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Naval Documents of the American Revolution, Volume 6, Part 8 Naval Documents of The American Revolution Volume 6 AMERICAN THEATRE: Aug. 1, 1776–Oct. 31, 1776 EUROPEAN THEATRE: May 26, 1776–Oct. 5, 1776 Part 8 of 8 United States Government Printing Office Washington, 1972 Electronically published by American Naval Records Society Bolton Landing, New York 2012 AS A WORK OF THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THIS PUBLICATION IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. 1428 AMERICAN THEATRE River with a load of Ammunition bound it is imagined up the Ohio but the supposed Leader remains at New Orleans. I hourly expect a Vessel from thence with some People belonging to this Province and if the Report be true and the Spanish Governor has given them any Countenance I shall en- deavor to gain the fullest information in my power relating thereto and shall forward the same to your Lordship by the first opportunity. I have already mentioned to your Lordship that I think it my duty in this critical state of Affairs to communicate every Account relating to the proceedings of the Rebels that has the least Colour of truth, and I fre- quently lament that it is not in my power to forward more full and authen- tic Information; however whether this Account be true or not there is great Reason to apprehend if the Rebellion should continue another year that the River Mississippi will be the Channel through which the Rebels will receive very considerable supplies of Ammunition, unless We obtain strict Orders from the Court of Spain to prevent their Subjects from furnishing these Supplies and also keep a sufficient Military force upon the Mississippi to search all Boats whatever carrying Ammunition up the River. [Endorsed] Rd 5th March 1777. 1. PRO, Colonial Office, 51621, 365-70, LC Photocopy. 2. A merchant in the Creek Indian trade. JOURNALOF H.M. SLOOPNautilus, CAPTAINJOHN COLLINS October [I7761 Lattde in 37..00 No Saturday 26 First and Middle part little Wind and hazy Latter Fresh breezes and Clear PM Saw a Sail on the Lee Beam at 2 Bore away and gave Chace Sett the Studing Sails & Driver at 8 hauld the Wind In Chace at 10 Fired 5 Guns at the Chace & Brought her too A Sloop from Philadelphia bound to St Croix with Flour & Bread2 sent a Midn and 5 Men on bd her 1. PRO, Admiralty 511630. 2. Sloop New York Packet, E. Pringle, master and owner, Howe's Prize List, March 31, 1777, ibid., 11487. 27 Oct. (Sunday) This morning about 7 o'clock two frigates moved up the North Ri~er,~ and came to an anchor near Burdett's Ferry, apparently with an intention to stop the ferry-way, and cut off the communication between this place and Fort Washington. The enemy at the same time appeared on Harlem Plain, and Col. [Robert] Magaw, who commands on York Island, ordered the lines to be manned. The ships endeavoured to dislodge them by firing on their flanks, but they fired to very little purpose. The Barbette Battery on the high hill on the left of the Ferry opened on the frigates and fired a con- OCTOBER 1776 1429 siderable time, without doing them any or but very little damage. Upon our ceasing to fire, a gun from Fort No. 1 on York Island began to play on them with great advantage and hulled the one highest up about 20 times. At this time two 18 pounders, which were ordered down this side the river opposite the ships, gave them so warm a salute that they hoisted all sail; the fore- most cut her cables and appeared to be in the ,greatest confusion; she could make no way altho' towed by two boats, till the lower one perceiving her distress, sent two more barges to her assistance, who at length dragged her out of the reach of our fire. It is very probable that many of her men were killed, and she herself extremely damaged; but the weather was so hazy that it was impossible to see any thing distinctly at a distance. The enemy by this time had begun a smart fire on the island with field pieces and mor- tars; our men returned the compliment. They were out of their lines great part of the day. There were but few discharges of small arms. Our men killed about a dozen Hessians and brought them off. We had one man killed with a shell. This was the account at five o'clock, it. is now seven, and firing has just ceased; but nothing extraordinary I believe has happened. We take this day's movement to be only a feint, or at any rate it is little honorable to the red-coats. 1. Pennsylvania Journal, November 6,1776. 2. H. M. S. Pearl and H.M. S. Refiulse. JOURNAL OF H.M.S. Pearl, CAPTAINTHOMAS WILKINSON October 1776 - At single Anchor in the No River [New York] Sunday 27 A M. at 6 Weighed and Work'd up the River in Company . with the Repulse at 1/2 past 7 Anchor'd with the Bt Br off the Rebel breast works, they firing [at] us from both sides they Cut our Rigging & Sails. at 11 Weigh'd & run down to our old birth. heard a number of Great Guns & small Arms from our Army. Modte & Hazey P M Employ'd repairing the rigging & Sails. 1. PRO, Admiralty 511674. [On board H.M.S. Eagle, off New York] 27th [October]. - Early in the morning heard a cannonade up the North River. I went up to see what it was; found the Repulse and Pearl ad- vanced, the former above and the latter in a line with the rebel lines. The rebels brought down one 18-pounder on the York, and three other guns on the Jersey shore. The ships could not fire with any execution at these guns; and as they had answered the intent of their moving up, that of flanking the enemy's lines and scouring the woods, and it now being high water, Captain [Henry] Davis thought it proper to drop the ships down to their former 1430 AMERICAN THEATRE station. Many shots were thrown into the Repulse, and some into the Pearl; no men killed in either, and only one man's leg broke on board the Repulse. 1. Duncan's Journals, XX, 133. [NewYork] 27th Octr - The Repulse and Pearl Frigates went up the North River with the tide when the troops advanced, in order to flank the Enemy, but the fire from Forts Washington and Constitution obliged them . to return to their former stations. Indeed as the Rebels did not abandon their works on their right, their going higher up would have answered no good purpose. The Rebels struck the Ships several times, but they did them no other damage than wounding one man on board the Repulse. 1. Mackenxie's Diary, I, 89,90. [Philadelphia] Octr 27th 1776 . about one this morning alarm'd by the Cry of Fire which prov'd to be the Prize Ship Sent in here by the Privater [Continental schooner] Wasp, which entirely Consumed the Same withe her Valuble Cargoe of Sugar, rum &c kc &c 1. Diary of Christopher Marshall, HSP. 2. The prize Ship Leghorn Galley. JOURNALOF H.M. ARMEDSCHOONER Hinchinbrook, LIEUTENANTALEXANDER ELLIS' Octr 1777 Cumberland Isld NbE Amelia SbE .St Marys entrance [sic 17761 WNW.2 Sundy 27 at 8 AM Weighd & run over to Cumberld Point Do [Moderate and Cloudy] Wr at 3 P M Slipt and went after a Rebell Schooner Chas'd her till it was dark fired Several Shot to bring her too at 6 Anchord with the Small Br in 4 f. Veerd to I/, a Cable at 8 Weighd & Run down the River at 10 Came too off Cumberland Island with the Bt Bour Veer'd to V3 a Cable 1. PRO,Admiralty 5114219. 2. Zbid., the Hinchinbrook had sailed from St. Augustine October 11, to patrol the coast . northward to the St. Mary's River, and returned to St. Augustine on November 1, 1776. INTELLIGENCERECEIVED BY VICEADMIRAL JAMES YOUNG (COPY) St Croix, Oct. 27. 1776 Sir, (Private) Tho I have not the honor of being known to you I trust that this letter will not be considered either officious or intrusive To give an account of OCTOBER 1776 143 1 oneself is certainly awkward; nor would I attempt it on any except the pres- ent occasion, I must therefore beg leave to inform you that I left London the place of my residence last June & there had the honour of being known to several high in Office - Before I left England I took leave to mention to Lord George Germaine, that I was confident the Americans carried on Trade with the Danish Islands, & that I should endeavour to find out when here what Vessells had & were trading to those Islands, & that I would transmit any intelligence I might collect to such a quarter as I thought might produce good effects His Lordship did me the favor to approve of what I mentioned - I have brought an introduction (thro Lord Suffolk) to the Governor of the Danish Islands, and shall reside some Months in them to dispose of, or to put two Plantations I have at St Thomas on a better footing - These Circumstances I could wish to avoid mentioning, but I think every person is bound when he gives any intelligence to convey some Acct of himself - I must confess however that whatever intelligence I may give arises in some degree from interested motives, for I have property both real & personal on the continent, which I am persuaded cannot be ben- eficial to me unless Great Britain reduces the American insurgents to a proper obedience to its Legislative Authority - I hope that this will be pre- sented to you by my Brother who belongs to the Regiment at Antigua; if not there he must be on duty in America - It has given me pleasure to hear of the number of Captures made by His Majesty's Ships under your Command, but notwithstanding their vigi- lance several Vessells (generally small) have got in here.
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