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Last Sunday afternoon [July 9] a cruizer sloop of war, (said to be the Lively) having chaced, and fired several shot at an inward bound vessel, belonging to Connecticut river, she was boarded by two armed boats, from the man of war, (having run aground on Say-Brook Bar) who after a short examination left her. The report of the guns having alarmed the inhabitants, a number of them assembled on the...
Date: 12 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Last Wednesday evening came to town from Halifax, Capt. Edmund French; ー he sail'd from this port the 1st of March, in a sloop, loaded with grain, bound to Falmouth, Casco-Bay, on the third, about 12 leagues from Cape-Cod he was taken by a large transport ship, of 6 guns, from England, and carried to Boston, he was there put on board the admiral's ship, where he liv'd among the common crew, till...
Date: 22 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
This morning was launched in our ha[r]bour, a Row Galley. She is called the Whiting, and the command of her is given to Capt. John M'Clieve.
Date: 29 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Last Monday passed our Harbour, standing to the Westward, two Frigates, the Nigar of 32 guns, Capt. [George] Talbot, the other is said to carry 28 guns, also a large Brig of 16 or 18 guns,1 who had in Company two small vessels supposed to be prizes. They left the English Fleet, near New-York, last Friday se'nnight, and it is probable will remain in the Sound to interrupt our...
Date: 28 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Capt Redfield of Killingworth, on his Return from New York, was taken by one of the Frigates, who burnt his Vessel, and after detaining him a few Days, he was dismissed. There was another Person in the Vessel, whom they detained.
Date: 4 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
We hear, that near 200 sail of the enemy's fleet, are this side of Hell-Gate, the chief of them lying near Hart-Island.
The Post who arrived from the Northward yesterday informs, That General Waterbury, with one hundred of our people who were taken prisoners, in our unsuccessful engagements on the Lake, the 11th and 12th instant, are released, on giving their paroles, and are now on their way to...
Date: 23 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
A few nights since, between 3 and 400 troops, from the State of Rhode Island, crossed the sound, and landed on Long-Island, near Setalket, where they engaged a party of the troops newly inlisted into Gen. Howe's army, commanded by one Smith; five or six of his men were killed in the action, and himself and 23 of his company made prisoners, who were brought off, with 75 excellent muskets. The...
Date: 6 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Last Friday se'nnight was sent into the Port of New-London, by the Continental armed Brig Cabot, Capt. [Elisha] Hinman, a Prize Ship, burthen about 200 Tons, bound from Jamaica to Scotland, laden with Rum, Sugar, &c.1
A few days since, a number of men landed from one of the enemy's tenders, ori a point of land at Stamford, remote from the inhabitants, where they shot and carried...
Date: 20 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Mr. Lovel [James Lovell] of Boston, who has been a prisoner among the enemy since Bunker Hill battle, has lately been exchanged for Gov. Skeen [Philip Skene], and a few days since passed thro' this town, on his way home. He left Col. [Ethan] Allen in the fleet, who is now well used, being allowed to mess with the officers.
Date: 27 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Saturday evening last the Flag of Truce, mentioned under the New London Head, stopt in this Port; the Manner of her coming in gave some Suspicion that their Designs were not good, and the Officer 1 was taken into Custody and examined by the Magistracy of the Town, who after a proper Examination, acquitted him, and Monday Morning the Vessel pursued her Voyage to New York.
Date: 4 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
The same day [December 25] arrived here a flag of truce vessel from Newy ork, sent by Lord Howe, with 58 marine prisoners, discharged on their parole, nine of whom being sick, were taken care of by the Select Men of the town.
Yesterday died here, Capt. Nathan Thomas, of Barnstable, in MassachusettsBay, one of the above prisoners.
Date: 1 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
Last Wednesday, a Flag of Truce Vessel arrived at Milford, from New-York, after a tedious Passage of several days, having on board upwards of 200 American Prisoners, whose rueful Countenances too well disc[losed] the ill Treatment they received while they were Prisoners in New-York; twenty of these unfortunate People died on the Passage, and twenty have died since they landed at Milford.
Date: 8 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
Capt. Solomon Phips, of this Port, sailed from New-London, in a Brig for the West-Indies, the 29th Ult. and the next Day was taken by the Cerberus Frigate, and carried into Newport, where he was detained a Prisoner 17 Days, when he and his Company were exchanged.
Date: 30 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
A few days ago, two or three of the enemy's tenders, came too near Cable's Mills, at a place called Compo, the West part of Fairfield, where, for several hours, they made a most furious fire at the mills, and scattering houses in the neighborhood, but without doing any damage.
Date: 12 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
Capt. Bonticoe, who sail'd from this Place, the first of January, to Europe, was, two days after (about 70 Leagues S.E. of Block Island) taken by the Unicorn Ship of War, and carried into New-York; 1 from whence Capt. Bonticoe and his People were sent to Newport, where they were all but two exchang'd and released,one of them, a native of this place, having turn'd traitor to his country...
Date: 19 December 1777
Volume: Volume 7
Saturday last, the British ship Nigar, Capt Talbot anchor'd near our harbour; and sent a Flag on shore, with a message from a person on Long-Island to his daughter, a young woman, for some time a resident in this town requesting her to take passage in the ship, for said Island, but for prudential reasons, she declined the voyage. The next day the Nigar sail'd to the westward.
On Saturday also, a...
Date: 26 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
For three successive days, last week, two of the enemy's frigates, with three or four tenders, came too at Fairfield, where they made an almost incessant fire on the houses near the shore; it is suppos'd they intended to land, having manned their boats; but the Militia assembling, and having with them two small cannon, they thought prudent to give over the attempt. One of the Tenders was hull'd,...
Date: 12 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
On Friday the 25th instant, twenty six sail of the enemy's ships appeared off Norwalk Islands, standing in for Cedar-Point, where they anchored at 4 o'clock P. M. and soon began landing troops; by 10 o'clock they had landed two brigades, consisting of upwards of two thousand men, and marched immediately for Danbury, where they arrived the next day at 2 o'clock P. M. ー The handful of Continental...
Date: 30 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Last Sunday came to Town from Boston Capts. [Samuel] Perkins and [Amos] Munson, belonging to this Port: ー The former was taken outward bound, and the latter inward bound, about 3 Weeks ago, in the Sound, by soine Ministerial Cruiser, and carried into Boston.1
Date: 6 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Last Sunday, was conducted, into New-London by a Norwich Vessel, a Ship belonging to Virginia, which had been dismasted in the Storm of the 2d of September;1 she has 8000 Bushels of Grain, on Board, which the Captain says he was carrying to England, but the Matter is to be enquired into2
Date: 11 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2