Volume 4
Whereas by sundry Resolutions of the Continental Congress, the Provincial Council is authorized to permit exportation from this province under certain restrictions, in order to procure in return Salt, Arms and Ammunition, And Whereas persons willing to Adventure may from the difficulty of making application loose the oppertunity of so doing.
Resolved, that Archibald Maclaine Richard Quince Senr... Continue Reading
Date: 4 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
The Messenger by whose hands I received your favour of the 15th Ulto together with Letters from your Congress to the Congress of this Colony dated the 15th & 16th has been detained ten days past, partly owing to the hurry of business in Congress which has employed the president's whole time while on Shore & partly to the young mans neglect to call on Mr [William Henry] Drayton under... Continue Reading
Date: 4 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
March 1776
Moored abreast of Salters Island in Savannah River
Friday 1st
AM read the Articles of War and Abstract &ca to the Ships Company
Light Airs and fair Wear at 4 P M arrived here His Majesty's Armed Schooner Hinchinbrook in Campy wth 2 Armed Sloops the George and the Et Florida
Saturday 2d
AM sailed hence the George Armed Sloop fired the Evening and Morning Guns—
Light... Continue Reading
Date: 4 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Immediately on our coming on board here, we wrote you a letter by return of the boat; but as we did not hear from you, and the unfortunate scene that afterwards ensued, we apprehend the letter has not reached you. We therefore beg leave to mention the purport of it.
On our coming alongside, we were ordered on board, and examined by Captain [Andrew] Barkley and Major [James] Grant, with regard to... Continue Reading
Date: 4 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Colonel McIntosh's Answer.
Dear Gentlemen: I received your letters of yesterday and to-day, and am authorized to tell you that, as you have been so shamefully treated, contrary to the uniform practice of all civilized people, we will not risk the liberty of any more of our fellow-citizens, which they are unanimously determed, at all events, to sell with their lives. The manoeuvres of these... Continue Reading
Date: 4 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
In Savannah River, March 4, 1776.
Gentlemen: We just this moment received yours, and are authorized to inform you that, from the circumstance of our letter of yesterday not being answered, and your firing to-day, it was believed your intention was to treat his Majesty's sea and land forces in a hostile manner, notwithstanding the declaration made in our letter; but as the proposal made in your... Continue Reading
Date: 4 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
The intimate Connection between this and your Province in a particular Manner, renders it necessary to acquaint you with the Occurrences in the former, since the Date of our last; to which, and the Dispatche preceding, we refer you.
Our Dispositions in the Evening of the 2d, were such as appeared to our Officers the most likely to prevent the Landing of our Enemy; and so as, if they should make... Continue Reading
Date: 4 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Early the next morning they [the Marines] march'd in to Providence and took possession of fort Nausaw without any opposion, a schooner
2 and Sloop having gone off the night Before with most of the Powder, Our people found in the fort, Large Quantitys of Sheel & Shott, Sixteen Morters of Different Sizes; 20 Cask of Powder & some Provisions fifty two Cannon... Continue Reading
Date: 4 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Ship or Vessels
Name
Masters
Name
Where
Belonging
Owners
Name
Lading
Quantity of the different Species of
the Cargoe & to whom belonging
No of
Seamen
Where the
Owners
reside
Tons.
Christian, Brig
Jno Alexander
Glasgow
Jno Alexander
Rice
290 whole Barrels of Rice, 57 half
Barrels Do, 221 Deer Skins & a
Quantity of Lumber
8
Glasgow
140... Continue Reading
Date: 4 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
March 1776
Anchord in the Stream in [New] Providence harbour
Saturday 2d
Arrived here a sloop from Abico Who informed us that 8 sail of Ships & Vessels were Standing in for Providence said to be 2 Large Ships with guns 2 brigs & sloops and 1 Schooner - Supposed to be an american fleet come to take by force of arms the Kings Powder Stores &c—
Sundy 3
saw from the Mast... Continue Reading
Date: 4 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
... The next m[orning] by break of day we marched for the town of Nassau, where the G[overnor l]ived, which was 4 miles from the fort. we arrived within [a mile,] wh[en] we halted about one hour, and had a parley, when the [gate] of the Capital fort, Nassau, was opend, and the British col[ors] hauled down, and we took possession. The Commodore and [our vessels lay] back of Hog Island, but in... Continue Reading
Date: 4 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
March 1776
Sunday 3
West end Minagen [Monhagan] NW½N 5 or 6 Lgs
at 6 A M Swayed up Topgallt Masts at 9 Close Reeft Fore Topsail at 10 A M 4 Sail ih Sight gave Chace out 2d Reef Topsails
Light Breezes and fair Weather brot too Main Topsail to the Mast at 3 P M set Topgallt sails. 4 Sail in Sight which we judged to be Privateers the Hope Brig & Tryal Schooner in Chace of them lost off the... Continue Reading
Date: 5 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
we the Subscribers Joyntly & Sevirly agree with Wm Hacket to buld or Cause to be Bult in Mr John Hackets yard the one half of a Vessell of fifty five feet Keel twenty two feet beam & nine [feet] 4 Inches or 9 feet hold four feet Wast Stringd & gunwald a risen on Deck as high as the bottom of the Ports a Short quarter Deck -all above the Deck to be Done in a warlike maner, as sd Hacket... Continue Reading
Date: 5 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Know all Men by these presents that we the Captain and Officers of his Majestys Ship Renown have constituted & appointed and in their Stead and place put Alexander Brymer Gentleman, of Halifax in Nova Scotia, our lawfull Attorney for us and in our Names to ask, claim Demand & recover all Prize Money Share or Shares of Prize money which by any ways or means may become due to us & to... Continue Reading
Date: 5 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
The British, it was expected, would attempt to dislodge the Americans from Dorchester heights. Signals had been prepared at Roxbury meetinghouse to mark the moment. The detachment at Cambridge (designed to push into Boston in the boats) was paraded, not far from No.2, where it remained a good part of the day. But kind Heaven, which more than once saved the Americans when they would have destroyed... Continue Reading
Date: 5 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
A letter from Colonel Gilbert Budd, directed to Mr. [John] McKesson, one of the Secretaries, was read. He therein requests permission for the bearer to go on board of the ship Asia, to obtain a boat which had been privately taken from him, and is supposed to be at the said ship.
As Major-General [Charles] Lee has cut off all communication with said ship, and through his conduct and orders the... Continue Reading
Date: 5 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
The twenty thousand dollars for which the Marine Committee gave me an order, as mentioned in my last, I have rec'd and have agreed with Mr [John Avery] (who is to take some money down for Mr [Thomas] Cushing) to take fifteen thousand dollars for you. I have taken up your order to Mr [Tristram] Dalton for 1333⅓ dollars, the remaining 3666⅔ dollars, I shall leave with Col Whipple to answer Such... Continue Reading
Date: 5 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Visited by Wm Clifton & Wm Bradford invited to attend Sub Committee at 10 this forenoon at Coffe house, in order to Consider of the powder, Salt Petre & arms brought yesterday in Briggt Hannah James Neale from Holland.
Date: 5 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Resolved, That Mr. John Mitchell be appointed Muster Master to the Naval Armaments and to the Artillery of this Province, he having offer'd to do the business Gratis.
William Brown, Captain of Marines, receiv'd his Comission this day, and dated the 16th Feb'y last.
Date: 5 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
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