Volume 10
About 3 o'Clock this morning the guard in the battery at Fogland ferry heard some boats rowing down the Seconnet, and altho they could hear the men in them speak, they couid not discover them. A Shot was fired towards the place where they were heard, in order to give notice to the Kingsfisher to look out.
There was no appearance of them this morning.
Date: 12 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
Octr. 1777
Sundy 12
Lying in Huntington Bay
[AM] Modt Breezes & Clear handed Sails hove short on the Sml Br: at 7 Weighd & Came to Sail in Compy with 2 Sloops & His Majests. Brig'g Halifax and Tender1 Running across the Sound at 12 Came too of[f] Norwark [Norwalk] Islands in 10 fm... Continue Reading
Date: 12 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
An armed Schooner, two Row Gallies & a small Brigg1 passed the Cheveaux De frize & are ought of Sight up the River this Morning. They can have very few if any Men on Board; but they may be able notwithstanding to distroy Effects which may be found in Stores on the Banks of the River. I therefore give you this early Notice of this Movement that you may Order out small Parties... Continue Reading
Date: 12 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
I am Directed to Require the Imediate Attendence of You Self, and the Officers Under Your Command, It being Determined to Give You the Direction of the Cannon at this place1 a Number of us will wait till you Come I am [&c.]
Date: 12 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
Octr. 1777
Sunday 12
[Poughkeepsee NbE 2 Miles]
at 6 A.M. Weigh'd and Came to sail at 8 A.M. Sent the Boats on shore Man'd and Armd to burn 2 Reble Vessels and some Store Houses1 fired 2 twenty four lb Shot and 1 four lb Do to Cover the Boats at 10 they retd. havg. Compleeted what they were Sent for at Noon Dounscomer Point2... Continue Reading
Date: 12 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
I received your Excellencys1 just now, but to comply with your desire at present is impossible, as the Enimy have one Battery at the Mouth of Schuylkill2 and another at or near Hollenders Creek, and large parties of Men station'd in different parts above and below Webbs Ferry. 'tho one redoubt3 opposite to Fort Mifflin, which was attack'd this Morning by landing a... Continue Reading
Date: 12 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
[October] 12th. Sunday. Weather delightful. At 11 o'clock this morning about 500 Rebels landed in the front and 2 flanks of the Battery with Bayonets fixed (previous to which they shelled it with a very heavy cannonade, from the Fort,1 Floating Batteries and Gallies) our detachment of 50 men ½ Hessians ½ British under a Hessian Captain; received them with a well directed fire of... Continue Reading
Date: 12 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
Octr
Sunday 12
Billingsfort EbS 4 Miles
At 8 AM Weigh'd, dropt into our station & Anchd: wth. the S: Br: in 5½ fm: muddy bottom. Billingsfort E½S 4 Miles. Sent the Camilla two 12 Pounders with Ammunition
Do E ½ s
Do: Wear: [Modte: & fine] at 6 PM His Majs: Ship's, Camilla,... Continue Reading
Date: 12 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
[At] 12 [Midnight] moderate & Cloudy [At] 6 [AM] the Camilla weigh'd & dropt with the flood, between the Western shore & tinnicum [At] 8 the Camilla anchor'd about halfway up the Western Side of great Tinnicum [At] 10 The Enemy continues & cannonade, from fort Island, floating Batterys & Galleys [At] 12 [Noon] light Airs & fair [At] 1 [PM] fine Weather [At] 5 the Liverpool... Continue Reading
Date: 12 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
October, 1777
Sunday 12th
At Single Anchor off Do. [Chester]
At 1 AM heared the report of Guns to the NE, At 5 AM Saw the Camilla at Anchor off Derby Creek, Sent 2, 9 Pounders & 30 round of Ammunition, on board the Zebra, the Camilla Weighed, & droped near to the Mouth of the Creek, At 7 Anchored, here the Cornwallis Galley, heared the Report of several Guns,... Continue Reading
Date: 12 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
Having Occasion to make all the Appearance possible of a real Operation intend'd on the Eastern shore, whilst an Important Service is in Execution on the Pensylvania side this Night, I am to desire you will have your Ship1 in readiness to move up the Next tide off of Billingsport with the Somerset
I shall have the Pleasure of seeing you on this subject as soon as Captain Hammond has... Continue Reading
Date: 12 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
List of Paroles correspondent to the different Signal-Pendants placed on the same Line, for the Times undermentioned.
Parole.
From the 12th: to the
18 of Octo: inclusive.
From the 19th: to the
25 Octo: inclusive.
From the 26th" of Octo:
to the 1st: Nov: inclus:
From the 2d: to the
8 Nov: inclus:
Pendant
Flag-... Continue Reading
Date: 12 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
Octr: 1777
Sunday 12th
At a Single Anchor in Mockjack Bay, Virginia
at 9 AM came down York River and Anchored off the Spit,1 an Armed Brig and Galley, and a Schooner Boat: at Noon a Topsail Galley coming down the East River.
At a Single Anchor in Mockjack Bay, Virginia
First part ditto weather [Fresh gales and cloudy], middle and latter moderate inclinable to... Continue Reading
Date: 12 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
D. Juan Antonio de la Bodega, Capitan interino del Paquebot Correo de S. M. nombrado el Pizarro, que acava de llegar a este Puerto con los Pliegos del Real Servicio, digo: Que el dia 2 de Septiembre prom. pasado, sali del Puerto de la Coruña, siguiendo mi destino, en los terminos que explica el Libro tabla diaria de navegacion que exhivo, del qual consta, como uno de los... Continue Reading
Date: 12 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
Please to dispose in the following Manner, of my Quarter Part of the Sloops Satisfaction's Interest in the Cargoe of the Ship Hero, sent by her into Bedford—Deliver to William Erskine or Order, from the Ship—the Sugars as they rise in Lotts—the Rum—and the Cotton excepting ten Bales which your SW1 took a Memorandum to send to Boston for me—
The Fustick—Cam Wood—Elephants Teeth &... Continue Reading
Date: 13 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
I would acquaint You that I arriv'd safe in this Port the 9th. Instt. from my late Cruize, which was much shorter than I intended, by Reason of being oblidged to go out halfmann'd—I have sent in nothing but a Portugueze Snow,1 bound from Brazil to Fayal, which you are doubtless Inform'd of before this. This Capture has caused some Altercation being the first... Continue Reading
Date: 13 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
Voted That Application be made to the Honble. the Council of the State of Rhode Island1 that they would Supply this board with the sum of three thousand pounds on loan to Enable them to dispatch the business assigned by Congress
Voted That a Letter be wrote to Majr. Huntington2 in answer to his of the 10th. of Octor instant and to... Continue Reading
Date: 13 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
We find the Marine service suffers greatly, for the want of Money, more especially that part of it, lying in the State of Rhd. Island
We are therefore under the necessity of making application to the Honble. Council for the Loan of Three Thousand pounds £ Money, for Use and on Account of the United States of America, which Sum shall oblige our selves to replace in a short... Continue Reading
Date: 13 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
yours by Colo. Talman we Rec'd this morning in answer to which, we think it not Prudent to Give higher Wages to the Carpenters than 10/ per Day, and in Case they will not labour for Such Wages with there usual Allowance, Discharge them and look out for Others. we are [&c.]
Date: 13 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
General Spencer having made requisition to us for one or more of the Continental Ships, now in this River, in order to secure & cover the Landing of his Men on Rhode-Island in the Expedition now carr[y]ing on against the Enemies of the United States of America. The Ship Providence under your Command being the only one that is Ready for Service, and we judging it Absolutely Necessary for the... Continue Reading
Date: 13 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
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