European Theatre from May 26, 1776, to October 5, 1776
Whereas His Majesty was graciously pleased, by His Royal Proclamation, bearing Date the 22d Day of March last, to promise and declare, That the Bounties of Three Pounds for every Able Seaman, and of Two Pounds for every Ordinary Seaman fit for His Majesty's Service, should be paid, in the Manner thereby directed, to every such Able and Ordinary Seaman not above the Age of Fifty, nor under the Age... Continue Reading
Date: 21 June 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Already some time ago, Sir, I told you that the English Ministers form conjectures about what we do from what they themselves would do if they were in our place, and they are convinced that any form of assistance received by the Americans comes from France. I shall not deny that some help may come from France. Our merchants like to make money as well as those of other nations; and I am sure that... Continue Reading
Date: 21 June 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Lords Commissioners, Admiralty, to Captain Charles Fielding, H.M.S. Diamond, Spithead, June 22, 1776
Minerva
Neptune
Matty
Jane & Isabella
Elliot
Whereas Lord George Germain, one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, hath, by his Letter of Yesterday's date, signified His Majesty's Pleasure that the Transport Vessels having on board the 2d Division of the Hessian Troops, the Regiment and Artillery of the Prince of Waldeck, the 16th Regiment of Light Dragoons, the Remount Horses... Continue Reading
Date: 22 June 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I recd on the 10th Inst by Capt Hamilton your Letters of the 8th & 15th of last Month; the former giving an Account of your arrival at Quebeck on the 6th in the Isis, together with the Surprize & Martin Sloop, after having forced with the utmost difficulty a passage through large fields of Ice, & of the happy consequences which attended it; the latter acquainting their Lordships with... Continue Reading
Date: 22 June 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Triton
Generous Friend
Tuscanny Frigate
John
Nancy
Sally
Wolf.
My Lord
I have now the honor to acquaint your Lordship by direction of my Lords Commrs of the Admty that His Majts Ship the Repulse sail'd from Spithead on the 26th of last Month having under Convoy the Transports Storeships and Victuallers whose Names are in the List[*] you will please to receive in this
The Diamond with the Lark... Continue Reading
Date: 23 June 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Since my Letter to you of the 3d of last Month I have received your several Letters of the dates mentioned in the Margin2 together with all the Inclosures therein referr'd to, Which I did not fail to communicate to my Lords Commrs of the Admty as they came to hand: And in return to the accounts you give of the proceedings of His Majts Fleet under your Command their Lordships are... Continue Reading
Date: 23 June 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Dear Sir, I wrote you a long letter from 6th to this Day, which DD Capt [Thomas] Palmer of Portsmouth & fearing Accidents recapitulate the Heads in this (Via New York). I arrived the 6th & sent forward your lettrs and the Bills for Acceptance. Messrs Ds2 have done everything in their power to assist Me & have added the utmost personal kindness & hospitality. I could... Continue Reading
Date: 23 June 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Lord Sandwich has the pleasure to forward to your Majesty the dispatches & private letters which are just brought to him by Lieutenant Fooks of the Lizard.
Mr Fooks is with the Messenger that is charged with these dispatches, in case your Majesty should chuse to ask him any question.
Mr Fooks met the Carysfort & Pearl with the Troops from Ireland about 7 Leagues below Quebec on the night... Continue Reading
Date: 24 June 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Whereas, upon receiving information from Vice Adml Sr James Douglas, Commander in Chief of His Majts Ships at Portsmouth, that a Fever, supposed to be infectious, had got into His Majesty's Ship the Lark, We have, in order to stop the progress of so fatal a distemper, ordered that every Sickly Man on board the Lark should forthwith be sent to the Hospital, and that the Ship should be fumigated... Continue Reading
Date: 24 June 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Whereas we have engaged Mr John Webber Draughtsman and Landship Painter to proceed in His Majesty's Sloop under your command on her present intended Voyage in order to make Drawings and paintings of such places in the Countries you may touch at in the course of the said Voyage, as may be proper to give a more perfect Idea thereof than can be formed from written descriptions only, You are hereby... Continue Reading
Date: 24 June 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I am directed by Lord George Germain to desire you will move the Lords Commissrs of the Admty, to give the necessary Orders that the following Persons may be permitted to take their Passage to New York onboard the Springfield Transport now at Portsmouth, or any other Ship in the Service of Government bound for that Place which can with Convenience receive them Henry White Esqr, a Member of His... Continue Reading
Date: 24 June 1776
Volume: Volume 6
When we consider the forces of a Nation we ordinarily distinguish her own from those she derives from her alliances. The combination of these means is the measure of her power and determines to what degree she may impress rival nations. I doubt that, if England considers us under both these views, she will find the balance to tip in her favor. But I shall leave these speculations to her... Continue Reading
Date: 24 June 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Capt. Charles Douglas, of the Isis, who arrived so critically at Quebec, after passing thro' a most dangerous navigation, is appointed a Commodore.
Date: 24 June 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Vice Adml Sir Jas Douglas, Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Ships at Portsmouth having in his Letter of the 22nd instant acquainted my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty that a Fever supposed to be infectious, had got into His Majesty's Ship the Lark which was appointed one of the Convoy now going out as mentioned in my Letter to your Lordship of the 23rd of this Month; and my Lords judged... Continue Reading
Date: 25 June 1776
Volume: Volume 6
In Cyphers
I refer you to my former Letter of the 6th of June (No 2) of which I pray you to follow the disposition.
"The difficulties which I have met with in my negociation with the Ministers, have made me take the resolution of forming a Company which shall send out the supplies of Powder and Stores to your friend, depending in the mean time on remittances in Tobacco at Cape François and always... Continue Reading
Date: 25 June 1776
Volume: Volume 6
My Lords Commissioners of the Admty having received a Petitionfrom Mr John Strettell, in behalf of himself & others the Merchants of London trading to Canada, praying that a Convoy may be appointed to protect the homeward bound Ships from Quebec the ensuing Autumn, which usually sail on the 25th October. I am commanded by their Lordships to send you the inclosed Copy of the said Petition, and... Continue Reading
Date: 27 June 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Having received a Letter from Vice Admiral Sir James Douglass of Yesterday's Date, giving an Account of the Departure of His Majesty's Ship the Amazon with the Convoy for Canada; and of the Readiness of the Convoys with the Hessians, and other Troops going to General Howe, We send Your Lordship the inclosed Copy of the said Letter for His Majesty's Information and are &ca.
Date: 28 June 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Yesterday, there was a conference at Lord Weymouth's. I took this opportunity to discus with this Minister various matters about which I had already conversed with Lord Suffolk:...
As to the liberties taken by their cruising vessels, I also read to him the letters from Messrs. d'Ennery and d'Argout, and I observed to him that I did not officially request M. [Robert] Keeler's punishment, but that... Continue Reading
Date: 28 June 1776
Volume: Volume 6
A private Letter from Philadelphia has the following Article:
"...We have now fifty Sail of armed Ships from twenty to forty guns, well manned and well stored; and we have larger ships building, besides what are in other Parts; so that in a short time we shall have a very powerful Navy."
Date: 28 June 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Vice-Admiral Shuldham, in his Letter dated the 20th of May last, gives an Account, that the Cruizers of his Squadron had intercepted and taken Twenty-four Ships and Vessels belonging to or trading with His Majesty's rebellious Subjects in North America, in Addition to those mentioned in his Letter of the 25th of April, among which was The Lyon Schooner, bound from Cape Francois to Rhode Island,... Continue Reading
Date: 29 June 1776
Volume: Volume 6
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