Volume 3
Application being made by Captain Daniel Adams of the Schooner Hawke for Liberty to take in a Cargo of Flour for Beverley or Newbury Port in New England, it was granted to him on his producing a proper Certificate from the Committee of Beverley in Essex County in the Massachusets Bay ー
Date: 12 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Febry 1776
Thursday 8
Remks &ca on board [H.M.S. Roebuck]
[at noon] Vrd 2 reef Maintops Sound 18 fa brown sand and small Pebbles
Fresh gales & fair [P. M. at] 2 Saw the Land from W N W to W S W [at] 7 Anchord in 5½ fath Cape Henry bearing W b S 1½ Mile ½ past 10 weighd and made & turnd within the Cape
Friday 9
[at] 9 His Majestys Sloop Kingsfisher & three Tenders joind... Continue Reading
Date: 12 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Read a letter from Capt. [Alexander] Gillon, of this date.
Ordered, That the committee at George-Town do deliver fifty pounds weight of the public gunpowder in their custody to Capt. Gillon
In the Council of Safety,
Feb. 12th, 1776.
Permit Capt. Charles Morgan to lade, under your immediate inspection, twenty-one hogsheads of tobacco, and one hundred and ten barrels of rice, on board the sloop... Continue Reading
Date: 12 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Ordered, That Col. Gadsden, Capt. [Thomas] Shubrick, and Capt. [Alexander] Gillon, be a Committee to examine a ship now on the stocks, at Capt. [Robert] Cochran's; and to report whether it is a proper Vessel to be purchased and armed in the colony service.
Date: 12 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
February 1776
Friday 9
Laying in Savanna River
(AM) sent an Officer wth a Corporal and 18 Men up to 4 Mile point to fill the Water Casks
First and Latter moderate middle fresh gales with hard rains
Came in and Anchored here the Symmetry an Armed Ship wth Troops from Boston
Saturday 10
(AM) Manned and Armed the Long boat and sent her on board the Scarborough, Came down the Sloop wth... Continue Reading
Date: 12 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Feby '76
Monday 12th
Moored in Savanah River Georgia
at 9 AM came on board Govr Sr Jas Wright & Family with several of His Council for protection from the Rebels saluted him with 15 Guns, made the Tamer, Raven & Cherokee Sigls for Captains; sail'd hence His Majys Schooner Hinchinbrook, Got the fore & Topmts... Rigging up, at ½ past 11 saluted His Excellency Govr Sr James Wright... Continue Reading
Date: 12 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Jamaica ss To His Honor Edward Webley Esquire Chief Justice of this his Majestys Island of Jamaica ー
The Humble request of John Kennidy of the Parish of Kingston in the County of Surry in the said Island Gentleman on the behalf of William Clarke Mariner John Werden Mariner and James Young Merchant now Prisoners in the Custody of Admiral Clarke Gayton Esquire and so detained by him on Board his... Continue Reading
Date: 12 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Jamaica ss
George the Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King and of Jamaica Lord Defender of the Faith and so forth To Clark Gayton Esquire Admiral and Commander in Chief of our Fleet on the Station of this Island of Jamaica Greeting We Command You that the Body of James Young Merchant (now in your Custody on Board our Ship the Antelope as it is said) under safe... Continue Reading
Date: 12 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
I received your Letter of the 2d Instant with the inclosed Resolves of Congress and observe the Contents and shall attend to the Instructions.
Mr Hare shall be used with every Civility ー a Return of the Names of Commissaries in Canada shall be sent you when I can get a Return from General Arnold.
I am inform'd there is great plenty of Salt in this part of Canada more than sufficient for a twelve... Continue Reading
Date: 13 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Since writing the Letter to Congress enclosed with this ー I have been considering of the force intended by Congress to be sent into this Country ー perhaps I may be mistaken, but I can not but be of opinion that the Ministry will send a great force into this province in the Spring and our every thing depends upon our having a force upon the Spot superior to them ー In that case we shall keep the... Continue Reading
Date: 13 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
I Received a Letter from you by Capt [Wyatt] St Barbe, acquainting me that you was Ready to sail with Both Vessells for Dominica which I am somewhat sorry for, as I fear you will meet with some dificuilty at Domin[ica] or in your sending your Sloop Back, I at Present think it Prudent if you can Confide in Mr Collins to Order him to sell the Vessell & Cargo & to Keep it in his hands for my... Continue Reading
Date: 13 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
I take the liberty to Inclose you a letter which I received a few days ago from Captain William Wood 2 upon the subject of his parole & confinement to the Town of Glocester ー As some of the Captains who have been taken by the Continental armed Vessels have been & are allowed a greater Indulgence than what he is, he seems to be uneasy & hopes that your Honourable Court will... Continue Reading
Date: 13 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Dear Sir I have receiv'd your Favor of the 30th of January Am oblidged to you for the Intelligence it contained, & hope you will Continue your Favors & particularly Inform me, as far as you consistently can, what is doing at Congress ? how they are disposed since the reception of the Kings Speech ? & whether they are like to get any Powder ? an Article much wanted here, pray forward... Continue Reading
Date: 13 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Know all Men by these Presents, that I Robert Stevens of East Greenwich in the County of Kent in the Colony of Rhode Island &c. Merchant am held and firmly bound unto Joseph Clarke Esquire General Treasurer of the said Colony in the Sum of Four Hundred Pounds Lawful Money to be paid to the said Joseph Clarke in his said Capacity or to his Successors in said Office for the U:se of the said... Continue Reading
Date: 13 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
You being Master of our Sloop Enterprize Our Orders are that you proceed to Rhode Island and Clear your Vessel at the Custom House, and then Imbrace every Good Wind to gain your Passage to the Granards, and there Sell your Cargo to the Best Advantage for Our Interest Not to Trust out Any of Your Cargo but to sell for Cash only, and lay out the Nett proceeds In such produce as you May Judge Will... Continue Reading
Date: 13 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Hond Sir. I take this Opportunity to acquaint You Colo Wanton is returned to Head Quarters upon his Parole, being set at Liberty till the Sitting of the Genl Assembly; at the first Sight of Him. my Blood felt warm & continued so for some Time in every Vein in my Body. I can truely Say with Job, had he "been sent back by my Enemies I could have born it;" but for Men, from whom I expected the... Continue Reading
Date: 13 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Agreeable to your requisition of Yesterday I now sit down to give you a faithful & true narrative of my proceedings in Point-judith. ー
On Saturday the fourth instant I went upon a Visit to Mr Stephen Hazard's at Point-judith & stayed at his House the Night following, on Sunday Morning I went from Mr. Hazard's with some Company to the House of Mr Stephen Champlin who is in the... Continue Reading
Date: 13 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
This Committee having received information that William Aplin of sd Town, was in Company with Capt Wallace, at the Time of his Landing at Point Judith, On the fourth day of this Instant, upon which this Committee immediately caused the sd William Aplin to appear before them, to answer to sd Information, who declared he was with sd Wallace at sd Time & place, & that he had conversation... Continue Reading
Date: 13 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
It appearing to the Committee of Correspondence of this Town, upon recollecting the Examination of John Patterson the Deserter from Capt Wallace at Point Judith 4th Feb. Instant, That a Person prior to Mr Joseph Aplin, Doctr Gleason, Silas Niles & Robert Hazard, had been to the Shore siogly & conversed with sd Wallace previous to his Landing ー Upon interogating Mr Joseph Aplin last... Continue Reading
Date: 13 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
As I have received a most pressing Request from Genll Washington to forward to Him all the Powder we can possibly spare, I have therefore concluded to send Him what We have lying at Providence supposed to be about 6000, weight. as it is in the common Cause, You will I dare add to your other Favors, in ordering the Powder You was so kind as to send for to Bedford in Dartmouth to Genll Washington... Continue Reading
Date: 13 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
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