barry, who was master of a ship belonging to your port, and who has been a prisoner with Lord Dunmore for some time past, has made his escape from on board the Roebuck, since Lord Dunmore came up to Gwin's Island. He told me he was on board the Roebuck during her engagement with the gondolas off Wilmington, in which he and many other prisoners were obliged to fight against their...
Date: 8 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Since my last2 Captain Booker's brig for Amsterdam, as mentioned in my last, has been libeled at St. Kitts, in consequence of an information on oath by a scoundrel, who says he assisted to load the said [vessel] here, with powder and other warlike stores for America, and that the brig had just returned from America, after carrying another cargo of the like kind, that he the said...
Date: 27 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
From the best authority, I am informed, that four French frigates are ordered to cruize about this island to protect the American trade, and two Spanish ships are to do the same about Porto Rico for the like purpose. There are about 8 or 10,000 troops in this Island. ー Twenty-nine ships of the line are getting ready at Brest, and 14 at Toulon, & 20,000 land forces, to put to sea, but where...
Date: 15 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
This morning arrived in this harbour, the sloop Elizabeth, Robert Burchall commander, from Tortola, bound for Newfoundland, which vessel with those undermentioned were taken by a Pirate schooner fitted out in Maryland, called the Enterprize, of 12 guns and [30] men, commanded by a James Campbell, the sloop was returned in order to convey those who were not wanted to assist in the navigation of...
Date: 24 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Since our last arrived here between 30 and 40 inhabitants of this State, who have been taken at different times by the English Pirates on our coast; They were brought from the fleet at New-York on board the Orpheus, and landed at Lewis-Town on Cape-Henlopen.
Date: 4 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Yesterday arrived the Continental brig, Andrew Doria, Capt. Biddle, from a cruize, in which he took six vessels, viz. ship Molly, Brigden Goodridge, (late belonging to Mr. Jonathan Hudson, of Maryland) brig Peggy, [William] Cook, both prizes of Lord Dunmore's, bound from Virginia for Bermuda; brig Elizabeth, Capt. [William Ryson] Johnson, a prize taken by the English, from Cape Fear (North...
Date: 18 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I Elisha Cole, master of the schooner Triton, bound from Kennebec to Cape Francois, testify and declare, that on the twentieth day of July last, I was taken by the Milford man of war, John Burr commander, who took from me my bed, bedding, sea cloaths, and every thing else, except what I had in my chest; when I got on board Capt. Burr he asked me, after taking my papers, where my money was, I...
Date: 25 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Extract of a letter from Ticonderoga.
A letter from General Gates, enclosing one from Gen: Arnold, is just received, which acquaints us, that our fleet is safe, and that a party of our sailors, who had imprudently trusted themselves on shore, were attacked by a number of savages, at Wind Mill Point, about 90 miles from Crown Point ー In the skirmish three of our men were killed and five wounded. ー...
Date: 25 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6