Volume 1
Yesterday morning we heard cannon firing and supposed it was off Block Island, and at eleven o'clock had advice that one man of war and three cutters were cannonading the houses at the Point in Stonington. The firing continued until 5 o'clock P.M. with very little cessation. We hear their landing was opposed by 200 men. Immediately on the first advice, I advised Major [Jonathan] Lat[t]imer to... Continue Reading
Date: 31 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Majr [Jonathan] Latimers detachment reached Ston harbor Last evening about sunset, & by that time there was 800 Men under Arms, the Canonading ceased above 5 C. yesterday the Enemy had 4 men kiled, & one lost a hand ー of the Colenys Troops 2 wounded, one of wch sd Mortaly.
This morning about 9 Clock the Rose Capt. [James] Walace 3 tenders & 4 small prises stood out of the harbor... Continue Reading
Date: 31 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
This moment I am favoured with your leter of this day by Mr George Griscomb, and acknowledge your Honors favor relative the powder; at 6 Clock this evening wrote your Honor every thing I could learn touching the Stonington Attack, which youl have by Mr [David] Bushnell by whom I intend to send this if he is not gone . . .
Colo [Jabez] Huntington's express for Inteligence came in at noon &... Continue Reading
Date: 31 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
your favour of yesterday with the two barriels powder Came to hand two Clock this Morning & is in my Store and Shall be Improved in the best Manner for the Publick ー your favour of this day is before me the Ships have not fired as I Can learn since about 5 Clock Last Evening the best accounts I Can get of the beginning of the Hostilities is that two Packets employd by Rhod island to Land... Continue Reading
Date: 31 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Yesterday morning at six o'clock, we were alarmed by a severe firing to the eastward of this harbour, and in a little time an express arrived from Stonington (a small town about twelve miles distant) informing, that a tender had pursued two small sloops into that harbour, who ran on shore, and the people landed before the tender was in gun shot; and as soon as she got in, they fired a full... Continue Reading
Date: 31 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Wednesday morning [August 30] a tender chased two small sloops into Stonington harbor, who had a number of people on board bound to Block-Island. they had but just time to get on shore before the tender came in, and after making a tack came close along side of Captain Denison's Wharf, and discharged a full broad side into the stores and houses and sailing out again, in a little time returned with... Continue Reading
Date: 31 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Captain [Remember] Baker of the unenlisted Green Mountain Boys, having been heretofore employed by me on Scout to Canada with the only View to gain Intelligence, and with express Orders not to molest the Canadians or Indians, lately went into that Country without my Leave with a Party of five Men, and discovering a Boat manned by an equal Number of Indians (by authentic Intelligence sent me from... Continue Reading
Date: 31 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
We hear from Providence, that on Tuesday the 22d instant his Majesty's ships the Rose, Swan and Glasgow, attempted to go to Providence, and got within 8 miles of the town, when two of them ran ashore and the other came to an anchor. Soon after arrived a brig and a sloop inward bound from the West-Indies, these were immediately chased by the men of war's barges and 3 cutters, till they ran ashore... Continue Reading
Date: 31 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Messrs. Leonard Lispenard, Isaac Roosevelt, and Jacobus VanZandt brought into Congress a contract by them made on behalf of this Congress with Joseph Hallett, Jr., for the importing of fifteen tons of gunpowder and fourteen hundred stand of arms, and for any quantity of saltpetre which he may import in lieu of the said gunpowder.
The said contract was read and approved of, and ordered to be filed... Continue Reading
Date: 31 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Resolved, That Capt. James Montgomery be appointed to the Command of one of the Armed Boats.
Resolved, That the Members of this board who go down to Gloucester on Fryday or Saturday next be a Committee to inform Mr. Joseph Hugg that this Board will supply him with a Boat, and a Cannon for the same, and Commission him as Commander of her, provided the Province of New Jersey will Man, pay and... Continue Reading
Date: 31 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Our publick papers will give us [sic you] a perticuler acct of our troubles here, however you need not [be] Affraid of us Giveing up our libertyes, when all the English troops that is yet Come out, have not Deard to Penetrate one foot into the Country beyond the reach of the Men of Warrs Guns, & tho the[y] drove the Countrey people from Bunkers hill, the English troops were so well Swetted,... Continue Reading
Date: 31 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Shipped by the Grace of God, in good Order, and well Conditioned by Buchanan & Cowan in and upon the good Ship called the Eleanor whereof is Master, under God, for this present Voyage, George Buchanan and now Riding at Anchor in the River Patapsco. and by God's Grace, bound for London to say,
One hundred and twenty two hhds of Maryland Leaf Tobacc being mark'd and number'd as in Manifest, and... Continue Reading
Date: 31 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
My Lord I do myself the honour, to introduce to Your Lordship, the bearer hereof, Mr Robt Hogg, a Merchant of first consideration in this Colony, where he has Resided many years, and who is now compelled by popular clamour, and Resentment, to abandon his important concerns here, because he will not renounce his principles, which he has maintained with a manly firmness, and Steadiness, which do... Continue Reading
Date: 31 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Notwithstanding the Rebels Attack upon the King's Troops on the 19th of April and their subsequent behaviour would I think have fully justified my exerting the whole force of His Majesty's Squadron under my Command against the New England Provinces several Months ago; Yet I have hitherto forebore, hoping this unhappy People would either have returned to their Duty, or that before this time the... Continue Reading
Date: 1 September 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The Admiral was impatient to revenge the Insults shown his Cruizers, and to scourge the Inhabitants of these Sea Port Towns where they had suffered and also of those places from whence the Privateers, which then and afterwards did so much mischief to our Transports and Tenders, were continually popping out as soon as a Merchant Ship appeared off: Therefore if the Expedition now proposed to the... Continue Reading
Date: 1 September 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I use the freedom from the former acquaintance I had with your Person, to request the favr of a correspondance by Letters, if the present difficulties have not taken up yr attention so far as to disable you to comply as being upon an Island have Not an Oppy of geting the right of any Story, & you being placed in such a Station as to be knowing to all that transpires; so various are the accots... Continue Reading
Date: 1 September 1775
Volume: Volume 1
By two men from stonington we learn, that Cap [James] Wallace chased a Vessel in there ー that the Cutters pursueing there Boats in there A Man standing on land called to the Boats & directed them. Upon which the Cutters told them they would fire on the To[wn] if the p[eo]ple directed the Boats. At length the Cutters fired two rounds on the Boats & then come up and fired with Swivels... Continue Reading
Date: 1 September 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Septr 1775
Friday 1
Clay Head S S E 5 or 6 Miles
P M Stop't a Sloop with Horses from New London,2 at 4 weigh'd and came to sail.
Date: 1 September 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Yours of yesterday's date came safe to hand per Ezekiel Burr In answer. I have no intelligence of more than one man-of-war and four tenders, being near and between here and Block Island. By the best information there is about two hundred of our people got on Block Island. Agreeable to your request, I shall, without any loss of time, forward your orders and advice to the inhabitants of Block... Continue Reading
Date: 1 September 1775
Volume: Volume 1
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