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Notes Faites abord du Languedoc
Juillet—1778.
Dimanche 5. Le Zélé1 fait Signal d'incommodité dans ses barres de hunes.—au coucher du soleil, vû la Terre du haut des mats. à 9. Heures ½ du soir l'Engageante atteint et attaque Le Corsaire La Rose, S'est Empare après 5. Heures de Combat.2
Lundy—6. L'Aimable Chasse et prend le Brigantin La Bonite3 qui...
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Volume: Volume 13
You being Appointed & Commission'd to the Command of the Arm'd Brigt Hazard1 in the Service of this State.—It is our Order That you proceed to Sea on a Cruise in the Track of the Homeward bound Brittish West-India Vessels, which we apprehend to be between the Latitudes of 30 to 36 North, to the Eastward of Bermudas, & there to use your best, & utmost Endeavours...
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Volume: Volume 13
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Notes Faites abord du Languedoc
Aoust—1778.
Samedy—1er. Le general1 va à Terre reconnoître Newport et Ses Fortifications.
Lundy—3. Un seloup Anglois donne dans L’Escadre. Il est chargé de Tortuës, ananas et Citrons et vient de La Neue Providence.2—huit Batimens Anglois dont 4. Fregates, le reste Corvettes et seloups se sont brulés à la Coste, où le ...
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Volume: Volume 13
Orders are received at the Commissioner's office here, for the sail-makers of this dock-yard to work double days, in order to give the greatest dispatch in making sails for the ships that are fitting at this port for America.
The Milford of twenty-eight guns, commanded by John Burr, Esq; is nearly fitted, and will sail from hence in a few days for America.
The Carysfort, of twenty-eight guns, is...
Date: 3 December 1772
Volume: Volume 3
As I have had no invoice of the Articles Supplied by Livingston and Turnbull I must request you to furnish me with the particulars and prices of those Articles which are comprehended in the "Sundries" mentioned in your Account — else I shall be unable to fix the prices when the Slops are served out and must of course suffer the Accounts to run into Confusion. — with respect to the Old St Georges...
Date: 10 September 1773
Volume: Volume 9
Inclosed I send you the affidavit of Samuel Lee, boatman, relative to the unloading part of the cargo of the Ship Beulah, which needs no comment.
I am, however, particularly desired by our Committee earnestly to request of your committee to protect Mr. Lee, as far as lies in their power, from any insults on account of this affair. He is a person well known here to be of good character, and who by...
Date: 14 March 1774
Volume: Volume 1
1774
Decemr 1 Brig Geddis, John Harrison, Master, 50 tons, 7 men, for Liverpool 3500 Bushels of Wheat, 1400 Staves & Heading
Date: 1 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
This acknowledges by us the Rect. of your favor of the 10th of Augt. by the Virginian Capt. J. Aselby, in which was enclosed my acct, Current, Nt. Proceeds 8-11-2 for two Hhds. Tobo. for which sum, with the Intt. thereon (at 60 days) amounting to 4s/4 I have drawn a Bill in favor of Mr. Chs. Duncan amounting to 8-15-6, which I doubt not will be duely Honour'd. I must confess the low price I have...
Date: 1 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
The Humble Address of the Merchants, inspectors, and [Pa]rtners, and other dependants on the Merchants and warehouses in the Town of Blandford and parts adjacent to the Right Honble Lord North, Genl Gage &c. &c.
We your Lordships most Humble admirers, and dutifull adherents having taken into our most [careful] consideration, Your Lordships & his excellency's [many] noble Virtues, and...
Date: 1 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
In a Letter from Mr. [Philip] Stephens,2 by the Scarborough, the Admiral . . . received directions for intercepting and securing any Gunpowder Arms or Ammunition, which might be attempted to be imported into North America, except the Master of the Ship or Vessel should produce a License from his Majesty, or the Privy Council for the exportation thereof from Great Britain, But the...
Date: 4 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
Last Saturday Evening the Scarborough Man of War, Capt. Barclay arrived here from England, with Dispatches for his Excellency Governor Gage:1 Capt. Barclay left Plymouth the 24th of October, and has brought London Papers.
Date: 5 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
The Asia arrived this morning, with Major Pitcairne on board and part of a reinforcement of 460 Marines, exclusive of the Complement of the Ship.
Date: 5 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
At a Meeting of the Committee of Baltimore Town at Grants this 5th December 1774. . .
This Committee made choice of Samuel Purviance as Chairman, and William Smith as a deputy Chairman, to be continued as such; and they also chose Doctor John Boyd as Clerk.
On Motion the following question was put. Whether a vessel arriving within the Capes of Chesapeak, on or before the first of December, be an...
Date: 5 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
My Dear Brother The temper of the times is painted in such legible colours in the King's Speech, that no one can remain in doubt that arms are to be used to divest us of our Liberties. You will see by the Paper our Brother incloses that the Lords have promisd their support. Yesterday the Commom did the same on a division of 254 to 60. The new Parlaiment is therefore engaged to maintain this...
Date: 6 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
At a meeting of the Committee of Baltimore County held at Mr Grants December 7th 1774
Captn James Thomas of the Ship William from Bristol, appeared before the Committee, and declared on Oath, that he arrived within the Capes of Chesapeak Bay on the 30th Day of November last past, and that he has not imported himself, nor is there to the best of his knowledge, any East India Tea on board his Ship...
Date: 7 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
It is voted and resolved, that all the cannon now at Fort George2 (excepting two eighteen-pounders and one six pounder) and all the powder, shot and stores, thereto belonging (excepting so much powder and ball as are sufficient for the cannon to be left at said fort) be immediately removed to the town of Providence; that Col. Joseph Nightingale,3 be, and he is hereby,...
Date: 8 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
I had the honor of your Excellency's letter acquainting Me with your having Ordered two Vessels to be purchased for his Majesty's Service and desiring Signals for them to pass and repass the King's Ships under my Command. I have accordingly given directions for that purpose, upon their hoisting a Yellow Pendant when they at any time come near One of the Squadron.
I am Sir with great regard Your...
Date: 10 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
We hear that the Glasgow Sloop of War from Halifax is in great danger within two or three leagues of the Light House.
Date: 10 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
We have Authority to inform the Public, that the Right Honourable the Earl of Dartmouth1 has written circular Letters to the several Governors on the Continent, signifiying his Majesty's Command, that they take the most effectual Measures for arresting, detaining and securing, any Gunpowder, or any Sort of Arms or Ammunition, which may be attempted to be imported into the Colonies;...
Date: 10 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
1774
Dec. 10
[A Manifest of the lading on board the] Ship Kattie, James Clarke, Master, bound for London
Four hundred and thirty-four Hogsheads Tobacco & nine thousand five hundred Staves
Date: 10 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1