American Theatre from June 1, 1777, to July 31, 1777
June 1777
Monday 2nd
At Single Anchor in Newport Harbour
AM Recd Water Served fresh fish to the Ships Company.
First part Mode and fair Middle and latter fresh Breezes and Cloudy.
At 5 PM weighed and made sail in Company with the Juno and Amazon. at 8 Rhode Island Light house NW 3 or 4 Miles.
Tuesday 3rd
at 4 AM set small sails. at 6 Block Island NW 5 or 6 Leagues. at 9 AM the Amazon... Continue Reading
Date: 3 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Resolved that in all Instances where Continental Vessels of War are captured by the Enemy, the Officers and Men are to be deemed as in the Service, and they or their Attorneys are to receive Pay until such Time as it shall be known that they have abandoned the Service, either by entering with the Enemy, or refusing or neglecting to return to their Country when a fit Opportunity presents.
Extract... Continue Reading
Date: 3 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I Was yesterday On Bord the Brig friendship With Capt [John] Martin and John Crokket She is Very Leeky and Must Bee hove Down at any Rate, to Stop the Leeks, shee has Never Been Corkd Since shee Was Lanst [Launched], and as shee Must have a Over hall Would itt Not Bee Best to fit her for See and Send her Out with a Bout 14 hands and 4 or 6 of her Smallest Guns and in that Case shee Will Carry... Continue Reading
Date: 3 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Sir Inclosed I have the honor to send You the Copy of a Letter, which I this day received from some of the principal Merchants of this Island re questing me to sollicit You to grant a Convoy to their Ships bound for New York, in case that none is already appointed. I have only to add that the Fleet intended for that Port, is a very Valuable one, and that the principal Owners of it are some of... Continue Reading
Date: 3 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
June 1777
Wednesday 4th
Sequine Island NEBE½E 4 Leagues
½ past 12 do wr taken aback filled and stood up at 3 saw land on the larboard Bow TKd ship at 4 saw a sail to NW made sail out 2 Reefs top sails and set top gallt sails gave Chace set steering sails at 7 Sequine Island NBW½ W 7 or 8 Leagues Dist at 8 modt and Clear still in Chace at 9 got 4 12 pounders from forward Aft to bring The ship... Continue Reading
Date: 4 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Being inform'd by Congress that the Honbl the Council & Assembly for the State of New Hampshire had made a tender of their Services to give every assistance in their Power toward Maning and equiping the Raleigh whenever she should be ordered to Sea; in consequence of which I beg leave to acquaint you that half of the Guns are now on board & the re mainder will Come to hand in a few Days... Continue Reading
Date: 4 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Petition of Daniel Martin & Thomas Adams, Agents & Owners of the Privateer Schooner Buckram, setting forth That in the late Storm she was much Damaged & obliged to return & refit — that Thomas Snoden being more agreeable to the Men than Capt Marony praying that a new Commission may [be] issued to said Snoden as Commander of said Schooner —
Ordered that the Prayer of the above... Continue Reading
Date: 4 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
[Rhode Island] 4th June About 7 o'Clock this Morning a Rebel Sloop weighed from Howland's ferry, and having a favorable wind she went to Sea. Seven shot were fired at her from the Redoubt at Fogland ferry, but without effect. She appeared to be Armed, and was full of men. It is sur prizing the Commodore does not station a vessel in the Seconnet passage, to prevent those of the Enemy from going... Continue Reading
Date: 4 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Capt. David Hawley, of Stratford, in a small privateer, in the States service,1 one day last week, captured three small vessels, to the westward of Huntington; two of them were loaded with wood, from Long Island, bound to New York; the other had taken in a cargo of provisions at Derby, which the Skipper pretended was to be carried to New London, where the vessel was owned, but in fact... Continue Reading
Date: 4 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Account of Provisions remaining on board sundry Victuallers off of New under the Command of the Vice Admiral the
Bread
in
Rum
in
Pieces of
Pounds of
Pease
Oatmeal
Rice as
Oatmeal
Butter
in
Oil
Vinegar
in
Pounds
Gallons
Beef
Pork
Flour
Suet
Raisins
Bushs Gs
Bushs Gs
in Pounds
Pounds
Galls lbs
Gallons
2,288,164
187,646
206,866
435,564
658,602
15,819
181,093
16,143 4
14,... Continue Reading
Date: 4 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
The committee to whom was referred the memorial of the State of North Carolina, of the 23 of December last,2 together with the papers ac companying the same, brought in a report, which was taken into consideration; Whereupon:
Resolved, That it be recommended to the State of Massachusetts bay, to order diligent enquiry to be made concerning the matter complained of in the said memorial... Continue Reading
Date: 4 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
The Petition of Nathaniel Cooper Humbly Begs Leave to Inform your Excellency that he is desireous of Leaving the Ship of Warr Defence but he is prevented by Capt George Cook Esqr
Your Petitioner has navour Sined the Artickels of Said Ship nor navour had any in tention of going in the [sic] her this Cruise he only Staid In the Ship to oblige Capt Cook untill he Could Supply himself with proper... Continue Reading
Date: 4 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
The 1st instant we arrived here; a few days before one of his Majesty's armed cruisers; she brought in a vessel from St. Eustatia, laden with guns, and bound to Martinico; as the master of her said; but it is thought she was bound to America, as one of her seaman has declared so, since which, however, the French have detained all the English ships in the ports of that island.
Date: 4 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
June 1777
Wednesday 4
Madeira No 64.24 Et 872 leags
at 2 pm Saw a Sail in the SW and gave Chace at 5 saw the Island Barbados bearing W diste 10 leagues. at 10 pm came up with the Chace after firing several Shot and Volleys of small arms at her — proved to be the Musquito Brig privateer last from Guadaloupe & belonging to Virginia John Harris master Exchanged the Prisoners and sent a Mate... Continue Reading
Date: 4 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
June 1777
Thursday 5
Seal Islands N about 4 Leagues
AM gave Chase — at 6 Fir'd a Shot & brought To the Chase, She prov'd to be the Two Bettseys a Brig taken in the Channel by an American Privateer took the Prisoners out of her. 2
Squally with some Rain Cape Sable N 8° 22' W Distant 10 Leagues.
Date: 5 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
June 1777
Thursday 5th
Sequin Island NW¼ N 16 Leagues
at 1 TKd ship at 2 modt and Clear fresh breezes and Cloudy at 4 TKd ship set main sail at 2 [5] out reefs top sails saw the land on the Lee Bow Dist 8 or 9 Leagues at 9 fresh breezes and fair ½ past TKd ship read the Articles of War Relative to the treatment of Prisoners taken on board off Prizes ½ past 9 saw a sail to the Etward: Divided... Continue Reading
Date: 5 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Inclos'd you have Copy of a Letter from Governour Cook to the Presi dent of the Council: — 2 The Fleet therein mention'd are suppos'd to be intended to interrupt & destroy if possible our Fleet under Commodore Manly: — You will therefore dispatch the first Spy Boat that may be with you, in quest of our Fleet with a Letter to the Commodore, & a Copy of Governour Cooke's Letter... Continue Reading
Date: 5 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I am without any of your late favrs I Last Evg Recd a Ltr from Mr [Robert] Morris he Says tge Esther was Chased a Shore Near the Capes Virginia and he hopes the loss wont be great as the Cargo and Materials are sav'd and will sell high.2 he is much pleas'd with the purchase of the Active pray by next post send me the Cost & outfit as he is desireous to have it Speedily please to... Continue Reading
Date: 5 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Notice is hereby given, That Libels are filed before me, against the following Vessels, their Cargoes and Appurtenances, viz. in Behalf of John Skimmer, Commander of and all concerned in the Continental armed Schooner Lee, against the sloop Betsey, of about 58 Tons burthen, Nat. Homek, late Master; in Behalf of Jonathan Harriden [Haraden], Com mander of the armed Brigantine Tyrannicide, in the... Continue Reading
Date: 5 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
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