Manly
Capt. ー
£8. ー
1st Lie[u]t ー
5. 8
2d Lie[u]t
5. 8
Master ー
4. ー
Mate
3
Boatswain ー
3.
Steward ー
2. 8 ー
Gunner ー
2. 8 ー
Gunners mate
2. 4 ー
30 men
60.
£95.16 ー
One Cutlass ー
One Compass ー
Two Brass Blunder Busses
Two Four hour Glasses
one new Beaver Hatt
One Speaking Trumpet
Two China Mugs
One Copper Candlestick
one pair Curtains
One Copper Stew pan
one of hadley's Quadron
One two Gallon China Bowl
one Delph soap Dish
Several Coffee Cups
One Muskitt ー
One Coffee Mill
Two Jappand Candlesticks
[Endorsed] Capt Manly's Memo
Recved Beverly the 1st Jana 1775 [sic 1776] from On Board the Sloop Betsey one hundr[e]d bushells of Oates wich I promise to deliver to Thos Mifflin Esqr Must[er] Master Genl at Head Quarters P me
100
By his Excellency George Washington, Esqr, Commander in Chief of the Army of the United Colonies.
To William Burke, Esqr
By virtue of the powers & authorities to me given by the Honourable Continental Congress, I do hereby Constitute & appoint you Captain and Commander of the Schooner Warren, now lying at Beverly port, in the Service of the United Colonies of North America, To have, hold... Continue Reading
Sir You being recommended to His Excellency as a proper person to transact the business of the Severall Armed Vessells fitted out, or to be fitted out at the Continental expence ー will be pleased to Consider what follows as your Instructions
1st When any of the Continental Vessells put into Cape Ann you are to Supply them with Such necessarys as are absolutely wanting ー when any prize is Sent in... Continue Reading
In our gazette of the 11th instant, we mentioned the brig taken by capt. Manly, bound from Antigua to Boston, being consign'd to one Brimer ー As there are several lately removed from the town of Boston, by the name of Brimmer, we would inform the public that the forementioned Brimer should have been one Alexander Brymer, a Scotch agent to the victuallers of the ministerial navy at Boston.
We hear... Continue Reading
Whereas there is an absolute necessity to send to his Majesty's Islands in the West Indies for Rum to enable the Contractor to furnish his Ma js Ships on this Station, it being impossible for his Agent to procure Spirits by any other means.
You are therefore hereby required and directed to order the Union Transport to be got ready for that purpose as fast as possible, and to take from the other... Continue Reading
The Victuallers, which had arrived with Supplies of Provision for the Fleet, came without Wine or Spirits. The latter the Commissioners of the Victualling had contracted with Mr [Robert] Grant to deliver at Boston at two periods, for 5000 Men four months in October 1775, and for 6000 Men four months in January 1776, being no less a Quantity than 77,000 Gallons of Rum, the greater part if not all... Continue Reading
A brig loaded with salt, belonging to New-York which was brought into this harbour by one of the King's cruisers some time past, was drove ashore on Goat Island last Saturday se'nnight, where she still remains; 'tis supposed most of the salt is melted.
The 23d yours of the 14th of Decemr came to hand p Monsieurs Penet and De'pliarne ー every necessary Assistance for Expediting their Journey was afforded without Delay ー they set out the Next Morning ー You shall be made acquainted with the Expence incurrd on their Account when the same is known ー
The 28th instant at Evening Our General Assembly adjourned. There is great Unani[m]ity in our Common... Continue Reading
In Conversasion with Govr. Trumball Some days ago about the affair of the Powder that you was to provide for the Colony [he] told me he wanted to know if you had any Late Intelligence; if you have any thing to Communicate to him on that affair please to forward a Letter P the barer Mr [Killingsly] and I will take Due Care that it goes to the Govr from your [&c.]
[Received the beginning of January 1776]
The following is a Coppy of what was written under a bill of Such Goods as was immediately to be procured the List of the Goods I havent time to Coppy but they were various Sorts ー Gunpowder Lead flints &c to the amount of Twenty five Thousand pound Sterling ー
Viz. Those Goods Should be purchased in Holland & france and the most Probable way to... Continue Reading
The Congress took into consideration the report of the committee appointed to consider on Captain Simeon Sellick's petition, 2 which was agreed to, as follows:
That they have maturely considered the petition, and have examined Captain Sellick particularly thereon, and are of Opinion, that the petitioner be allowed, as a compensation for his expences, trouble, and risque in taking the... Continue Reading
[Philadelphia] Monday 1 January 1776. An Expedition agt St Augustine recommended to the Colonies of S. & N. Carolina & Georgia if the ruling Powers there shall deem it practicable,... the report on Capt Sellicks Affair confirmed ー... Motion by [Eliphalet] Dyer to pay a Gentlemans Expences who accompanied the 2 Frenchmen 2 from Gen Washns Camp, was postponed
For the Frigates building in Philadelphia the following Boards &care employed Four Commissioners to Superintend & direct the whole business.
A Committee of Four to inspect, examine & Correct all the Accounts relative to this business & return them with Certificates or remarks to the Commissioners who order payment of such as said Committee pass as being right & just
a... Continue Reading
Upon the Application of the Naval Committee of Congress, this Board grant them Permission to engage any three of the Pilots in the Pay of this Province, to conduct the Vessels belonging to the Congress down to Reedy Island, and immediately afterwards to return to their proper Stations.
Mr. Robert Towers, Commissary, is directed to deliver fifty Stand of arms to Capt. Sam'l Nicholls, 2... Continue Reading
Two French Men arrived in this City two Days since, 2 and have made their Application to Congress, their Business is a perfect Secret out of Doors, therefore thou must not expect I shall hazard a Conjecture: Its said One of Them is a Count or Marquis They landed from the West Indies at Providence Rd Island, and. proceeded from thence to Genl Washington and its said communicated to Him... Continue Reading
By Captain Hunn [Robert Hume], from Edentown, North-Carolina, we learn, that a certain Cullen Pollock, a man of great fortune in that place, having by various ways and means proved himself an enemy to America, at last by insulting a number of Officers and Soldiers when under arms, and being too great a coward to give any of them personal satisfaction, he drew on himself the resentment of the... Continue Reading
Jany 1776
Monday 1st
Off Norfolk in Virginia
Long Boat Watering, dry'd Sails, unbent main Topsl Jibb maintopmast Stay sl and Mizn
at 3 PM fird 3 Shot at the Rebels Guard house, to Disperse them, at 4 saw a number of Arm'd Boats put off from the Dunmore towards the shore, ½ past, many of the Store houses were on fire upon the Wharfs, kept a constant fire on the Shore till AM to cover the Boats...
January 1776
Moored in Elizbth River Virginia Abreast the Town of Norfolk
Monday 1st
A M Recd on Bd Water
At 3 P M Began A heavy Cannonading on the Town of Norfolk as did the Otter & Liverpool which Continued Some Time Landed A party of Seamen sett Fire to the Town