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On Wednesday night, a number of people of this city, proceeded (according to a resolve of the Provincial Congress) to take off the cannon that were mounted on the Battery, and were desired to be as silent as possible to prevent being discovered by the Asia man of war, when they came there they observed two of the man of war's barges, lying a little distance off, from which it is evident that some...
Date: 26 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
My last of Tuesday informed you, that the two men of war had appeared off Reedy Island. That day orders were sent for all the galleys to go down and attack them. The galleys accordingly, 13 in number left Fort Island, where they are stationed, about 9 miles below this city, yesterday morning. The two men of war were then got up as high as Christeen creek, and they were the Roebuck of 44 guns, and...
Date: 9 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
By another express we have account, that the privateer Congress, fitted out of this port, had taken and sent into Sinepuxent a schooner from Pensacola for Grenada, loaded with flour and lumber, and a bout 200 Half Joes; when the Congress dispatched the schooner, it is said, she was in chase of two ships.
Date: 18 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
The Brig Hetty, Don Mole, is arrived here with three tons and a half of powder, one hundred and forty stand of arms, and some lead. Our ships of war, and several vessels under their convoy, went out from Cape May, last Wednesday evening [May 29]. Our ships were at some distance from the Cape, when they fell in with the above brig, and brought her safe in.
Date: 1 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
On Monday evening came in seven more of the transports with Highlanders. ー There were 32 in all. ー What we took left Liverpool the 28th of April; so that the Ministry had not received the news of Howe's having been drove away time enough to countermand the troops, and thought he was yet at Boston. ー The Commodore, Capt. Banks, says no men could fight better than ours on board the Yankey Hero
Date: 12 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
On Monday arrived here a Sloop from Port au Prince, loaded with sugar, molasses and coffee.
Mr. Adam Holms, who left New-Port last Saturday morning says, "That a ministerial pirate had taken a schooner near Block Island and carried her off; and likewise chased two sloops, who ran ashore, but have since got off."
One of the Philadelphia prize ships is arrived at Marthew's Vineyard. Her cargo...
Date: 12 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
On Tuesday another transport was taken with better than one hundred Highlanders.2 The Major was buried on Tuesday with military honours; the Lieutenant Colonel Campbell, and other officers, followed as mourners.3 The Lieut. Colonel is Member of Parliament for the Royal Boroughs in Stirling Shire. I wish all the House were in as good keeping.
Date: 20 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Mr. James Caldwell is returned, [Henry] Bellew treated him well, and sent him off to return a man in his place as soon as possible. He informs, that the men of war are well supplied with stock by the tories at Indian River, the Liverpool having all her coops and sheep pens full; that four or five of those tories were on board at the time he was there; that the Liverpool, Orpheus and Kingfisher...
Date: 21 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
A great number of entrenching tools and mangelets arrived here from Boston last Thursday. They are part of the cargo1 that was taken by the brave Captain [James] Mugford.
Date: 22 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
On Tuesday last the CONTINENTAL CONGRESS declared the UNITED COLONIES FREE and INDEPENDENT STATES.1
His Excellency Molyneaux Shuldham, Esquire, now in our Harbour, is appointed Admiral of the Blue; and the Major-Generals Carleton and Howe, to be Generals in America only.
The Sloop Mifflin, Captain [Thomas] Palmer, arrived at Philadelphia last Wednesday from St. Eustatia, with six tons...
Date: 6 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
We have a vessel here from Dublin, that sailed May 28, the Captain brings accounts of A. Thompson, Newry, A. Bryan and James Lecky, Dublin, being all taken up by order of the Privy Council of Ireland, for carrying on correspondence with the people in America. Mr. Bryan was discharged, but Mr. Thompson and Mr. Lecky were held to get bail, and when the Captain sailed, an officer was kept on Mr....
Date: 11 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Since our last, several of our late King's ships from the fleet at Staten Island sailed through the Narrows towards Sandy-Hook, and, its generally believed, they are gone to the Sound to stop the communication between the New-England States and this.
Date: 20 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
A Canadian, a friend of ours, and an officer in the militia, arrived yesterday from St. Francois, twelve miles below Sorel, his property being seized by Carlton. He says, that Carlton and Burgoyne have not yet ordered the Canadians to arms, but have notified them to be ready in September, to come with them over the lakes, as they intend to drive the rebels out of the country, and winter in Albany...
Date: 30 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Last Thursday, a number of ships, arrived at Staten-Island. They are supposed to be part of the fleet, with the Hessian troops on board.
Date: 3 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Since my last, we have arrived, a sloop from North-Carolina with naval stores, and a sloop of 8 four pounders; she belonged to the Goodrich's of Virginia, and was commanded by one of them; was out 3 days from Bermuda, when he discovered and gave chace to the brig Lexington, Captain Barry, but finding his mistake, put about too late; for in about an hour and a half, Barry ran along side, when she...
Date: 3 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
For some days past, the British army on Staten Island, have been embarking on board the transports; so that we expect their whole force before. this city every tide. We hope to give them a reception, worthy the free born sons of America, and may every freemen of America make this his Toast, That New York is now an assylum for American Liberty.
Yesterday a number of the ministerial fleet left...
Date: 21 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
On Monday the following well known enemies to American Liberty, transported themselves from this city, in the Rebecca and Frances transport, Duncan Campbell, commander, in the service of Gen. Gage, for Boston, viz. Jonathan Simpson, merchant, and Samuel Waterhouse, addressers of Gage and [Thomas] Hutchinson, Doctor Benjamin Loring, late of Philadelphia, appointed house surgeon to one of the...
Date: 13 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
By Capt. Little, in eleven days from Charleston, South-Carolina, we are informed, that on the 15th of September, the commander of his Majesty's ship Tamur, and another armed vessel1 pressed two of Capt, Little's men, and two passengers, likewise hands out of all the vessels they could come at, on purpose to assist them in taking the cannon from Fort Johnson,2 but could not...
Date: 4 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I have the Satisfaction to inform you that Fort Chamblee surrendered the 18th instant, to Major [John] Brown. Inclosed I send you a List of the Officers, Soldiers, and Stores, taken at Chamblee. Your Brother is gone to Long Geel,2 where they have had a small Skirmish with 150 Canadians, and have taken five of them prisoners.
A List of Prisoners taken at Chamblee.
Major Stopford...
Date: 20 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
The following is the substance of the examination of Elijah Cable, of Fairfield, in Connecticut, taken yesterday before the Provincial Congress; viz.
That he left St. John's on Friday the 13th, that there is about 4000 men at that place; General Montgomery is on the South side, and the Canadians on the East side; the bomb battery is 66 or 67 rod from the fort, that they had set one barrack on...
Date: 28 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2