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This Day, about noon, Came down the Bay, and anchored in our Road, the Roebuck, Leverpool & two Tenders, and as I tho[u]ght it my Duty to let you Know it, I have sent of[f] this Express that you may Govern your selfs Accordingly. Excuse me for Dictating to you, but I think it would be Necessary for to have some of your Arm'd Vessels under Cape May for to Protect your Vessels from the insults...
Date: 15 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
In my last Letter to you, I acquainted you of Roebuck and Liverpool being in our Road, but on sixteenth they made sail and went to sea, and on Wednesday morning the 22, the Liverpool returned into our Road; on Friday 24, there came in sight a Snow, which the Liverpool took, altho' we gave her all the Signals that we could, she appears to be in ballast, and I think she does not belong to your Port...
Date: 27 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Last evening came into our Road two men of war, one the Liverpool, the other the King Fisher, with a small Sloop and a Pilot Boat which I take to be William Rosses, at the time they were comeing in there was a Snow in our Road bound out, Richard James, master,2 which made Sail, and Run a shore under the cover of our Fort, the King Fisher sent her boat towards her, but upon seeing a...
Date: 7 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
When I wrote to you last by Express I mentioned that Capt [Charles] Laurence had Arived here and that he was a longside of a snow that was Oblig'd to Run ashore. I have Made Bold to Detain him here to Cover the landing of her Cargo he has Been of Rail Service and now he is going to Convoy her Up to your place with the Assistance of the Eagle from this Place ー
the Liverpool Remains in the Road ...
Date: 10 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I intended to have sent the former2 by my Express Horse but the Torys haveing Cut of[f] that Communication I am Obliged to Send this by the Whale Boats as far as New Castle, and from thence by Land ー I have further to Add that Last Evening the King Fisher Return'd in to our Road with a prize Brigt Capt Walker of Wilmanton but luckey for us before the Pirate Boarded her our Brave Capt...
Date: 11 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I Rec'd your letter per Express, last night at half-past Eleven o'clock, wherein you order me to send two Pilot boats to Cruise to the Eastward, I must acquaint you that there is no boats here that can be got, that is any ways fit for the Service, they being all bought up by your Merchants to send to sea. You likewise desire me to keep a strict look out, which you may depend upon that I shall, as...
Date: 16 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
This day Davis Bevan & Benj. Canby, were both landed on our Beach by a Flag from the Rhoabuck Man of War, Capt. Hamon [Andrew Snape Hamond] Comander, with whose Officers I had a converence, who have related to me that there is now on board, Thirty-eight Prisoners, who they have brought here for Exchange, agreeable to sund'e Letters from our two Commanding opponents. These two above mentioned...
Date: 11 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
The Roebuck is at this time cruseing off the light house and the small Ship is up the Bay at anchor Near the Brandywine, there has no more ships appeared as yet, you may Depend if there should, I shall give you the earliest acc'ts. I shall refer you to Mr. Davis Bevan for the Particulars Relateing the ship's Destination. I am with Due Respect, [&c.]
Date: 14 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
This will be handed to you by Captn Daniel Murphy, who I gave the command of the armed Barge to, upon her first coming down here, and has behav'd very well in that Station, as it now appears to me that she is in some danger of being either taken from us or burnt, is the Reason of my sending her up to you, and as Mr. Murphy has only my word for his Wages, I must beg that you will amply satisfy him...
Date: 1 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
On Tuesday the 11th- after Night came into our Road two Ships & a Sloop Tender, one of them has not been in our Capes before, I take her to be a Forty or Fifty Gun Ship, the other a Frigate, the Sloop appears to have ten Guns; on Wednesday morning there appeared a third Ship, the Frigate & Sloop made Sail after her, they have not been seen since, last Evening the other Ship went out and...
Date: 14 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Yesterday morning the Ship Morris, Captain [James] Anderson was chased into the mouth of our Bay by a Frigate, the Roebuck laying in the road made sail after her. Captain Anderson run his Ship on shore about half a mile from the Light House, the two ships continually firing at him, and he return'd the fire for near three hours in a most brave & gallant manner ー The ships sent three Boats,...
Date: 12 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Gentlemen, According to your Resolves, the Pilots belonging to Cape Henlopen, have laid up their Boats, and are determined not to brake through them; if you will make the Pilots of Philadelphia doe the same, for it is very hard to see your Pilots come down and take the Bread out of their mouths, for as long as you admit them to fetch their Boats with them, they will do the like; we are informed...
Date: 27 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
When i wrote you last which was on the 22d of this instant, Iinform'd you that the ships was makeing up the Bay, but before my Express had been gone a half an hour, they all anchor'd above the Brandywine, and Remain there still, there is no more ships in sight at this time.
The Roebuck and the other ships Carry on a fine Stroke of trade with the inhabitants from the uper part of this County, and...
Date: 25 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
By this Express you will be certain that the [British] Fleet is in sight, and at this time about 4 Leagues from the Light House, there is 228 (two hundred and twenty eight) sail, the wind is about N.N.E., and they bear about S.E. from the Cape. they to all appearance will not be in till this afternoon. I am in haste, Gentlemen [&c.]
Date: 30 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Haveing this Oppertunity by Capt John Learmonth I shall give you the Best intelligence from here Respecting the pirate ships, — there is one frigate and tenders lyng at the Brown, one frigate and tender in our Road and two frigates that Cruise of and Near the Cape sometimes they Come in and stay a tide and then out to sea. On Tusday last Capt Murphey went up to Cedar Creek to take possession of...
Date: 8 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9