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July 1776
Tuesday 2d
Moored off Gravesend Church
First part Moderate & Hazy with Rain middle & Latter Moderate & Cloudy with some Lightning, P M the Ph[o]enix made the Signal for the Greyhound, Rose & Senegal Sloop of War, 3 Armed Vessels & a Division of the Transports to get Under way, Manned & Armed 7 Flat Bottomed Boats, sent them on board the different Transports...
Date: 4 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
July 1776
Friday 26
Moor'd off Staten Island.
AM at 8 the Admiral Hoisted a Red & White Pendant at His Mizzen Peak, ½ past 9 the Admiral made the General Sigl for Lieuts Wash'd & cleaned the Orlop & Lower Gun Decks.
Moderate & Clear Wr P M Vice Admiral Shuldham came onbd Sent the Long Bt for Water...the Admiral Hoisted a Blue Pendant at the Maintopmast head as the parole...
Date: 26 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
February 1777
Friday 7
Moored between Prudence & Rhode Island.
AM ... passed by a Cartel from Providence for Newport. Fresh Gales & Cloudy Wr.
P M Sent the Galley armed with a Mo[r]ter in her to the Diamond . . . at 10 heard several Vollies of small Shot from the NNE.
Saturday 8
AM the Galley retd with the Carriage of her prow Gun Disabled. She having thrown a Charge of Round...
Date: 8 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
February 1777
Friday 21
Moored between Prudence & Rhode Island.
A M Fired one Gun & Displayed a Union jack at the Mizen Peak, as a Sigl for a Court Martial to try Lieut: [John] Brown late Commander of His Majestys Armed Schooner Tryal, for the loss of the Said Vessel.
Moderate & hazy Wr with Snow, PM, the Court broke up When Lieut Brown, Commander, & Leonard Massy Master of...
Date: 21 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
February 1776
Monday 12th
Moored in Nantaskett Road.
At ½ past 12 AM Deserted with the Long Bt Robt Sebastian, Jno. Hanson & Gilbort McCarty, Sent the Boats in Search of the Boat & Men at 4 the Boats retd without being Able to gett any Intelligence of them, At 7 Saw the Long Bt on shore at Puttocks Isld, Sent all the Boats Mann'd & Armed Under the Command of Lieut Despard to Bring...
Date: 12 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3