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By an Express that passed through this city in his way to the Continental Congress this afternoon, we are authorised to inform ー the Public, that Fort Chamblee is in the possession of the American forces, who have taken 50 barrels of powder, and 150 of the Regulars prisoners, with the Colours of the seventh regiment, which are sent to the Congress, and have been seen by several gentlemen here; it...
Date: 1 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
We are informed by a Captain of a vessel from Rhode-Island, that last week Capt. [James] Wallace landed his Marines on Conanicut in the evening, and began to burn the buildings, but being discovered by one of the Centinels, a number of our people concealed themselves behind the walls and fences until they came near them; but the commander thinking it unfair to fire on them without giving them...
Date: 6 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
About the beginning of last week, a ship, mounting 10 guns, with 39 men ballast with shot, and having on board 14,600 dollars, several new cables, and other cordage, bound from Boston to New-York, was cast away at Cape-Cod, where the people from the adjacent parts secured the dolars, cordage, guns, &c.
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Capt. Remington, who passt by the east end of Long-Island...
Date: 11 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
.. Yesterday afternoon five battalions of the Continental troops were reviewed by his Excellency General Heath, on the Green near the Liberty Pole; they made a very martial appearance, being excellently well armed, and all of them young healthy m~n. They went thro' their exercise with surprising activity. : Last night a number of our troops went and set fire to all the buildings on Bedlow's...
Date: 3 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
New-York, April 10.
Monday night 1000 of the Continental troops stationed here, went over and took possession of Governor's Island, and began to fortify it; the same night a regiment went over to Red Hook, and fortified that place likewise. On Sunday morning about ten o'clock his most unchristian Majesty's ship Savage, and the James Pilot boat, came under the cover of a thick fog, to the Watering...
Date: 10 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Thursday last, towards night, the ship Scarborough of 20 guns, a transport ship of 200 tons, and 16 guns, a brig loaded with provisions, and a sloop loaded with salt, came into this bay, and anchored between Goat-Island and Connanicut. In the evening two row galleys, commanded by Captains Grimes and Hyer, with a number of volunteers from the army on this island, took the brig and sloop; after...
Date: 15 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
The following may be depended on. When the Asia was going through the Narrows last Sunday afternoon [April 14], she was hailed by the rifle men on Staten Island side, who desired her to bring to, some of the Asia's people on deck asked for what? Because answered the riflemen "our order is to suffer no boats to pass without a permit from General [Israel] Putnam." The Asia still keeping under way,...
Date: 20 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Last Saturday the James Pilot Boat, one of the piratical tenders that infest this coast, came into Rockaway inlet on the south end of Long Island for plunder, but unlucky for them they got aground, a party of our troops receiving information of it, marched with two field pieces to attack her, but on the appearance of our men, her hands took to their long boat and fled; our people took possession...
Date: 24 April 1776
Volume: Volume 4
We are just informed by a gentleman from Philadelphia, that an express arrived in that city on Sunday afternoon with an account that the Roebuck man of war of 44 guns, being in chase of two brigs, run aground on the East Bank of Brandywine, in Delaware Bay, at high water; on the arrival of the express the committee of safety met, and sent down eight armed Gondolas, and two ships, one of them the...
Date: 1 May 1776
Volume: Volume 4