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Webster arrived at Newport with a Load of Beef Pork &c on Friday the 19th from New York said to be bound to Nantucket. All the Provisions on Board he says belonged to William & Francis Rotch excepting 70 Barrels of Pork consigned to himself which he sold to George Rome. All the Circumstances attending this Affair concur to give the strongest Suspicions that these Provisions were purchased...
Date: 30 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The Men of War in Newport take every Thing they can get. An armed Sloop and Packet belonging to this Town went down the Bay and retook, after a small Engagement in Sight of the Ships of War, Thomas Lindsey's Packet, who had been turned into a Cruiser.
Date: 20 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
. . . we have three men of War and one packet that are constantly aRobing and plundering allmost all the Vessels that comes in Especially those that belong to providence none Escape that they can get in their power and they have So Strong a party in their favour in the town of Newport that nothing can be said or done in the coloney but they have immediate intelligence of it our [Governor Joseph]...
Date: 18 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Capt. [James] Wallace in One of his mad Fits last Week drew up all Three of the Men of War before the Town of Newport and swore with the most bitter Imprecations that he would burn it. He fired several Guns over the Town which put the People, the Tories as well as the Whigs, into the most terrible Consternation. I heard that Two Women have since lost their Lives in Consequence of the Fright.
Date: 25 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
By a Letter from General Washington I was informed that Three Ships of War and Nine Transports sailed from Boston the beginning of last Week. As the Enemy are greatly distressed for Want of fresh Provisions I conjectured this Fleet was designed to supply them; and immediately sent a Quantity of Powder, Ball and Flints to Block Island to enable the Inhabitants to defend themselves, and gave them...
Date: 31 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I have just received a Letter by Express from Mr President Hancock with Orders to dispatch our armed Vessels to intercept Two Brig's from England to Quebec. Our large Vessel is upon a Voyage to Bermuda and the small One is unfit for the Service. I have given Information of this to Genl Washington & Gov. Trumbull that they may not make any Reliance upon our assisting in this important...
Date: 10 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
We have several Cutters cruising about Boston Bay and more fixing out dayly ー I have man'd one with the Rhode Islanders entirely ー Commanded by Capt Martindale ー There has several Captures been taken ー One Transport from England loaded with flour. She had 2,000 Barrels on Board2
Date: 16 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
. . . An Express arrived from Casco Bay last Evening that brings an account that the Enemy had been firing a Day or two upon Falmouth what has been the consequence we have not yet learnt, the Enimy had orders to burn Falmouth and Portsmouth unless the Inhabitants would deliver up their Arms and give Hostages for their future good behavior ー The Enemys' conduct fulfills the Scripture "Whose...
Date: 23 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
As I had determined to take the Liberty to give you My Crude thats on some Matters by Genl [Esek] Hopkins, whose dispatch in geting Away gave Me No Time2 ー I now Imbrace the same by Capt Whipple3 ー The Importance of an Open & free Communication from all the United Colonys to the Grand Continental Army by water thro' this Colony, tho' of but a Short duration would be of...
Date: 21 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
We have now in the Harbor of Newport the Rose the Swan and the Glasgow with a Bomb-Brig2 and Six Tenders, and a large Scow as a Transport.
Capt. Whipple who sailed last Night for Philadelphia took a Schooner of 30 Tons from Boston in Ballast addressed to G. [George] Rome for fresh Provisions.3 Capt. [David] Arnold who came Passenger in her informs me that, when he left...
Date: 27 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
We have taken on Shore in Newport Lieut Stanhope Commander of one of the armed Schooners. He himself is much upon the Reserve; but by the best Accounts he is Nephew to the Dutchess of Chandois [Chandos] and a very near Relation of Earl [of] Stanhope. He is at present confined in One of the best Rooms in our Gaol under a Guard. I should think it best for the Congress to erect a suitable Place in...
Date: 4 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
... [James] Wallace at Newport [batters] and destroys just as he pleases ー doubtless you have heard of his Ravages ー General [Charles] Lee is going to Newport to morrow ー The Island can and ought to be fortifyed and Conannicut too ー I think the Point may be fortifyed so as to prevent any Ship from doing much damage, it certainly will command the Harbour ー Colo Joseph Wanton Negroes piloted...
Date: 18 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Honrd Sir Your Brother Mr secry Ward shewed Us your late Letter wherein you Mention that If we Inclined to Contract wth the Honbl Contenental Comte of Secrecy as before Hinted by Letter, That we Should write you Upon it, And having taken the Matter into Consideration, have Concluded to enter into A Contract for the Sum Mentiond by JB ———— for Twenty four Thousand Dollars, the Value thereof to be...
Date: 20 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3