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Last Saturday Evening the Scarborough Man of War, Capt. Barclay arrived here from England, with Dispatches for his Excellency Governor Gage:1 Capt. Barclay left Plymouth the 24th of October, and has brought London Papers.
Date: 5 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
His Majesty's armed schooner Halifax, commanded by Lieut. [Joseph] Nunn, was lately cast away near Machias, at the Eastern Part of this Province; the Vessel entirely lost, but the People with some Difficulty saved themselves.
Date: 13 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Friday last the Nautilus (in natural History a simple Shell) arrived here from England with Dispatches for his Excellency General Gage: ー In her came Passenger the Quarter Master of his Majesty's 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons . . .
Yesterday the Falcon Sloop of War also arrived here from England.
Date: 17 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
We the Subscribers Testify and Say, that on the 29th day of May 1775 Captain [John] Linsey Commander of a Ship of war then at Tarpaulin Cove: Came with a Number of armed men and landed on one of the Elizabeth Islands called Reskatemeth and came to the place where the men that oned part of the Stock on Said Island were Sheering their Sheep and demanded the Sheep Saying and promising that he would...
Date: 31 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Capt. Tileston arrived at Newbury last Wednesday [June 28], in 21 Days from Newfoundland, and informs us, that a greater Number of Vessels had arrived from Europe for the Fishery than usual, as the Colonies were not permitted to Fish on the Banks there; but finding they could not procure Flour, &c. several Vessels returned home before Capt. Tileston sailed and many more were soon to follow, (...
Date: 3 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
We hear from Cape-Ann, that a Vessel bound in there from the West-Indies, being discovered off that Harbour last Tuesday, [August 8], several of the inhabitants went off in a Boat to assist in bringing her in. Soon after, about 30 armed [men], from the Man of War commanded by Capt [John] Lindzee, boarded and took Possession of the Vessel; but she running aground on the Cape, was vigorously...
Date: 14 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Last Monday Morning [August 14] came to town from Ipswich, 20 of the Prisoners taken at Cape Ann the Tuesday before; who together with the Marines, &c. Prisoners, are gone forward.
A letter from Taunton of last Thursday [August 17], says,
"Tuesday last arrived at Taunton, Capt. Abraham Stephen Remsen, who informs, that on the 26th of last month, in lat. 25,15, Long. 65,30, he spoke with the...
Date: 21 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
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Colony of the Massachusett's Bay, Essex ss.
Libels are filed before me against the brigantine named the Jane, burthen about one hundred and twenty tons, commanded by James Fulton,: ー and against the brigantine named the William, burthen about one hundred tons, commanded by Richard Pine [Price]: ー Which vessels are said to have been improved in carrying supplies to the fleet and...
Date: 20 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay, Plimouth, ss.
A Libel is filed before me against the sloop called the Sally, burthen about 75 tons, commanded by Cornelius White, and said to be improved in supplying the Fleet and Army employed against the United Colonies, and brought into the county of Plimouth. And the court erected to try and condemn all vessels that shall be found infesting the sea coast of...
Date: 27 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
The Beginning of last Week arrived in this Colony a Vessel, hav[i]ng on Board Ten Tons of Sulphur, and the Remainder of her Cargo Salt. The former Article will greatly help in manufac[tur]ing the amazing Quantity of 34907¼ wt. of Salt-Petre, made in this Colony, and brought to the [Commissary] general's Store in this Town during the course of last Week past, exclusive of what has been carried to...
Date: 3 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
On Monday, the 3d instant one of the Continental frigates of 24 Guns, built at Newbury Port, under the direction of the Hon. Thomas Cushing, Esq; was launched in the view of a great number of Spectators, she is highly approved of by all who are judges as a very fine Ship, she is built with the very best of Timber, and the workmanship is compleat.1
Tuesday last arrived safe at Newbury...
Date: 10 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
There being a Libel filed before me against the Brigantine Loyal Britain, burthen about 100 tons, said to be improved in carrying supplies to the Fleet and Army employed against the United Colonies and brought into the County of Lincoln: This Notice is given, agreeable to the Laws of this Colony that the Court erected to try and condemn all Vessels found infesting the Sea coasts and brought into...
Date: 24 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Thursday last the Tyrannicide Privateer, in the Service of this State, commanded by John Fisk, carried into Salem, an armed Schooner of 8 Carriage and 12 Swivel Guns, and 30 Men, which he took off George's Bank, about three Weeks ago, after an obstinate Engagement of three Glasses.1 The Schooner belonged to and sail'd with the Fleet which is arrived at New-York, and was one of those...
Date: 22 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
The ship from Ireland, also then mentioned, proves to be the transport ship Queen of England, Capt. [James] Arnard,1 which came into Nantasket Road, when she was soon made a prize of. She sailed from Cork last September, bound to Boston, but by reason of contrary winds and bad weather, put into Lisbon to refit; from thence came upon this coast last fall, and meeting with bad weather...
Date: 29 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
We have now on the Lake two schooners which mount 12 Guns each, two Sloops, and five Gundaloes, the Gundaloes mount 4 Guns each; and five Gundaloes more are almost finished. I hope we shall be able to give our Enemies a warm Reception if they should dare to come.
Date: 3 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
On Wednesday, 7th of August at ten in the morning, will begin the sale of the cargo of the prize ship Lady Juliana, from Jamaica, now lying at the Hon. John Hancock, Esqrs Wharf,
consisting of
315 hogsheads and 57 tierces of choice sugars, 94 puncheons and hogsheads of rum. 180 bags and 14 casks of piemento, 390 bags of ginger, 19 tons of dying wood 568 Jamaica hides, very large, 63 planks of...
Date: 5 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Yesterday se'nnight the Tyrannycide Privateer in the Service of this State, commanded by Capt. Fisk sent into Salem a Prize Brig called the St. John. Her Cargo consists of 120 Hogsheads of Molasses, 81 Casks of Rum, 52 Casks Coffee, 14 Hogsheads of Sugar, and 8 Casks of Cocoa.
The same day also arrived at Dartmouth, taken by the above Privateer, the Prize Schooner Three Brothers, Capt. Smith from...
Date: 19 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Last Sunday se'nnight was taken and carried into Gouldsborough, by two small boats, a brig from Ireland bound for Halifax, laden with beef, butter &c. She parted company with 12 other provision vessels the day on which she was taken, all bound for the above port.
List of Prizes lately taken and carried into the West Indies, by some of the Ministerial Pirates.
The Brigantine Hester, John...
Date: 16 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Yesterday Se'nnight arrived at Newbury Port the Brig. Georgia Diana, Peter Rigan Master, bound from Grenada to London, taken by the Washington Privateer, Nathaniel Odiorne, having on board 250 hogsheads rum and sugar, and about 20 chaldron of coal, &c. &c.
Monday last return'd Captain Samson [Sampson], after a short cruize, in which he has taken 5 Prizes, three or 4 of which are arriv'd...
Date: 23 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
On Monday last Capt. Freeman Paine, in the schooner Eagle from Providence, sent into Boston harbour a ship from Grenada bound for Europe, laden with 209 hogsheads sugar, 158 puncheons rum, &c.&c.1
We also hear that Captain Paine is arrived safe into Plimouth with two prizes, one of which is the brigantine from Virginia mention'd in our last,2 and the other a West...
Date: 30 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6