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up to Sorrel in Order to bring down some of His Majesty's
Armed Schooners to our assistance when we struck St Peters
Point Bore W S W 3 Miles
Fresh Gales and hazey with Rain at 12 P M Arrived one of
the Armed Schooners from Sorrel
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/381.
LIEUTENANT JOHN KNIGHT, R.N., TO VICE ADMIRAL SAMUEL GRAVES
( COPY ) Cambridge 10th Augt 1775
Sir, I am sorry to acquaint you, that on the 15th Ultimo, I, with the Surgeon
& a Boats Crew, was detain'd on Shore at Machias, and the next Day His Majts
Schooner Diligent, and Tatamagouche Shallop was seized by the Inhabitants;
The particulars of which I will communicate when I have the honor of seeing
you - Mr Stillingfleet accompanied me hither, there is likewise a Seaman & a
Marine belonging to the Preston on the Road with the Co of the Diligent
I am &c
JnO Knight
1. PRO, Colonial Office, Class 5/122, 15h, LC Transcript.
[Extract] Camp at Cambridge Augt 10 : 1775
We have had no Occurrence in the Camp for Several Days worthy of Notice :
But by some Advices from Boston & several concurring Circumstances we have
great Reason to Suspect a Part or the whole of the ministerial Troops are about
to remove: New York is the Place generally talk'd of as their Destination:-I
give you the Intelligence as it came to me, but do not vouch for it's Authenticity -
1. Washington Papers, LC.
New England Chronicle, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1775
Cambridge, August 10.
Our People have taken two or three of the Enemy's Vessels at Machias, at
the Eastward, with a Number of Prisoners, among whom is Ichabod Jones, a well
known Tory, who was brought to Town Yesterday, and put into Custody of the
Main Guard. The other Prisoners, we are informed, are on the Road, and may
be hourly expected.
We hear from Cape-Ann, that a Vessel bound in there from the West
Indies, being discovered off that Harbour last Tuesday, several of the Inhabitants
went off in a Boat to assist in bringing her in. Soon after, about 30 armed Men,
from the Man of War commanded by Capt. [John] LindzeeY1 boarded and took
Possession of the Vessel; but she running aground on the Cape, was vigorously
attacked by a Number of Men from the Town of Glocester, who soon obliged the
Enemy to give up the Vessel to the proper Owners, and to surrender themselves
Prisoners. The whole Number was immediately sent to Ipswich Goal, in which
24 of them were confined. The Rest (4 or 5 in Number) were discharged, it