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I Send you three Prisoners, whose testimony, and the circumstances against them, Gives me the Strongest Reason to Believe the[y] came for a supply of provisions or some other Necessarys for the Enemy ー
Last Sunday we saw them Come with a Sloop from the west, and go toward the East end of the Island ー I sent a sergeant and twelve men after them, to take. them if the[y] Came in any of the inlets ー...
Date: 29 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I receiv'd yours of the 24th May and through a Continual hurry found no Opportunity to answer it before ー I am greatly Oblig'd to you for the Intelligence you give me in it ー I have nothing New to acquaint you with save that the Brig Andrew Doria has taken two Transports with two hundred Men onboard, and I believe they are both retaken by the Men of War in coming in here ー We have lost twenty...
Date: 20 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
His Excellency Just now received Intelligence that three of the Enemy's Ships passed the Chivaux de frise Yesterday or the day before. When he considers this event with the present disposition of the Enemy who have advanced towards the North River, he apprehends that they have some thing in view that we are not apprized of. — he wishes you to post parties of observation at every place on the...
Date: 7 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
The late passage of the 3 Vessels up the North River (which we have just received advice of) is so plain a Proof of the Inefficacy of all the Obstructions we have thrown into it, and I cannot bnt think, it will fully Justify a Change in the disposition which has been made. If we cannot prevent Vessels passing up, and the Enemy are possessed of the surrounding Country, what valuable purpose can it...
Date: 8 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Having the Cause of Our Bleeding Country much at Hart and being Confirm'd that we Cannot Any way better Serve it, than by Dis[t]res[s]ing our Unnatural Enemi[e]s by every Means in Our Power to prevent there geting the necessary supplys &c, We have with the Bearer Capt Zachariah [Allin] & others Determened to fit the Arm'd Sloop call'd the Washington a very fast Sa[i]ler, & is the same...
Date: 2 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3