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May 1776
Sunday 12
At Anchor off Point Plator River St Laurence
Moderate & fair Weather fir'd several Shot at the Rebels sent a Midshipman, & some Men in the Arm'd Schooner to Point au Tremble: to get the Gaspe Brig off left there by the Rebels
Date: 12 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
June 1776
Saturday 8
At Anchor off Point Batti ー
at 6 AM:Fir'd several Shot at some Rebel Troops, passing along the Edge of the woods: & hauled the Ship close to the Shore: at 7 an Attack began between them and the King's Troops near Three Rivers, when the Rebels soon gave way, and went off in Confusion: at 8 Weigh'd with the Arm'd Schooner & stood up the River, fir'd many shot at the...
Date: 8 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
June 1776
Sunday 9
At Anchor off the River de Loup ー
at 3 AM: weigh'd and stood up the River,
at 3 Sent the Boats in Chace, at 10 they Return'd having taken a Bateau with some Powder: Anchd off the River de Loup in 2½ fm: ー found that a great Number of the Rebel Boats had left it a few Hours before: ー
Moderate Weather: at 1 PM weigh'd at 6 Anchd off the Point of the Lake
Date: 9 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
As I wrote in great hast, at Three Rivers yesterday in order to save the Express which was setting out, I had not time to give you any Particulars of the action at Three Rivers on the 8th instant, between the King's Troops and a Party of Rebel forces. I have great pleasure in congratulating you on the success of that day, which I hope will be attended, with very happy consequences. A little...
Date: 11 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir I have great pleasure in acquainting you that the rebels left Montreal last Night in hast & confusion and are all gone towards Champly & St Johns ー The Transports having all join'd us in the lake we anchored at Sorel the 14th in the evening, and found the rebels had deserted it a few hours before, the General landed part of the Grenadiers & light Infantry the same evening, &...
Date: 16 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5