Naval Documents of The American Revolution Volume 2 AMERICAN THEATRE: Sept. 3, 1775–Oct. 31, 1775 EUROPEAN THEATRE: Aug. 11, 1775–Oct. 31, 1775 AMERICAN THEATRE: Nov. 1, 1775–Dec. 7, 1775 Part 8 of 9 United States Government Printing Office Washington, 1966 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. NOVEMBER 1775 1027 In Congress. [Charleston] Tuesday, November 14,1775. On motion, Resolved, That Clement Lampriere, Esq; be appointed Captain and Commander of the ship Prosper, now fitting and arming in the colony service. That Capt. Thomas Sherman, be appointed first Lieutenant of the said ship. And that the officering, manning, and the wages of the officers and seamen, be at the same rates as of the scooner Defence. Ordered, That Mr. President do issue commissions accordingly, for officering the said ship. Ordered, That Capt. Thomas Savage, Mr. George-Abbott Hall, Mr [Michael] Kalteisen, and Capt. Leger, be added to the Commissioners for fitting out and arming the ship Prosper, taken into the service of the colony. 1. Provincial Congress of South Carolina, 90-93. 15 Nov. Sir [Camp before Quebec, November 151 The Night we left you we had the good Luck to get well over. undiscovered, But Many of the Men I expected are left behind I should have sent the Boats Over again had the Weather been Sutable. I shall send them as soon as posable, & would have you Send Over all the Men you have as soon as posable except Sixty. with sill the Flour & Pork you can Spare & as many Laders as you can send, let the 'whole be Collected togather at the Mill, if they cannot be Sent Over directly, so that we may take them of[f] As soon as the weather serves - the People in Town Are in great Confusion, yesterday they took One of Our Centinals, thro his Carlessness,be Paraded & Marched up within f/2 a Mile of the walls & gave them three Cheers, and were in hopes of their Coming Out, but Were Disaponited, they fired abt 15 Twelve & 24 Pounders shot at us some of which we Picked up, but did us no hurt, they are much Divided & Short of Provissions, & I believe will not Venture to Come Out, or Cross the river, I have not heard from Genl Montgomery Since we came Over, but expect it every minute, Let the People know, I shall be Over & Settle with them very soon, when ever the Weather Permits, Send your Boats Over let them land at Scillery, which may be done at Any time of Day when the tide serves As the Frigate is down I am [&c.] B Arnold P S I forgot to tell you we fired On the Frigates Barge & killed 3 Men the Night we Came - 1. Arnold Letter Book, MeHS. 2. The date is established through the Journal of Captain Simeon Thayer which reads under date of November 14, 1775: "The Enemies sallied out and surpris'd one of our sentries," Collections of the Rhode Island Historical Society, V1, 19. See also Arnold to Mont- gomery, November 14, 1775. 1028 AMERICAN THEATRE Sir [Camp before Quebec, November 151 I yesterday sent the Inclosed with a Flagg & Officer, who approaching Near the Walls of the Town, was Contrary to humanity & the Law of Nations fired on, & Narrowly excaped being killed this I Imputed do the Ignorance of your Guards, & Ordered him to return this Morning and to my great Surprise he [wals received in the Same Manner as yesterday. This is an Insult I could not have expected from a Private Soldier much More from an Officer of your Rank, & thro' me Offered to the United Collonies will be Deeply resented - but at any rate Cannot redound to your honour or Valour - I am informed you have Put a Prisoner taken from me into Irons - I desire to know the truth of this & the Manner in which he is treated As I have several Prisoners taken from you, who now feed at my own Table, you may Expect that they will be treated in the Same Manner in future, as you treat mine - I am Sr [&c.] B. Arnold 1. Arnold Letter Book, MeHS. 2. The letter demanding the surrender of Quebec. See Arnold to Cramah&,November 14, 1775. JOURNAL OF H.M. SCHOONERMagdalen, LIEUTENANTJOSEPH NUNN Novemr 1775 Moor'd off Quebec Friday 10 AM at 2 Fired 2 Guns Signals for a Pilot, sent the Boat on Shore and brought off a Pilot, at 4 - Weighed and came to sail at 8 the Isle of Orleans Wt dist 2 Leags at v2 past 11 Anchored with the small Br off Quebec in 20 fm Water the Church bearing N W b N found Riding here his Majs Frigate Lizard with 4 Armed Ships and 4 Transport$ Fresh gales with Snow PM employ'd filling Powder &c heard the Provincial Rebels were assembled near Quebec, Saturday 11 At 5 AM weighd and Shifted our birth Nearer to the Shore Moor'd the Vessel with the Bt Br to the Wt wd and the small Br to the Et wd at 9 unmoor'd and hove short on the small Br at Noon came on board a Pilot for the River & then dis- charged the Sea Pilot - Fresh gales and Cloudy Wr at 7 PM Weighed and Sail'd up the River at past 8 Anchord with the small Br in 10 fm Water, Fired a Gun & brought too a Sloop with Troops on board Sunday 12 at 7 AM weighed and Sailed do& the River came too off Quebec, Punished Thos Richardson and Malcombe Miller with 12 Lashes each for Leaving the Boat Fresh gales and Cloudy Wr Monday 13 at 5 AM came on board Men from the Lizard at '/2 past 6 Weighed and Sailed down the River to observe the motions of the Rebels, lost 6 Oars by means of the Boat filling in TOW, Anchor'd off the Isle of Orleans in 7 fm Water. Modt and Clear Wr NOVE-MBER 1775 1029 Tuesday 14 at 11 AM Weighed and Worked up the River - Little Wind and Cloudy Wr at 5 PM Anchord off Quebec, with the small Br in 18 fm Water - the Large Church N W b W Wednesday 15 AM employ'd filling Water. First & middle parts strong gales, lattr little Wind & Clear Wr employ repairing the Sail and Filling Water. 1. PRO, Admiralty 51/4252. JOURNAL OF H.M. SLOOP Merlin, CAPTAINWILLIAM BURNABY November Cape Blowmedown S E 3 Lgs - Monday 13 AM at 5 made the Signal to weigh - Hove up & Came to Sail [from Minas Basin] - Seven Transports & a Schooner in Company - Tuesday 14 At Single Anchor In ~nnaiolisBason AM at 2 Fired a Gun as a Signal to Bear way for'the Harbor at 4 Made the Signal to Anchor - Came too in Anapolii Bason - , Found riding here His Majs Ship Tartar with several Transports Wednesday 15 Moored between Goat Island & The Town [of Annap- olis Royal] - AM at 3 sailed from hence His Majestys Frigate Tartar with Twelve Transports. - Fresh Gales & cloudy PM at 1 Hove up & Came to Sail at 4 Came to with Bt Br in 12 fm at 9 moored a Cable each way. Black point W b S 2 Miles 1. PRO, Admiralty 51/604. , JOURNAL OF H.M.S. Tartar, CAPTAINEDWARD MEDOWS November At a single Anchor in Annapolis Royal Bason Tuesday 14 6 AM fired 2 Guns Anchd in 13v2 fm Wr 7 AM heard the Report of Several Guns in the Ofing Anmd them Anchd here his Majts Sloop Merlin & 7 Sail of Transports, at 8 fired a Gun & Weigh'd as did 12 Sail of Transports in turning out of the Gut a Transport fell on bd us Made the Signl for Bear- ing away At Noon Anchd in 10 fm Water in the Bason First part fresh Breezes & Cloudy Mide & latter light Breezes wth Rain Wednesday 15 at 8 AM Weighd & Came to sail in Company wth 12 Sail of ( Transports Fresh Breezes & Cloudy Made Signl for closeing the Convoy 1. PRO, Admiralty 51/972. CAPTAINANDREW SNAPE HAMOND, R.N., TO HANSSTANLEY Dear sir, ' Roebuck at Halifax 15th Novr 1775 It will, I am sure, give you pleasure to learn that I am not only arrived in America, but that I am also perfectly recovered from a dangerous & obstinate fever, which began the day after we parted at Yarmouth, and did not leave me until1 1030 AMERICAN THEATRE we reached the Western Islands, however the Air & Refreshments of Fyal (which by the bye is a delightful spot for Climate, soil & fine Views) together with a constitution naturally a good one, got the better of the disorder, and made the latter part of the voyage, which was tolerably short, not unpleasant to me. I arrived here the last day of October, in order to land Comodore & Com- missioner Arbuthnot who was my Passenger, and should have proceeded immedi- ately for Boston, but we found this place in so defenceless a state; liable each Night to be surprized by the Rebels; that it was thought necessary the Roebuck should remain here, for a further security to the Kings Dock yard, until1 the Admirals pleasure should be known. I need not point out to you, Sir, the great importance this Colony is of to Great Britain, as besides the immense supplys of Cattle Wood & Hay it has sent to the Army at Boston, it is the only one acknowledging at present the Kings Government; therefore how necessary it is to secure it ! By our last accounts from Boston, every thing remained as General Gage had left it, or at least nothing material had happened.