American Theatre from August 1, 1776, to August 31, 1776
let me inform you my Dear Sir that Genl Arnolds Character has been here traduced lately in the most villainous assasign like manner, and I understand the aspersions prevail with you. allow me then to obey the Dictates of justice, by asserting that I have been a spectator of His Conduct in the Hour of Danger, in the Moment of Gay Security have observed His exertions where the public Interest was... Continue Reading
Date: 5 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The inclosed copy of a Letter from Col: [Benjamin] Tupper, who had the General Command of the Gallies here, will inform Congress of the Engagement between them and the Ships of War up the North river on Saturday Evening and of the Damage we sustained; what injury was done to the Ships I cannot ascertain. It is said they were hulled several times by our Shot. All accounts agree, that our Officers... Continue Reading
Date: 5 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Yours of the 29th Ulto is duly Received; for the future I must desire all Warlike Stores & Necessaries for an Army, taken by the Armed Vessels in Public Service, may be safely Stored, under care of the Different Agents 'till they receive Orders from proper Authority. you will please to enjoin it upon the different Commanders of the Continental Cruisers, to be particularly careful no... Continue Reading
Date: 5 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Captains & Commanders of His Majs Ships & Vessels of War in this Port, are respectively to keep their Provisions & Water compleated to a Proportion for three Months unless they are otherwise, particularly directed / & to hold their Ships in Constant readiness for Sea.ー
Date: 5 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Board of War brought in a report, which was taken into consideration: Whereupon,
Resolved, That the commanders of all ships of war and armed vessels in the service of these states, or any of them, and all letters of marque and privateers, be permitted to inlist into service on board the said ships and vessels, any seamen who may be taken on board any of the ships or vessels of our enemies,... Continue Reading
Date: 5 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Sir, Since my last, a vessel fitted out by the Secret Committee has arrived here from Marseilles in France which place she left the 8th of June. She has brought for the use of the American States 1000 good muskets, about ten tons of powder and about 40 tons of lead &c &c. ー A small privateer from this City called the Congress has taken a vessel bound from the West Indies to Halifax and... Continue Reading
Date: 5 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
In Council of Safety,
[Philadelphia] August 5th, 1776.
By order of the Board, Ab'm Mason was directed to deliver to Tho's Hazlewood as much old Sail Cloth as he may want to Cover Fire Rafts.
Date: 5 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I am now ready to raise a Number of frames, But the depth of water oposite to where we have framed them, is not sufficient to bear them off, we must go lower down. The water there is deeper, but we have not room enough on the Beach to raise them, I wo'd therefore propose that a Number of Labourers should be set to work at a gully that has been made in the Bank by the rains that has fallen from... Continue Reading
Date: 5 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Gentn We have recd by Captn [John] Martin all the Goods you sent us according to Invoice and Bill of Lading, except 10 Bbls of Gun Powder, which he says is a mistake & that they were never put on board ー if there be any mistake, you must rectify it, if no mistake, ー charge the captn with the Powder.
Captn [William] Stone has presented us a memorial claiming the Brig Friendship, as his... Continue Reading
Date: 5 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
August 1776
Thursday 1st
Geo[rge's] Island [Potomac River] NWSN 2 Miles
A M at 11 The Fowey made the Signl to Weigh ー First Part Squally with rain Thunder & Lightning. Latter Modt & Cloudy P. M. sent Men on Board some of the Vessels to Prepare them for sea.
Friday 2d
A M at 8 the Fowey & Otter with Part of the Fleet Weigh'd & made sail, at 9 Made the Signal for sailing... Continue Reading
Date: 5 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
You hear seldom from me for want of opportunitys to write to you, and because I have nothing material to acquaint you with. The history of a defensive kind of war, which has been my misfortune for some time past to have been engaged in, is painful for me to relate, and would give you no pleasure to read. In short, the support & protection that I have been under the absolute necessity of... Continue Reading
Date: 5 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Resolved That Captain William Mitchell with the Quota of the Company of Marines under his Command, repair on Board the Cruiser Brig Liberty Captain [Thomas] Lilly, to perform Duty; and that a Commission be granted him, to continue in force during the time of his present Cruise and no longer. Captain Mitchell was sworn Commission issued and delivered.
Ordered that the Keeper of the Magazine... Continue Reading
Date: 5 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Sir The Commissioners having determind to build the two Gallies up the Southern branch of Elizabeth River, would be very glad to agree with you, to undertake the building them altogether by the Ton, You'll therefore please to come up or send your Son to agree on terms by Monday sen'night I am [&c.]
Thos Whiting 1st Comr
Date: 5 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
August 1776
Thursday 1
At Single Anchor [in Potomac River]
A M fired a Gun and made the signal for Sailing Smith's Point SEbS 3 or 4 Leagues
Modt with some rainー
Friday 2
at 5 A M made the signal for Sailing at 6 Weighed and lay too with the Maintopsail to the Mast for the Fleet to get Underweigh.
Fresh Gales and Clear at 1/2 past 6 P M made the signal and came too with the Bt Br in 6... Continue Reading
Date: 5 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Resolved That John Webb of Halifax be permitted to Export to any of the French or Dutch Islands in the Sloop King Fisher James Ducaine Master eighteen thousand Hogshead Staves he having entered into Bond and Security in the sum of two thousand pounds to import into this province the Net proceeds of the Staves abovementioned in Salt Arms, Ammuntion and other Warlike Stores
Date: 5 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Sir, An express is just arrived from Mr [John] Martin with an account that a Schooner with 40 men a large flat and another Vessel force not known are now on their way to take [Lieutenant William] Grant plunder this place and do what mischief they can, the whole number of men between 240 and 300.2 I have sent intelligence to Captain Graham, Mr Grant thinks proper to go off directly when... Continue Reading
Date: 5 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Augt 1776
Monday 5
Anchor'd in St Mary's River
at 7 (A M) unmoored weighed & Came to sail & turned down towards the No point of Amelia Island & came to Anchor upon receiving information that 3 Armed Vessels from Sunbury were on there passage here with an intent to destroy the King's Schooner & take Wrights & Egans Negroes off Amelia Island, they are said to be on their... Continue Reading
Date: 5 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Sir, An expedition against this Province being preparing, by all accounts in Carolina and Georgia, a part of the operations is to be carried on by the inland Navigation.
Cockspur situation will not prevent a communication between Savannah and South Carolina, from whence several Vessels have lately passed laden with Indigo, and have been shipped on Board a fast sailing Vessel at Savannah, which... Continue Reading
Date: 5 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I beg leave to acquaint their Lordships that His Majestys Ship Pallas was to have Sail'd the 26th of last Month with near a hundred Sail of the Trade had not an intend'd general Insurrection of the Negroes been discovered, which oblig'd the Governor with the advice of his Council to lay a general Embargo on the Shipping, to establish Martial Law, & to request me, to keep the Ships under my... Continue Reading
Date: 5 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
When I was at Cape Coast I received information that there was an American Brig in the River Gabon with Arms and Ammunition on board; I fell in with Captain Warren in His Majesty's Sloop Weasel at Accra and detached him to the said River, and as I imagined a small Vessel would be necessary to examine the River, I ordered Lt Bray of his Majestys Ship under my Command on board a Prize of the... Continue Reading
Date: 5 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
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