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The only news I think of at present is, that the few soldiers who were in Barracks here were Yesterday [June 6] put on Board of the Asia man of war. A few men with little opposition stopped the Baggage Carts, made them return to Van Dyck's and kept two Chests of spare arms & three half Barrels of powder; they insisted that tho' they permitted the soldiers to go away armed, it would be...
Date: 7 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
A Connecticut sloop full of armed men have last Sunday Evening or rather Monday morning [June 12] carried all the salt Peter & stores from Turtle Bay. The Boats from the ships of war which pursued next day came within a mile of her; but the drum beat to arms her Crew got ready & the Boats then chose to return.
Date: 14 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Since the Dispatches from our Congress were closed & delivered to the Bearer hereof, Capt. Dobbs who now acts as one of our City pilots is come up from Sandy Hook with a vessel & gave me the following Information, to wit:
That a Transport, a very large ship, and full of soldiers, is at the Hook, that she waits for a wind to proceed to Boston & Expected to sail from the Hook this...
Date: 17 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The Ship Asia has been supplied with provisions in the following manner, Vizt.
Abraham Lott Esqr Treasurer of this Colony (in whom you know the Inhabitants universally place great Confidence) has for several years been one of the Agent Victuallers for his Majesty's ships at this port ー having recd orders for Provisions he laid them before the provincial Congress ー he was directed fo obtain the...
Date: 25 January 1775
Volume: Volume 3