Volume 8
this Serves to Inform your honour I am In want of Sum small Cordig twine and So forth for Ship ollever Crumwell Can not Even Set a Studensel with out Mr Shaw has got the Need full if your honour will Replace the Cordig or flax or west Indegs goods In order to purches the flax as it is to be had at Norwich twelve lb flax for a gallon Rum if your Honour thinks proper give the order for the wet Inge... Continue Reading
Date: 13 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
By the Direction of the honle the Convention of this State I am to apply for your Assistance in procuring Men for two Callies in Hudson's River which altho fitted for Use cannot be employed for the Want of Hands. Genl McDougall hath applied to the Convention for this Purpose urging by many Arguments not only the Expediency but Necessity of putting some floating Defence above the Forts in the... Continue Reading
Date: 13 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
You are to return to Senepuxent 2 and after sending up the Stores you brought thither in the Independence, you are immediately to proceed out to Sea on a Cruize off the Capes of Delaware, keeping out side of the British men of war and so distant from them as may be necessary for your own security. You are to Cruize in such places as may be most likely for you to meet or fall in with... Continue Reading
Date: 13 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
. . . the provisions we have taken at Sea more than compensates for the Danbury loss, since the latter was only 1700 barrels of Meat with some flour & grain, and we have brought in 5000 barrels of Meat bound to N. York . . .
Date: 13 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
A Vessell of ours from Martinico arrived here this day, and brought the Letters that we now do ourselves the Honor to enclose and forward to your Excellency P express.
The Master of this Vessall informs us he was chased off our Capes on Wednesday last by 3 large Ships an Armed Brigt & 5 Sloops and Schooners, that the Weather thickening, he alter'd his Course & escaped by coming thro' the... Continue Reading
Date: 13 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Several officers belonging to different marching Regiments in the Service of the United States of America have represented to me that numbers of soldiers, Inlisted into their respective Regiments, have deserted & from Intelligence, received some of them have enterd on Board the Continental Ships, and have changed their names to avoid being detected, by which the service is not only injured,... Continue Reading
Date: 14 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Yours of the 13th Came to hand as to the Reggin you are in want of Nathl Shaw Jnr Esqr has agreed to Supply you, and given orders to Mr Tilly at N London accordingly I have Sent you the Corns that were wanted for the Officers on Bord the Ship O Cromwell and your Sailing Orders hope Soon to have the pleasure to hear you are Sailed on a Cruize wishing you Success and prosperity remain your [&c... Continue Reading
Date: 14 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Schooner Spy
to Robert Niles.—
Dr
1777 For Sundy persons wages by him paid Viz
Robert Niles Capt
fm Jany 8th to May 8. 1777
£57.12..—
Nathll Barns Mate
March 25 to ditt 14
9.12..—
Thos Rice 2d Mate
do 12 to Apl 12
5..—..—
Willm Higgins
Feby 28 to do 28
9..—..—
Ezekial Sayers
March 5 to do 21
6. .2. .8
Stephen Squire
do 5 to do 18
5.14. .8
John Tucker
Jany 8 to Feby 22
3.10. .... Continue Reading
Date: 14 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Resolved, That a copy of the complaint lodged with the Marine Committee, against Commodore Hopkins, be delivered to Mr. [William] Ellery, for the said Commodore Hopkins.
Date: 14 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
State Navy Board
[Philadelphia] May 14th, 1777
An Order on Captain McLain to deliver Captain John Rice of the Brigantine Convention four swivel Guns.
Captain John Rice having solicited to be reinstated to the Command of the Brigantine Convention and upon promising for the future, to be Assiduous and well behaved, the Board returned him his Commission.
Date: 14 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Sunday last arrived here, Capt. Young, of the Continental sloop Independence, who is arrived at a safe port, with 500 tents, 2000 stand of arms, medicines, &c. by him we learn, that the Continental ship Reprisal has taken, after an engagement of two hours, an English Packet of 16 guns, from Falmouth for Lisbon, with three vessels under her convoy, and carried them to France: that the Sturdy... Continue Reading
Date: 14 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
. . . I should have been glad too to have told you that Capt Nicholson had acted the part of an open generous spirited Man who was ready to make Amends frankly for a Rudeness he had unadvisadly committed he has avoided saying one Word about discharging the Men nor has he as I have heard, though I have inquired, discharged them agreeable to the Order sent to him ー two Men indeed who had been taken... Continue Reading
Date: 14 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
As the Carpenters Work is now Near Dun of two vessells I have on the Stocks a Schoner of ten guns a zeback of 20 Guns I Shuld be glad to no In What Maner you Intend to have the zeback Riged that I may Provoid Mastes for hir I Was tou'ld you Intended hir for a Ship. I shuld think She would answer best a brigg how Ever I will Rigg hir any way you Desier I Can venter to let you [know] there is no... Continue Reading
Date: 14 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
The Commissioners of the Navy having received Certain Information of the Capture of the Brigg Defence and Judging it Necessary, as soon as possible, to purchase or build; One or more fit Vessels to Cruize for the protection of the Trade of this State; beg leave to recommend to your ' Excellency that as George Abbot Hall Esqr. on[e] of the Commissioners of this Board is now going to the Northward... Continue Reading
Date: 14 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I arrived from the Lakes the 3d Instant after taking three Prizes, two laden with Tobacco Wine &ca the other with 87 Cask of Tarr, two arrived here safe, & one was lost on Rose Island, but no lives lost; Found lying here the Florida Surveying Sloop who had met with a heavy gale of Wind, in which she lost the Schooner Boat, and stove the other Boat, which they have repaired, & sailed... Continue Reading
Date: 14 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
May 1777
Tuesday 13th
The West Caicos NE 4 or 5 Miles
at 6 [P. M.] made Sail, 4 Sail in sight to the Eastward, at ½ past eight saw a Sloop, board two Brigs, and a Schooner Mode & clear several Sail in sight, gave chace to the Southward
Wednesday 14th
at 4 AM came up with the Chace, found her to be a French Brig taken by our Boats, hoisted out the Yawl and brought the Master on board... Continue Reading
Date: 14 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Sales by Auction of the Ship Royal Charlotte Salem 15th May 1777
Sold by Order of Captn Jo Lambert Agent for the Privateer Sloop Revenge
Commanded by Benjn Dean.
The Ship Royal Charlotte
with her Appurtinances &c
agreeably to Inventory.
Henry Mitchel
£1300. .0. .0
1 Bundle Iron Hoops
Ezra Jones
1.16. .0
2 large Blocks
Henry White
9
1302. .5..—
1... Continue Reading
Date: 15 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Sale by Auction of the Privateer Sloop Revenge Sold by Order of Captn Jo White agent for the owners of sd Sloop ー Salem 15th May 1777 ー
The Privateer Sloop Revenge
with her Appurtinances &c
Agreeably to Inventory
Andrew Cabot 1510£
£1510. .0. .0
1 Hogd Pork
Jo Lambert
13..—..—
1 BBl do
Peter Lander
7.10..—
1 BBl do
Peter Lander
8..—..—
1530.10..—
½ do ... Continue Reading
Date: 15 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
. . . Capt [Thomas] Thompson got to town from Phila the evening before last and this morning goes to Bridgwater to se his Cannon prov'd a second time,2 we have cast Nineteen twelve pounders, and scarse as pigg Iron is we shall get enough to cast another and he proposes to purchase Six nine pound Cannon which are to be sold this day at Vendue, to make the number —
Capt [John Paul] Jones... Continue Reading
Date: 15 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
We learn from New-York, that all American prisoners, taken on the high seas, are confined on board a separate guard-ship in that harbour, in order to be sent to England, to be tried as pirates, agreeable to an act of parliament for that purpose, which passed the royal tyrant of Britain and his bloody ministry, the 17th of February last.
Deserted from the Alfred Ship of War, now in this Harbour, a... Continue Reading
Date: 15 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
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