European Theatre from February 1, 1776, to May 25, 1776
The truth of the picture which has been drawn of our present situation with regard to England cannot but be acknowledged. It attracted long ago the attention of the King's Council and the reflections contained in the Memoire on which His Majesty o"rders an opinion were thereupon made. 3 What is contained, then, in that Memoire, the truth and justice of which are felt throughout, will not be... Continue Reading
Date: 15 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
The inclosed paper of i11telligence having been rec.eived by My Lords Commissrs of the Admty, I am command.ed by their Lordships to send it to . you for your information. And am &c G. Jackson D S By the Greyhound at Cork Duplt sent 29 Mar to Mr Pownall
NB. The above Paper contains an Acct of Privateers that left the City of Philadelphia the 4 January & fell down to the Fort on Delaware... Continue Reading
Date: 16 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Sir Stanier Porten, Secretary to Lord Weymouth having transmitted to my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty a Letter from the Consul at Co~unna, dated 3rd Febry. last giving Intelligence that the Polly, Captn Abijah Bodon a Brig belonging to Marble Head in Massachusetts Bay was then at Corunna supposed to be bound for some Port in the Possession qf the Rebels: that the Lyon, Captn John Wilson... Continue Reading
Date: 16 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
It being His Majestys Intentions that the 6th Regiment of Foot now ~t St Vincents shall be carried from thense to North America and that the Commissioned and Non-Commissioned Officers of the 48th Regiment, now i~ Grenada and the other ceded Islands, should be brought to great Britain, with such Part of the private men as are not fit for Service. And Lord George Germain One of His Majesty's... Continue Reading
Date: 16 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Mr [John] Robinson Secretary to the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury having [by] his Letter of the 10 instant, acquainted my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty that Intelligence had been received that Mr Willing a Merchant of Philadelphia, and one of the Congress has prevailed on them to permit the Merchants in the different American Colonies to export to Spain &ca Twenty... Continue Reading
Date: 16 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
His Majesty's ship the Seaford, bound to Boston; and several outward bound West Indiaman, that sailed on Monday last from Portsmouth, are put into Plymouth.
Date: 16 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Yesterday the wind came round to the Northeast, when his Majesty's ship the Triton, Capt. [Skeffington] Lutwidge, and six sail of transports, with troops on board, sailed from Spithead for Boston.
2 The others remain here, to take on board the troops that are to come from London.
Date: 17 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
I read yesterday in a public paper that Lord Sandwich said in the House of Lords that, far from being reluctant to serve in America, the Sailors preferred to go there rather than stay at home. But I am certain that Lord Sandwich is mistaken and that he mislead the House. I spoke to several members of Boyne and Somerset, and I see that all the men among them who have some common sense, and they... Continue Reading
Date: 17 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
No. 3
The details which you have sent us, Sir, on the condition and the intentions of the Colonies are very interesting and correspond fairly well with the intelligence we have received from other sources; it is only natural to assume that the Ministry will try to give the Americans a false image of our intentions towards them; but they should easily understand that it is merely a lure designed... Continue Reading
Date: 17 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty having directed the Navy Board by their order of the 6th' Instant to cause a proper assortment of Stores to be provided for the Ships'intended to be employed this Year in America of the several Classes mentioned on the other side hereof, and to get them in readiness to sail with Convoy from Spithead as soon as possible: also to send out to America a set of... Continue Reading
Date: 19 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
The Deal Castle man oiwar that lost all her masts and put into Falmouth in January last, and the Carysfort man of war from Portsmouth, both bound to America, put into Plymouth the 14th instant by contrary winds.
Date: 19 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Since my last sailed his Majesty's ship Seaford for Antigua; and the Deal Castle ship of war, for Newfoundland.
Date: 19 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Having in obedience to the King's Pleasure, signified in Your Lordship's Letter of Yesterday, appointed His Majesty's Ships the Juno & Blonde to convoy the Transports which are to carry the first Embarkation of the Brunswic~ Troops, engaged to servce in North America, and to proceed to the Isle aux Coudres in the River St Lawrence, which Your Lordship represents in your Letter to be the Place... Continue Reading
Date: 20 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Whereas Capt Mouat [Henry Mowat] hath desired that his Son Alexander Mouat may be discharged from the Royal Academy at Portsmouth in order to serve on board His Maj ts Sloop the Discovery at the request of Capt Clark [Charles Clerke] her Commr You are hereby required & directed to cause him to be fo~thwith discharged for that purpose accordingly. Given &c 20th March 1776
Sandwich J Buller... Continue Reading
Date: 20 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
The Lords Commissioners of His Majestys Treasury having acquainted Us that the Commissioners of the Customs transmitted to them Copies of several Letters from the Collector & Comptroller of New Castle & the Deputy Comptroller at Bridlington with respect to two Smugling Vessels wa1tmg on that Coast for the Mermaid Cutter Capt Armstrong & the Eagle Cutter Capt Radley both in the Service... Continue Reading
Date: 20 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Orders are sent to Portsmouth for his Majesty's frigates Tartar, Capt. Ommanie [Cornthwaite Ommanney] and the Pearl, Capt [Thomas] Wilkinson, of 32 guns each, to be fitted out with all dispatch for the North America station.
The Shark and Vulture, two new sloops lately launched at Deptford, are commissioned, and orderedto be fitted for sea.
Date: 20 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Sunday night an express arrived from the Admiralty-office, at Commissioner [Charles] Proby's, with orders to fit out the Jersey, of 60 guns, commanded by Captain Halsted, with all possible speed, to serve as an hospital ship in North America.
Monday sailed from hence for America, the Brune frigate, of 32 guns, Capt. [James] Ferguson.
Date: 20 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Monday 18th at Noon all the Convoy in Company 2 1st pt [light breezes & fair] Mid & Latr fresh Breezes & Cloudy-at 1 P M made the Signal & tack'd to the SE ½ pt 7 made the Signal & tack'd to the Westwd-at 10 Do & Tack'd to the SE-½ past 10 the Swift hail'd me, informing me She was on Fire ー a few minutes after She bore down towards me & the flames burst out on board... Continue Reading
Date: 20 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Wheres His Majts Ships & Vessels intended to proceed this year from England to Newfoundland for the protection of the Fisheries there have sailed & will sail earlier, & will probably remain on that Coast later, than usual; And whereas the Service may require some of them to be left there during the Winter, You are therefore hereby required and directed to provide and ship on freight... Continue Reading
Date: 21 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
The Greyhound, and Pearl, men of war, for America, are put into Plymouth. Orders are sent to Chatham for His Majesty's frigate Richmond, of 32 guns, to be fitted out for the North America station; she is already commissioned, and the command is given to Capt. [John Lewis] Gidoin. This day was launched from his Majesty's yard at Woolwich, a new frigate, immediately after which his Majesty's ship... Continue Reading
Date: 21 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
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