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The Account you give of the Vessels at Beverley, being unfit for Service, surprizes me prodigiously; I was taught to believe very differently of the Ship Jenny, by Commodore [John] Manley, and Captain [William] Bartlett, who you mention to have given you their Opinion of them. The Brigantine from Antigua2 was also thought very fit to arm.
A Letter is just come to my Hands from Winthrop...
Date: 9 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
His Excel[lenc]y Congratulates you on the Success of Captn [Samuel] Tucker, & is hopeful more of the Vessels employed for the ministerial Army, will be picked up. They will in some small Degree compensate for the Damage done by seizing those belonging to us.
Date: 16 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir I Beg Leave to acknotvledge the Reciept of yours of the 16th Inst your Honours Instructions I have Strictly Comply'd with, the Ship Jenny sold for so great a Price that with the Advice of my friends did not think prudent to give so much for not thinking her fitt for a Ship of Warr and not sold for but Very Little under her Real Value being 1950 £ the Brigt Hannah from Antegua I have...
Date: 25 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I have the plasure to Informe your Excellency that your Schrs. Lee & Warrin have this Moment, Arrived with the Ship Ann from Glasco with Ninety five, of the kings troops on Board, She Mounted Six Carrage Guns But the Master and troops, Made No oposion against your Vessells theytook her Last Night off Cape Cod2 I. have Sent you By the Barer all the papers, the troops on Board I...
Date: 8 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sr I Recd your Orders with great pleasure to go to Long-Island with Five Hundred Men, & Two Days Provision, with proper implements to throw up Works to annoy the Enemies Ships near that Island. And it is with equal pleasure, That I am able in this my Return, to acquaint your Honour with our Success. Through the Divine Goodness, we have prosecuted your Plan in such a Manner, That our Enemies...
Date: 15 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir: I am now to acknowledge the Receipt of your Favors of the 27th. Ulto. and of the 3rd. and 6th. Inst., and in Answer to the First, think you was right in your Direction to Mr. [William] Bartlett, about the Brigantine Hannah, as Mr. [Robert] Morris had wrote for one.
The two Schooners, considering their Force and Number of Men, certainly behaved extremely well in repelling the Attack, made by...
Date: 16 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I have the pleasure to acquaint your Honnour that I gave Chase to three Sail of Topsail Vessels When after a very Short time Seven Sail more appeard Nine of them I take to be Transports the other a Frigatt2 as She has but her Topsails & Stay sails out, the others all the Sail they Can Carry am Now about 5 miles ESE from Cape Ann thought it my Duty to Send an Oxspress to the agent...
Date: 22 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I have this Moment Received the Incloused Remarks from the Honle Richd Darby Esqr of Salem. I therefore take the Earlist oppertunity To Informe your E[xce]llency of it2 If there Should Be any Armed Vessels in the port of Boston you Might have the oppurtunity to Send them out in Season to Meet the fleet, and Likewise that the Committee of War May Be the Better prepaired to Receive them...
Date: 23 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
By last nights post I was favoured with yours of the 16th Inst, containing the Interesting Intelligence of your havg Obliged the Kings Ships to quit their Station, and of the further Captures of Two Vessels from Glasgow with Highland Troops on board ー These events are extremely pleasing & I flatter myself the former will be attended with salutary consequences ー It will give our little...
Date: 23 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Commodore Hopkins together with Capt Saltonstall of the Alfred and Capt Whipple of the Columbus, being called to Philadelphia by the Congress the Command of the Fleet hath devolved upon Capt Biddle of the Andrew Doria, who I am informed sailed from Newport on Tuesday last on a Cruize, whether he hath returned or not, I am uncertain. In this Circumstance I thought it prudent to open your Letter to...
Date: 27 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir: I received your Favours of the 20th. and 23rd. Ulto. and am happy to hear of the further Success of our armed Vessels in the Capture of the Transport with the Highland Grenadiers.2 If they have been fortunate enough to take the 11 Ships mentioned in your last, I suppose we are in Possession of a large Share of the Highlanders ordered against us.
A Fleet has arrived at the Hook,...
Date: 1 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
The distress we are in for want of Arms induces me again to urge yoursending on all such as can possibly be spared with the greatest expedition. The enemy have landed under cover of their Ships and have taken possession of Staten Island, from which in all probability they will soon make a descent upon us. The Arms would have to be sent to Norwich and from there by Water to this place provided...
Date: 4 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir: The inclosed Declaration will shew you, that Congress at Length, impelled by Necessity, have dissolved the Connection between the American Colonies, and Great Britain, and declared them free and independent States; and in Compliance with their Order, I am to request you will cause this Declaration to be immediately proclaimed at the Head of the Continental Regiments in the Massachusetts Bay...
Date: 9 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir, His Excellency General Washington, having Occasion to ride out early this Morning, has directed and ordered me to acknowledge & answer your two Letters of the 11th inst...
He is surprised, that out of upwards of 400 Prisoners only 73 Arms have been sent on; as he supposed every Man must have had his Arms with him. He begs your Attention in collecting from the Agents & others, all the...
Date: 18 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
The several Articles wrote for in my Letter of Yesterday, you will please to forward to Norwich, with Orders for them to be sent on by Water, provided the Enemy's Ships should not stop the Communication, in which Case Land-Carriage must be procured...
Date: 19 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir: I am now to Acknowledge the Receipt of your's of the 15th. and 19th. Instant and am much obliged for your care and dispatch in forwarding the Two Sea Morters which I wish may come safe to hand. The number and strength of the Enemy and the many different posts we have to occupy together with the late Manouevres of General Howe render it utterly impossible for me to relieve you by sending a...
Date: 26 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Admiral Sir Petr Parker hath received your Letter of the 26th past, and has directed me to send in exchange for the British Prisoners you sent to Rhode Island, the like number of American Prisoners, agreeable to the List Inclosed 2 — and which comprehends only those People who may have been taken in Arm'd, or Trading Vessels — Those who are permittedto retire on their private...
Date: 6 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9