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Inclosed I have the honour to send you an Order Sr Peter Parker was pleased to give me on the third of last June appointing me to the Command of the Friendship Armed Ship, which I am to beg you will be pleased to move their Lordships for confirmation.
I likewise send you inclosed Sr Peter Parkers order for my proceeding to England in His Majesty's Sloop Ranger with his dispatches with which I...
Date: 22 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
September 1777
Thursday 4th
Corvo S87 22Et 261 Lgs
AM 96 sail in sight — close reef't the Topsails & down Top Gallt Yards, served Slops, The Camel made our signal to collect the Convoy — made sail ahead of the fleet, fired a 6 Pr at some of the Vessels to stop them — Latde 40°.30'N Longde 47°.54W
Fresh Gales & Squally, In chace of the Headmost Vessels fired several shot at them to...
Date: 4 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
September 1777
Friday 5
Corvo S88E 247 Lgs
AM Still laying too to repair the Druid 32 sail of the Convoy in sight & two Rebel Privateers in the NW, repeated the Signal from the Camel for the convoy to come under his Stern — Capt Carteret of the Druid died, clear'd Ship for Action-Mod & fine Wr — several of the Convoy joined us at 5 PM made sail 48 sail in Co & the Privateers in...
Date: 5 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9