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at 3 AM Un'moor'd and hove Short on the Bt Bower at 6 Weigh'd and came to Sail ½ past 9 came too off Charles Town Bar. in ½ less 7 fathm Charles Town Light house W B N 4 or 5 Miles.
Fresh Breeze, and hazey at 7 PM Weigh'd and came to Sail, kept Sounding2
Date: 4 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
First and Middle parts Fresh Breens, and Clouds latter Mode. at 3 PM saw the Land from N W B N to N E b N ½ past 4 PM came too with the Bt Br in 7 fam Water Veer'd away to ½ a Cable. Cape Fear E b N ½ N 5 5r 6 Miles Veer'd to a whole Cable
Date: 5 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
at 12 [midnight] hove Short, Weig'd and Came to Sail Pilot still on board. First part Squally with Rain, Middle and Latter Light Breeze. & fair PM. Sounded, Jack'd Ship Occasly
Date: 9 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
at 8 AM saw a Sail in the NW Quarter, Wore & gave Chace Fir'd two 6 Pounders Shotted at the Chace. First and Middle parts Mode & Clear, latter Squally with Rain, at 3 PM Haul'd our Wind to the Noward Sounded, & Kd Ship Occasly in Stays Carried away the Mn Topsl Yard Empd getting another up
Date: 10 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
[AM] Sounded 110 fams no Ground, saw a Sail to the Wtward Light Airs and Clear, at 3 PM saw a Sail in the NW Quarter ½ past 6 hove to & spoke His Majesty's Ship Glasgow from Boston on a Cruize, at 8 made Sail,
Date: 22 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
First & Middle parts Light Breezs and Hazey with Rain, latter mode and fair Sounded 55 fam hard Ground at 4 P M saw the Land from WNW to NWBN ½ past 11 Came to with the Bt. Bower in 23 fam. fir'd a Gun & made a Signal for a Pilot at 12 [midnight] Repeated the Signal,
Date: 27 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
July 1775
Friday 28
latter [part] mode. and fair . . . at 6 A M hove in to ⅓ of a Cable Fir'd a Gun for a Pilot at 8 Weigh'd & came to Sail at 10 Came onbd a Pilot. P M Empd working into Nantasket Bay in Company with His Maj. Ships Merlin &Falcon, at 8 Came to in Boston Harbour with the Bt Bower in 5 fam water, Veer'd to ½ a Cable found riding here His Majs Ships the Preston Vice...
Date: 28 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
July 1775
Saturdy 29
Moor'd in Boston Harbr Castle William SE½S Long Wharfe W N W
latter part mode & fair. at 5 A M Saluted Adml [Samuel] Graves with 13 Guns, Moor'd Ship with the Stream Anchor to the Soward . . . at 10 Punish'd Jas. Ryan for Drunkeness First part Fresh Gales and Clear
Date: 29 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
July 1775
Sunday 30
Moored in Boston Harbr; Castle William SE½S Long Wharfe WNW
middle Mode & latter [part] fresh breezes & fair sent on shore the Empty Water Casks Recd. Water Watering, at 8 sent a Boat with a party of Men, Man'd & Arm'd on a Secret Expedition.
Date: 30 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Conforming to your Orders I am anchored as near the Lighthouse as the Pilot thought safe; but I think it is what I owe the People under my command and also my Duty for the good of his Majesty's Service, to inform you the particular Situation of the Ship. I understand it is next to certain I am to be attacked by Boats; Sir, I must mention I think the Scorpion is almost the only Vessel in his...
Date: 31 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
July 1775
Monday 31
at 7 A M Weigh'd the Stearn Anchor at 9 Weighed & came to Sail, hove to made Sail Occasly Mode Breezs & fair ½ past 1 P M came to with the Bt Br in 5 fam off the LightHouse, Veer'd to ½ a Cable, at 4 Veer'd away & Moor'd a Cable each way with Springs on them, our Boat return'd with the Officer and Men at 9 fir'd 4 Shot at the Rebels on Shore at the Lighthouse,...
Date: 31 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
August 1775
Tuesdy 1
Moor'd off the Lighthouse Point Alderton SSE½E Lighthouse NNE½E
A M Empd making Boarding Nettings &c. Do W. [P M] Empd as before
Date: 1 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
August 1775
Wednesday 2
Moored off the Lighthouse Point Alderton SSE½E Lighthouse NNE½E.
A M sent the Boat on shore to Watch the motion of the Rebels, at 11 unmoor'd & hove Short on the Small br Punished Geo. Payler Marine for Neglect of Duty Do W[eather] at 2 P M Weighed & came to Sail ½ past 5 came too with the Bt Bower in Boston Harbour Moor'd with the Stream Anchor, at 6 made the...
Date: 2 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
May 1776
Sunday 12
Moor'd off Brunswick in Cape Fear River No Carolina
A M sent a Boat with an Officer Man'd & Arm'd on a Secret Expedition Boat Retd Supply'd the Transports Boats with Rum & Rice interred the Body of Jno Jefferies at Brunswick.2 PM Fir'd a Six Poundr & made the Signal for Embarkation of the Troops3
Monday 13
A M Recd Beef and Bread...
Date: 13 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
May 1776
Single Anchor Snows point [Cape Fear River] NNW 1½ Mile
Sunday 19
at 6 Weighed ½ past came too at the Fort with the Bt Br Veer'd away & Moor'd Fort Johns[t]on W½ Mile found riding here his Majs Sloop Cruizer. Saluted Commodore Sir Petr Parker with 18 Guns.
Date: 19 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Septemr 1776
Saturdy 7
Moor'd in Cape Fear River.
AM the Rebels landed on Bald Head burnt the Red Cutter which was hauld on shore to prevent her falling into their hands
Boats Empd with the Armed Sloop in cutting off the retreat of the Rebels from Bald head they having been repulsed by the Fort in the W. part of the Island
Date: 7 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Novembr 1775
Monday 13
Moor'd in Cape Fear Harbour
Modt and fair at 8 AM Weighed and Worked up the Harbour at 11 Came too with Bt Br in 5 Fathom Veer'd away and Moor'd Fort Johns[t]on WNW 2 Cables length Oak Isld SBW found riding here His Majs Sloop Cruizer Modt & Cloudy sent a party of Men to clear away for getting the Guns off
Tuesday 14
came onboard His Excellency Govr Martin...
Date: 26 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Decemr 1775
Thursdy 52
At Single Anchor in Rebellion Road
Supplied the Cherokee with a Barrel of Powder sent the Cutter Mannd & Armd to two Vessels of[f] the Bar.
First part Fresh Breezs & Cloudy Middle & latter light Airs at 2 P M Retd the Cuttr having brot in the 2 Vessels one from St Kitts3 the other from Jaimaca with Rum sent Officers & Men into them...
Date: 5 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Decemr 1775
Running over Charles Town Bar
Monday 18
Mod: & Cloudy at 10 AM Weigh'd & Came to Sail Palliser &Prizes in Company at Noon Running for Charles Town Bar. First part Light Airs and Clear Middle & latter Fresh Gales...at 6 hoisted Lights for the Convoy to follow us in Compy Palliser & Prizes
Tuesday 19
Cape Fear N [W] 12 Leags
Strong Gales and Clear in...
Date: 25 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Janry 1766
Friday 26
Moor'd in Cape fear No. Carolina
Watering Loos'd Sails to Dry.
Mod Breezs Empd Watering
Saturdy 27
at 9 AM Alarm'd by the Waterers hailing the ship sent and brought them off
at 11 Fir'd 15 Round & 11 Grape Shot at the Rebels in the Fort 2
Burnt or Taken by the Rebels 6 Hhds & 4 Barls Powder
Date: 27 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3