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The next morning the weather being thick & thinking the Roebuck still aground, we attempted to pass by where she lay, under cover of the fog, but at the moment we were abreast of her the fog cleared away, we discovered the Roebuck at anchor, they immediately got under way & commenced firing at us, we received a heavy fire from her for near one hour at half a miles distance, but she did us...
Date: 9 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
We returned to Philad when our Captain was nominated to the command of a 28 Gun Frigate called the Delaware (a new ship)2 Here I left the Wasp & was ordered on board the Sloop Sachem, which was then fitting out, I remained on board some days as commanding officer & had got her ready for sea;3 when I was sent for on shore & presented to Mr. Robert Morris at that...
Date: 4 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
...we had not been long out before we fell in kith an armed Brig (Letter of Marque) with whom we had a severe action for upwards of two hours, when she struck to us, she was loaded with rum & had a large turtle on board with Lord Norths name on it, brought it in & gave it to Mr [Robert] Morris: we had all our officers killed or Wounded the Captain & Myself excepted, so that I was...
Date: 11 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
On my arrival at Balt[imore] I found the whole country had taken up arms against the Injustice of England, my heart soon caught the flame; there was then fitting out at Philadelphia a small Squadron of Vessels under Commodore [Esek] Hopkins & orders had been given to fit out two small Vessels from Balt. one a sloop of ten guns called the Hornet commanded by Capt Wm Stone (a Bermudian by Birth...
Date: 13 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3