Volume 12
Received from the Commons the followg Message
Mr. Speaker & Gentlemen of the Senate—
We herewith send for your concurrence the Report of the joint Committee appointed to consider the Dispatches Letters &c laid before the Assembly by His Excellency the Governor1
concurred with by this House with the alterations thereto annexed—
Jno. Williams S... Continue Reading
Date: 20 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
You'll please Order a Num[ber] of Men from on board the Genl Moultrie to assist in Landing her Guns out of the Schooner1 and have all the powder, and Gunners Stores Landed & delivered to the proper Officers appointed to Receive them—2 I am [&c.]
Date: 20 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
Should the Ship Admiral Kepple1 come Safe to port, Mr John Tilinghast my third Lieut. whom I have put in command of her, will give a more particular Account of the Value of both Ships and their Cargoes than I at Present have time to do— On wednesday the 15th Instant about 10 in the Morning fell in [with] the Ships Adml Kepple and Cyrus2 from... Continue Reading
Date: 20 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
In the Ship Cyrus comes Leut Peas1 of the Defence as Prise Master— Mr Peas will Inform of our Falling in with and Taking the two Ships Adml. Kepple2 and Cyrus.3 and of the Contents of their Cargoes in a more particular maner than its in my power to do at present— have wrote by Leut Tilinghast4 Comander of the... Continue Reading
Date: 20 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
The Fortune of War has thrown Mr: Henry Shirley with his Lady and family into my hands, he having taken passage in the Admiral Keppel, Capt: Brown1 from Bristol to Jamaica to Settle the affairs of his Estate in that Island.—
Mr: Shirley appears to be a Man of Amiable Character [and] was formerly Ambassador from the Court of Great Britain to that of... Continue Reading
Date: 20 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
Amidst the Greatest of Troubles and Difficultys of this World I find their is at times some Pleasure I Shall Indeavour in the first Place to give your Excellency a Short Detail of the former and Conclude With the Pleasing Circumstance of the Latter— On my first Weighing Anchor in Boston harber I found a man on board With the Small Pox and to Prevent its Spreading I thought Proper to Send him a... Continue Reading
Date: 20 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
[April 1778] 20th Imployd in taking things out of the Prise2 Viz. One Chist of Holland3 a Quantity of Hatts & Shoes Cheeses Porter & Some Crockery Ware Small Arms Pistols Hangers4 two Brass Barrel Blunderbusses a Quantity of Riggen & C.
Date: 20 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
As I have had no opportunity of writing to your Lordship since 25th January, I now take the advantage of a Provision Ship belonging to the Navy, to inform your Lordship, that I have detached Lieutenant Colonel Hierlihy1 with as many of the new raised Independent Companies as he could muster, to protect the Colliery, boats, tools and implements at Spanish River, belonging to... Continue Reading
Date: 21 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
In the House of Representatives. Resolved, that the Board of War be and they hereby are Directed, immediately to employ some suitable person or persons, to build for the service of this State, One Ship to mount Twenty Guns on one Deck,1 taking especial Care to procure the most approved plan from some able Shipwright, or other Person, well acquainted with such Business;2 and... Continue Reading
Date: 21 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
... On Saturday last I paid Capt. Allons1 draft on me for 219.8/.- in favor of Dr Tillinghast;2 a have also attended to the other matters of which he wrote, to him refer you as I shall write him by this conveyance—
I have this day been able to procure for you some Cart Boxes,3 and as they were hard to be obtaind & I supposed much wanted... Continue Reading
Date: 21 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
Whereas this Council have been advised by Elias Boudinot Esqr. Commissary General of Prisoners that he hath Negotiated the Exchange of Capt. Manley1 late of the Hancock Frigate for Capt. Furneaux2 late of the Syren, and requested that said Capt. Furneaux might be sent to Newport as soon as possible.3 It is therefore... Continue Reading
Date: 21 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
Voted, To draw on the Pay-Table for the sum of six thousand pounds, L. money, in favour of Samll Elliot junr. Esqr. agent to this State at Boston, to be in account of business transacted by him for this State in the naval department.
Order drawn and dd to Mr. Elliot himself, April 21st, 1778.
Voted, That Mr. Samll Elliot junr,... Continue Reading
Date: 21 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
April 1778
Teusday 21st.
Remarks at Tiverton [R.I.]
This 24 Hours, Clear weather wind at WNW Recd. on Board 1 Barrell Tar, 1 ditto Flour 1 Cask Bread, (Some bad) ½ C1 Sugar 7lb Coffee 20lb Match Rope, Borrowed of Mr. Commissary Child, 22lb Salt pork
Date: 21 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
the twelve Tons of refined Iron I contracted with the Hon'ble Navy Board to deliver at Norwich,1 has bin laying by this Month owing to the scarceness of Forage, that the Team's cannot Traviel. I have now a Prospect of Sending the Iron on very soon. this may inform you that the Team's will want Money to pay them of[f] on their arrival, agreeable to the Hon'ble Board's Order. should have... Continue Reading
Date: 21 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
On the 11th instant, were taken from Stony Brook Harbour, on Long-Island by two Whale Boats, mann'd with 13 Continental Troops, a Sloop and Schooner, loaded chiefly with Wood; the Schooner is about 60 Tons and arm'd with 4 Swivels; the Sloop about 40 Tons; both are arrived in safe Ports, with four Prisoners.
Last Week some persons from Guilford, landed on Long Island, and took from thence six... Continue Reading
Date: 21 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
By &a &a
You are hereby required and directed to receive onboard His Majesty's Armed Ship under your Command,1 and Victual at the same Allowance as the Ships Company, all such Men belonging to the Andromeda as the Prize Masters of the several Vessels in this River Prizes to the said Ship, shall think fit to send to You for Security, until further Order.2
Date: 21 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
By &a &a.
Peter Toney
Barnel Fountin
Francis Millar
Valentine Baron
Wm. Le Fam
Jno. Leweson.
The six Men named in the Margin, taken in the Brig, Charmont, a Prize to His Majesty Ship Andromeda,1 being willing to Serve on board the Kings Ships; You are hereby required and directed to receive them onboard His Majesty's Armed Ship the Delaware under... Continue Reading
Date: 21 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
Commission issued to John Gordon appointed Capt. of the Galley Conqueror of the State of Maryland—
Date: 21 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
POST MERIDIEM.
The house met.
Resolved, That the governor and the council1 be authorised, empowered, and requested, to put such of the gallies and armed boats as they may think best into commission, under the direction of a commodore or commander in chief,2 and may direct the others to be employed in transporting troops, provisions, or other stores, and that the commodore... Continue Reading
Date: 21 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
By your Letter of the 16th Instant I see that you are surprised that the Englishmen which are fled to this town for refuge have taken the Oath of allegiance, and I am Sorry that you should be so easily astonished.1
The Oath is Voluntary and momentaneous, one of its conditions being that they shall be at liberty to disengage themselves as soon as their personal Interest... Continue Reading
Date: 21 April 1778
Volume: Volume 12
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