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Since my last the ship Beulah, Capt. [William] Bussel, has arrived from London full of goods, the people here are determined the association shall not be violated, the owners and shippers think of sending her to Halifax; she will sail in a few days.
Date: 23 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
On the 7th inst, as George Taylor, of Wilmington, in his own shallop, was on his passage from thence to this city, he was boarded by a party of ruffians from the King's armed schooner the Diana, commanded by Captain [Thomas] Greaves (Nephew to Admiral [Samuel] Greaves now at Boston) who brought Taylor too, and on boarding him demanded what he had on board, to which he answered only rum and limes...
Date: 13 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Sir, Seeing in your Paper of Monday, March 13th, a most scandalous, false and base representation of the conduct of a Gentleman and boat's crew belong ing to the King's armed Schooner Diana, I must, as a lover of truth, and being privy to the whole matter respecting George Taylor, of Wilmington, beg leave to assure the public, that he was not struck or in any manner molested (though he used many...
Date: 27 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The following affidavits were taken some time past, and might have been ready to insert in last Paper, but by accident were detained; however, by giving them a place in next Packet the Public in general will probably receive a satisfaction, as well as
Date: 17 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
On Thursday last [April 20] arrived here from England, his Majesty's ship Hind, Capt. Garnier, having put in here for a pilot; her destination is to be between St. Eustatius and the Dog and Pickley-pear, to prevent the American vessels trading to St. Eustatius.
Date: 22 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
We hear from Williamsburg, the locks were taken from off the magazine, that the Magdalen Schooner is in York river, under the protection of the Fowey man of war, and that Lord Dunmore had fortified himself in the palace.
Date: 8 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
On the 14th inst. Col. [Benedict] Arnold left Ticonderoga with 50 men, in a small schooner (seized at Skenesbury)2 and proceeded for St. John's. The 17th, at six o'clock P.M. being within 30 miles of St. John's, the weather calm, they manned 2 small batteaus with 35 men, and at six o'clock next morning arrived there and surprized a serjeant and his party of 12 men, and took the King's...
Date: 19 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
On Wednesday evening last [May 17] arrived here, John Brown, Esq.; from Ticonderoga, express to the General Congress, from whom we learn, that on the beginning of this instant, a company of about fifty men, from Connecticut, and the western part of Massachusetts, and joined by upwards of one hundred from Bennington, in New-York government, and the adjacent towns, proceeded to the eastern side of...
Date: 22 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
We have had a smart engagement at Noddle's Island last Saturday week [May 27]; the Lord covered our heads in a wonderful manner in that day of battle. Although the balls flew like hail we never lost a single man, and had only three wounded; we took a large schooner [the Diana], killed about one hundred of their men, and took a large quantity of plunder, five hundred sheep, besides horses and...
Date: 4 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
A gentleman who last night came to me from Williamsburg, which he left on Friday, [June 9], brings account of Lord Dunmore having the day before gone on board a man of war at York, with his Lady and family. The Assembly sent him a deputation to invite him to return, and offered him protection, but he refused, and pretends to be afraid of being assassinated.
Date: 13 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
A Quantity of salt, and a box of wine glasses, having been imported in the ship Albion, Thomas Crippen, master, from Liverpool, it was resolved, that the said ship and cargo ought to be returned forthwith, and that the Captain have notice thereof immediately.
Ordered, That the district Committee see the above resolution complied with.
On motion, Resolved, That Mr. Joseph Whittall, one of the...
Date: 26 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Ordered, That notice be given in the public papers to all masters of vessels which may arrive in this port, that the Committee of Inspection will meet every day at 12 o'clock, at the Coffee-house, to receive a report of their respective cargoes. And it is expected that no Captain will fail to attend the Committee the first noon after his arrival: And, that owners of vessels and consignees will...
Date: 29 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The enemy are situated on Bunker and Breed's hill, both on the Peninsula, where the late town of Charlestown stood, both within reach, and under the cover of the guns, from the batteries in the town of Boston, and the ships in the harbour and a number of floating batteries, which they have built, and carry two guns in their bows, two in their sterns, and one on each side.
Date: 11 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
By a Gentleman from Newport, Rhode-Island, who was there at the time the town was threatened with total ruin by the three pirates of war stationed in said harbour, we are favobred with the following particulars:
On Monday night, the 17th of July [1775], two men belonging to the Swan, Capt. [James] Ayscough, being on shore, saw fit to attempt an escape from their old and detested habitation, their...
Date: 19 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
1775 July
Tuesday 25
[In Massachusetts Bay]
Strong Gales & Cloudy at 9 A M spoke the Hannah from Londonderry for Philadelphia with Passengers2 at 11 brot too a Ship from Philadelphia for Lisbon laden with flour3 Do sent the Lieut & 6 men on board her to take her to Bost[on.]
Date: 25 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Last Sunday morning [August 6] about six o'clock, we discovered nine sail of ships, one brig, one snow, one schooner, and two sloops, turning up to this harbour, with the wind at N.E. which alarmed the inhabitants of this town, but we soon found their design was to take the stock off Fisher's Island, which they accomplished on that day, consisting of 1130 sheep, 40 cattle, and 10 hogs. . . .
Date: 10 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Upwards of one hundred barrels of gun powder have been taken out of our magazine; supposed by a sloop from Philadelphia, and a schooner from South-Carolina. It is very easily accomplished, from the magazine being situated far distant from town, and no dwelling house near it.
Date: 21 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Yesterday our Congress directed that the cannon on the battery should be removed, and last night it was put in execution. The man of war's folks had got intelligence of it and sent the barge to watch; our people had removed 9 or 11 (it is uncertain which) of the cannon without molestation; then a man in the stern of the barge made a false fire ー this happened about half past 12 last night. The...
Date: 24 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
We were suddenly alarmed this morning about half past 12 o'clock, by the Asia man of war, cannonading our town, both with grape shot and ball, which continued until 3 o'clock, with short intervals, without doing much damage, except firing into some houses near the fort, and wounding three or four of our men. I learn it happened in the following manner ー A party of our light infantry and citizens...
Date: 24 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Yesterday morning at six o'clock, we were alarmed by a severe firing to the eastward of this harbour, and in a little time an express arrived from Stonington (a small town about twelve miles distant) informing, that a tender had pursued two small sloops into that harbour, who ran on shore, and the people landed before the tender was in gun shot; and as soon as she got in, they fired a full...
Date: 31 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1