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We have recovered our Sloop which I wrote concerning the other Day, & no other Damage sustained by the Tories retakg her, than a few Barrells of Flower, & some Pork; our Party hag. surprized & drove them of [f] whilst unloading her.—
The Brig1 is like to be much more valuable than was at first supposed, there appears to be a great Quantity of Arms,...
Date: 1 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
I am much obliged by your favor received last Evening, and shall take every necessary precaution to obviate any design formed against this Post—but I am induced to think the Information was groundless, as we have now seven Prisoners taken on the Evening of the 7th:, part of them taken by the mouth of Derby Creek going up with Provision, & the others above that, coming down from...
Date: 10 February 1778
Volume: Volume 11
On Wednesday Evening the Enemy in a Sloop of war, one Galley, and about 40 Boats fell down the Delaware, and Anchor'd off this Place at Dusk: The Boats were full of Troops & upward of 30 said to be Flat Bottomed from the best intelligence I received, I cou'd not distinguish from this Place, as they came down under cover of this shore, and at Dusk made over to the Jersey Shore, & came to...
Date: 27 February 1778
Volume: Volume 11
I received your Favor of the 6th. Inst., & in reply to that part relative to the British Prisoners, & their Treatment contained in the Deposition transmitted you, I can truly assert the whole is without the least foundation, except several being frostbit, which Fate many of our Soldiers in common shared with them, from the severity of the Weather, & unavoidably...
Date: 10 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
There were three Ladies Captured by Barry1 but he informs no one of theName of Mitchell they were sent off from New Castle Yesterday with some others having by a Flag obtained permission to send them up by Water in one of our Vessells
We have had the Mouth of the Christiana for some Days blocked up by the Nautilus & some Gallies which has obliged Barrys little Fleet to lye snug...
Date: 16 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
For this two Days past the Enemys Fleet have been passing by here, to Amount of 150 Sail, of which there were 70 or 80 Sloops & Schooners, some few flat-Bottom and a number of Ships Boats on Deck & in Tow besides—their destination not known, it's said there are Troops on board, but it is not reduced to a Certainty, if any, they were kept below, as there was no great appearance on Deck—The...
Date: 17 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
The Enemys Fleet still remain down below Reedy Island, except such Transports as conveyed off the Invalids &c—various accounts of the Numbers, from 1,200 to 2,000, some are said to have marched down by Land, others to have landed from the Fleet near Salem, they have plundered, and were the other Day carrying off Forage, the Jersy Militia took & sent over here nine of their Seamen, they...
Date: 20 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
I have inclosed you Depositions &c, relative to the Treatment of the British Prisoners Captured in the Brig Symetry during their Stay here—shou'd have transmitted them before, but have waited in expectation of obtaining Colo. Gunbys,1 Captns. Godmans,2 & Learmouths3 Depositions, which woud have been very material, as they were privy...
Date: 28 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11