European Theatre from February 1, 1776, to May 25, 1776
Since my last arrived at Spithead from the Downs, his Majesty's ship Flora, and 6 transports .... . The Tartar frigate is come out of dock, and is fit~ing for America. ,.~dmiral Montague is come down and will ~ail in a few days.
Date: 26 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
The ordna~ce Board having been lfiade acquainted with your representation in your Letter of the 28h January last of the great scarcity of ordnance.small Stores at Halifax for theuse. of the Fleet, particularly three and fo~r Pound-Shot(or the small Cruizers; And they having in return; by their Letter .of the 23d Instant, acquainted my Lords Commissioners of the Admi-. ralty that a supply of... Continue Reading
Date: 27 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
/s Orqei:sare sentto-Sheernessfor his Majestfsfrigate Winchels'ea, Captain [Nathaniel] Bateman, to be fitted out for the American: station, and a number of hands a~e now employed for that purpose.
Date: 27 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Saturday last a party of the 42d, or Royal Highlanders,,marched from this place to Greenock, in order to quell a disturbance which had happened there, by some sailors belonging to the transport ships coming ashore, and refusing to proceed on their voyage without an augmentation of their wages. Happily before the arrival of the party (the Magistrates having secured some of the ring leaders) the... Continue Reading
Date: 28 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
In case the Transport Vessels having the Brunswick Troops on board which, by our Order of the 26th Inst you are directed to Convoy into the River St. Lawrence should not be ready to sail before the arrival of those with the Hannau Regiment which may be hourly expected: You are hereby further required & directed to take the Transports having on bqard that Regiment under your care to convoy... Continue Reading
Date: 28 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Whereas it now appears that the Speke Hospital Ship cannot arrive at Cork in time to proceed under your Convoy; You are hereby required & directed not to wait for her but to put to Sea the very first opportunity of Wind & Weather with the Transports & Troops mentioned in '?ur Order to you of the 11th Inst & proceed with them with all possible expedition to the Isle aux Coudres... Continue Reading
Date: 28 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Advice is received from Jamaica, that Admiral Gayton has taken several Sloops and Schooners into the Pay of Government, and fitted them out as Tenders; each is commanded by a Lieutenant, to cruize for the American Vessels off the Havannah, Monti Christi, St. Eustatia, and Curacoa, where they have met with great Success, having taken between twenty and thirty Prizes in the Course of a few Months.
Date: 28 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Whereas it is intended that Lord Viscount [Richard] Howe, Vice Admiral of the Blue, shall proceed from Spithead in the course of next Month with a considerable Body of British and Foreign Troops to reinforce the Army under the command of General [William] Howe, and that his Lordship shall take upon him the Chief command of His Majesty's Ships and Vessels employ'd, and to be employed, in North... Continue Reading
Date: 29 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
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... Sir Peter Parker put to Sea from Cork with the Ships and Transports under his Convoy on the 12h day of the last Month but after being six days at Sea was met by bad weather which seperated him from part of his Convoy ー Such of these as have put into Ports in England have been refitted and ordered to assemble at Plymouth, and they are now waiting toproceed under convoy of the Ranger which... Continue Reading
Date: 29 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
No. 10
The troops from Brunswick arrived on the 27th in the road of Portsmouth, from whence they will sail as soon as possible for their destination.
His British Majesty has just signed a promotion list of General Officers in America. Messrs. [Guy] Carleton and [William] Howe were made Generals. Messrs. [Henry] Clinton, [John] Burgoyne, and the Lords [Hugh] Percy and [Charles] Cornwallis were... Continue Reading
Date: 29 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
The Blonde frigate, [Philemon] J>o~nall, has received he~ orders to sai.l for America; she is to carry ,out Gen. Burgoyne,. w,ho is expected here from London this evening. The above frigate and the Juno, [Bugh] Dalry~ple, are to ccmvoy out the Brunswick troops.
Date: 29 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
This day sailed from hence, his Majest'y's ship the Ranger, with five sail of Sir Peter Parker's squadron, which were separated from him some time ago, in a violent gale of wind, in their passage from Corke for America.-We have no transports here at present, but expect several from the Downs hourly.
Date: 29 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Whereas we intend that you shall be employed to raise Voluntfer Seamen & Land[s]men in and about London for the Service of His Majesty's Sloop Hornet at Woolwich,.You are hereby required and directed to observe the following Instructions. Vizt
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You are to hire a proper Room for a Rendezvous and to apply yourself with. the utmost diligence to the aforesaid Service; causing Bills to be... Continue Reading
Date: 1 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
I have not failed to lay before'the King Your Lordship's letter to me of the 26th ulto acquafoting me that you had ordered Captain [John] Brisbane, of His Majesty's Ship Flora, to proceed to the Clyde, and .there take under his Convoy the Transport Ships appointed to embark the Highlanders, and I am commanded by the King to signify to Your Lordships His Majesty's Pleasure, that you do give Orders... Continue Reading
Date: 1 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Mr Robinson, Secretary of the Treasury, having transmitted to my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty aLetter from Mr Stanley; Secretary of the Customs, dated the 26 past, accompanied by an Extract of one from Mr Kelly of the Active Cutter in that Service dated 24th. past, respecting a Philadelphia Brig then at Dunkirk which had taken on board between 30 and 40 Tons of Shot, and were to receive... Continue Reading
Date: 1 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Lord Howe has the honor to acknowledge. the great obligations he is under to Lord George Germain, for the regard & indulgence shewn to his difficulties on the draft of the Instructions, by having obviated some of his former objections. But he begs leave to observe, that there still remains one material article upon which he finds himself under the necessity of giving His Lordship this farther... Continue Reading
Date: 1 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Your Excellency: It has been our experience that the captains of English warships conduct themselves strangely in some of t,he ports of the King. They . propose to search merchant vessels of, their own country within those very same ports. The Marquis de Tavalosos, Commandant,General .of the Canaries, reports that Captain William Corneballes [Cornwallis], who commands the English frigate of war... Continue Reading
Date: 1 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Lord George Germain presents his Compts to Lord Howe, he is very sorry that the Alterations which were made in the Instructions have only in part Obviated the Objections made to them. Lord George is very ready to explain verbally his Ideas upon the Construction of any of the Articles, but he cannot take upon himself to make any Material Alterati9ns in them without the previous Concurrence of the... Continue Reading
Date: 2 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
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