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a boy from the Jersey came on board, with an account that the Rebel army, which is come down to York, in Virginia, had taken our men, who were on shore, prisoners. Upon this, our Lieutenant ordered me off to enquire into the matter. I walked up [to] their camp, which consisted of a few pales covered with leaves, and found two hundred rebels round our men, whom they had been informed belonged to...
Date: 11 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Our troops, with about sixty Townsmen from Norfolk, and a detachment of Sailors from the ships, among whom I had the honour to march, set out from Norfolk to attack once more the Rebels at the great bridge, who had been lodged there some time, and had erected a breast-work opposite to our fort on their side of the river. We arrived at the Fort half an hour after three in the morning, and, after...
Date: 9 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The detested town of Norfolk is no more! Its destruction happened on New Year's Day! About four o'clock in the afternoon the signal was given from the Liverpool, when a dreadful cannonading began from the three ships, which lasted till it was too hot for the Rebels to stand on their Wharfs. Our boats now landed and set fire to the town in several places. It burnt fiercely all night, and the next...
Date: 9 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3