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May 1776: ー I am now a bout to begin a new cruise in the Continental Brig Andrew Doria, Nicholas Biddle, Esq., Commander. we took 3 prizes, 2 of them large transport Ships, bound from Glasgow to Boston; we captured them on the banks of Newfoundland. After we took on board as many of the [prinlcipal officers as we had room for, and all their warlike stores, we took out all the Soldiers, which...
Date: 29 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
we kept company with each other 17 days [sic 14 days], when we got near Nantucket, we fell in with Lord Howes Fleet2 in the fog, we steered different courses, and before we got out of sight of Capt. [Nicholas] Biddle the prisoners rose on the ship and took her from us, and they put one Canada (formerly Mate of the Ship,) in Command. I could not blame them, for I would do the same.
Date: 11 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
We carried w[ith] us one of the bills, which the Hon. President received with pleasur[e]2 We tarried one day longer than we needed, on the account of seeing Independance declared, which was on the 4th day of July 1776.3 The next day we set out for New York, on our way for Rhode Island When we arrived at Newport, we went immediately on board the privateer which was lying in...
Date: 6 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
July, 1776. I was at Newport but a few days before I sailed again with Capt. Biddle.2 On this Cruise we took several prizes, one of them from Lord Dunmores fleet; [also] A Brig from Barbadoes bound to Newfoundland, This prize I went on board of as Master, and arrived safe at Providence.3
Date: 7 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
We sailed to the eastward of Halifax, the first prize was a snow from England bound to Halifax her cargo dry goods, the next prize was a Ship called the Malech [Mellish] her cargo 10,000 suits of Soldiers Qlothing ready made, a set of lighthorse accoutrements with carbines and a valuable invoice of Medicine chests: The Ship the most valuable out of 45 sail, the rest bf her cargo trunks of Silk...
Date: 30 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Shortly after (the 6th of Dec,) the British took possession of Newport. The ship Warren, Ship Providence & Sloop Providence lay near Gould Island, but we made the best of our way to Providence, while the British fleet was running into Narriganset bay: the Sloop Providence had some men on shore on Gould Island cutting wood, I perceived a large quantity of hay stacked up there, ordered one of...
Date: 18 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
In a day or two after,3 I went over on a party to Capt. Nicholas Websters, to Rehobeth, while I was on this party Governor [Stephen] Hopkins & Com. [Esek] Hopkins sent over Capt. Henry Dayton to me, to come to Providence, immediately after, they informed me that they contemplated fixing out a Cartel, to send to Newport and for me to take out of the Sloop Providence 2 men to go with...
Date: 15 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
. . . we had a fire Brig, and Sloop, fitting at Providence, and soon was ready: we went down the river with them, in the night, waiting for a favourable time to chain them together. The time shortly came, when we undertook to chain them, but a sudden breeze of wind sprung up, before we could chain, and the sloop-fire-vessel, got so near the ship, she was obliged to run ashore, near East Greenwich...
Date: 14 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
This is to whom it may concern, that I, John Trevett, sailed from Providence in a Sloop called the Catea [Katy], Commanded by Abram Whipple, E[sq.], of Providence, with a number of passengers, to sail with a fleet of armed vessels fixing at Philidelphia, in the month of Nov. 1775. Arrived there the same month, and found 1 Ship called the Alfred, 1 Ship called the Columbus, 1 Brig called the...
Date: 3 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Now is June we are under sail bound to the Vineyard to get a few men and I took a step on shore at Bedford and pressed one John Scranton, one of my townsmen; and three others and then proceded on board and sailed for Old town; arrived the next day & got what men we could; lay there 2 days and then ran for Sandy hook & Made it, saw some large ships lay there and at the same time saw a ship...
Date: 31 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Now we are Agoing on a New Cruse1 and a new Yeair Jan 1778 I have had A Long time to think of What I am A Going to undertake but I am Very well Satisfied that we Are in a Good Cause & we are fiting the Lords Battel and we are Getting under sail Runing Down from Georgetown the Next Day put to See Standing to the Southward the Next Day att Day Light Saw a Sail to the Eastward then...
Date: 31 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
we Saw a Number of Sailes on our Pasage but never Spoke with Any the first Land we Made was the Vinyard1 we are now Runing Down for Nantucket itt is now 18 Days Since we Parted with the Sloop Providence2 and we have had Very Cold Wither and hard Gailes out of thirty Men thare is not more then ten but Who has thare Hands & feet froze one Man froze to Death his Name was...
Date: 21 February 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Now is March 1778 we are Arrived with the Sloop Providence1 att Bedford2 the Ship3 we Left att Old Town4 Repairing and Getting a New Ruder then we are A going to Bring her to Bedford
. . . .5 Capt. Rathbun and My Self Sett out for Boston to Call on the Board of Warr Setting thare6 we Spent part of Tew Days and Returnd to...
Date: 1 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11