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Agreable to order I now transmit to your Honour an account of my proceedings since my last letter wrote while at Fairfield, since which I have enlarged my number to about one hundred and expect soon to have my complement of men. I proceeded with the brig under my command from Black-Rock-Harbour, westward, & on the 12th Instant espied a small sloop attempting to cross the sound which I brought...
Date: 15 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
The Brig Defence is so well known in this part of the Sound that I apprehend it would have been in vain to have sent her out on the present affairs2 accordingly with the advice of the Committee took the Sloop Discovery into service, gave the command of her to Captn Smedley. ー subalterns were appointed from among respectable gentlemen of this town, ー Manned her with forty of my own...
Date: 16 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I received your favour of the 18th, wherein your Honour has been pleased to order me to cruise in the South until further orders, after I had taken the small sloop that was carrying the Tories to Long-Island. I fixed her with two swivels, and put thirty men on board, to go to the Island in search after some Tory deserters that we hear lodged at such a place, which we went to and returned without...
Date: 20 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I saild on Sunday last from Plymouth; soon after we came to sail, I heard a considerable firing to the Northward. In the Evening fell in with four arm'd Schooners, near the entrance of Boston Harbour, who informed me that [they] had been engaged with a Ship and Brigg and were obliged to quit them. Soon after I came up into Nantaskett Road, where I found the Ship & Brigg at an Anchor ー I...
Date: 19 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
your favour of the 21st Instant your Honour was Pleased to order me to Continue hear Til farther orders at that Time it appeared Sum Littel Chance of success Since I Look on the Chance to be small their has been Ever since Sundy Last 10 Ships Cruseing of[f] Boston Harbour 2 of them men of war 8 hilenders troops by the best acc[oun]ts it appears that the Troops at Hallifax Saled the 10 Instant for...
Date: 27 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I now enclose for your Honors perusal, an Inventory of as much of the Cargoes of the Ships Lord How, George and Brigantine Annabella as have come to hand,2 neither of the Vessells are yet unloaded, their are some Coals & a few other articles in Each ー The prize Brigantine Annabella remains on the rocks ー we hope we shall be able to gett her off, in the spring Tides
I expected to...
Date: 1 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
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Date: 23 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
This Serves to Inform your Honr Mr Bartum [Samuel Bartram] 2 Is a good Deale unwell and in my opinion Not Capable to go on this Cruse for which I am Verry Sorey for his Illness at the Same Time think he ought to be kept under pay for the good Servises he has Dun in time past Mr Bartum is a man of Curig and I Dare say wood be willing to procead on a Cruse was it adviseable — I am Sir [...
Date: 12 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
this is to inform your Honr. that as I am in a Very poor State of Health at present & it is Very unc[e]rtain — wheather I Shall be able to go to sea I therefore think it Highly Necessary to Send the Brigg to Sea 2 I would Recomend Mr Smedly [Samuel Smedley] to take Comand of sd Brigg if I am not able to go which is Very uncertain if I am able to go I would Recomend Mr. Smedly to...
Date: 21 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
this serves to Inform your Honr I have got So as to go out for 5 or 6 Days past the Brig Defence Still Lyes at New London the Br[e]ad is Near about Reddey I Recommend to your Honer to appint Mr Samuel Smedl[e]y the Barer to go as first Lewtenent the Docters has pached me up perhaps I may Serve for one Cruse if not I Deseir Mr Samuel Smedly to take the Command of the Brig Defence However hope your...
Date: 8 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
Recd your Hons favor yesterday menshoning the Brig Defence Being nearly Ready to proceed to Sea which is so only a feue things from Norwich Mr Smedley Informes me Likewise of my Coming to Lebenon this Day in Order for Settlement I am sorey to Inform your Honour I have bin hear 7 Days to Day Settleing acct have bin Sick Ever since have got the Brigs acct Nearly Settled and they would have bin...
Date: 23 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
this Serves to Inform your honour I am In want of Sum small Cordig twine and So forth for Ship ollever Crumwell Can not Even Set a Studensel with out Mr Shaw has got the Need full if your honour will Replace the Cordig or flax or west Indegs goods In order to purches the flax as it is to be had at Norwich twelve lb flax for a gallon Rum if your Honour thinks proper give the order for the wet Inge...
Date: 13 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Recd your Hon's Express this Day at 10 A Clock Dated 16th Inst, Informing me of a Ship and Sloop Desiering me to goe in pursute of them Likewise to get all the asistance I Can: their is not any armed Vessels hear Capt [Asa] Palmer I understand has gon up Sound 2 ther was a Ship and Sloop pased This morning as I am Informed by the Commander in Cheif hear Likewise their was sum fireing before they...
Date: 17 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I have the Pleasure of informing your Excellency and the Honorable Council, that I sailed from the Port of New London, on Thursday last, afternoon [May 22], and arrived safe in this Harbour on Friday ー The Ship proves a very good Sailer, and in other Respects fully answerable to our greatest Expectations ー I hope to get mann'd soon, as I brought out 102 Men and shall open a House of Randezvous...
Date: 25 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
With Satisfaction I inform your Excellency that we have got the Ship fitted in good Order for the Sea, have about 150 Men on board, and propose to sail on a Cruise this Day, and hope by the Blessing of God to be able to give your Excellency a Satisfactory Account of our Success in a short time. I am With the greatest Respect [&c.]
Date: 5 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I have the pleasure to inform you, that we this day made prize of the Brigantine Honor, from Cork bound to Newfoundland, which I hope will arrive in Some safe port. — The master of the Brig informs me that he sail'd in Company with about 20 Sail bound for America, which he parted with about four days ago, so that I hope to give you an account of some others of them in a Short time. I am Sir [...
Date: 8 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
By this Conveyance I with Pleasure inform your Excellency that we arrived here yesterday Evening, in Company with the Weymouth, a Ship from Jamaica bound to London as a Packet, she is what is called a Sloop of War in the English Navy, pierced for 18 but mounting 14 Guns, six pounders, besides Swivels, Cohorns, &c. a fine new Ship about eight Months off the Stocks, and compleatly fitted in...
Date: 5 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
You are hereby Directed to Advise with Mr Parker and Strip and Refit the Ship Olliver Cromwell as fast as posable may be for a Nother Cruse you Sea Mr Parkers Orders on the ocation and Likewise asist Mr Parker In Sending the Prisoners forward under Proper gard it is most Likly the waymouth will be sold for this State Servise Shall Due Every as I before mentioned you —
Date: 26 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
you are hereby Directed to Discharge all the men to about thirty or as many as you shall Judge best in order to strip and Refit the Oliver Cromwell for a Cruise advise with Mr Chapman on the Occasion and to be Caryied into Execution without delay —
Likewise you are hereby Directed to order the Prisoners as is Inclosed to you Except the Negros, keep on board at present and keep them at Work —...
Date: 26 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I have Agreed with Mr. Nathaniel Shaw Junr. or my Sixteenth Concern in the Briggtn Trumbull now Building att Norwich Landing and would have you Accott With him for the 1/32 part of the Duck & Cordage which Capt Billings1 brot. home which was 1/32 part of the Avails of the Sloop Trumbull2 and also for One...
Date: 25 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11