Sir The Select Men and Freeholders of this Town have this Morning represented to me that the Inhabitants are extremely distress'd by sundry of their Fishermen being impress'd Onboard his Majesty's Ship Scarborough under your Command whereby the sustenance of the People is greatly reduced.
These Gentlemen on behalf of the Town, declare their universal disapprobation of the firing On your Boat,... Continue Reading
The Committee appointed to consider the situation and circumstances of the Islands and Sea Coasts, reported,
1st. That the Petition of Colonel [William] Lithgow be committed to the Committee of Supplies.
2d. A Resolve on the subject of Mr. [Stephen] Nye's Letter, which is as follows:
Whereas the forces under the command of General [Thomas] Gage are frequently plundering and making depredations on... Continue Reading
Honerble Gentelmen I Recd. your Letter of the 1 Instant Am well Sattisfyd with my fattegueing Cruse as I seam to Have your Approbation I Now have the Boats ariving for Kingstown with part of the flower am in much Confution giting stores & Providing for Near 230 Men so ples to Excuse my Errors in Riting have got 61 Boats up with the flower have 26 Left With 300 bb of flower in yarmoth ... Continue Reading
Mr Frazer delivered me your Letters May 30 and 31st and June 1 with the Copy of an Extract from the Minutes of the Council of New Hampshire. There is an absolute necessity for cutting off all Supplies of Provisions from the Rebels, it is the only way we can distress them at present. The discretionary Power lodged with you of permitting Supplies sufficient for the peaceable Inhabitants of the Town... Continue Reading
A Number of the inhabitants of Plymouth, we learn, went a few Days since to Nantucket in Whaleboats, and took from thence 800 barrels of Flour, the Property of a Merchant at Dartmouth, and which it is supposed was intended to be smuggled into Boston, for supplying the ministerial Army.1
This afternoon a great Commotion happened in this Town, the occasion of which was this. Several Cargoes of Flour had been seized by the Men o' War. Also one Mr. [George] Rome had been employed by the Men o' War to buy up several of the Cargoes. A day or two ago Capt. Wightman of this To[wn] arrived from Philada with Flour,2 of which he had imprudently sold about 80 Bbs. to Mr. Rome.... Continue Reading
A Gentleman who was in Boston at the Time of the above Engagement, 1 and whose Intelligence may be relied on, informs, that Ten Regulars were buried there last Sunday Evening [May 28], who were killed in the Engagement. 'Tis said they had about 30 killed, in the whole, and a greater Number wounded. Seven Horses and several Cattle were also killed.
During the Action the Regulars were several Times... Continue Reading
The Congress ordered the stores, men and things (hereafter mentioned) to be provided by Peter T. Curtenius2 and forwarded to Albany, and that the several articles for that purpose herinaf ter mentioned, be provided by the Commissioners at Albany, that the whole may be forwarded to the south end of Lake George, viz:
A List of Men and articles to be procured by Peter T. Curtenius and... Continue Reading
The following account is given by a Gentleman of veracity, lately arrived from Boston.
On or about the 20th ultimo, General [Thomas] Gage ordered 200 soldiers armed, to proceed in two boats, with swivels to Grape Island, near Weymouth beach, to take possession of some hay and cattle. The country being alarmed, 3 or 400 provincials collected, and having only one boat, which contained 40 men. They... Continue Reading
Upon motion Resolved, That a committee be appointed for the purpose of borrowing the sum of six thousand pounds for the use of America; for the repayment of which with interest, the Congress will make full and ample provision, and that the sd com[mittee] apply the sd sum of money to the purchase of gunpowder for the use of the Continental Army.
That the Delegates for Pennsylvania compose sd... Continue Reading
Our [Continental] Congress are yet Sitting. and its thought the[y] will sit long, and nothing yet transpired only their Advice to the people of new York, which is in the publick prints,2 there is a learge packet Arrived in Patuxent for them from London, and went through this town Express Last tuesday [May 30], but we know not the Contents, and only Guess at it, Some think it is the... Continue Reading
I did myself the Honor of writing to Your Lordship by the Packet Boat the Le Despencer about the middle of last month;2 and a safe opportunity by a private hand this day offering, I beg leave to acquaint Your Lordship that the Assembly met last Thursday the 1st instant, passed their Tax Bill, which they had ready prepared, and without sending it to the Council, or using any other... Continue Reading
Benjn Huger & his Lady goes by this Oppertunity who I have given a Letter of Recommendation to you He wants an Excellent Pipe of Wine for which he will call on you for ー This Young Gentleman has an Estate here of £4000 Stg, And lately become a Banker so that his Income is much better, I have given him a Letter to my Brother David I hope he will take Notice of him, As the family have Shown... Continue Reading
Capt. ----, (who on his passage to New-York from this place with a load of spars, was lately seized by Admiral Greaves and carried into Boston) returned here last Thursday Evening. He says he was at the wharf at Noodle's-island when the battle began, and has given us a particular account of the same. He says the sloop near Winnisimmit, that had the first brush, cut or slipped her cables, and came... Continue Reading
We have had a smart engagement at Noddle's Island last Saturday week [May 27]; the Lord covered our heads in a wonderful manner in that day of battle. Although the balls flew like hail we never lost a single man, and had only three wounded; we took a large schooner [the Diana], killed about one hundred of their men, and took a large quantity of plunder, five hundred sheep, besides horses and... Continue Reading
It appears to me & others; that there is wanted in this Government some Armd Vessells to ward off the distressing Piraticull blos that without doubt will be struck: by Admll Samll Graves's small Men a war & Tenders; by taking from us our inward bound Provisions; Molasses, & Salt Vessells, &c &c as they have don Will allmost bring on a famin in our Army, & on the... Continue Reading
Resolved, That Colonel [William] Henshaw be admitted to give an account of his proceedings at Connecticut, where he was sent by the last Congress, on the affair of Ticonderoga.
Ordered, That the Papers exhibited by Col. Henshaw be put into the hands of the Committee of Safety and the Committee of this Congress, who are appointed to confer with them to-morrow morning.
The Committee on Colonel [... Continue Reading
Mr. [James] Bowdoin has just received the enclosed Depositions, and being in a very weak state, desires me to inform you, that for some time past the Faulkland [Falcon] Sloop-of-War, commanded by Captain [John] Linzey, has been cruising about the islands called Elizabeth Islands, near Martha's Vineyard. That the said sloop's boats have divers times landed armed men on the said islands, who has... Continue Reading
Gentelman I have Jest Recd your order for Some Flower & am Much plesd that I have it in in Kingston to suply But am Sorrey that it is out of My power to give That Assistance in Despaching it to Watertown I should be glad to Having gest Recd Inteligence Half an ouer ago of a Vessel at some part of Bozards Bay 600 Bushls of good Corn 140 bb of flower 80 bb of pork which Capt Sopers Was so... Continue Reading
I have received yr several Letters by the Capts Dobbie & Oakam, but have not Leisure to reply to them so fully as I could wish by the present Opportunity.
You will receive but very little of my Tobo by Oakam having shipped upwards of thirty hhds on board the Justitia, Capt Kidd from this River to yr Address ー My Motives for acting in this Manner proceeded from the Confusion of the Times, many... Continue Reading