Volume 8
I now set down to inform You of the whole of my proceedings Since I left Halifax ー I have wrote you Several Times but presume you have not recd any of my Letters by your not mentioning of it in your Letter to Capt Beamish, Nothing material happened on my outward bound Passage, but a long time after I went out I had nothing but Southwardly Winds which made my Passage very long, I arrived at... Continue Reading
Date: 15 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
The Petition of the Lieutenants of the Navy Humbly Sheweth
That they have for a Considerable time Labour'd under the Small Allowance of twenty Shillings p Week, That When Your honorable Board made that Resolve, Provisions of Every kind was nearly One half Cheaper than they now are & have Been for a Considerable time Past —
That a particular Resolve of Congress Ranks us with Captains in the... Continue Reading
Date: 15 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
We inclose you Copies of two Letters from Capt Nicholson and of one from us to him ー It would have given us pleasure, more on the Capts Account than our own, if we could have wrote you long ago, that he had frankly made us the Satisfaction we had a Right to expect: but we cannot but see, from his Letters, that he has no very good vVill to make Concessions; and that though his Friends as well as... Continue Reading
Date: 15 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
The Governor received your Letter of Yesterday last Night and we that of to Day this Moment. Capt [James] Belt has been consulted and he thinks the Xebec had best be rigged in the Manner of a Ship, that too is Lieut Gordon's Opinion, and we are desirous of gratifying them, as they will risk their own Persons in her. Belt says he thinks the Boom and Sail in the Brig Fashion will be too heavy. We... Continue Reading
Date: 15 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
The Defence Brigantine of War, belonging to this State, of 4 Six Pounders, and 10 Fours, commanded by Thomas Pickerin, Esq; which sailed on a Cruize from hence the 31st of March last, soon after fell in with and was taken by the Enemy's Frigates, Roebuck of 44 Guns, and Perseus of 20. The Intelligence comes in a Letter to Congress, from Capt. Pickerin himself, dated on board the Perseus, off Cape... Continue Reading
Date: 15 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I have the honor to inform Your Excellency of my arrival at Martinique to assume command and to present Mons. de Kersaint, commanding one of the King's Corvettes, who will deliver my letter to you. I also present Mons. de Collimes, captain in the corps of engineers and my aide-de-camp, who will present my compliments to you and bear witness of my desire to maintain my confidence and good will... Continue Reading
Date: 15 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Board of War
Boston 16 May 1777
Voted That Colo [Jonathan] Glover engage Colo Orne's Schooner or any other suitable for the Spy Boat & dispatch her immediately to Sea ー
[P. M.]
Order'd That Mr [Ellis] Gray deliver Colo Glover Two Spy Glasses for the Spy Vessels ー
Order'd The Corny deliver Colo Glover one small piece Oznabrigs two doz Jibb Racks six Water pails two Coils small Ratling &... Continue Reading
Date: 16 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
these may inform you I have this moment arived in the ,good Ship Ceasar, a Prize by us taken about three hundred tons loaded chiefly with dry goods immagind to be worth over a hundred thousand pounds Lawfull. we took her close in with Barbadoes. I have had thirty five Days passage & have met with violent gales of Wind, but receivd no Damage. I first got into Nantucket, which I left Yesterday... Continue Reading
Date: 16 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
By a Deserter from the Enemy last Evening, and now arrived, it appears that the Troops arrived at New Port this Week in the Transports were only the Granadeers and Infantry belonging to two of the Regiments which are to remain on Rhode Island; and that tomorrow Morning two and an half Regiments of Hessians, and one British Regiment (the 63d) are to Embark for New York (or some where else) ー this... Continue Reading
Date: 16 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
You being intrusted with the Care of a Cartel, to go to Newport, are to proceed there assoon as possible. You will deliver to the Order of Sir Peter Parker the two Midshipmen and Seamen put on Board the Cartel, taking a Receipt for them.
You will receive such Prisoners as Sir Peter shall send on Board your Vessel, and such Women and Children as Lord Percy shall permit to come off.2
You... Continue Reading
Date: 16 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Inclosed is a Copy of a Letter recd after 9 O'clo ー In this Evening ー You'l Observe the Contents ー and Communicate the Same ー and The Commander of the Forces at New-London is hereby Ordered to Afford you every necessary Assistance and Aid in his Power ー And you are Ordered to proceed up Sound, to intercept the Ship and Sloop mentioned, and Observe the Signals inclosed from. Capt [David] Hawley ー... Continue Reading
Date: 16 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I wrote his Excellency the General early in the Spring, on the Necessity of fitting and arming the two Gallies; and suggested to him the propriety of appointing a Person to superintend their Equipment as well as to forward a Sum of money to defray it.
His Answer was, that he could not think of splitting the Regiments to man them; and directed me to apply to the Convention of this State, to... Continue Reading
Date: 16 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
As we have now appointed you commander of the Ship Columbus, you are to repair without delay to Providence Rhode Island and there put on board said Vessel Provisions for a four months Cruize, useing every endeavour to get fitted and manned with dispatch. When ready for the sea you are to proceed out against the enemies transport ships coming to reinforce or supply their Army at New York, and take... Continue Reading
Date: 16 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Enclosed herein we send forward to you some blank warrants which are to be filled up with the names of suita~le men for Petty officers on board the Ship Columbus, therefore we request that you will join with Captain Hacker to have good men appointed and transmit us a list of their names.
We have ordered the Columbus out on A Cruize and request you will lend Captain Hacker every assistance in your... Continue Reading
Date: 16 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
State Navy Board
[Philadelphia] May 16th 1777
Sir –
We request that you will with all expedition proceed down the River with the fleet under your Command to such distance as you shall think prudent, and if the Enemy shou'd come up so high as you think they may be Attack'd we desire it may be done. Leaving the management to your prudence we heartily wish you success.
We sent off yesterday Michael... Continue Reading
Date: 16 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
There are several persons now here who wish to get Commissions for armed vessels that they are fitting out. They can get good security here, but, being strangers at New Bern might meet with some difficulty there. They also complain of it as a grievance that they should be obliged to go to New Bern at the expence of ten or fifteen pounds to get Commissions. If your Excellency could send half a... Continue Reading
Date: 16 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
When I came here I found an Expedition going on Southwardly, whh am afraid for want of a few Armd Vessells, will not Effect so much as could be wish'd, however hope it will at Least Answer this good purpose, vizt keep our Enemies of E Florida at Home, & prevent their Repeating their Depredations upon us ー I believe already we have lost 3 or 4, perhaps 5 or 6000 Head of Cattle & had our... Continue Reading
Date: 16 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I have the honor of enclosing to your Lordship a C<;>py of my Orders from my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and of acquainting you, that I arrived here with His Majesty's Ship under my command the 6th Instant, at 5 o'Clock in the morning, having sailed from Plymouth Sound the 2d of April.
Being Senior Captain in the River Saint Lawrence, immediately on my Arrival, I gave orders to... Continue Reading
Date: 17 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Copy.
Number of Guns mounted
and their Size
Vessels Names.
Quality.
Pd
24
Pd
12
Pd
9
Pd
6
Pd
3
Inflexible
Ship Rigg'd
18
4
Thunderer
Radeaux
Ketch
Rigged.
18
Maria
Schooner
Rigged
16
Carleton
do
do
14
Lee
Sloop
do
6
Royal Convert
Gondola
Sloop
Rigged.
8
Jersey
Do
do
5
Washington
Brig
do... Continue Reading
Date: 17 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Recd your Hon's Express this Day at 10 A Clock Dated 16th Inst, Informing me of a Ship and Sloop Desiering me to goe in pursute of them Likewise to get all the asistance I Can: their is not any armed Vessels hear Capt [Asa] Palmer I understand has gon up Sound 2 ther was a Ship and Sloop pased This morning as I am Informed by the Commander in Cheif hear Likewise their was sum fireing before they... Continue Reading
Date: 17 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
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