Naval Documents of The American Revolution, Volume 1 ... - Ibiblio
Naval Documents of The American Revolution, Volume 1 ... - Ibiblio
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1296 AMERICAN THEATRE<br />
Resolved, That Mr. Thomas Houston be appointed a Lieutenant on Board<br />
one <strong>of</strong> the Armed Boats.<br />
1. Pa. Col. Rec., X, 330.<br />
JOURNAL OF HIS MAJESTY'S SLOOP Otter, MATTHEW SQUIRE, COMMANDING<br />
Septemr 1775 Elizabeth River [Virginia]<br />
Saturday 2 at 8 A M Struck Yards & Topmasts at 9 carried out our small<br />
Bower to the S E. at 10 our Best Bower came home and we<br />
swung on shore. at 11 carried out the Sheet Anchor to the N E<br />
and hove her <strong>of</strong>f again. In the Gale the Liberty Tender was<br />
cast away in Back River. <strong>The</strong> Inhabitants <strong>of</strong> Hampton robbed<br />
her <strong>of</strong> the Kings Stores & set her on fire<br />
at 5 PM the Mercury drove on shore.<br />
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/663.<br />
MASTER'S LOG OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP Mercury<br />
Sepr 1775<br />
Remarks On Bd His Majys Ship Mercury [<strong>of</strong>f Norfolk]<br />
Saturday 2d. Middl [part] Fresh Gales and Squaly W[eathe]r Lattr Strong<br />
gales and Squaley with Constant rain<br />
at y2 past nine [A.M.] Bitted the Sheet Cable with a Range<br />
Struck Top Gallt Masts and Loward the lower Yards<br />
Violent hard Squalls with heavy Rain at f/2 past Noon the<br />
Ship brought home the best B[owe]r Anchor and Drove into 2%<br />
fatham water, got the Messenger to the Smal B[owe]r and hove the<br />
Ship into the Stream Got the Top Gallt Masts Down on Deck<br />
and Struck the Top Masts, got the lower Yards fore and Aft<br />
and Made all as Snugg as possible Strong gales with Verry<br />
heavey Squals & Rain at 5 found the Ship Drove let go the<br />
Sheet Anchor but the Ship Not bringing up Drove on Shore on<br />
Portsmouth Point got Som <strong>of</strong> the guns over on the Starbord<br />
Side to heel the Ship into the Bank at 8 hove up the Sheet Anchor<br />
and it being high water began to heave on the Small Bower to<br />
heave the Ship <strong>of</strong>f the Ground but the Violence <strong>of</strong> the wind continuing,<br />
and <strong>The</strong> Sea breaking over the Ship prevented her<br />
getting <strong>of</strong>f, got Som Moor <strong>of</strong> the guns over on the Starbord<br />
Side, Hoisted the Longboat up in the Starbord Yard Takles to<br />
keep the Ship with the heel in to the Bank Stove Started and<br />
hove over board into the Sea and was unavidably Lost all the<br />
Middle Tier <strong>of</strong> water the following Provisions, Casks and Iron<br />
Hoops in Order to Lighten the Ship She being in great Danger,<br />
(Viz.) Bread Twenty Baggs Containing two Thousand one hundred<br />
pounds - Beer thirten punchions Containing Nine hundred<br />
and Thirty Galls with one hundred & Four Iron hoops - Rum<br />
Three punchions Containing two hundred and Sixten Gallons
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