European Theatre from June 1, 1777, to September 30, 1777
You will receive herewith Letters for Mr Eyries &c at Havre du Grace which on your arrival deliver; if the Anonyme, is gone, you will loose no Time, in following her to Nantes, and on your going on board take a Careful Inventory of her Stores, inquire her Age, & Ascertain her just Value which You are immediately to send Me an Account of, leaving the Copy, of the Letter You may write,... Continue Reading
Date: 1 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Being appointed by the Honble The Commissioners of the United States at Paris to receive and dispatch all Expresses coming from and going to america, I have the honour to send you by the Mere Bobie Capt Charles Gluyo de la Cheonaye sundry Letters & packets which will be delivered to you in a leaden Box under my Seal. As the Gentleman who has contracted to furnish these Packet Boats is to... Continue Reading
Date: 1 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
This will be handed to you by Captain Charles Gluyo la Cheonaye of the Mere Bobie who come to America with public Dispatches. The Cargoe on board agreeable to the Inclosed Invoice is to your address to be sold as soon as possible for Ready Money only and the amount to be Returnd in the same Vessell if it is possible to vest it in any Goods that will answer this Market or (in failure of such goods... Continue Reading
Date: 1 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
General Rules to be observed in conducting to America vessels carrying dispatches for the Congress.
1. All the Papers, Commissions, Orders &c ought to be Made out for St Pierre de Miquelon. And no one on board Except the Captain and officers should know anything to the Contrary.
2. Speaking with any Vessel should if possible be avoided, without however going too far out of the proper course.... Continue Reading
Date: 1 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Captain [James] Worth the Regulating Captain at Liverpool, having in his letter of the 27th past informed my Lords Commissrs of the Admty that a Bermuda built Sloop called the Active, John Osborne Master bound from South Carolina to France has been brought into Liverpool by Joseph Ring the 2d Mate who with three other English Men and two Dutch Men rose and took possession of her; And their... Continue Reading
Date: 2 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
London.
The Lords of the Admiralty have given Orders for two fourth Rates to be stationed to cruize between Cape St. Vincent's and the Streights of Gibraltar, for the better Protection of the Trade from the Mediterranean against the American Privateers, of which there are a great Number cruizing in those Latitudes.
Date: 2 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Capt. Kelly writes to his owners from Dunkirk, that at length, after going through many ceremonies and being at great expence, he had his ship the Joseph which was carried in there by Cunningham, delivered into his possession, and that he was preparing to proceed on his voyage to Hamburgh.
Date: 2 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I send you this for your information as well as that of the Post-master-general, that the Prince of Orange packet-boat arrived here this morning at five o'clock from Dunkirk.
Date: 2 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
We refer the Committee to ours to You of the 26th ulto of which we sent Duplicates, should either arrive, but apprehensive of the Contrary, we send You the Substance in this. The Brittish Commerce in Europe, especially in the North, is unguarded, the Greenland Whale Fishery & the Hudsons Bay Shipps in particular. Could two or three of our Frigates accompanied by lesser swift sailing Cruisers... Continue Reading
Date: 2 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I had the honor of writing You Yesterday respecting Capt [John] Adams, of Boston, whose Vessel was sunk on the Coast of Bell Isle by an English man of War since which I have received intelligence that Three 74 Gun Shipps & one 64, are sailed, to cruise in the Bay of Biscay, their names are the Hector, Essex, Egmont & Exeter; permit me to remind You, that from what You did me the honor of... Continue Reading
Date: 2 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
This day I shall take on board the lighter to carry down to my Vesel 60. Chestes of Arms sum bails of blankets sum bails of Wallins 20 Ton of lead and Other things As many as I can stow & shall proceed for Boston as soon as posiable. the Tyrannicide is not Arrived I am afraid she is taken2 Capt Clouston saild 5 days past —3 I am with Respect Sir [&c.]
Date: 2 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
It Gives me the greatest pleasure immaginable that I am favourd with an opportunity to advise You of my Safe arrive} at this place the 27th of May after a passage of 36 Days upon Which Nothing material happned, I am Not able to Inform you any thing of the affairs here but must Refer you to the Merchant
rice Sold Last Week at 27 Livers and is upon the fall
I am With great Respect [&c.]
Date: 2 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Having laid before my Lords Commrs of the Admiralty your letter of the 27th ultimo, acquainting them, by Lord George Germain's Directions, with the Information his Lordship had received respecting a Brigantine fitting out at Amsterdam, to be laden with Arms & Ammunition for the Rebels in North America; I am commanded to acquaint you, for his Lord ships' Information, that if it is His Majesty... Continue Reading
Date: 3 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
An American Privateer, which cast Anchor and looked into Milford-Haven the other Day, appears to have been hard run by a King's Ship, who had chased her some Days; and her going boldly into that Harbour deceived the Man of War, who, from the Freedom and Familiarity she shewed in those Seas, took her for a Merchant Ship, and so quitted her.
Date: 3 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
June 3, Tuesday. Fifth remove. Nine Americans — myself included in the number — sent on shore to the Fountain tavern for examination. We were escorted by seven soldiers and four midshipmen — before three justices at the above tavern, appointed on purpose to examine the prisoners. After four hours examination together, and separately, we were delivered to two constables and seven soldiers, to be... Continue Reading
Date: 3 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I have never heard from you since the letter sent me by your man, on your arival in England which I think a little hard of it almost made me determine to write you no more but as I gave you my word to serve you wh[en]ever it was in my power, I am now Just going to leave Paris to proceed for nants there to take charge of a large Ship to load with Cloathing for amerreca there is a ship loading at... Continue Reading
Date: 3 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I was born in the State of Massachusetts Bay and educated in the University at Cambridge, where I commenced in 1774 from which time I applyed myself to the Study of Physic & Surgery till January 1777, when I took Passage in the Ship Montgomery of Newbury Port bound to Bordeaux. But on the 14th of March Just as we were verging upon the Coast of Europe, we had the misfortune· to be chased ... Continue Reading
Date: 4 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
A Letter from a Gentleman, who came home Passenger in the Swan, Captain Meadows, from New York, dated Corke, May 25, 1777, has the following:
At Baltimore there is a Congress Frigate of 30 Guns, called the Virginia, and nearly manned. . . . There is also another Frigate of 20 Guns, and several Privateers, ready for Sea; but want Seamen.
At Philadelphia there were three fine Frigates, one called... Continue Reading
Date: 5 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
An American Privateer of twelve Guns came into this Road Yesterday Morning; tacked about on the firing of the Guns from the Castle, and just off the Island took a large Brig bound for this Port, which they have since carried into Cherburgh. She had the Impudence to send her Boat in the Dusk of the Evening to a little Island off here, called Jetto, and unluckily carried off the Lieutenant of... Continue Reading
Date: 5 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
We hereby confirm our last Letter of 9th May; of which you have a triplicate pr Capt [John] Fisk on whom we have Loaded the following Merchze (Viz:) 25 Bales of Blue & Red Cloths two Bales quant 100 Doz: pr Worsted Stockgs one Bale Thread Do 50 doz: pr 10 Bales of Blankets qt 522. 1 do Coverlets de Ploc qt 141. 2 Cases qt 257½ Gross large & 269½ Gro [small] buttons white mettal No 1 — I... Continue Reading
Date: 5 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
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