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June [17]76
Monday 10
Moor'd at Halifax
at 9 AM Made the Signal & Unmoor'd at 11 Made the Signal & Weigh'd...
at 4 PM Made Sail in Company the Centurion, Rose, Swan, Greyhound, Senegal & Tryal Schooner with 120 Sail of Transports, Victuallers &ca. in going out was Saluted from the Town with 17 Guns at 7 Made Sail, at 8 Cape Samboro, WBN 4 or 5 Miles,
Date: 10 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
June
Saturday 29
Came to an Anchor at Sandy Hook The Light House bears EBS dce 1 Mile
AM Calm at 4 Sounded 20 fm White & Red Sand at 5Saw the Land from NWBW to WSW. Sounded 17 fm fine sand at 8 the Centurion Joined Company at Noon 112 sail in sight ー
Fresh Breezes & Clear Wr Laying too for Water to go over the Barr. at 3 Made sail at 5 Made the signal for Anchoring, Came too at Sandy...
Date: 29 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
June 1776
Sunday 30
[Anchored at Sandy Hook]
at 8 AM Made the signal to Unmoor & hove into ⅓ of a Cable ー
at 1 PM the Phoenix weighd & made sail up towards the Narrows at 2 Made the signal for the Phoenix to come to an anchor. Carryed out the Stream Anchor to Steady the ship
Date: 30 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
July [1776]
Monday 1
[Anchored at Sandy Hook]
AM Light Winds & very foggy ー
at 3 PM the fog clear'd away. at 4 made the signal Weighd made sail in Company with the fleet at ½ past 5 past HM Ship Asia in the Narrows at 7 Came too in Gravesend Bay with the fleet & Moor'd with the Stream Anchor at 9 PM Came on a thick fog with thunder & Lightning
Date: 1 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
July 1776
Tuesday 2
Came too at Gravesend Bay
AM Clear Wr Made the Signal for Weighing at 11 the Wind shifted More round to the Norward. Obliged the Fleet to come to an Anchor ー
Fresh Breezes & Clear Wr PM Sent six flat bottom Boats away Mann'd & Arm'd to land the Troops on Staten Island.
Date: 2 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
July [1776]
Wednesdy 3
Gravesend Bay
at 7 AM Made the signal for weighing at 8 weigh'd & Made sail with the Fleet. turning thro' the Narrows. the rebels kept a Constant firing of Small Arms from Long Island at the Shipping as they passed by at ½ past 11 Came too with the Fleet in 13 fm Water. Lost from the Best Bower Anchor One Buoy & Buoy Rope
Strong Gales & Clear Wr at 6 PM...
Date: 3 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
September 1776
Friday 6th
Moor'd off Staten Island
AM the Long boat Employed Watering. Read the Articles of War & the Abstract of the Act of Parliament, to the Ships Company.ー
Fresh Breezes with Rain at 3 PM (Admiral Shuldham) Shifted His Flag to His Majesty's Ship Bristol, and Commodore Sir Peter Parker Hoisted His Broad Pendant on Board His Majestys Ship Chatham, which Occasioned an...
Date: 6 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
February 1777
Sunday 23d
Start NE 6 Leagues
At 7 AM Peverall Point NWbN 2 Leags at 8 Do saw the Needle point EbN 3 or 4 Leags Sett studding Sails & kept running betwn the Needles. At 11 Do we pass'd by His Majesty's Ship Eolus & Sloop Elf in Yarmouth Road who saluted us with 13 Guns we return'd 11, At Noon abreast of Cowes,
Fresh Gales & Squally
At 1 PM Saluted Vice Admiral...
Date: 23 February 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Please to acquaint Their Lordship I am just arrived here in His Majesty's Ship Bristol under my Command from New York after a passage of Six weeks and four days, Lieutenant Robertson of the Bristol who is charged with Lord Howe's Dispatches will deliver you this.2 Inclosed waits on you the State and Condition of the Ship. I am with respect Sir [&c.]
Date: 23 February 1777
Volume: Volume 8
1776 January
Monday 1
Moor'd in Nantasket Road
AM do Wr bent the Sheet Cable & got Anchor over the side at ½ past 11 the light house fired 2 Guns and made a signal on which we Discover'd a boat belonging to the light house driveing out to Sea his Majts Schooner hinchinbroke Slipp'd & made sail after her, but could not pick her up, as She was seen to drive on Shore and the people taken...
Date: 3 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
January [17]76
Monday 8
Moored at Boston Harbour
at ½ past 7 PM Discover'd Some houses on Bunkers hill on fire at 9 we found the fire to be on Charles Town Neck & heard the report of Several great Guns & Platoons of Small Arms. hoisted out all the Boats & got the ships Company all under Arms and Sent the Boats Mann'd & Arm'd to row Guard between the North Battery & Charles...
Date: 8 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3