American Theatre from September 1, 1776, to October 31, 1776
The Unicorn Frigate, which parted Company with the Fleet off Nantucket Shoals (as mentioned in our last paper) arrived here on Tuesday. ー The Privateer, which the Unicorn chased, escaped by the Badness of the Weather.
On Monday Afternoon the Harriot Packet came into Harbour, after a Passage of six Weeks and five Days from Falmouth. She fell in with a Rebel Privateer in Long. 20, and maintained a... Continue Reading
Date: 28 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The tenor of your letter of yesterday concerning the restraint upon the Landing of more provision & necessaries for the Army, is what I daily expected; And, in that apprehension, was obliged to postpone my request for your return to us, until it was determined by the movements of the Army, what further need there might be for your direction of the arrangements that would be requisite in... Continue Reading
Date: 28 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
You will be pleas'd to inform their Lordships of my arrival at this place with the Convoy under my orders on the 19th instt and that on the 23d of Sepr the Unicorn chaced & brought to the Fleet the Bostwick Brig, Alexr Anderson master, loaded with provisions! she had parted company from her Convoy the Perseus, had been taken by a Rebel Privateer, & releas'd they not having men sufficient... Continue Reading
Date: 28 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Marine Committee brought in a report, which was read; Whereupon, Resolved, That the Marine Committee be empowered to employ such persons as they shall think proper, to execute the business entrusted to them and report their names to Congress:
Date: 28 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
When I was last at Annapolis, Melcher Keener and myself made the Iionble Councill of Safety; an offer to serve them, in the purchase of Produce here, but since that, we have not had the pleasure of hearing from the Honble Council, do suppose they are otherways engaged. I have a Schooner on hand, which by a resolve of our committee sometime ago, I am not allowed to load on my own Acct ー have... Continue Reading
Date: 28 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Dr the State of Maryland To
William Paddison of the Armed Boat Dolphin For three Months and Seven Days at £ 12 P Month from the 21st July to 28th
£ s d
Octor 1776 inclusive
38..16..0
To wages Due five hands f[or] 86 Days
work at 5/s P to the 2d Octor 1776 ー
21..10..0
£ 60.. 6..0
28th October 1776 The above Accot proved before
Thos B Hodgkin
Board of Accounts 28... Continue Reading
Date: 28 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Ordered that the Keeper of the Public Magazine receive for the use of this State all the Powder lately imported by Joshua Storrs and Company in the Schooner Betsey.
Ordered that the Commissary of Publick Stores receive for the use of this State all the Medicines and Blankets imported by Joshua Storrs and Company in the Schooner Betsey.
Date: 28 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Octr 1776
Monday 28
Cape Hatteras N4:59 Wt 45 Lgs
at 6 AM a Sail to Leewd Made Sl after her fird 11 Nine Pd shot to bring her too, found her to be a Sloop from No. Carolina bd to St Eustatia laden with Tobacco, Tar &c.2 sent some Men on board her
Light breezes & Cloudy 1st part, Mid: Squally lattr fresh breezs at 2 PM fired 2 Guns for the Convoy to come under our stern at 5... Continue Reading
Date: 28 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The following Message was agreed to be sent to his Excy the Prest vizt
Navy Board Charles Town 28th October 1776
Sir. The Commissioners of the Navy on enquiry, find, that no Contract has yet been made, for any of the Gallies, and agreable to the Act; appointing that Board, the Commissioners have no authority to Enter into any Contract, for Building, without the Concurrence of the President and... Continue Reading
Date: 28 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Arrived here last sunday a prize ship called the success, Eleazer Ball late master, taken by the Retaliation privateer from Salem, in lat. 42. long. 47, she sailed from Jamaica the 9th of August, was taken the 6th of October. Her cargo consists of 244 hogsheads & 12 tierces of sugar, 156 puncheons of rum, 4 bags of cotton, mahogany fustic &c. The said privateer had also taken a brig and... Continue Reading
Date: 29 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
To the Honle Council of the State of Massachusetts Bay ー the Petition of Joseph Howgate humbly sheweth, that your Petitioner had taken Passage on Board the Ship Sarah [&] Elisabeth, bound from Jamica to London, which Ship was taken by the Privateer Warren, Capt [William] Coas Commander and carried in to Cape Ann ー By which your Petitioner, is not only a great Loser, but in his present... Continue Reading
Date: 29 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Recd of Obadiah Pease of Edgartown In the County of Dukes County Mariner The Sum of Three Pound Eighteen Shillings It Being In full Satisfaction for one forth Part of my Share of All Prize money Goods Wares & marchandise That May Be Captued & Sent Into Port by The Armed Sloop Colled The American Revenue Samuel Champlain Commander During The Present Intended Cruize Hereby Reliqueshine my... Continue Reading
Date: 29 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
29 [October]. During the months of october and november there are frequent squalls of wind on the Lake [Champlain], which come momentary off the land, & do great damage, particularly to small-craft; a few days before, the Carlton being under way & cruising on the lake, one of these sudden squalls was very near laying her on her beam ends.
Date: 29 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Yours of Yesterday with copy of that to you from the marine committe at Philadelphia inclosed, came to hand. We advise you to proceed by all means to lanch the Frigates as soon as you can & then to proceed with the Vessels to the place most safe in Roundout Kill near Esopus Landing. We are sensible of the custom to give a treat to the workmen after lanching nor do we know that the sum of 100... Continue Reading
Date: 29 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Your Express did not call Yesterday or I overlooked him in the Hurry of the Day. If I had seen him I should have informed you that the Cannonade you heard was at Mount Washington and not at this Place ー Two Frigates came up and anchored alittle below the Forts to stop the Passage at Bourdet's Ferry, but one of them soon got such a Dose from a Battery of 2 18 Pounders that she was obliged to cut... Continue Reading
Date: 29 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
When returns are made to the Admiral of the State & Condition of the Ships of the Squadron, the Captains of such ships as bear supernumeraries are to specify on the back of their respective Returns, the Name of the Ships to which such Supernumeraries belong, & the Number belonging to each; But if their Supernumeraries should not belong to any particular Ship, the Number borne as Pilots,... Continue Reading
Date: 29 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I am to acknowledge the Receipt of your Letter of the 25th July signifying to me that their Lordships had directed Vice Admiral Lord Howe to Order me to retum to England in His Majesty's Ship Chatham towards the fall of this Year, unless His Lordship shall judge it expedient for His Majesty's Service that I should continue with the said Ship in North America. I am Sir [&c.]
Date: 29 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
We had the Pleasure to hear this Morning, through the Channel of the Rebels themselves, that Genl Carleton had defeated their armed Vessels upon the Lakes, and taken many of them Prisoners; that he was landed at crown Point, and was advancing towards Ticonderago. It appears likewise that many Indians were with him. There is no doubt, considering the Channel, but this is the Truth, though perhaps... Continue Reading
Date: 29 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Congress resumed the consideration of the report of the Marine Committee: Whereupon,
Resolved, That all private ships of war, merchant ships, and other vessels belonging to the subjects of these states, do pay respect to the continental ships of war, of any kind and denomination, by hauling down their pendants when in company with any of them, and also by lowering the sails usually lowered by... Continue Reading
Date: 29 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I do hereby certify that John Paul Jones was duly commissioned and appointed to command the armed sloop called the Providence and that the sd Sloop is now employed in the Service of the thirteen United States of North America Witness my Hand
Date: 29 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
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