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Dec. 24 [1776]. In latitude 44 No., long. 14 West. Light Breeze. At 2 P. M. saw a sail. Beat to quarters. At 10 P. M. she gave us a gun, Then another. Ordered us to surrender, which we thought best, as she proves to be the Raisonable, of 64 guns, Thomas Fitzherbert, They boarded us sword in hand, and sent us all on board the ship without suffering us to take our clothes. All except the captain, 2...
Date: 24 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Feb. 13, 1777. Third remove from the Torbay ー after being on board her 6 days ー to the Burford of 70 guns, George Bowyer, Esq, commander, a man of humanity, tenderness and compassion, which we have all experienced. When he found what a situation Fitzherbet2 left us in, he expressed himself surprised, and told us he would do all in his power to make our situation as comfortable as...
Date: 13 February 1777
Volume: Volume 8
June 3, Tuesday. Fifth remove. Nine Americans — myself included in the number — sent on shore to the Fountain tavern for examination. We were escorted by seven soldiers and four midshipmen — before three justices at the above tavern, appointed on purpose to examine the prisoners. After four hours examination together, and separately, we were delivered to two constables and seven soldiers, to be...
Date: 3 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
[1777. August] 15th. Friday. Capt John Lee, of the Fancy, Privateer from Newburyport, taken by the Fordroyant 9th inst., and nine of his crew brt on shore and committed to prison. Capt Lee is put into the prison with Capt Burnell and Capt Ross. Lee has been out 8 weeks from Newburyport.
Number of prisoners 210.
9 months from Newburyport.
Date: 15 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9
[1777. September] 26th. The new Black hole finished. Will. Ford took possession of it. Capt Henry Johnson, of the brig Lexington, taken the 19th inst. off Ushant by a Cutter of 12 guns; sent in the 24th, brought on shore from the Blenheim with six of his officers, examined and committed here. Put in the prison with Capt Burnell.
Date: 26 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9