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May 1775
Saturday 27
Moor'd in Boston Harbour
The Rebels fired several Musquets at the Ship . . . at 3 PM the Adml made the Signal for all boats mann'd & arm'd to land the Marines on Noddles Island sent the longboat & pinnace with the Marines at 5 saw several houses on fire at the Island at 8 heard severall Vollies of small arms & field pieces fired
Date: 27 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
1775 May
Sunday 28
Moor'd in Boston Harbour
at 3 A M saw houses on fire at the So. End of Bostn at 6 A M the longboat & pinnace return'd with one Man wounded brought the News the Diana armed Schoner was burnt by the Rebels
Modr & Clear W r P M sent part of the powder on Shore to Day Sailmakers empd. as before All Hands at Quarters
Date: 28 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
1775 May
Wednesday 31
Moor'd in Boston Harbour
Modr & hazey at 2 PM the Rebels came on Noddle Island & fired all the houses by which means was lost at the Cooperage house, Butts twelve, punchs fifteen, Hh'ds ten, Barrells twelve, all full hoopd with 134 Iron hoops & all the Coopers tools
Date: 31 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
1775 June
Saturday 17
Moor'd in Boston Harbour
Fresh Breezes & Clear . . . at 4 A M the Lively fired several Guns at a Breast Work the Rebels were erecting ½ past veer'd away the Bt Br & hove short on the Sm Br & Carried out the Stream Anchor to bring the Ship to bear on Charles Town Neck Anchord here the Symetry Transport & Spitfire Sloop, A M fired several Guns at the Rebels...
Date: 17 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
1775 July
Saturday 8
[Off Cape Cod] Latitude 41.9
P M brot to two Briggs from Nantucket2 & a Transpt from New York with Troops for Boston Do sent the Acting Lieut. & 4 Men on board one of the Briggs & 2 Midn & 4 Men on board the other
Date: 8 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
1775 July
Tuesday 25
[In Massachusetts Bay]
Strong Gales & Cloudy at 9 A M spoke the Hannah from Londonderry for Philadelphia with Passengers2 at 11 brot too a Ship from Philadelphia for Lisbon laden with flour3 Do sent the Lieut & 6 men on board her to take her to Bost[on.]
Date: 25 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
1775 Augt.
Saturday 12
[Rhode Island Harbor]
at 6 A M the Et end of long Island 3 miles Block Island N E b E 7 Lgs at 9 spoke Genl Gages Sloop for Bostonー
at 1 P M Point Judith N b W 4 Miles lighthouse N E b N 7 Miles at ½ past 3 Anchor'd in Rhode Island harbour & moord Ship a Cable each way Do Came on board our acting Lieut. with the People2
Date: 12 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
1775 Augt
Sunday 13
[Rhode Island Harbor]
Modt & Clear Wr Empd overhalling the Rigging & fitting the Ship PM Came on board our Lieut. with the People that were with the Charming Peggy2
Date: 13 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
1775 Augt.
Sunday 20
Sailing up the River for Providence
Modt & hazey Saw the Privateers turning down Providence River at 11 A M weigh'd & made Sail in Company the Rose & Swan Sloop.ー
at 6 P M bore away for Bristol ferry & anchor'd off the Island Prudence
Date: 20 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
1775 Octr
Saturday 7
[Rhode Island Harbor]
at 10. AM the Commodore2 made the Signal for Sailing [P. M.] The Commodore made the Signal to prepare for action at 1 weigh'd & Came to sail in Compy the Rose, Swan, Bolt[on] Brigg & Tenders with 2 Transports & severall small Vessells at 7 the Ship got a ground in stays
Date: 7 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
1775 Octr
Sunday 8
[Rhode Island Harbor]
at 8 A M got the Ship off & Came too in 4 fathom Water at 1 P M weigh'd & Came to sail at 3 Came too in the Mouth of Bristol Harbour, sent the boats on shore for Stock at 7 the Boats returned
Date: 8 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
1775 Octr
Monday 30
Moor'd at Rhode Island
the People at Quarters all Night, AM Clear'd Hawse ー Modt & Clear at 12 PM sent a boat with an Officer to watch the Motion of the Rebels
Tuesday 31
At a Single Anchor at Rhode Island
AM unmoor'd Ship & shifted the best bower Cable, Condemn'd and hove overboard, Bread Fifteen hundred & twenty three pounds ー Do Wr PM moor'd Ship a...
Date: 2 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Novembr 1775
Thursday 9
Moor'd at Rhode Island ー
Modt & Cloudy at 9 A M saw 2 Sloops coming down from Bristol at ½ past the Arm'd Brigg with the Tender got under Weigh and proceeded after them at noon fired 6 Guns to disperse some Rebels ー. Do Wr heard several Guns fired towards Bristol by the Tenders & the Providence Privateer,
Friday 10
A M loos'd Sails to dry. Do Wr long boat...
Date: 11 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Novembr 1775
Thursday 30
Moor'd at Rhode Island
Fresh Breezes & fair Salem Gazette at 11 P M Mr Stanhope our acting Lieut was taken Prisoner by the Rebels at Newport ー
Date: 30 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Decembr 1775
Sunday 10
Moor'd at Rhode Island
Modt with some Snow at 2 A M sent all the Marines & some Seamen on board our Tender ½ past the Bolton & Tenders weigh'd & went to Cananicut ferry at 5 observ'd several houses on fire on Cananicut ー
Modt & hazey at 1 P M Anchord here the Tenders & Bolton brigg from Cananicut ferrey with a quantity of Cattle & other Stock...
Date: 10 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
January 1776,
Friday 12
At Brest of Cananicut ferry
Fresh breezes & fair at 7 AM unmoor'd at 10 weigh'd & Came to Sail in Compy the Rose, Swan, Bolton & Tenders ー
Do Wr with a hard frost
at 3 PM Came too in 16 fm off the So end of Prudence sent the boats arm'd & all the Marines on Shore at 8 the boats returned after burning the houses Barns &c & brot off some hay...
Date: 13 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
1776 February
Sunday 4
A Breast of Mackrell Cove
at 10 AM weigh'd & came to Sail in Compy the Rose, Swan & Hospital Ship working out of the harbour
Fresh breezes & fair standing for Point Judith
at 3 PM... sent the boats on shore arm'd to assist in taking the Hay
At a single Anchor on the East side of Cananicutt Gold Island N N E 2
Monday 5
at 7 AM weigh'd &...
Date: 5 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
June 1777
Monday 30th
At Single Anchor in Chesapeake Bay
In General Little Winds and Razey Weather 2 PM Heard the Report of Guns fired Off the Capes at 4 heard more Guns fired at 6 Wore away to ½ Cable 10 PM Saw a Strange Ship standing down New York River at 12 Saw one More Square Rigged Vessel accompanied by 2 Sloops Saw the Emerald at an Anchor Off Cape Henry
July
Tuesday 1
Light...
Date: 1 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Upon Egg Island Flats was the Frigate2 attended by two Brigs, Six Galleys, two of which had three Masts. the rest amounting to 19 Sail, in all, were Topsail Schooners and Sloops, Two more Galleys were seen upon the Eastern Shore, off Cherry Stone Point, endeavouring to join the above Fleet, besides One Brig in Mocksack [Mobjack] Bay, and coming down the Bay three Vessels more, at a ...
Date: 2 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
July 1777
Wednesdy 2
At Single Anchor in Chesapeak Bay
Fresh Breezes and Clear Weather [P.M.] Weighed and came to Sail Standing up Chesapeak Bay all sail set at 4 Came too between the Horse Shoe and Middle Ground in 6 fms with Small Br Veered to ⅓ Cable Cape Charles East Distant 6 Leagues, Cape Henry SEbS 5 Leagues One Galley with 3 Masts and a Schooner in Sight New York River at 7 Hove in...
Date: 6 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9