European Theatre from January 1, 1777, to May 31, 1777
You are directed to call on Capt Wicks on Your return, & inform him, that We have pursuant to his proposal, ordered the Lexington under Your Command to proceed with him, on the Cruise on which he is bound; You will agree with Capt Wicks, on the place of Your Rendevouz, Your Signals &c which You are to take in writing, & carefully attend to ー You will also follow Such directions, as he... Continue Reading
Date: 21 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
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Remks on Tuesday 22th of April 1777
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Freash gales with squalls of wind and rain
at 5 AM came up with the chaise a dutch Ship
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Tyrannicide in company
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at 9 saw nine sail of ships to the Eastward Standing
to the westward sum of them Appeared to
be Large
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freash gale
Latt By Obs 48D 55m Longd... Continue Reading
Date: 22 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
on the 2d of April I took the Ship Chaulkley from Hondoras for Bristol & sent her for Boston. 3 on the 8th of April Capt Haraden took the Bark Lonsdale after an engagement of three Hours from Whitehaven for Quebec. I was so far to Leeward that I could not assist him he dispatch'd her for Boston on April 17th we took the Brigt Eagle from Dartmouth for Newfound Land ,ve took out of... Continue Reading
Date: 23 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
His Majesty having been pleased by Warrant under His Sign Manual to appoint places of Confinement at Portsmouth & at Plymouth pursuant to the late Act of Parliament "to empower His Majesty to secure & detain Persons charged with or suspected of the Crime of High Treason committed in any of His Majesty's Colonies or Plantations in America, or on the High Seas, or the Crime of Piracy" I am... Continue Reading
Date: 23 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Inclosed I send you a List of such Persons as have Salaries and other Allowances from the Admiralty, agreeable to your desire signified in your Letter of Yesterday's date. I am &c
Date: 23 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I have been favoured with your letter of this days date relative to the Boats having been prevented from passing backward & forwards between the different transports, ー In Answer to which I am to acquaint you, that observing the Transports frequently brought too & hoisted their boats out, by which the Convoy was detained, I directed the Swift (Sloop) to prevent their doing it, Imagine... Continue Reading
Date: 24 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Captn Bover Regulating Captain at Newcastle having represented to my Lords Commrs of the Admty, that John Lewis an Able Seaman who entered Voluntarily at Sunderland for His Majts Ship Barfleur about two Months ago, and who acted as Midshipman on board the Speedwell Tender in her way up, died lately of the hurts and bruises (most probably) which he received in the said Tender, at the time of the... Continue Reading
Date: 24 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I left Nantz a Wednesday Evning to Come here & by a letter from you and one from Capt Johnston [Henry Johnson] I find he Arrived at Nantz soon after my departure I Returned an Answer to Captain Johnston and desired him to Come imeadiately and Join me, but have Since received a possitive order from the Commissary of this port to depart the port in 24 hours, in Consequence of those orders Write... Continue Reading
Date: 25 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I arrd here Thursday Morng 4 o'Clock where I found Capt Weeks [Wickes] was gone for L'Orient. Have sent Express as I was much fatigued, Shall wait here for Capt Weeks's orders which when I receive shall instantly set off for Bourdeaux and make every possible dispatch agreeable to your Instructions.
Capt [Larkin] Hammond has not as yet gone he now lays at the mouth of the Loire. You'll. perhaps be... Continue Reading
Date: 25 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
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Remks on Satterday 26th of April 1777
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Tyrannicide in company
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Saw a sail to the NE gave chaise at 9 Spake her the Snow Salley from London for Quebeck — Jones master saild in Company with a fleet of 40 sail for Quebeck his Longd 15 Wst 2 days since he saw Cape Clear
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Freash brease of... Continue Reading
Date: 26 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
On the 22 inst I took ;md burned a Sloop in Ballast from Glasgow to Cadiz-While she was burning there came up another Brig bound from Lisborn to Corke ー After taking out what was most valuable & putting on board another Prize I have this day discharged this Brig with a large number of Prisoners who I could not otherwise dispose of 2 ー The next day I took two Brigs ー one from... Continue Reading
Date: 26 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
You are hereby required & directed to put to Sea with the first opportunity of Wind and Weather & proceed &cruize between Cape Clear & Ushant for the Protection of the Trade of His Majesty's Subjects, & diligently to look out for, & to use your best endeavours to take or destroy any Privatiers or other Ships or Vessels belonging to the Rebellious Colonies of North America... Continue Reading
Date: 26 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Capt Balfour of the Culloden, who was directed to enter as part of that Ships Complement the Crew of the Liberty Prize, except the Master & Supercargo, having informed my Lords Commrs of the Admty that he had enter'd Five of them, but all the others being French, Italians and Boys, & having already a great many Foreigners on his Books, he wishes they may be ordered on board some other... Continue Reading
Date: 26 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Sir Richard Bickerton, Captain of his Majesty's Ship Terrible, took on the 15th instant, in the Bay of Biscay, and has sent to Spithead a Rebel Privateer, called the Rising States, mounted with 16 six Pounder Guns, 10 Swivels, 4 Howitzers, and 61 Men. She left Boston about ten weeks since.
It also appears by Letters from Vice Admiral Young, dated Antigua, March 10, that since his last Account the... Continue Reading
Date: 26 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
London.
The Amelia, M'Neal, from Africa to St. Kitts, is taken by the Rebels; the Weatheral, Cox, to the West Indies, is also supposed to be taken; and the Mercury, Seaton, from Bristol.
Orders were on Thursday sent to Portsmouth for three men of war to sail immediately, to cruize within a few leagues of Bourdeaux, though not so near as to give offence to the French, but in the proper track to... Continue Reading
Date: 26 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
[1777. April] 20. I have had six applications for the itch, but am not half cured; and to-day when the doctor came in to see me, he told me I had the small-pox, and ordered the nurse to remove me immediately, into the small-pox ward, which she did. After I got there, I was ordered to strip off all the dirty clothes that I had upon me. I washed myself in warm water, and put on a clean linen shirt... Continue Reading
Date: 26 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
My Lord: We believe it our duty to inform your Excellency of an incident which seems to us to compromise the honor and safety of the French flag as well as the interest of national navigation. It is the seizure by an American privateer of the vessel Le Dillon, Captn Lefevre, from the port of St Vallery. This ship had loaded in London last month en route to Genoa and Leghorn. The privateer seized... Continue Reading
Date: 26 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I with pleasure inform you, this Day we fell in with and took the Snow Sally, Stephen Jones Comr from London bound to Quebec, her Cargo Consisting of English goods, the Particulars of which you will Learn by the Invoices sent. You will observe in the General Invoices, that there is Considerable in them shipt onboard other Vessells, and I hope shall be able to give you a much better Account of... Continue Reading
Date: 27 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I wrote you last post acknowledging the receipt of your letters by Capt Johnston & informing you of my Intentions to proceed to Nantz and there wait the Arival of Capt Johnston ー I am very Sorry to inform you of the Mutiny that has happend amongst my People since my Arrival, they have all refused to go to Sea untill they Received their prize Money; With much threats & a promise that the... Continue Reading
Date: 27 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Just as we are dispatching back for your port the Ship Lydia William Andrews Master Bearer hereof has made her safe appearance in our river in 27 days passage the Schooner Marblehead Capt Samuel Dugard ー on which happy Event we most cordially congratulate your good self & as said Master has punctually placed in our hands your very Esteemed & agreable favour of the 18th Ulto with Copy of... Continue Reading
Date: 27 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
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