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Yesterday arrived the ship Beulah, Capt. [William M.] Bussel, in nine weeks from London; she is come too at the Watering place. Mr. Robert Murry, the owner, has summoned all those that have goods on board, to meet him this evening, to confer together, I suppose about sending her away.ー
Date: 17 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The following account is given by a Gentleman of veracity, lately arrived from Boston.
On or about the 20th ultimo, General [Thomas] Gage ordered 200 soldiers armed, to proceed in two boats, with swivels to Grape Island, near Weymouth beach, to take possession of some hay and cattle. The country being alarmed, 3 or 400 provincials collected, and having only one boat, which contained 40 men. They...
Date: 3 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
We are much alarmed here with the intentions of Administration, that unless affairs take a tum in our favor very shortly, we shall expect the worst effort of its villainy ー that of spiriting up an enemy among ourselves, from whose barbarity, if roused, the most dreadful consequences must follow Our Governor has sent his family to New-York, and being greatly disgusted with the people of Newbern,...
Date: 7 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
About a month ago, Capt. [Nicholas] Biddle, of the Andrew Doria, sailed from this port, and the next day he took a sloop from the West-Indies, which was yesterday condemned as a lawful prize.2 Ten days after, near the banks of Newfoundland, at daylight, he saw two ships, and in an hour was in possession of them, without firing even a musket. They had each about one hundred soldiers on...
Date: 21 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Captain Campbell, lately from Antigua, via St. Eustatia, informs, that a little before he left Antigua, a vessel from Georgia belonging to Mr. Samuel Brenton of this place, was seized there by a man of war, with all her cargo, consisting of lumber, indigo, &c. Mr. Brenton, then present, urged his being a friend to government as a reason for his being favoured, but the admiral told him the act...
Date: 24 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Last Saturday Commodore Bank's first Lieut. killed in the engagement with Capt. Mugford, was found by a fifer on Deer-island. ー had in his pocket, five guineas and four dollars, a gold watch, and by his side a silver hilted sword.
Date: 1 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Tuesday Captain [William] Meston, late of the snow Dickinson, of this port, arrived here from Bristol, but last from the West-Indies. ー He sailed from this place last February, bound for Nantz, but the Mate, assisted by the crew, seized and confined the Captain on the coast of Portugal, and then altered their course for London; the southerly winds driving them into Bristol Channel, they arrived...
Date: 6 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Last Lord's day a great many shot were heard in this city from Bergenpoint. The occasion was this: A barge from the fleet full of men, landed on the point, but were opposed and driven off with precipitation by our troops; a smart fire ensued from a tender for a considerable time, without doing any injury. By two deserters, we are informed, that a Captain and two privates were killed on board...
Date: 25 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Yesterday one of our gallies, mounting one 32 pounder in her bow, and the other a New-London gally, mounting two 12 pounders in her stern, and two 18 in her bow, went up the North-River to Spikendivle, or KingsbridgeCreek ー with an intent to lay there till the ships come down the river (should that be the case) I make no doubt we shall be able to give a good account of them.
Date: 29 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Notice is hereby given, that a Court of Admiralty will be held at the Court-house, in the city of Philadelphia, on Monday the 28th day of October inst. at ten o'clock in the forenoon of the same day, then and there to try the truth of the facts alledged in the bill of Captain [John Paul] Jones of the armed sloop called the Providence (who as well, &c.) against the brigantine or vessel called...
Date: 10 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6