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May 1775
Sunday 7
In Boston Harbour.
Appointed to Command His Majs Schooner St Lawrence by order from Vice Admiral [Samuel] Graves. went on board and took the Command of the Said Schooner accordingly alongside Hancock's Wharf in Boston Harbour, being a New Vessel just purchased.2
Date: 7 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
May 1776
Wednesday 8
in Willmington River Cape Fear No Caroline
at 8 A M came on Bd a pilot weigh'd and Run up the River at 11 came to anchor below the upper Flatt the old town House SBE and the drem Tree NBE 2 miles & ½ Do the pilot went away
Modt and fair kept all hand[s] at Quarters all night got Intelligence of a privateer and boats Intending to Attack us
Thursday 9
At Noon...
Date: 10 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
May 1776
Thursday 16
in Willmington River Cape Fear No Carolina
fired 6 four pounders at a party of the Rebbels who was firing at us
Friday 17
at 11 P M sent the master and 9 men to assist Captn [John] Linzee in dislodging a party of the Rebbels from Newtown ferry House.
Saturday 18
AM the Boats Returnd
Date: 18 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
May 1776
Monday 20
in Wilmington River Cape Fear No Caroline
Modt and fair sent the Boat to tow a fire Raft the Rebbels had Constructed to Burn us and the Glasgow pacquett towed it to the Edge of the marsh Island and set it on fire
Date: 20 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
May 1776
Wednesday 22
in Willmington River Cape Fear No Caroline
discharg'd the Highlanders to the Glasgow Pacquett & 16 negroes Refugees by order of Sr Peter parker commodore Saild down the River the Glasgow Pacquett and Watering Sloop
Thursday 23
sent the boat at 9 to Row guard
Friday 24
at 6 P M fired 4 four pounders at the Rebbels who seem'd to be Very [many] on shore Kept...
Date: 27 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
June 1776
Tuesday 4
At Single Anchor off Charlestown Light House
at 6 weigh'd and came to sail went pr order of Capt [Anthony] Hunt in the Sphynx to cover two boats that was sounding on the barr gave chace to a Rebbel Sloop and Schooner, at 10 Tack'd and stood back over the barr, the Rebbels got in to the Harbour when the[y] saw us Chace them at 11 came to Anchor in 6 fm water Sullivans...
Date: 4 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
June 1776
Sunday 16
att single anchor in Spencer's creek
at 6 AM came on Bd a pilot at 7 weigh'd and Run out overthe barr turning to windward of the transports that was Lying without the barr Sent the pilot away
at 5 P M came too by the Palliser transport took on Bd 4 Compys of soldiers weig'd and fired 3 guns for the pilot but none came at 7 went over the barr in 11 feet water at 8 Came too...
Date: 17 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
June 1776
Saturday 22
At anchor in Spen[ce]rs creek
at 11 A M weigh'd by order and Run up the Creek towards the back part of Sullivans Island to cover the troops on Landing started the water and brought her on an Even Keel put one cable and stores on Bd the Elizabeth transport at noon got a ground
at 11 P M Hove her of[f] and got a little further up the creek
Sunday 23
At 10 AM hove the...
Date: 27 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
June 1776
Friday 28
At anchor in Spencers creek
at ½ past 10 A M Sr peter parker begun to Engage the Battery on Sullivans Island Sent a boat and 12 men up the Creek to Assist in Landing the troops...at 7 PM the firing Ceas'd
Date: 28 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
July 1776
Thursday 4
At anchor in Spen[ce]rs creek
at 8 A M came on. board two Companys of Soldiers to be carried to the fleet Loos'd the topsls
Date: 4 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Octbr 1776
Monday 14
at Anchor in the East River
at 4 A M weigh'd and turnd into the Sound at 6 past by his Majs Ship niger 1/2 past came on Bd a Cutter man'd and Arm'd from her Stood across the sound at 11 Came too in 5 frn Water to the NoW of Marroneck Harbour Kept all Hands at Quarters all night
Tuesday 15
at 5 AM weighd and came to Sail and stood into the Entrance of the Harbour a...
Date: 15 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I send you, this by Mr Lane master of the Otter Sloop, who is carrying some troops to Virginia
we made the land the Eleventh day after our Sailing from Nantaskett, & considering that neither the master or my self was ever here before, the[re] cou'd not be any better Land fall, as we were Steering Right for the Light house when we made the Shore a few Leags to the Norward of the harbour; we...
Date: 3 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Octbr 1775
Tuesday 17
Moord in St Augustine Harbour
Jno Vaughan and Alexander Mc Guillam took the Long boat from a Long Side and Run away with her2
Date: 17 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Novr 1775
Saturday 4
at Anchor in [St.] Augustine Harbour
Fresh Breezes and Clear Recd from the Supperintendent of Indien affairs2 a Quantity of powder with other presints for the indeans
Sunday 5
Do Wr Unmoord
Modt and Cleer at 1 PM fired 13 guns it being in commemoration of the gunpowder plot fired 2 guns for the pilot
Monday 6
at 8 a M came on Board the...
Date: 12 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Novemb [1775]
Monday 27
in St Johns River East Florida
Arrived Governor Tonyn in his Sloop to meet the Indians Salluted him with 9 Guns
at 2 P M Salluted Governor Tonyn with Eleven Guns on Coming on Bd and at going on shore the same number of guns
Date: 27 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Decbr 1775
Sunday 10
in St Johns River East Florida
Salluted Governor Tonyn with 13 guns on his leaving the Indien Congress Came on Board an officer and a party of the fourteenth Re[get] at 4 P M weigh'd and came to sail down the River at 9 came too off Reeddy point and at 10 weighd and came to sail. 2
Date: 10 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Jany 1776
Friday 26
[Off Charleston]
at 5 am saw Charleston Light house W N B 4 Leags saw a sail to the westwd fired two Guns and spoke the Dilligence Pacquett Lieut Cleark who Inform'd us as he had been in the harbour and oblig'd to leave it Early in the morning that there was no men of war there and the Rebbels was in Possession of Sullivans Island, bore away for augustine in compy the...
Date: 26 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3