American Theatre from August 1, 1776, to August 31, 1776
Gave an order on Capt. Saml Squire of Fairfield, in favour of Capt. Seth Harding of the brig Defence, for forty barrels of pork, forty barrels of beef, forty bushels of beans and peas, and forty bushels of Indian corn, for the use of the brig Defence. Order delivered to Capt. Harding, August 12th, 1776.
Gave an order on Capt. Saml Squire of Fairfield, in favour of Mr. Nathl Shaw junr, for sixty... Continue Reading
Date: 12 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Sir: I have been duly honored with your favours of the 8th and 10th Instant with their several inclosures. I shall pay attention to the Resolution respecting Lieut. [James] Josiah2 and attempt to relieve him from his rigorous usage....
This Moment (10. 0 Clock) report is made by General [Nathanael] Greene, that a Man of War came in Yesterday, and that Sixty Sail of Ships are now... Continue Reading
Date: 12 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
We expect to be attacked every tide, the ships have now got their sails all up.
I have just been informed, that the two privateers out of this place, (but now at Fire Island) after an engagement yesterday afternoon, of a quarter of an hour, took and carried in there a brig (cannot tell where she is from or what she contains) the privateers were seen to stand off; so that we hope they have before... Continue Reading
Date: 12 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
This Morning, as soon as it was light, wk were gladdened with the Sight of the grand Flight [sic fleet] in the offing. The Joy of the Navy & Army was almost like that of a Victory.
The Fleet came up this Evening to the, number of 107 Sail. What is very extraordinary, they have lost but 8 men in the whole Passage of 14 Weeks; and just before they came to the mouth of the Harbour they fell in... Continue Reading
Date: 12 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
August [1776]
Monday 12
Sandy Hook NWbN 3 or 4 miles
saw a strange Convoy, made the Signal for a Pilot at 6 the Repulse saluted us with 13 Guns retd 11. came on board a Pilot stood in for Sandy hook in Company the Repulses Convoy
Little wind and variable weather, saluted Lord Howe with 13 Guns which he returned Anchored off Staten Island, found riding here the Vice Admirals Lord Howe &... Continue Reading
Date: 12 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Sir, Since break of day this Morning upwards of Eighty sail of Ships have been seen standing in from Sea towards N York ー And on requisition of Genl Washington ー Col [Samuel] Miles' two Battalions of Riflemen have gone on to reinforce his Excallenceys Army ー also Col [Samuel] Atlees Battalion of Musketry ー about four hundred sett off from Amboy this afternoon, and as many of the flying Camp... Continue Reading
Date: 12 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Agreeable to the order of the day, Commodore Hopkins attended, and was admitted; when the examination, taken before the Marine Committee, and the report of the said Committee in consequence thereof, were read to him; and the commodore being heard in his own defence, and having delivered in some further answers to the questions asked him by the Marine Committee, and two witnesses being, at his... Continue Reading
Date: 12 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Commodore Hopkins had his hearing, as in the Journal. On this Occasion I had a very laborious task, against all the Prejudices of the Gentlemen from the southern and middle States, and of many from New England.... I thought, however that Hopkins had done great Service and made an important beginning of Naval Operations.
It appeared to me, that the Commodore was pursued and persecuted by that Anti... Continue Reading
Date: 12 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
A french Vessell, a pretty large Brigantine, deeply loaden, arrived here yesterday from Martinique. She had 50 Barrells of Limes, which are all sold already, at such pricks, that the Amount of them will be sufficient to load the Brig with Flour. A Trade We see, even now, in the midst of summer is not totally interrupted, by all the Efforts of our Enemies. Prizes are taken in no small Numbers. A... Continue Reading
Date: 12 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Port-officer begs Leave to inform the Gentlemen of the Council of Safety, that Anthony Marmajou master of the Brigantine L'Heureuse Famille from Martinico has this day entered (inter alia)
5 & 1/2 Tons of Sulphur.
13 Musquetts with Bayonetts fitted.
15 pairs of pistols
27 pieces of Sail Cloth
Some Druggs & medicines
[Philadelphia] 12t[h] August 1776
Date: 12 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
In behalf of you I have agreed to give William Waters one hundred & seventy five pounds provincial money for his boat & materials as p Inventory, herein for the use of the Province, sent a hand up with W. Waters in order to towe the boat down, I have wrote to John Steel, please to send down by the boat the swivil guns, half a barrel of Cannon powder, & half a dozen pounds of musket... Continue Reading
Date: 12 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I am now to desire you will be pleased to acquaint my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that since my last Letters to them of the 24th July last by the Argo, His Majesty's Ship the Hind, struck the Ground comeing into English harbour; which has occasioned her to Leak so very much that I have thought it necessary to heave her down, and examine into the Damages She may have received by said... Continue Reading
Date: 12 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Saturday night last [August 10] arrived below, and Sunday morning came up to town, his Majesty's frigate Liverpool, from Head-Quarters, and brought in with her a Jamaica ship, and an Antigua brig retaken; also, a Philadelphia sloop bound to some part of New-England.2 We are informed that General Howe and the Army under his command are encamped on an Island near New-York, called Staten-... Continue Reading
Date: 13 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Having just now receiv'd information that the Rebels of New England are preparing to Invade this Province, & that for that purpose, they have made a Road from St Johns River enlong the Coast as far as the River Shepody toward the Head of the Bay of Fundy, and that they propose bringing Cannon in Boats along Shore, for the purpose of attacking the Fort at Cumberland.
I therefore think it... Continue Reading
Date: 13 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
...This will be handed you by Capt [John] Roche who has been the last Season, an Officer on board one of the Continental Vessells and has been of eminent Service to the States, Captain [John] Ayres who commands the Vessell on board of which Captain Roche acted as first Lieut2 gives him the greatest Character not only of an Officer, but a Gentleman who has it in his Power to do great... Continue Reading
Date: 13 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Augt 1776
Tuesday 13
Iland Grandmanon NNW 4 or 5 Leagues
At 10 A M Saw a sail to the Westwd gave Chase
Mode Breezes & Cloudy still in Chase at 4 P M Spoke the Chase A Sloop from Halifax bound to Winsor at 10 in 2d reefs topsls at 11 Saw a sail A head gave Chase out reefs & set Steerg Sails Came up with the Chase & haild her to bring too she not Answering fired several Shot at her... Continue Reading
Date: 13 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Petition of John Lee in behalf of himself & [in] behalf of Messrs Jackson & Tracy & Tracy Merchts in Newbury Portー
Humbly Sheweth, That they have at their Joint and proper Expence fitted out and Manned and Armed a Schooner call'd the Hawke burthen about Seventy Tons Navigated by Thirty Men, armed with Six Carriage Gun's, two & three Pounders, and ten Swivels, Twenty five bbls Pork... Continue Reading
Date: 13 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I am hond with your Excellencie's Favor of 24th June, wch came to Hand at a time that I was Absent on a Journey in the Country, This wth a great uncertainty whether to undertake the Task assigned me therein has been the Reason, that I have not returned an earlier Answer, at length however, upon the Consideration of the Delay a Refusal must Occasion, & that the Excuse I. might Alledge in my... Continue Reading
Date: 13 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
That your Petitioner left St Vincents in the Ship Hero of London for Hallifax in March last for Lumber for that Island to which Island & Grenada Your Petitioner has Traded this Eight Years as Master from London, But as your Petitioner was taken very bad With the Rumatizim as that rendered him unable to walk therefore he was oblidged to send away the Ship for St Vincents & remain in... Continue Reading
Date: 13 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
4 [A. M.]
Remks on Tuesday 13th of August 1776
Small breaze tumbling sea
5
down all sails
7
Sat All sails small Airs of wind
12
Ends pleasant Weather
Lattd in 35d 37m Longd in 59d 35m
1 [P. M.]
Wore ship stood to the southward saw a sail to windward down all sails found her to be a ship standing to the NE made sail gave Chaise
8
spake with the Chaise a Spanish... Continue Reading
Date: 13 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
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