Volume 4
For England, the Brig Jamaica Packet, now 1ying at Shewell's wharf, which will sail in ten or twelve days, wind and weather permitting. She is a good vessel, was formerly one of the Charlestown packets, called the Prince of Wales, and is known to be a prime sailer. For passage only apply to Robert Shewell, in Front-street, between Race and Vine streets.
It is expected the passengers will be... Continue Reading
Date: 5 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Sales of Merchandize by the Ship Charming Peggy, Captain [Thomas] Dowman2
Dr. to Sundry Accounts Vizt
£
To Cash paid Gauging & Cooperage of
oyl &ca.
1. .5.11
To Profit & loss for my Commission
& storage of 7½ P Cent on the
Amot of the Sales being £ 530. .1. .2
39.15. .1
To Parr Bulkeley & Co. their Accts,
with Me for half of the Neat... Continue Reading
Date: 5 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
We have just received intelligence that a large ship supposed to be a 20 gun man of war and two sloops are on their way up the Bay their destination is not known but as they may intend for your Town, we send off this express that you may be on your guard and make all the preparations in your power for your defence.
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Date: 5 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Sir The Squadron of his Majesty's Ships stationed here being in great want of Provisions, Stores and other necessaries, and having no prospect of any supply but from Boston, I find my self under the absolute necessity of sending the Kingsfisher to inform you of our situation, Altho' 'tis sorely against my will to part with her from hence at this juncture.
Since the burning of the Town of Norfolk... Continue Reading
Date: 5 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
at 6 unmoord & Weighed & came to sail at 9 Anchord in Hampton Road in 13 fa His Majesty Sloop Kings Fisher Riding here which with the Lord Howe Tender had brought in a Brig
2 Bound to philladelphia with Powder, Salt petre, Sulphur & ... and a Schooner in Ballast from Road Island Point Comfort N E Hampton Church N N W
First part Strong Gales & squally... Continue Reading
Date: 5 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
It appearing to this Council That Lot Strange Master and John Strange Owner of the Sloop King Fisher have been Guilty of importing certain British European Goods contrary to the Continental Association.
Resolved, That the said Lott Strange and John Strange enter into Bond in the sum of five hundred pounds to the Committee of Perquimans County for their future good behavior and that they depart... Continue Reading
Date: 5 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
New Hanover county [North Carolina].
William Raddon, of the city of Philadelphia, mariner, maketh oath on the holy evangelists of Almighty God, that he sailed from Philadelphia, the eleventh of February last, as master of the sloop Joseph, bound for South-Carolina or Georgie. That on the thirteenth following he was taken by the sloop General Gage, on board of which was Capt. [John] Collett, and... Continue Reading
Date: 5 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
One Mr. [Robert] Achison, midshipman of the Syren, with three sailors, were drove over Ocracock Bar in distress, who were taken prisoners and brought to Newbern; the midshipman and one sailor are sent to Halifax as prisoners, the other two discharged in this town. It appears the Syren had taken a vessel of ours on the coast, and those men were conducting the prize to Boston, when they were forced... Continue Reading
Date: 5 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
[Charleston] Tuesday, March 5, 1776.
Ordered, That Mr. President, Mr. John Rutledge, Col. [George Gabriel] Powell, Colonel C. C. Pinckney, and Capt. [Thomas] Shubrick, be a Committee to prepare proper rules and articles for the better regulation and government of the navy of this colony.
Date: 5 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Dear Sir ー Yesterday morning Mr Will brought me your favour of the 28th Ulto which I immediately laid before the Congress, the Members were so deeply affected by the melancholy contents as led them instantly into a debate upon the necessity for sending an additional number of Militia to those already ordered for Savanna ー a determination of that point was postponed until we Should hear from Colla... Continue Reading
Date: 5 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Gentlemen: When I authorized Messrs. Demeré and Roberts, by my letter of yesterday, to inform you that orders were given for a cessation of arms on our side, we certainly expected you would consider it as implied that those gentlemen, together with Mr. Rice, should be immediately released; for surely it must appear to every man that the detention of our fellow-citizens is, to all intents and... Continue Reading
Date: 5 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Duplicate No 3.
My Lord Your Lordship's Commands of 23d December No 1. I have the honour to receive, and am exceedingly happy my Endeavours to dispatch the Detachment of His Majestys Troops to Lord Dunmore, have enabled his Lordship to effect useful Services for the King. It is always an inward heartfelt Comfort and Satisfaction to be assured that one's Endeavours to forward His Majesty's Service... Continue Reading
Date: 5 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
"Information given to Vice Admiral Young, Commander in Chief of all His Brittannic Majesty's Ships employed and to be employed at Barbadoes the Leward Islands and in the Seas Adjacent."
(By Robert Waller, Mariner, Mate of the Sloop Batchellor Born in London.) (Who says He entered on board the Sloop Batchellor John Scott Master at and belonging to Virginia the 21st December 1775; The Sloop was... Continue Reading
Date: 5 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
[1776]
Mch.
Mch. 3d
1776
[Camp before Boston]
On the night of the 1st & 2d of March our batteries both on the Roxbury & Cambridge side commenced & continued discharge of shott & shells on the town, some of the balls fell in the town, for after we had entered it a gentlemen, in whose house Genl. [Robert] Pigot had lodged, shewed me the hole where one of the cannon balls had... Continue Reading
Date: 6 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
. . . am glad to hear you have more Powder arrived at the southward, wish we had a larger quantity here ー General Washington Wrote to the Committee of Council the last week and Informed them of his Intentions in a few days of taking Possession of the Heights of Dorchester & desired we would send him Twelve or Fifteen hundred of our Militia, The Committee of Council accordingly ordered six... Continue Reading
Date: 6 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
I have not been favour'd with any of your's Since my last: I yesterday engaged Ten or Twelve Tons of Iron & am to give Thirty Six pounds lawfull Many p Ton for it, this is a very high price but it cannot be got under that price, at Newbury Port they Sell it for £40 p Ton ー I hope to hear soon from you About the Cannon ー pray write me particularly What the Congress are doing: do you expect the... Continue Reading
Date: 6 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
March 1776Tuesday 5
Moored off BostonAM Employed occasionally.—First part Fresh Breezes & Cloudy, Middle & Latter fresh Breezes & Squally with rain, PM Mann'd & Armed 3 Gun Boats, with 1, 12 Pounder 15 Men & 2 Petty Officers each; to facilitate the Landing of a Body of Troops Embarked onboard 4 Transports, destined on an Expedition against the Rebels.
Wednesday 6... Continue Reading
Date: 6 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Meeting in being according to adjournmentー
Voted. That the sum of One Hundred & Ninety Seven pounds three shillings & Two pence ½d be paid Mr John Smith out of the Committee's Treaury being the Amount of his Accomptー
Reckoning [blank]
Meeting adjourn'd to Fryday Eveningー
Date: 6 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Sir. Instead of one hundred and tw~nty Sleds to convey the Cannon and provision from Fort George Tyconderoga &c to Canada, with the utmost Efforts only seventy six could be procured, the great Scarcity of Forrage and Danger of going at this advanced Season deters them. The winter here is entirely broke up, and I believe Hudsons River will be clear of Ice in a few Days: It may be best... Continue Reading
Date: 6 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Sir I take the Liberty to remind You of the Necessity of forwarding without the least Delay the Naval Stores which I did Myself the Honor to request of You in my former Letters.
A heavy rain has fallen within these two Days & broke up Hudson's River as far down as Halfmoon, a few Warm Days I hope will clear the river of Ice in all Its Extent.ー
Please to order up ten Set of Pump Boxes; I fear... Continue Reading
Date: 6 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
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