Volume 8
On Tuesday the 11th- after Night came into our Road two Ships & a Sloop Tender, one of them has not been in our Capes before, I take her to be a Forty or Fifty Gun Ship, the other a Frigate, the Sloop appears to have ten Guns; on Wednesday morning there appeared a third Ship, the Frigate & Sloop made Sail after her, they have not been seen since, last Evening the other Ship went out and... Continue Reading
Date: 14 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Ordered that two Callies such as the Navy Board may judge most fit be stationed at Cherryton or such other place on the Eastern Shore as the County Lieutenants of Accomack & Northampton shall think best for the protection of the Trade and defence of the Inhabitants there.
Date: 14 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
A Few able Seamen are yet wanting for the Albion. Apply (as formerly) to Capt. Alexander Thompson on Board, or to Michael Wallace in Nansemond.
Date: 14 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
March 1777
Thursday 13th
Cape Henry S38°W 30 Leagues
at 7 A M saw a Sail in the SE quarter, wore Ship & gave Chace out 3d reef of the Topsls & let the reef out of the Mainl carried away the Lower Steering sail Yard, reef the Topsails, at 11 brought the Chace too, which proved to be the Sloop Dolphin, Wm Beard Master,2 from Madeira, bound to Philadelphia with wine, sent the... Continue Reading
Date: 14 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
The Board met according to Adjournment
Present. Edward Blake Esqr. first Commissioner
Roger Smith, George Smith, Josiah Smith, Esqrs ー
A Letter to Mr. Edward Darrell ー
The Commissioners. of the Navy desire you will get from on board the Different Prize Vessells now in this Harbour, all the Water Casks that are to be got, keeping an Accot. thereof, and of their Value at the Current Price given for... Continue Reading
Date: 14 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
March 1777
Friday 14
Monte Christa SSW½W abt 6 Leags
at 8 AM Tackt Monte Christa S½E abt 4 Leags at 9 AM Tackt ½ past Brot too & Examin'd a Spanish Sloop from St Domingo Bound for Cape Francois at noon made Sail Monta Christe SBE½E Distance 3 Leagues
Moderate Breezes & fair Gave chace at ½ past 2 fird a Gun & made a Private Signal to the Badger at 3 fir'd three guns at the chace... Continue Reading
Date: 14 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
On the representation & earnest Solicitation of Mr Vanbibber, I wrote you the 8th of December last offering to move from this Island down to St Eustatia in order to release that Gentleman from the West Indies, he being exceedingly desirous to rejoin his family & friends in Maryland ー from what he told me, at that time I really thought such a measure would not only oblige him, but tend to... Continue Reading
Date: 14 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
March 1777
Friday 14th
At Sea
At 6 P M Barbadoes WbS½S 9 or 10 Leags At 9 Do Fired a Shott brot too a Sloop Proved an English Sloop from Damerara for Barbadoes, taken by an American Privateer, Exchanged the Prisoners, Sent the Sloop to Barbadoes.
Date: 14 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Petition of Elijah F. Payne setting forth the privateer Eagle on her late Cruize took & brought into this State a certain Mulatto Boy said to be son to the King of Syrolean & bound to Liverpool to be Educated praying that he may have Liberty to depart this State in the Brig Lord Lifford bound to Europe. Ordered that the Prayer of the within Petition be granted and that the Young Mulatto... Continue Reading
Date: 15 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Order'd That Mr [Ellis] Gray deliver six Tin & six Horn Lanthorns to Commodore Manly for Ship Hancock
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Order'd The Comee of Sequestration deliver Capt [Corban] Barnes one yard Gold Lace ー paying for it
Date: 15 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Please to insert the following, and you will oblige the Public.
On the 3d day of February last, on our passage from Boston, in the sloop Dispatch, Nathaniel Thayer, Master, bound for Baltimore, we were taken by his majesty's ship Brune, Capt. Ferguson, between Cape Henry and Cape Charles, and were plundered of many things that belonged to us, among which were some of our cloathing; the remainder... Continue Reading
Date: 15 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
[The Articles are in printed form and follow exactly the text prescribed by the Continental Congress on November 28, 1775. The various blank spaces are filled in, according to requirements. She was bound on a cruise from the port of "Rhqde Island." She was named "Columbus", and her commander was "Hoysteed Hacker Esqr." The latter's signature appears regularly thereafter in every paragraph where... Continue Reading
Date: 15 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
It appears by Lieutt [David] Phipps's Account from Captn [Elisha] Hinman that he is not paid for his Service longer than from the time he went to do duty onboard the Cabot, but as he was in the Service and did duty onboard the Providence Sloop before I think it will be right for you to pay him what may be due to him from the time he Enter'd into the Service untill the time he went onbd. the Cabot... Continue Reading
Date: 15 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Colonel Waterman of warwick has received the prisoners with which I was charged, 27 in No for which I have received a receipt on the current acct
I have Sir Peter Parkers command to signify to Adl Hopkins that Lord Howe has given directions for his relation Mr Hawkins, now onbd the Phoenix to be imediatly releasd. therefore he may be expected a providence in a few days.
It is also the Comodore's... Continue Reading
Date: 15 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
March 1777
Friday 14
[Moored off Newport, Rhode Island]
heard several Guns up the harbor 7 AM saw a large fire on the other side of Connanicut ½ past 10 sailed up for Providence our Tender as a Flag of Truce wt a number of Prisoners
3 PM arriv'd H.M.S. Juno & a prize
5 fir'd a Gun &made the Greyhounds Sigl to speak a Vessel coming in which prov'd to be a prize to the Unicorn ー... Continue Reading
Date: 15 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
We the Subscribers for ourselves and in behalf of the other Ship wrights, Ship joyners and Others, lately employed on the Ship Congress, beg leave to represent that your Honorable House were Pleased to Resolve on the 20th Day of December last, that the Superintendant of said Ship, Capt. Augustine Lawrence, be Desired to Pay the People Belonging to said Ship for the Nights work in which they were... Continue Reading
Date: 15 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
A ration roll of the ship joiners on board the Continental ship Congress, from the 20th December, 1776, to the 14th Feby. 1777, it being an allowance to them made by the Committee of Safety on the 20th December, 1776, on account of the dearness of provisions and other necessaries of life; the said roll amounting to £32 11s. 7¾d, is sworn to by Mr. John Child, clerk of the Continental ship... Continue Reading
Date: 15 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
The Marine Committee reported to Congress, that there are several very fine prize ships in the state of Massachusetts Bay, very suitable for the service of the Continent, and which might be fitted out at a small expence; and recommended to Congress, that they should be empowered to purchase three of said ships for the purpose aforesaid; and also recommended to the notice of Congress, Captain... Continue Reading
Date: 15 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
March 1777
Saturday 15
C Henlopen N 13:00Wt 15 Leagues
6 AM made the signal for the Daphne's Lieut who came onboard & informed us the Schooner in Company was the Vessel she chaced yesterday from St Cruiz bound to Philadelphia Laden with Rum and Salt.2
Ditto [Light airs and clear] weather saw a strange sail to the NEt gave chace at 5 boar[d]ed her she proved to be a French Brig... Continue Reading
Date: 15 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Captain [Thomas] Coursey being disappointed in getting the Cordage he expected was to be sold here waites on the Council for what is necessary to secure the Chester Galley when launched, which must be done in a few Days or she will suffer much ー
I have a middle sized mooring Anchor which I woud sell to the Council if Captn Coursey thinks it will be suitable for the Galley and a peice of pretty... Continue Reading
Date: 15 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
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