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Captain Johnston [Henry Johnson] of the Yankee Privateer, who made his Escape from some Ship in the River, was lately at this Place, and after staying a few Days, went, I was told, further up the Country.
Date: 24 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Having laid before my Lords Commissrs of the Admty your Letter of the 6th instant with the Papers accompanying it relative to an Application from the Sieur Havre of Havre, to Lord Stormant His Majesty's Ambassador at Paris to b reimbursed the Expences incurred by the reception of thirteen English Seamen on board his Ship Robust, Benoist Master, lately arrived at Havre, the said Men having been in...
Date: 4 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Having this day received the following Information in a Letter from Bourdeaux dated 15 Febry 1777 — Vizt "there are Two Ships of Force fifting out here for the Americans & Actions in them offer'd publicly. We are sorry to find some of our Countrymen have accepted the offer Both Ships mount Twenty Guns they clear out under French Colours for Miquelon & until they arrive there will appear...
Date: 26 February 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Captain [John] Bray, Regulating Captain at Deal, having in his Letter of yesterday's date, acquainted my Lords Commissrs of the Admiralty that an account had been received from Dunkirk that the Master and Crew of the Rebel Privatier were put into Prison the 10th Instant, and that the Vessels taken by her were to be immediately given up; I am commanded by their Lordships to signify the same to you...
Date: 14 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I have received and read to my Lords Commissrs of the Admiralty your Letter of this date enclosing by Lord Weymouth's direction a Copy of a Letter his Lordship had received from the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, with an Inclosure relative to another Privatier which had appear'd in the Irish Channel; 2 And in return I am commanded to acquaint you for Lord Weymouth's information, that their Lordships...
Date: 14 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Having laid before my Lords Commissrs of the Admiralty your Letter of this date, enclosing Copy of an Affidavit made by Abram Russell, late Master of the Sloop James, relative to her and other Vessels having been taken by the Mifflin Privatier off the Mull of Cantire &ca,2 I am commanded to acquaint you that their Lordships having received the same intelligence thro' various other...
Date: 17 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Having laid before my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty your Letter of the 27th Instant acquainting them with the Advices Lord Wemouth had received from Mr Elsdon of the Capture of several Vessels in the North Sea by a Rebel Privatier Sloop or Cutter called the Pegasus Captain Allen, but supposed to be the Vessel commanded by Cunningham, which lately sailed from Dunkirk; I am commanded by...
Date: 30 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Lieutenant Bazely of His Majestys Cutter Alert having in a Letter from Plymouth dated the 24th Instant, transmitted to my Lords Commissrs of the Admty ten Letters from the persons residing in France calling themselves Commissrs on behalf of the American Congress, and from other people, all which he found on board the Lexington Privatier lately taken by him; I am commanded by their Lordships to...
Date: 29 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9