American Theatre from April 18, 1776, to May 8, 1776
Sir Your Zeal to promote the Service: the alacrity with which you do your Duty: your attention to the preservation of the public Stores. your just Ideas of the Importance of Dispatch, are so many Motives which induce me to confide to your Command the important posts of St. John's St. Theresa and Chamble ー at the first all provisions & military Stores, that leave this in the larger vessels... Continue Reading
Date: 22 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
When I had the Honor of seeing Admiral Hopkins at New London, he represented to me the weak State of his Fleet occasioned by Sickness and the damage he received in his Engagement with the Enemy, and requested I would spare him 200 Men, to assist him in a design he had formed of attacking [James] Wallace; This I readily consented to, and the Men are to be returned as soon as the Service is... Continue Reading
Date: 22 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Information was given that a tender was on shore at Rockaway on Saturday. General Putnam despatched two hundred men with two field pieces to take her-have not heard from them yet.
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Date: 22 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Sloop Montomery Capt Rodgers
1776
To James & Alexander Steward
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To ½ barrel pitch 16/ 1 Indn broome 9d 4lb nails 4/8
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To use of Fall and Blocks 16/ 1 padlock 3/6
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To 3 Steel scrapers @ 6/6 19/6 1 paint brush 1/6
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To Rope part of barrl Tar 21/, 3 Tar barrels 9/
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To 4 bir brooms 1/6 14... Continue Reading
Date: 22 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
A Philadelphia Captain, whose vessel loaded with flour was seized at the Eastward, was put on shore at Nantucket, saw a Ship at a loss in the fog, man'd three whale boats and took her: she was almost new; belonged to London and had 200 puncheons of Rum, Sugar, Coffee, &c. on board for the ministerial army. 1
Date: 22 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
By order of the Board, Robert Towers, Commissary, was directed to deliver Capt. Nath'l Falconer Half a Barrel Gun powder, for the use of the Signals at Lewes Town. By order of the Board, Rob't Towers, Commiss'y, was directed to deliver Capt. [William] Brown twenty-six Firelocks, Catridge Boxes, & Bayonet Belts, for the use of his Marine Company.
Resolved, Thaf Rob't Towers, Com'ry, reserve 21... Continue Reading
Date: 22 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
To the Honourable The Committee of Safety: The Petition of Henry Tudor, a Pilot in the River Delaware, Sheweth: That your Petitioner has been in the Capacity of a Pilot in the River Delaware these Twenty-six years past, During which time he never met with any accident that proved any way prejudicial to the Interest of any Gentleman that pleased to Employ him; Besides your petitioner has been... Continue Reading
Date: 22 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
This morning we received an account, that Capt. Barry has taken another tender, and sent her into Egg-Harbour: She is a schooner of 6 guns, fitted out by the Phoenix: She hove her guns overboard and ran ashore, but Capt. Barry soon got her off. The Captain got intelligence of another tender of ten guns, which he is gone after. Hope we shall soon clear our coast of those little pirates who have... Continue Reading
Date: 22 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
... two Sloops & two schooners came down the Bay under an Easy Sail and steard through the Cape May Channel: as soon as they were fairly clear, so as not to be able to return before I could get round the overfalls, I weighed & gave them chace. They put right before the wind, which was westerly, and after running about 12 Leagues I took one of the schooners, which was bound to St Eustatia... Continue Reading
Date: 22 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
The Committee met on Monday 22 April 1776
Present ー William Lux Chairman
W. Buchanan
J. Moale
J. Calhoun
J. Sterret
A. Buchanan
J.Smith
W. Tolly Junr
A. Britain
T. Harrison
J. Boyd
J.E. Howard
T. Sollers
C. Ridgely (of Wm)
J. Griest
G. Risteau
J. Cradock
J. Merryman
T. Gist
J.Gittings
W. Asquith
W. Wilkinson
D. Lux
Geo Lux Secry
Mr Samuel Purviance appeared and delivered in... Continue Reading
Date: 22 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Gentlemen of the Honourable Council of Safety of Maryland I have now to inform you of the Arm'd Schooner Resolution being Equipped agreeable to your directions She wants principlely the Commissions for her Officers, who refuse Acting out of the Harbour until their . Commissions are confirm'd. After which shoud be glad of your permission to go down the Bay as far as you think proper, in order to... Continue Reading
Date: 22 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
I have the pleasure of advising you of the safe arrival of the Brign Beith, in the W.I. the 3d Ulto without any interruption ー I Sent you by Mr Lux a letter for you from him but have learnt that he forgot it I Suppose he has sent it since his return I am sorry to advise you the loss of the Brign Nancy Captn Wise, somewhere in the Bay, a few days ago, I have not recd any letter from him but have... Continue Reading
Date: 22 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Captain Kell having resigned the Command of the Schooner Dolphin, Duncan Hill-was admitted and sworn Captain and desired to advert to the Instructions heretofore given Capt Kell and to govern himself by them. The following Lines were addressed to the Committee of Northampton County in Virginia at the Foot of the Instructions (vizt) "The Council of Safety return many Thanks to the Committee of... Continue Reading
Date: 22 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Last night an Express from H[obbs] Hole from Dr. [William] Fauntleroy to the commandg officer of the 50 invalids of the 5th regiment left at our Court house to desire him to march to the assistance of the town. A tender had, it seems, forced the New England vessel loading corn at the mouth of Piscattaway to slip and run for it, but she only got to H. Hole Wharf and was there taken without any... Continue Reading
Date: 22 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Dear Sir, The tender that made so daring an attempt yesterday, has had the misfortune to run her prize on ground opposite my brother's ー The tender lies at l[e]ast a mile to leward of the prize, which renders the resque extremely easy ー I think it might be effected by thirty persons well armed. The Attempt must be made from above in the dusk of the evening-If possession could be taken of the... Continue Reading
Date: 22 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Friday 19 Fired several Shot to disperse the Rebels who were in parties on the Shore. Little Wind & fair. Employed in scraping the Sides & cleaning ship At 10 P M the Rebels set part of Portsmouth on fire. Fired several Shot at parties of them. Received Water.
Saturday 20 Purchased of Alexr Hamond 290 Gallons Rum for the Ships use. Do Wr Opened a Cask of Pork, contents 110 pieces short 6... Continue Reading
Date: 22 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
A few days past a ten gun sloop commanded by Captain Wright (the same man who met with so warm a reception at Hampton, in Virginia) and a sloop of six guns commanded by that infamous old piratical scoundrel John Goodrich, one of the parties of Lord Dunmore and company, came over Oc:racock bar, in this province, and took four vessels outward bound. The ten gun sloop went immediately to sea with... Continue Reading
Date: 22 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
My Lord; On the 11th Instant three Companies of the 60th Regiment, were disembarked from the Hind Man of War Captain [Henry] Bryne, and on the 16th the Hind sailed for Saint Vincent, from whence she had been sent from Admiral Young. This day arrived Colonel [Augustine] Prevost, Lt Colonel Fraser, and some Officers of the same Corps from Jamaica. The enclosed printed paper of the proceedings of... Continue Reading
Date: 22 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Monday 22 at 7 our Sigl to Chace to the N E made sail Fresh Breezes the Come made our Sigl to call us in fired a Gun and made the Sigl that we Could come in with the Chace with[ou]t losing Co fired a Gun & Bt her too she prov'd to be a Schooner from No Carolina Bd to Cape Francois Bt the Mastr & 5 Men on Bd of us.
Date: 22 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Wednesday 17 First part Fresh Gales and Cloudy wr, middle & lattr Light Breezes and Hazey, at I P M it blowing a Six knot Gale, Studding Sails Sett,
Fast in the . and working the Ballast, the Ship without the least move
Ice ment, at 5 carried out Grapnells & hausers, which Cast the Ship Clear of this Island, but Stuck fast Immediately handed all Sails,
Thursday 18 at 7 A M Made Sail, The... Continue Reading
Date: 23 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
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