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You are to proceed to New York and there deliver the Cannon agreeable to Messrs Hollingworth & Richardson's Orders. ー2 If you can get any Men you are to take as Many as you can Enlist ー You are to apply to Mr Jacobus Vantzantz for Pig Iron for Ballast or any other Necessarys you want
You may call at New London as you come back and take two Guns with a Sufficient Quantity of Shot...
Date: 14 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I receiv'd yours of the 5th instant and think you are pretty well hemm'd in ー think it best you should keep your Vessel in the best posture of defence you can, and asist the Common Cause all in your power with your Sloop ー but should it so happen that you can't help falling into Enemy's hands you are to destroy the Sloop rather than let them get her ー2
You will continue thereabouts and...
Date: 9 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Since the dates of those orders we have already addressed to John Paul Jones and you as Commanders of the Brigt Hampden we have in consultation with Commodore Hopkins altered your destination as you will learn from him.2 You are therefore to receive fresh Orders from the Commodore and Obey them as if from Sir [&c.]
Date: 22 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I receiv'd yours of the 5th instt and observe that you think your Vesselis in bad Order ー If it is necessary, direct you as soon as possible to Grave, or clean the Brig and fit her for the Sea with 5 or 6 Months provisions onboardー
Mr. [Nathaniel] Shaw will Supply you with every thing necessary ー I shall come to New London soon and give Some directions about filling up your Officers. I am Your...
Date: 9 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
You are with the Brigantine Ham[p]den under your Command to go out on a Cruise, and endeavour all in your power to distress the Enemies of the United States of America ー You are to Take all Vessels with Goods, bound to any of the Enemies Ports, and send such of them into Port for Tryal as you shall judge worth your while; and others you may Destroy, first taking the People outー
You may Cruise as...
Date: 14 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Upon receipt of this you are to go up Swansey River, and Take the Privateer Sloop Captn [Joseph] Dennis,2 who I have Intelligence has got some of our Men belonging to the Fleet ー and bring the Sloop and all the Men you find onboard of her in to Newport harbour ー and for so doing this Shall be your sufficient authority
Date: 16 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I have a Complant Enter a gainst Mr James Bryant your goner [gunner] for Carring a way with out Leaye out of the alfred a pare of pistoles and Sum other things belonging to the goner of the alfred and on Rescept of this you are to Lett Leut [Robert] Saunders have the pistoles if to be found and Lett him Sarch to his Satisfaction for the other things mising.
Date: 19 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
You are to go to Sea with the Hamden [Hampden] under your Command, in Company with the Alfred, and take and follow such directions as you may receive from time to time from Captn [John Paul] Jones respecting your Cruise ー If you should part with the Alfred by accident, you are to do all in your power to join her ー but should you not be able to join You are to cruise as long as you can in such...
Date: 22 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
You are to take your Officers and Men, and go onboard the Providence and so much of her Stores as are absolutely necessary, and follow the Orders which you receiv'd to go in the Hamden ー And leave the Hamden under Care of Captn Joseph Olney in order to be Repaired, and deliver him an accot of the Stores that you leave in, her, and also an Account of what you take out of her for the Providence...
Date: 30 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The wind being now fair, we will proceed acording to Orders for Spanish River near Cape North on the Island of Cape Briton. I will observe the former signals; but as there signals agreed on for tacking in thick or foggy Weather, to make a distinction I will fire 2 Guns immed — after one another, as a signal to tack — and to bring too on the larboard tack 2 Guns, allowing three minutes between...
Date: 1 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
We the Subscribers take this Method to Acquaint You of the present Situation of our Vessel & Crew. Since the Afternoon of our Chacing the Brig which we made Prize of, We have Leak'd in such a manner as to oblige Us to keep one Pump constantly going, owing to our being Obliged to carry Sail hard, & the Wind blowing very fresh, which straind her very much — The last Night being obliged to...
Date: 14 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
As we have now appointed you commander of the Ship Columbus, you are to repair without delay to Providence Rhode Island and there put on board said Vessel Provisions for a four months Cruize, useing every endeavour to get fitted and manned with dispatch. When ready for the sea you are to proceed out against the enemies transport ships coming to reinforce or supply their Army at New York, and take...
Date: 16 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I hope Youl Excuse My freedum the Cause of My Long Abstence is Because of My Being Unwell or Should I have Returned to the time Appointed I Was unwell When I Came from the Ship & By traviling I Got Verey Poorly and I hope Your Honour Will Not think of Aney Ell of My Abstence I hope I Shall be at Providence in three or fouer Days I have Sent this Black Man as I know to Be a Verey honest fella...
Date: 15 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
By Athority Committed to me by the Honobl. Continantal Navy Board at Boston,
I hereby Order & direct you to Equip the Ship Collombus under your Command with one Suit of Sails and riging Compleat, take on board her a Sufficint quantity of Ballast, fill all her Watter Casks with Watter, which will answer for Ballast, take on board four Carrige Guns & all The Swival Guns and...
Date: 12 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11