American Theatre from August 1, 1776, to August 31, 1776
You, with the Party of Men under Your Command, will immediately embark in three large Batteaus & proceed from this Place with all possible Dispatch to Poughkeepsie, where You will deliver the Letter directed to Mr [Jacobus] Van Zandt or in his Absence, to the Gentlemen having the Direction of Building the Fr[i]gates there, & will there receive from him or them six Coils slow Match, six... Continue Reading
Date: 3 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I do herewith deliver You an Invoice of Sail Cloth & Cordage wanted for the public Service, on Lake Champlain, Which You are to purchase for the United states, at the Cheapest Rate they can be procured, in the Colony of Connecticut or Elsewhere.
Mr [Jonathan] Trumbull [Jr.] the Paymaster General will furnish You with a Letter of Credit, to the Amount of the Articles mentioned in the Invoice.ー... Continue Reading
Date: 3 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Phoenix and Rose mean to escape and joined the Fleet at Staten Island ー The River was nearly obstructed off the Nortk End of N York Island & Preparations made to set them on Fire. The Phoenix got aground in Tappan Bay above Fort Washington.
Date: 3 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I am now to inform your Excellency that my Flag being hoisted on board of the Washington I came up with the Ships & attacked at ¼ past One this Afternoon. The Pheonix fired the first Gun which was return'd by the Lady Washington whose Shot went thro the Pheonix ー Upon my Orders the Lady Washington put about to form a Line the tide was such that the Washington & Spit fire was exposed to... Continue Reading
Date: 3 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
August 1776.
Saturday 3d
At Single Anchor in Tapan-Bay
A M Weighed the Best and let go the Small Bower at Day light Five Sail of Vessels in Sight.ー
Light Airs and fair Wr at 1/2 past Noon three Schooners and four Row Gallies, in sight working up the River; carried the Stream Anchor out for a Spring and hove the Ship broadside too; at 1 Six of Rebels Schooners & Row Gallies attacked us; we... Continue Reading
Date: 3 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
August 1776
Saturday 3d
In Hudsons River New York
AM at 9 saw the Galleys under way turning up the River, clear'd Ship for Action at Noon Calm, 6 Galleys and 12 Launches about 3 Miles below us rowing up to board us.
At 1/2 past Mer[i]d[ian] weigh'd and drop't near the Phenix, came too 6½ fm Cheaton-Hook-head N½Wt Tarry Town EBN½N carried out the Stream Anchor and Cable to the Westwd for a... Continue Reading
Date: 3 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
A letter from Pierre Van Cortlandt and Zeph. Platt, Esqrs. was received and read, and is in the words following to wit:
Head-Quarters, Mouth of Croton, Augt. 2d, 1776.
Gentlemen ー The enemy's ships lie off here, and their barges row up and down the river a nights; and notwithstanding our utmost exertions some infamous rascal must have given them information that the New-England troops went off on... Continue Reading
Date: 3 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Last Thursday, a number of ships, arrived at Staten-Island. They are supposed to be part of the fleet, with the Hessian troops on board.
Date: 3 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Gentlemen ー As it is of great Importance that the Communication between New York, this & the Southern Colonies be preserved, and no adequate provisions that we know of, having been made to keep open the Ferries over Pasaick & Hackinsack Rivers between Newark & Powles Hook, which in their present Situation may not only be safely obstructed by a single armed Vessel of the Enemy lying... Continue Reading
Date: 3 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Yesterday Came to Town a Ship belonging to the Congress from France with ten Tunns of Powder, about forty Tunns of Lead, one thousand Stand of Arms &c. &c: And the Same day an Armed Veshell taken by Captain [John] Barry2
At seaー
Since I finished my other Letter have been up to Congress where We Recd Inteligence by letter from Captn. Weeks [Lambert Wickes] in the Congress ship,... Continue Reading
Date: 3 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Since my last, we have arrived, a sloop from North-Carolina with naval stores, and a sloop of 8 four pounders; she belonged to the Goodrich's of Virginia, and was commanded by one of them; was out 3 days from Bermuda, when he discovered and gave chace to the brig Lexington, Captain Barry, but finding his mistake, put about too late; for in about an hour and a half, Barry ran along side, when she... Continue Reading
Date: 3 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Ordered that Mr. Gabriel Maupin keeper of the public Magazine deliver unto Thomas Meriwether One hundred and twenty Gun Flints and six Quire of Musquit Cartridge paper for the use of the Cruizer Liberty Capt [Thomas] Lillyー
Ordered that Colo. William Aylett keeper of the public Store deliver unto Doctor William Christie four pounds of Bark for the use of the Cruizer Liberty Capt Lillyー
Ordered... Continue Reading
Date: 3 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Ordered, That Commissions issue appointing Edward Travis Esquire Captain of the Manley Galley, John Harris first Lieutenant, and Joshua Singleton Second Lieutenant.
Also Commissions appointing Thomas Lilly Esq Captain, Thomas Herbert first Lieutenant and George Rogers second Lieutenant of the Brig Liberty.
Ordered That a Commission issue appointing James Quarles Gentleman, first Lieutenant of... Continue Reading
Date: 3 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
We have just received at a certain port in this colony a supply of 450 barrels of gunpowder, and near 200 stand of arms.
Date: 3 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I met the Council this Morning, when I laid your Letter of yesterdays date before them, which gave the greatest Satisfaction to the Board, and in consideration of the protection and Assistance of those Ships & Vessels you assure us are to remain in the Ports of the Island for that purpose, and that the Stormy Season is fast advancing they have unanimously advis'd me to take the embargo off... Continue Reading
Date: 3 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Sr: Least you should not have heard it, I take this opportunity of informing you, that the day before yesterday an American Vessell mounting Twenty six Carriage Guns was at Souffnir bay in St Lucie, and in that Bay and the Carenage were from ten to twelve other Americans, Whalers and on Traffick; the Privateer is represented as an uncommon fine Vessell, whether a consort of the one the Shark had... Continue Reading
Date: 3 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
This is conveyed by the Pearl, having under her Convoy, three Transports carrying round the Rebel Prisoners. And the Tartar, forthwith to be relieved by the Bute at the Isle of Bic, after ranging round a great part of the Gulph of St. Laurence, taking a State of the several Fisheries, & cruizing until the 15th of September between Cape Ray and Scatari, is to wait upon your Lordship.
Very... Continue Reading
Date: 4 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
That your Memorialist would Set forth to Your Honors that there was a Proclamation Issued out at Hallifax the 17th October 1775 to Encourage persons to take Shelter in the Province of Nova Scotia and that there are Numbers who Resort there for the Sake of their Trade, and many of Our profess'd Enemies that belong to that Government are known to be Supplying them. Your Memorialist Prays that in... Continue Reading
Date: 4 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Remks on Sunday 4th of August 1776
At 7 A M saw two sail gave Chaise to the Eastermost one at 10 spake her a Briggt from St Nicola mould [Mole] bound to Novascotia Sent first Leiutenant 6 men on board took the Capt Joseph dean and 6 men on board of us Gave Chaise after the Other sail the Brigt foll[ow]ing after us left the Briggt very fast at half after 11 made the other sail to the west... Continue Reading
Date: 4 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Remarks on Sunday August th 4 1776
At 8 AM One Eight Dollar Bill Lost
a 10 Am took In the top Gaelon Sail the wind Breses Forwards the Laters part plesant A Good Observation
Lattd 38:55 Londgd in 63:49
The First of these 24 Hours Begins With plesent wether smuth See handed Sail Atd took In topsail and set for sail a [illegible] in Flying jibb Reefs Ma[in]sail In foursail at PM Sot Trysail a... Continue Reading
Date: 4 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
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