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My Lord, The Liberty people have now got another pretence for raising men, they assert that Mr. [John] Stuart the Superintendant has been endeavouring to raise the Cherokee Indians to come down against them, this they alledge that they have got undoubted proof of, and all he can say will not convince them to the Contrary, his Friends in Charles Town gave him a hint, and he left that and came...
Date: 20 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Some time ago I had the honour to receive a letter from the Earl of Dartmouth, dated the 1st of February last, wherein he wrote me that an order was gone from the Admiralty to you, Sir, to send me one of your cruisers, but none is yet arrived ー nor have I heard any thing of it since. And I am now to acquaint you, that four or five boats, from the South-Carolina side, of our inlet, have been here...
Date: 27 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Some time ago I had the honour to receive a letter from the Earl of Dartmouth, dated the 1st February last, wherein he wrote to me, that an order was gone from the Admiralty to you, Sir, to send me one of your cruisers. It gives me the highest pleasure to acquaint you, that I now have not any occasion for any vessel of war, and I am clearly of opinion that his Majesty's service will be better...
Date: 27 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Late last night I had the honor to receive yr Ldship's Ltr of the 23 Inst & very sincerely congratulate yr Lordship's safe anival at C.T. where I wish you great Satisfactn & Felicity At the same [time in the] disord'd State of pub. Mrs & without any protection or support I am much afraid it is not to be expected, and as things strike me, I see no probability of any sober quietude...
Date: 27 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I wrote Your Lordship in my Letter No. 51 that our Inlet was Guarded by Boats with Many Arm'd Men from Carolina, Since which severaI have gone down there from Savanah; all waiting the Arrival of a Ship expected from London with Gun Powder, it is said to seize upon the Gun Powder, those from Carolina to take out the Gun Powder out belonging to the Inhabitants of their Province and those from hence...
Date: 8 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
My Lord Since Writing my Last of the 8th Inst. Capt. [Richard] Maitland Arrivd2 the Warlike Schooner fitted out as Mentioned before went to Sea and met with the Ship about 4 Leagues from the Bar Conductd her in & then took out all the Gun Powder on Board Amounting to about Six Tons as the Capt. tells me and which is now in the Hands of the Liberty People here who Forcibly Hold it...
Date: 10 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
On the 13 instant at night two Gentlemen came here from Charles Town sent as I was informed by the Council of Safety there and they have Prevail'd on the [Provincial] Congress to let them have 5000 weight of the Gun Powder and which they carried away with them, and I am Informed that Some of the Liberty People here, Assisted in Putting on board the Vessell they came in a brass field Peice and...
Date: 18 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
No. 57 We have received an Account here that an Armed Vessell or two, fitted out from Charles Town Proceeded to the Bar of St. Augustine and there met with a Vessell Bound to that Port, which had a great Quantity of Gun Powder and King's Stores on Board, part of which had been sent on shore but that they took out of her 15,000 weight of the Gun Powder which they had Landed Safe at Beaufort Port...
Date: 17 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
My Lord, On the 17th instant a Vessell arrived here from London, one Rainier on Board of which was 250 barrells of Gun Powder, great part of it I am Informed is His Majestys, being the Annual Present for the Indians sent out to Mr. Stuart the Superintendant, and the rest is the Property of Persons Concerned in the Indian Trade, the whole of which Immediately on the Ships arrival at Tybee was...
Date: 23 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Whatever Letters Your Lordship may have thought Proper to write to me by the July and August Packets, Still remain with Lord Wm. Campbell on board his Majesty's Sloop Tamer, and I Can't Say how much longer they may Continue there, for his Lordship Cannot send them to me, nor have I any method of Sending for them with Safety. I Presume His Majesty's Cruizer which was ordered to this Province in...
Date: 14 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Your Lordship's letter of the 5th of July No 21. I did not receive till the 7th inst. Lord William Campbell sent it to a Friend of Mine in Charles Town who had no safe opportunity of forwarding it before . . . It is great Goodness in His Majesty to order the Commanders of His Ships, to receive on Board and Protect, any of his officers, who may be Compelled by the Violence of the People, to Seek...
Date: 17 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
The Governour sent for Doctor Jones and Joseph Clay, and acquainted them that he had sent for them as the only remaining Representatives of the town of Savannah, and acquainted them that the following men-of-war, with the packet and one or two other vessels, were arrived at Cockspur, viz: the Syren, of 28 guns; the Tamar, of 18 or 20 guns; the Raven of 18 guns; the Cherokee, of 16 guns.
That he...
Date: 18 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Doctor Jones and Joseph Clay waited on the Governour in consequence of a written request from him, when he informed them, that as soon as he heard there was a man-of-war in the river, which was on Tuesday last, he sent orders to Captain Lightenstone to go on board them and to inquire who they were and what number, and endeavour to learn their intentions. And as the Governour was apprehensive, if...
Date: 22 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
On his Majesty's service.
To the Hon. James Mackay, Esq; and the rest of the members of his Majesty's Council at Savannah.
On board his Majesty's ship Scarborough
at Cockspur, February the 13th, 1776.
Honourable Gentlemen, After using my best endeavours for upwards of 3 weeks, to prevail on those in whose hands the present ruling powers are, that the commanders of his Majesty's ships here might...
Date: 13 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3