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March 1775
Tuesday 22nd
Cape Fear River Snow Point NWBN 1 Mile.
Arriv'd at No Carolina, & took the Command of his Majesty's Sloop Cruizer from Capt [Tyringham] Howe who was promoted: . . .2
Date: 22 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Do be so obliging to let me know if you have any News from the Northward as I boarded a sloop to Day who came from Charles Town before that from Rhode Island he told me Capt. [John] Lindsey was there from the disposition of the People here I am laying off Fort Johnston where the Governor is who has sent his Family to New York
I am Dr Sir. [&c.]
Date: 2 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
June 1775
Thursday 2nd
Moord off the Fort [Johnston]
Sent a boat with an Officer who retd with Govr [Josiah] Martin, saluted him on coming on bd & going on shore with 13 guns, shifted our berth nearer the Fort,
Date: 2 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Dear Sir, Do be so obliging to let me know if you have any News from the Northward as I boarded a sloop toDay which came from Charles Town before that from Rhode Island he told me Capt [John] Lindsey [Linzee] was there from the disposition of the People here I am laying off Fort Johnston where the Governor is he has just sent his Family to New York. I am Dr Sir [&c.]
Date: 18 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
July 75
Saturday 16th
Moor'd off the Fort [Johnston in Cape Fear River]
Modt & fair people employ'd geting off the stores from the fort2
Date: 16 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
July 1775
Monday 18
Moored off the Fort [Johnston]
Modt & Cloudy, had an account of people coming to destroy the Fort, under arms all night, ½ pt 2 the houses in the Fort were [se]t on fire, could not see any people, at 7 A M saw some stragglers never more than 2 or 3 together they came about the Fort. at 3 [P M] all the Barns, stables, cottages &c took fire & were entirely...
Date: 18 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
July 1775
Wedy 20th
Moord off the Fort [Johnston]
Modr & Cloudy sent a party & brot some trucks from the Woods That the Rebbels had remov'd, put them on bd the sally transport when she weighd, & sail'd for Boston with the Garrison & Stores of Fort Johnston, except the Guns & Carriages:
Date: 20 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
July 75
Thursday 21st
Moor'd off the Fort [Johnston, in Cape Fear River]
Fresh Gales & Cloudy, burnt the Carriages in the Fort, arrivd a tender from Adml [Samuel] Graves
Date: 21 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
July 75
Fryday 22nd
Moor'd off the Fort [Johnston, in Cape Fear River]
Fresh Gales & Cloudy; spik'd the Guns, arriv'd a ship from Glasgow:
Date: 22 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I received by Mr Logie two Acts of Parliament restraining American Commerce, an Order of Council prohibiting the Exportation of Arms and Ammunition, General [Thomas] Gage's Proclamation, and an Account of the Action on the 17th June, which Governor [Josiah] Martin was very anxious for, as the People of South Carolina have a very different Account published and sent thro' Provinces, which has had...
Date: 26 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
July 1775
Sunday 31st
Moor'd off the Fort [Johnston]
seiz'd the Snow Fisher & Friendship, Wm Forester Master, having on bd 3 pipes of Gin from Bremen2
Date: 31 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
May [1776]
Thursday 30
[Moored off Fort Johnston, Cape Fear River]
Modr and Cloudy wear Saild his Majestys ship Solebay Thunder bomb and all the Transports & Anchord without the bar
Friday 31st
AM saild his Majestys Ship Syren and St Lawerence Schooner at 7 saild Commodore Sir Peter Parker with the Flett,...Remain here his Majesty's Sloops Falcon Scorpion and Cruizer, Came on board...
Date: 31 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
June [1776]
Monday 24th
Snows point West [Cape Fear]
at 8 AM saw a Flag of truce on Shore, sent a boat on shore, Made the Signal to the Scorpion fird 3 guns for them to bring up the prisoners to be exchang'd, the ship in the offing was his Majestys ship Experiment of 50 gunsbound to Charlston.
Date: 24 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
July 1776
Monday 15
Snows point West [Cape Fear]
at 5 Came of[f] 5 Negros and 2 White Men from the shore Mode and Cloudy Wear recd Information of the rebels Coming down in Boats, Keept the peopel at their Quarters all Night
Date: 15 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
August [1776]
[Cape Fear River] Snows point West
Tuesday 20
Modr and Cloudy wear P M saw a great Number of the rebels on Shore
Wedy 21st
A M at 11 Came up and anchord here the Scorpion Unmoord and hove short on the small bower
Little winds and Cloudy at 3 weighd and Came to sail Empd working down the river at 7 anchord to stop tide
Thursday 22d
at 5 weighd and Came to sail,...
Date: 22 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
September [1776]
Friday 6th
abreast of Fort Johnston [Cape Fear]
Modr and fair Wear at Noon the Battery at Bauldhead fir'd upon the Rebels but was soon beat off.
Do Wear at 1 P M the Falcon made the Signal for all boats at 2 unmoord and Hove Short on the best bower, at 7 came in a Schooner from the West Indias
Saturday 7th
at 10 A M came into Bauldhead a small Schooner, put 4 of our 3...
Date: 7 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I received your Letter of this Day's date, wherein, in Consequence of an Order from the Viscount Howe, I am ordered to give in Writing the State & Condition of His Majesty's Sloop Cruizer under my Command, and if she is found as represented by former Examinations & Surveys; without a Moment's Loss of Time, to cause all the Furniture, Stores and Ammunition, with the Officers and Men to be...
Date: 27 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Septr 1776
Satury 28
abreast of Fort Johnston [Cape Fear]
at 8 AM unmoored & weighed & ran down to Baldhead having recd Orders for the Dismantling & Distroying the Sloop as it was not possible to keep her longer above Water. P M retd some of the Stores to the Different Ships
Sunday 29
employed sending onbd the Active Falcon & Scorpion the Warrant officers Stores...
Date: 30 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I beg you will acquaint their Lordships, that on Saturday the 24th instant, I receiv'd a letter inclosing two subpeana's for me to appear at the Court of Common Pleas by Attorney on Monday the 26th inst to shew cause why I seized a ship in North Carolina, and for damages the Master sustain'd on ac: count of said seizure;
The Circumstances were these; on the tenth of Feby 1776 the ship America...
Date: 27 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Octor 75
Saturday 7th
Moored off the Fort [Johnston]
seiz'd the Brig Adventure from St Ubes with salt; sent an officer & 4 men on bd the Brigg:2
Date: 7 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2