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I have-received & read to my Lords Commrs of the Admty your three Letters, Vizt two of the 6th & one of the 7th Inst representing that Lord Dunmore has appointed Robt Simonton, Niel Jameson, & Thos. Wilson to measure and certify to you the Tonnage of all Transports taken up on Government Service at Virginia, and also to Certify the value of such as have, or may be taken by the Enemy;...
Date: 24 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
My Lords Commissrs. of the Admiralty having received a Letter from Sir Stanier Porten, Secretary to Lord Weymouth, respecting an application from the Sieur Havré of Havre, to Lord Stormont His Majesty's Ambassador at Paris, to be reimbursed the Expences incurred by the reception of 13 English Seamen on board his Ship the Robust Benoist Master, lately arrived at Havre, the said Men having been in...
Date: 7 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Having communicated to my Lords Commrs of the Admty your Letter of the 30th past informing them that the Yankee Privateer being offered to you for sale, you directed the Deptford Officers to survey her, and report their opinion, whether she was fit to be purchased for His Majesty & including their Report thereupon for their Lordships Information by which it appears she is not a proper Vessel...
Date: 4 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
I have received your letter dated 30th of Last Month objecting to the expence of Stores supplied to the Mary American Schooner by His Majesty's Ship Pallas late under my Command —
I beg leave to acquaint you that I was ordered by the Admiralty last year to seize all Vessels belonging to the Colonies that were in rebellion, to prevent their carrying Powder & Arms to America taking all such...
Date: 2 January 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Captn Bover Regulating Captain at Newcastle having represented to my Lords Commrs of the Admty, that John Lewis an Able Seaman who entered Voluntarily at Sunderland for His Majts Ship Barfleur about two Months ago, and who acted as Midshipman on board the Speedwell Tender in her way up, died lately of the hurts and bruises (most probably) which he received in the said Tender, at the time of the...
Date: 24 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Vice Adml Sr J as Douglas having inform'd my Lords Commissrs of the Admty that the Rising States, taken by His Majesty's Ship the Terrible and lately brought to Spithead, is pierc'd for 18 Guns, well furnish'd wi.th Sails, Rigging &c. and is said to sail very well, and that should such a Vessel be wanted, she may answer exceedingly well; I am commanded by their Lordships to signify their...
Date: 30 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I am commanded by my Lords Commrs of the Admty to signify their direction to you in consequence of what passed on your attendance upon them this Morning upon the Subject of providing Ships to serve as Armed Vessels in No America, to propose to them a method of taking up Ships for this Service, observing that if such Vessels as offer are capable of being Armed, it will not be necessary to pay...
Date: 20 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Joseph Fuller, Master of the James & Henry Fishing Smack of this place, arrived here Yesterday afternoon from Dunkirk, & informed me that Cunningham's Vessel (a Cutter of about 130 Tons, carrying 20 Carriage Guns, &a great many Swivels, & full of Men)2 was towed out from thence into the Road last Thursday night between 8 & 9 o'Clock, & sailed at that time in...
Date: 20 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Bristol
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Newcastle
Hull &
Yarmouth
My Lords Commissioners of the Admty having communicated to you upon your late Attendance at this Office, the expediency of hyring a Number of armed Ships or Vessels to be employed as Coasting Convoys for the protection of the Trade of the great Trading Towns of this Kingdom; I have it in command from their Lordships to...
Date: 9 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Lord George Germain, one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State having acquainted us by his Letter of the 21st inst that as the issue of the present Campaign in North America cannot be known here in time to prepare for the operation of another, if another shall become necessary, His Majesty has come to a Resolution of making every preparation for the further prosecution of the War that...
Date: 28 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I have the Honor to acquaint You of the arrival here of the Brig Flora, John Robins Master of Topsham with 61 Seamen belonging to the Vessels hereafter mentioned, who were put on board of her off Santander by James Babson and Jeremiah Hilbert, Masters of the Rebel Privateers the General Mercer, and Hawke. Babson also took the Flora, but restored it to the master, in order to convey these Seamen...
Date: 3 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
We do hereby desire and direct you to cause the workmen in his Majesty's several yards to be employed as much extra on all ships fitting, repairing, or building, as they can with advantage to forward the service; and that everything in your power may be done to get the King's ships in readiness, you are to cause such an additional number of workmen to be entered in the several yards as can be...
Date: 16 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11