Volume 12
LONDON. By authentick letters received yesterday from Capt. Smith of the Sally,1 from Liverpool to the Island of Tortola, we hear, that in his passage he took a Provincial brig of 90 tons, laden with pipe staves, &c. The above ship was also attacked by a Provincial privateer of 16 guns, which the Sally sunk, with all her crew, after an engagement of near four hours.
Date: 4 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
Dopo la partenza della flotta di Tolone, che portando la guerra in America sembrava che dovesse assicurar la vittoria, si son sentite far in questo paese delle reflessioni, che non sono certamente mal fondate, e che non ne fanno presagire tanto certo il successo.
Si fa osservare, che la flotta di Mr. Howe in America è molto formidabile consistendo seconde le notizie, che se ne hanno,... Continue Reading
Date: 4 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
Acording to Orders Which ar in the other Side—I arived in this Porte with the Ship Lord Chatham Tacking1 the 16th of aprel. and applied to Monesr. De Le, Port who Sent for Mr Riou Kings Intprter in this Porte and had the Ship orderd in the Porte and all the Hatches Lockd in Saftey as for My Sealf and Men have Ben obliged to Keep a... Continue Reading
Date: 4 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
A pleasent Day, the people Employd in Stowing the hole & overhalling the provisions.
Date: 4 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
“I got under way from Greenock on the Friday1 I left Glasgow; the wind, on Saturday, being at S.W. prevented me from giving your Lordship a better account of the privateer;2 from circumstances, imagine he slipt through the Northern Channel. On the Monday following, the Channel being open to us, met with the Boston frigate; I desired Capt. Dudingston to sail to the northward... Continue Reading
Date: 5 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
LONDON
The Devonshire privateer, of 14 guns, is taken off Antigua by a letter of marque, and carried into that place.1
Date: 5 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
“We are at length, thank heaven, arrived once more in an English port. Our last foreign port was Cadiz, where we experienced such treatment as will scarce be credited; though the vouchers which government will receive by another channel, as well as ours, will surely set them on a scheme to resent the insult offered to a King’s ship. We came into Cadiz harbour on the Sunday afternoon,1... Continue Reading
Date: 5 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
The inclosed Letter was given me by Capt Cumstock who has lately escaped from Prison.1 Capt Cumstock as well as Mr Chandler2 who is arrived from Paris are in want, and I shall give them both such necessary assistance as I have hitherto given to our unfortunate Countrymen.— The former of these Persons has continental loan Office Bills for the... Continue Reading
Date: 5 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
On the 14th April 1777 I sailed from Virginia Commander of the Ship Mercer belonging to Messrs Mercer & Schenck of Boston, with a Cargo of 450 Hogsheads Tobacco for Account of the Honorable Continental Congress, to the Address of Messrs. S & J H Delap of Bordeaux.—On the fourth of May following I had the Misfortune of being risen upon by my Crew and... Continue Reading
Date: 5 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
This Morning Peter Cavey a Midshipman get over the side to were the Boat a Stern, taking hold of a rope which he thought was made fast but was not fell over Board, & tho all Means was used to save him, was drowned.—1 The people imployed on Necessary Duty as usual.
Date: 5 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
May 5
At 5 am a Ship from Virginia a Letter of Marque was seen coming up the River with American Colours & passed the Boston discharging 21 Cannons—Peter Cavee the midshipman on duty informed the Capt. who ordered the Ship cleared and 13 Guns to be discharged—Cavee jumped from the Gang way on to one of the Gun ports which gave way & he fell overboard and was drowned—1... Continue Reading
Date: 5 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
Precis d’autres notices que Monsieur Arndo. Enrico Dohrman a Mandé par sa lettre du 5. May 1778.—
Il est entré il y a quelques jours dans ce port un navire marchd. Anglais chargé de Ris qui avoit eté pris par les Americains, & est entré avec pavillon français.1 Le ministre Anglais pretendoit y avoir droit, mais comme elle est entré avec le dit Pavillon... Continue Reading
Date: 5 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
It is something strange, and worthy of particular Notice, that at a Time when the Ministry are boasting of the invincible Fleet which they have fitted out, and is now riding at Spithead, and where his Majesty is gone to take a View of the Sight, that little American Privateer1 should not only plunder and ravage the Coasts of this Kingdom, but fight and take his Majesty’s Sloops of War... Continue Reading
Date: 6 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
AMERICAN PRISONERS.
Since the last Publication of Subscriptions for the Relief of the American Prisoners, Feb. 17, 1778, amounting to 46171.6s. the following Sums have been received, viz.
Rev. Dr. Cotton Crakemarsh
21
0
0
Rev. Dr. Syndercombe, Rector of Askerwell, Dorsetshire,
1
1
0
Arthur Payne, Esq; Bridport, Dorsetshire,
1
1
0
Thomas Gosling and Friend,
4
4
J. Cox,
2
2
0
M. E
0... Continue Reading
Date: 6 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
6th. Wednesday this day John Fowler of the Fancy’s Crew1 Died at the Hospital with Pleuretic-fever,2 & as he died sudden there was a Jury held Over him, which shews the People was Jealous3 of Somthing that was bad, but made no Discoveries this is the fourth man Died here Since my Imprisonment4
Date: 6 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
Dear wife these may Serve to Inform you of my Present Situation Which is now Laying in the Port fixing for a Cruize and I Cannot tell where But I hope my Dear Girl to See you by the Last of august if god Spares my Life I am at Present in good helth and Ever have been Since I left you and my Dear Children—in Whom I Place my Affections Pray god these may be Presented you in so good a State I hope... Continue Reading
Date: 6 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
Gentlemen these with my due Respects to you, informing you of my Present Situation, which is att Present unhappy for me. I am now Lying with my Main mast out & condemned; but I had the good Fortune to get a Sparr to make me a New one, my fore Yard is Sprung but very well fished, my Riging on my Passage much shattered; in fact I arrived at this Port in such a Situation that my Bill must be... Continue Reading
Date: 6 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
This Day pleasent, Henry Payton deserted from the Ship at 3 in the Afternoon got the Main Mast in.
Date: 6 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
CORK.
The Cochrane letter of marque, Capt. Bolton,1 of Glasgow, has taken and sent into Jersey, an American schooner, called the Neptune, from South Carolina, bound for Bilboa in Spain, loaded with tobacco, indigo and rice.2 She took her off Cape Ortegal the 2d ult. This is the third prize taken by Cochrane.
Date: 7 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
7th. of May. Thursday This Day Several of the Prisoners Disguis’d with small Beer & are Very Ranglesome, & have Clubb’d in two parties the Americans in One & the Old Country men in the Other. Consequently here has happen’d several Combats1
Date: 7 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12
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