Naval Documents of The American Revolution, Volume 1 ... - Ibiblio
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AUGUST 1775 1153<br />
the Hay and Provisions for His Majesty's Forces at Boston and to Aid and protect<br />
that part <strong>of</strong> this Province.<br />
I have the honor to be Sir [&c.]<br />
Frans. Legge<br />
1. Council Letterbook, 212, N.S. Arch.<br />
New Hampshire Gazette, TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1775<br />
Portsmouth, August 15.<br />
Committee Hall, Portsmouth August 13, 1775. <strong>The</strong> Committee <strong>of</strong> Safety<br />
finding it inconsistent with the Peace and good Order <strong>of</strong> this Town, that any<br />
further communication should be kept up between the Ship Scarborough and<br />
the Town,<br />
<strong>The</strong>refore Voted, That henceforward no Boats pass or repass from the said<br />
Ship or the Town <strong>of</strong> New-Castle without a Permit from this Committee, or the<br />
Select-Men or Committee <strong>of</strong> New-Castle.<br />
By order <strong>of</strong> the Committee :<br />
H. Wentworth, Chairman.<br />
We are credibly inform'd, that in Consequence <strong>of</strong> the above Vote, Capt.<br />
[Andrew] Barkley <strong>of</strong> the Scarborough, has stopped all our Shipping, outward<br />
and inward bound.<br />
JOURNAL<br />
OF THE MASSACHUSETTS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES<br />
[Watertown] Tuesday, August 15, 1775<br />
Report <strong>of</strong> the Committee on Capt. Jeremiah Obrian's Account. Read and<br />
recommitted for amendments.<br />
Benjamin White, Esq; brought down the Report on the Memorial <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Officers <strong>of</strong> the Eastern Regiment in the County <strong>of</strong> Lincoln.<br />
1. Mass. Arch.<br />
GENERAL WASHINGTON<br />
MAJOR GENERAL PHILIP SCHUYLER<br />
[Extract] Cambridge Camp, August 15, 1775.<br />
I am glad to relieve you from your Anxiety, respectiilg Troops being sent from<br />
Boston to Quebeck. <strong>The</strong>se Reports, I apprehend, took their Rise from a Fleet<br />
being fitted out about fourteen Days ago to plunder the Islands in the Sound, <strong>of</strong><br />
their live Stock; an Expedition which they have executed%ith some Success, and<br />
are just returning; but you may depend on it no Troops have been detached from<br />
Boston for Canada or elsewhere.<br />
1. Mass. Arch.<br />
JOURNAL OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP Fowey, CAPTAIN GEORGE MONTAGU,<br />
COMMANDING<br />
August 1775<br />
Tuesday 15<br />
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/375.<br />
Moored with Springs on our Cables in Chas Town River<br />
at f/2 past 3 P M the Rebels Opened two Batteries and fired on<br />
our lines And floating Battery at 6 saw a Party <strong>of</strong> them a breast<br />
<strong>of</strong> our ship, on whom we fired two 6 Pounders.
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