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At 9 in the Morning Capt [Richard] Derby gave me notice of a ship to the southward of Marblehead standing up towards boston went on board weighd Ankor stood To the Southward saw the ship to ward boston gave Chaise after her at 3 in the After noon fired A gun for her to bare down saw the Continentall schooners Coming out of Boston at half past 3 fired A shot at the ship the schooners & A...
Date: 18 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
at 6 in the morning weighd Ankor stood out to sea saw no sail at 5 in the After noon Bore away for salem at 7 Ankord in Salem harbour
Date: 19 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Employd in gitting on board water Provition and ships stores At 4 in the After noon came to sail Strechd on in Bay moderate breaze pleasant weather
Remks on Friday 21st of June 1776
At 6 in the Morning caught sum cod fish Calm at 12 wind breazd up to the southward bore away for Cape Ann Harbour at 6 came to Ankor in the Harbour Let the Cape people go on shore to git their Clothing fair pleasant...
Date: 21 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
At 6 in the Morning sent the first Leiut on shore to git the people on board at noon the people all on board in boat came to sail at 3 came in thick of fogg came to Ankor at 4 came to sail fair weather Stood to the eastward at 5 saw Eleven sail of top Sail Vesels bearing ENE 3 Leagues distance standg SW for Boston tackt ship stood for salem Ankor in salem Harbour at 11 at night sent an Exspress...
Date: 22 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
At 3 in the Morning came to sail stood to the SE at 10 saw the fleet to the S E saw severall of Our Cruzers stood to wards the fleet gave them A signal which the Commodore Answerd then the fleet tack and stood up for Boston at 6 in the After noon came to Ankor in Nantaskett road Capt [Seth] Hardin[g] of the Coneticut Breggt Came on board the fleet Allmost up to the Gravs2
Date: 23 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
At 8 in the Morning came to sail stood out to the Eastward saw the fleet boar away down to them fird a signall gun and hoisted a blue Ensine at the top mast head the Commodore Answered it the fleet tack stood for Boston we beat in to Boston Or Nantaskett road the fleet coming in As fast As possible Came on night before the fleet could git in we came to Ankor in Nantaskett
Date: 24 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
At 6 in the Morning came to sail at 8 came to Ankor in nantaskett road Again sent the mate And 15 hands on board the Commodore to warp him up Above dear Island at 10 they came on board again the fleet seem to be coming in to Nantaskett they tack ship stood to the Eastward came to sail went to Ankor A brest of Ni[illegible] pleasant weather.
Date: 25 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
At [6] in the morning sent the second Leiut up to the Town of Boston fild sum water At 4 in the After noon the boat came on board at 5 weighd Ankor bound to salem at 7 came to Ankor in salem harbour
Date: 26 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
At [6] in the morning weighd Ankor stood out in the bay saw the fleet to the southeast saw 4 of the schooners belonging to the Continent At 4 in. the After noon bore away for salem small breaze from S E At 7 Came to Ankor ー
Date: 27 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Remks on Friday 28th of June 1776 [Salem harbor]
People imployed gitting Sundres on board
fair weather
Remks on Satterday 29th of June 1776
All hands employd in gitting stores on board
Remks on Sunday 30th of June 1776
At 9 in the morning came to sail stood out in the bay at 3 in the After noon bore away for Cape Ann harbour in company with 6 private[ers] At 6 came to Ankor in Cape Ann harbour
Date: 30 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
At 1 After in the After noon weighd Ankor stood Out in the bay ran About 7 Legues to the eastward Of cape Ann tack stood to the westward tack of[f] And on in sight of the Cape Rainy weather ー
Date: 5 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
At 8 in the Morning saw asail to the Eastward bore away found her to be a Learge ship made a nother ship to the Eastward found them to be 2 ships one from Jamica bound to London the Other from Antagua bound to new York two good prizes taken by the Hero [sic Yankee] Capt [Henry] Johnson At 7 came to Ankor in salem Harbour
Date: 7 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Remks on Wednesday 10th of July 1776
2 [A. M.]
Clear weather
4
Hald down all sails
5
Made sail thick fogg
12
Ends 2 thick fogg
Latt in 43d.07m Longd in 67d.27m
1 [P. M.]
Moderate Breaze thick fogg and smooth water
12
Moderate Clear Weather
Date: 10 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Remks on Friday 12th of July 1776
4 [A. M.]
Fair weather
11
Saw ships to the Southward found them Learge ships wore ship stood to the Eastward
Lattd in 40d.37m Longt in 65d.30m
1 [P. M.]
Saw a schooner barring ESE gave her chaise
4
Came up with the chaise she fired 2 shotts At us and then her hole broad side we engadge her 1½ hour then she struck to the American Arms we...
Date: 12 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Remks on Satterday 13th of July 1776
1 [A. M.]
our Master Boatsun & 15 men Repairing the schooners Riggin
12
Fair Weather
Latt in 40d.26m Longd In 65d.50m
1 [P. M.]
Small breaze Cloudy weather got sum sail on the schooner makeing the best of our way for Salem
6
Our Gunners mate blowd his right hand of[f] Ocationed by the catching of A powder Orne in his hand
Date: 13 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Remks on Sunday 14th of July 1776
5 [A. M.]
Small Airs of wind from SW Learge swell from the NE
12
Thick foggey weather the prize in Company
Lattd in 4ld.2lm Longd in 67d.3m
1 [P. M.]
A Learge tumbling sea from the SW got our horser [hawser] on board the schooner to tow her
Date: 14 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
2 [A M.]
Small winds cast of[f] our horser [hawser] for we Like to got on board the schooner
10
We fin[d] a strong Currant setting to the Southward
12
Sounded had 11 fathom on George's bank
Lattd in 4ld.48m Longd in 67d.39m
1 [P. M.]
Sounded had 11 fathom on George's bank
Lattd in 4ld.48m Longd in 67d.39m
2
Saw Brakers bairing NE about 4 miles we take it to be the...
Date: 15 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
This may serve to acquaint your Honours that in the latitude 40°26'north, longitude 65°50' west, I fell in with the armed schooner Dispatch from Halifax, bound to New-York; and after an engagement of one-and-a-half hour, she struck to the American arms. I boarded her, and found on board eight carriage guns and twelve swivel guns, twenty small-arms, sixteen pistols, twenty cutlasses, some...
Date: 17 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Remks on Thursday 18th of July 1776
9 [AM.]
Out Boat sent the Dockter on board the schooner to dress the wounded
Small breazes of wind from NW fair weather
Date: 18 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Remks on Friday 19th of July 1776
at day light Cape Ann harbour boar North 2 miles
Calm
At noon came to Ankor in salem harbour with Our prize in company sent the wounded men On shore prizoners on board rainy in the night
Date: 19 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5