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My Lord The Eleven Sail of Transports having kept pace with the Renown in equipping themselves to proceed to their destination; I have ordered Captn Banks to take them under his Convoy and directed the Hope Captain Dawson to assist in performing that Service, as at this Season the Fogs are intollerable.
The Milford, Captain [John] Burr arrived here yesterday to Victual and Water, which I have...
Date: 30 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Since the Letter I did myself the honor of writing to your Lordship by the Renown, who Sailed on the 2d Inst with a Convoy of fifteen Sail of Transports, containing Highlanders, Hessians & Guards; The Brune Capt Fergusson arrived from Commo[dore] Hotham at this place on the same day, whoin he parted with on the 24th June last, on the Banks of Newfoundland, & dispatched to this place in...
Date: 6 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
The great Confusion in which I left my private Affairs in England when I was called upon and appointed to the Command of His Majesty's Fleet in America, requiring my Return, I beg the Favor your Lordship will give me Leave to proceed to Great Britain in any Manner You shall please to direct.2
I am less scrupulous in making this Request when I see so important a Trust under the...
Date: 13 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Last Sunday Afternoon Lieut. Calcott, of the Merlin, a British Ship ofWar, which lay a little without the Harbour of Newport, came in a Barge, with a Flag, to that Town: The General Assembly of this State being thensitting, he was conducted to the State-House, where he delivered to his Honor the Governor a Letter and Declaration from Lord Viscount Howe, of which the following are authentic Copies...
Date: 27 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
This is conveyed by the Pearl, having under her Convoy, three Transports carrying round the Rebel Prisoners. And the Tartar, forthwith to be relieved by the Bute at the Isle of Bic, after ranging round a great part of the Gulph of St. Laurence, taking a State of the several Fisheries, & cruizing until the 15th of September between Cape Ray and Scatari, is to wait upon your Lordship.
Very...
Date: 4 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
An Account from St: Johns just received, gives me reason to believe, that the Frame which was building in the Sorel, & which I (with General Carleton's Approbation) ordered to be taken down, before I left Chambly, will be ready for Launching about the 16th and the Maria about the 30th of this Month ー the Lieutenants Butler & Starke2 (such by my Order only) superintend their...
Date: 5 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
My Lord, The Prisoners lately taken at Lake Champlain, the Pearl waited for, being just come down; She sails tomorrow ー By Accounts received from Chambly they go on as briskly as can be expected at St Johns, in putting up the several Frames of Gun-boats, and the two Schooners Maria & Carleton; the latter will be first ready, but I find not so soon as I had reason to believe, by eight or ten...
Date: 10 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
My Lord, Being authorized by Congress, as their Commanders in every Department are, to Negotiate an Exchange of Prisoners; and presuming, as well from the nature of your Lordship's command, as the Information that General Howe has been pleased to honor me with, that the exchange in the Naval Line will he subject to your 120rdship1s Directions, I beg leave to propose the following mode of Exchange...
Date: 17 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
My Lord. ー agreeable to your Lordships Request I have Conversed with General Washington, who says that he has no power to Treat upon the Subject your Lordship mentioned, but has not the least objection to my going to Philadelphia to Inform Congress of what your Lordship has been pleased to Communicate to me upon the Subject. I shall wait your Lordships further Direction, and am with much esteem,...
Date: 30 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Triton
Generous Friend
Tuscanny Frigate
John
Nancy
Sally
Wolf.
My Lord
I have now the honor to acquaint your Lordship by direction of my Lords Commrs of the Admty that His Majts Ship the Repulse sail'd from Spithead on the 26th of last Month having under Convoy the Transports Storeships and Victuallers whose Names are in the List[*] you will please to receive in this
The Diamond with the Lark...
Date: 23 June 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Vice Adml Sir Jas Douglas, Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Ships at Portsmouth having in his Letter of the 22nd instant acquainted my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty that a Fever supposed to be infectious, had got into His Majesty's Ship the Lark which was appointed one of the Convoy now going out as mentioned in my Letter to your Lordship of the 23rd of this Month; and my Lords judged...
Date: 25 June 1776
Volume: Volume 6
My Lords Commissioners of the Admty having received a Petitionfrom Mr John Strettell, in behalf of himself & others the Merchants of London trading to Canada, praying that a Convoy may be appointed to protect the homeward bound Ships from Quebec the ensuing Autumn, which usually sail on the 25th October. I am commanded by their Lordships to send you the inclosed Copy of the said Petition, and...
Date: 27 June 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Maria
Providence
Prince George
Burstwick
Rum adventure
St George
Hayfield
Polly
Generous Friends
George
Nancy
Dinah
My Lord
The Diamond, Ambuscade and Unicorn, three of the Ships which I have had the honor to inform your Lordship were to convoy the Transports carrying the 2d Division of Hessians, with the other Reinforcements therein mentioned (except the 16th Regiment of Light Dragoons) put...
Date: 23 July 1776
Volume: Volume 6
My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty having received three Letters from Captain Douglas of the Isis dated at Quebec the 24h and 25h of May, and 27th of June last, giving an account of the appointment of officers which he had made to His Majesty's Ships in the River St Lawrence since those mentioned in his Letters of the 8h and 15h of May2 (a Copy of my answer to which has already...
Date: 31 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
My Lords Commrs of the Admty having been informed that there are three American Vessels at Bourdeaux loading with Arms, Salt Petre & Cloathing for a Considerable Number of Men, two of which will be ready to sail in October & the other in Novembr for America & that one American Vessel sailed from Bourdeaux about three Weeks agoe with the like Cargoe, & was to touch at Bermuda for...
Date: 6 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
My Lord
In my Letter to your Lordship of the 23d of July by the Perseus I informed your Lordship of every occurrence necessary for your knowledge up to that time.
I have now the honor to acquaint your Lordship that my Lords thinking it might afford protection to the Homeward bound Trade from the West Indies if a Ship was stationed off the Island of Bermuda, have ordered Captain [Samuel]...
Date: 7 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
My Lord, I beg Leave to acquaint You that in Consequence of your Lordship's Directions signified to me of the 1st of September last; and finding His Majesty's Sloop Cruizer to be in a worse Condition than represented by the several Surveys held on her; (as will appear by Captain [Francis] Parry's Report of the 27th September here inclosed) I gave the necessary Directions for her Stores,...
Date: 18 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Upon the thirtieth of July last, the Dinah Brig a Victualler whereof I was Master sailed from St Helens under the Convoy of His Majesty's Ship Perseus; the Brig sailed very heavy upon a Wind in so much She would scarcely steer keeping the Helm for the post part a Lee. I kept Company with the Fleet, until the sixteenth of August, when being far to Leeward, tho' could see the Man of War back &...
Date: 21 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
My Lord, I am extreamly sorry my exceeding Illness will not permit me the Honor of paying my personal Respects to Your Lordship, I am therefore obliged to send the Lieutenant to wait on You. I beg Leave to acquaint your Lordship I left the Port of Georgia on the 1st Octr last, being reduced to two Weeks short Allowance, & that consisting only of Pork and Flour, & having no Prospect of a...
Date: 26 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
My Lord, I am honored with your Lordships Letter bearinz date the 21st of October, accompanied with a representation from Mr Alexander Brown, late Master of the Dinah Victualling Brig 2 which Sailed from Spithead, under Convoy of the Perseus, and desiring my observations relative to his assertions.
In consequence, I need only refer your Lordship to my Journal for a full vindication of...
Date: 6 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7