American Theatre from May 9, 1776, to July 31, 1776
July 1776
Thursday 25th
Moord at Port Neuf
Recd, an Order from Captn [Charles] Douglas to send 40 Seamen & petty Officers to Quebec to proceed thence to Chambly2
Date: 25 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
July 1776
Thursday 25
Do [Cape Ann] WSW 5 or 6 Leags
at 9 AM saw a Sail in the NvV Quarter, made Sail and gave Chace at 11 She hoisted English Colours. We Hoisted Yankee Colours at Noon the Chace upon our W. Bow Dist 4 Miles
Little Wind and Clear at 3 Fir'd 8 Shot at the Chace at 4 fir'd 5 more Shot Endeavour'd to run the Chace onshore, got the Boats ahead to tow the Ship and got the Ships... Continue Reading
Date: 25 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Dr Capt William Hackett his acct with Richard Derby junr Cr
1776
Apr. 23d
To Cash 610 Dollars
183..
June 24
To Cash as Recd
50..
Cash pd 21 Ap. on acct the Sloop
172. 16 ー
do pd 13 May on acct do
174..ー
July
Cash as Rec[eived]
26.. 4..6½
do pd in cash the Sloop
75.12 ー
my Order on E.H. Derby for the Ball[ance] when pd will be in full
391.16..1... Continue Reading
Date: 25 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Employd in gitting water and small stores on board in gitting our vesel fixt for sea on bent our sails Sent them on shore to be mended got them on board bent them got fit for sea Changeable Weather this 6 days past
Date: 25 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
humbly shews John Bradford Agent of the continental armed Vessells that he is informed by his Counsell that the Presence of Archibald Campbell Esqr2 & Donald Campbell late Mate of the Annabella Transport Ship is necessary at the Trial of that Ship & of the Ship George which is to be at Salem on the thirtieth Day of July instant the said Bradford therefore prays that the said... Continue Reading
Date: 25 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
We the Subscribers of Dighton and Swanzey in the State of the Massachussetts Bay Merchants, request your Honor to grant a Commission or Letters of Marque and Reprisal to Samuel Dunn junr. Commander of the Private Sloop of War Revenge of which we are Owners She is burthened about Seventy five Tons carries Ten Carriage Guns Four Pounders and Sixteen Swivel Guns and manned with Seventy Men and... Continue Reading
Date: 25 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I have bought the Brigg of Mr Corey and am to pay Eighteen hundred Dollars in Contenentle or Rhode island money and I tarrey hear to git the Brigg Redey to Bring to Providance and Shall be glad you will Send the money by Capt Northam, as they dont Cear to go after It for It is a Matterof indifferanc with them weather thay Sell or not Shee is a fine Vessel fit for the Perpos and as well Bult as... Continue Reading
Date: 25 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
...I have sent, Carpenters to Assist in Fixing the Gondalos & Vessells, Ishould have returned this morning but the Boats which were sent to Cheshire 2 the day before yesterday for the Carpenters are not yet returned: It will be Necessary for me to Stay untill they Arive to give them Orders respecting the Craft they are to build ー I have sent of[f] an express this Morning to Genl Schuyler for... Continue Reading
Date: 25 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
By all Means advance the Carpenters Money, For I wish to get them at Work & will humour them with any thing to obtain that End. ー
Inclose You a List of Stores sent up Mr Hughes. If arrived, forward them to Tyonderoga, You will find a Duplicate of the List I sent down to General Washington when I wrote him on the 12th instant, ー Such Articles of that List as have not been sent up, You must... Continue Reading
Date: 25 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Yesterday Mr [Abraham] Vanzandt. Capt [Augustine] Lawrence & Myself. returned from the Forts, on examination we found the River considerably wider at Montgomery than at Constitution ー and the Rocks on both the shores much more difficult to fasten Chains to, at the former Place than at the latter; from what Information we have had since I saw you, think it highly probable Mr [John] Jay will... Continue Reading
Date: 25 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
...the great extent of Shore we have. to guard is extreemly bourdensome to the People & I suppose is the true reason that has induced Captain Parker to fix his Station in Haverstraw Bay ー Since the Distruction of Halstead's House, & the robbing the poor Man of his Hoggs by Captain Wallace, nothing of a hostile nature has been attempted, the Enemy have collected their Force nearly... Continue Reading
Date: 25 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
July 1776.
Thursday 25th
Moor'd in Haverstraw Bay.
at 9 AM Unmoor'd Weigh'd & drop'd down the River at 12 Came too wth the Small Bower in 5 Fam Water off Singsing Town Tallows Point NEt Veer'd to ½ a Cable and Moor'd Ship with the Stream, Distance from the shore 2 Miles; Fir'd two Guns at a Party of Rebels. In Co as before. ー2
Light Breezes and fair with Lightning in the NWt ... Continue Reading
Date: 25 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I have this Minute receivd a Letter from Mr [Elbridge] Gerry at Norwalk on his Way to Boston, with the following Paragraph,
I was informed at the White Plains by some Gentlemen of the Convention that a person very unfriendly to the American States had authentic Information of the [plan] of the General in providing the Cheveax de Frize, and that it was appropriated, with the Ships, to stop the... Continue Reading
Date: 25 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I received your Letter of the 22d from New Haven, and am sorry there is not a Better prospect of procuring Large vessels, I hope you will have more Success at the eastern part of the Colony, should you not we must do the best we can with the sloops, the Sooner you send them off the better, if you find you Cannot get a sufficient Number of Large, I believe you must even take the two, tho... Continue Reading
Date: 25 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
[July] 25th. ー A row-galley or two arrived from Connecticut; and fire-ships, rafts, &c. were preparing with great expedition.
Date: 25 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... Continue Reading
Date: 25 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
After a most tedious Passage of nine Weeks, we safely arrived on the 12th instant off Staten Island in the Harbor of New York. We had contrary Winds for the much greater Part of the Way; and, from a Belief that the Army continued at Halifax, we went round thither as to the Place of Rendezvous. Near Newfoundland we fell in with the Tartar Frigate and her Convoy, bound to Quebec; and off Halifax we... Continue Reading
Date: 25 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
July 1776
Thursday 25
Do [Sandy Hook] No 86°40 Et Dist 40 Leags
at 8 A M spoke wt the Renown pr Sigl at 10. Exercised Great Guns and small Arms and at noon the Renown and 20 sail in Compy
First part Light Breezes and Clear, middle and Latter light airs and Cloudy wt thick Foggy wr at times at 1 P M gave Chace to two sail to leewd one of which had an English Ensign in her main top mast shrouds... Continue Reading
Date: 25 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
July 1776
Thursday 25
Sandyhook No 80:214 Dt 14 Leags
P M Perceived one of the Convoy to Leewd to make the Signl of Distress; do md the Signl to speak the Flora ½ past spoke her & Orderd her to the Ships Assistance... At 7 brought too & sent the boat wth my Surgn: onboard the Bristol Transport; she having Engag'd a Privateer the Night before; by wch some of her Men were Wounded; ½... Continue Reading
Date: 25 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir, Before your Letter and papers therein inclosed came to hand, we had received a Letter from Major Price, in which Mr Wolstenholme's affair was mentioned. ー The Council of Safety thereupon passed a General order to all the Committes of Observation and Military Commanders, not to suffer any Person whatever to go out of the Province for the present, a Copy of the Order was inclosed to Major... Continue Reading
Date: 25 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
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