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May 1776
Sunday 12
Moor'd off the Island off Cockspur, Savannah river.
at 11 PM there was an Alarm given on the Island of Cockspur by firing of Musquets ー Mannd and Armd the Boats as did the Cherokee, and sent them on Shore, found the Rebels had made an attempt to take away a White Man a Pilot & some Negroes, but being discovered, shot 1 of the Rebels, & the others made off. do sent...
Date: 13 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I beg you will be pleased to acquaint my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that since my last to you, dated the 22d of January last, informing their Lordships with the arrival of His Majesty's Sloop under my Command upon this station, I dispatched Lieutenant Osborn of the Raven in a Pilot Boat mann'd and Armed to a Sloop in the Offing which he took on the 4th of February; her Cargoe consisted...
Date: 20 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
July 1776
Tuesday 2d
Moor'd off Cockspur in Savannah River.
(A M) the people [employed] Occasionally. First part fresh gales and Squally Wr with Rain Thunder and Lightning, middle modt breezs latter Calm. Mannd & armd the Longboat and sent an Officer in her to the Carolina Shore, together with the Cherokees boat & a Canoe with Negroes to get Stock
Wednesdy 3d
(A M) at 3 departed...
Date: 3 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Novemr 1776
Thursdy 14
Do [Sandy Hook] N 38 Wt 212 miles
at 8 (AM) Wore Ship. at 9 Set the Fore & Mn Topsail Out reefs & set the Miz Topsl 3 Sail in the NE Qr got up Topg masts & yds do set Topgl Sails at Noon made the Cherokees Signal to Tack
Mode breezes & clear Wr 1 PM saw a Sloop which we took to be a Privateer fired a Gun to bring her to — half past Tackd & bore down...
Date: 14 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Octr 1775
Wednesday 4
The So end of the Town [of Boston] S W. Castle William
S E at 7 A M weighed and came to Sail standing for the Harbour at 4 P M Saluted Vice Adml [Samuel] Greaves wth 13 Guns at 5 Do came too abreast of the Town, Veered and moored with a Cable each way, found riding here His Majestys Ships Preston, Mercury with Store Ships delivered three Casks of Money ー
Date: 4 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
November 1775
Friday 24
Laying in Nantasket road
First middle and Latter parts Light airs and fair Came in A M sailed up for the Town His Majestys Ship Tartar wth 2 Transports ー
At 1 saw a Schooner engaging [a] Transport without the Light House and took her but the People had got away in boats Slipt both Cables and made Sail after her Got up T G yards and [illegible] the sails wth Studding...
Date: 24 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
November 1775
Saturday 25
[In Boston Bay]
A M at 1 came too with the stream Anchor in 18 ffam Water the Light House W ½ N 2 Miles In 2d reef TS and handed 'em at 7 weighed and made sail working up at 8 came on board the Phoenix's boat with an Account of a Ship being taken saw a Ship to the Et wd supposed it to be her made sail and sett Studding sails after her A Man of War in Sight made the...
Date: 25 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
December 1775
Wednesday 27
Cape Henry N 41' W. 20 leagues
First middle and Latter mode and Cloudy 4 Sail to the Et wd. Brot took a Ship from Lisbon bound to Philadelphia, shifted the people, sent on board 6 men and 2 petty Officers wth 6 Weeks provisions 2
Date: 27 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
January 1776
At Anchor off Savannah Bar
Monday 15
AM at 3 made the signl to Anchor Came too with the Bt Br in 7½ ffm sandy ground Veered away to a Cable at 6 found riding here His Majestys Ships Syren Tamer and Cherokee an Armed Ship Swayed up TL Masts
First and middle mode wth heavy rains Latter Cloudy
Tuesday 16
A M at 7 hove short let the reefs out of the T S weighed and made...
Date: 17 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
I beg you will please to acquaint my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that in consequence of Admiral Graves's order dated the 29th of last November, I sailed from Boston with directions to endeavour to land some dispatches for the Governors of Philadelphia, Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas and Georgia, but being repeatedly blown off the Coast by violent Gales of wind, I was only Able to...
Date: 22 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
January 1776
Saturday 20
Laying in Savannah River
(AM) Unbent the Mainsail The people empd Occasionally
First middle and Latter mode and Cloudy Detained a Ship belonging to Rhode Island, Laden with Lumber bound to Jamaica, took out all the People and sent on board an Officer with 2 Men to take Charge of her 2
Sunday 21
(AM) Stopt a Schooner and examined her The people empd as...
Date: 22 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
February 1776
Sunday 4
Laying in Savannah River
(AM) a sail in sight to the Esd manned and Armed the pilot Boat and sent her Out First middle and Latter mode Came in and Anchored abreast of the Light House His Majestys Ship Scarborough with her prize 2 Came in the Pilot boat with a Sloop which she had taken just without the Bar with a quantity of powder on board 3...
Date: 5 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
February 1776
Friday 9
Laying in Savanna River
(AM) sent an Officer wth a Corporal and 18 Men up to 4 Mile point to fill the Water Casks
First and Latter moderate middle fresh gales with hard rains
Came in and Anchored here the Symmetry an Armed Ship wth Troops from Boston
Saturday 10
(AM) Manned and Armed the Long boat and sent her on board the Scarborough, Came down the Sloop wth...
Date: 12 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
March 1778
Monday 23
Laying in Huntingdon Bay [Long Island]
(AM) sailed the above Sloop1 got up lower yards and Top Gallt. Masts the Longboat wooding Loosed Sails at Mern: handed Do:
Laying in Huntingdon Bay
These 24 Hours light breezes and fair at 3 (PM) got the Tender along Side put onboard Two four Pdrs: with Armenition accordingly and...
Date: 23 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
March 1778
Tuesday 24
Laying in Huntingdon Bay [Long Island]
at 6 (AM) heard several Guns to the NW people Employed lashing the Booms the Sailmaker repairing the Awnings
Laying in Huntingdon Bay
First part Modte: Breezes Mid: and Latter Light airs (P.M.) at 1 came alongside ye Tender she parted Company with ye Halifax1 & Galley2 off...
Date: 24 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11