1To George Washington from the Continental Navy Board, 25 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
We thought proper to forward the enclosed Letter for your Perusal, partly because it contains a pretty circumstantial Account of the late Action at Red Bank & the burning two of the Enemy’s Ships of War; but principally on Account of the Declaration in the last Paragraph of a Want of Amunition in the Garrison & Fleet. We have, whilst at this Place, exerted ourselves in supplying our Ships with...
2To George Washington from the Continental Navy Board, 26 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
As soon as we had the Honour of receiving your Letter of yesterday, we ordered exact Returns to be immediately made of every Man on Board the Frigates Washington & Effingham; these Returns we have enclosed for your Inspection. We have the fullest Conviction of the necessity there is to exert every Power for the Defence of the Pass near Fort Mifflin, & happy should we be, could we furnish men...
3To George Washington from the Continental Navy Board, 10 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
In Answer to your Letter of yesterday, we would inform your Excellency that when we first fixt the Navy Board at this Place & got our Frigates up, we had formed a Plan for defending them by a small Battery: of which among many other Things we gave Notice to the Marine Committee of Congress. We had no Answer to our Letter from that Committee, till the Day before yesterday, when they sent us the...
4To George Washington from the Continental Navy Board, 23 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
It is with the greatest Concern we inform you of the total Destruction of the Continental Fleet at Red Bank; having been burned by our own Officers in Consequence of a Determination of a Council of War. We have not yet had an Opportunity of making a regular Enquiry into the Reasons of so desperate a Measure. As far as we can collect from the Officers and Crews here, it was occasioned by the...
5To George Washington from the Continental Navy Board, 28 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
We are under a Necessity of drawing your Excellency’s Attention, once more, to the Frigates at this Place. Notwithstanding our Endeavours, we have not been able to raise the Effingham—she still lyes on her Beam Ends in a very disagreeable Situation. After the Destruction of our Fleet at Red Bank, the Officers & Crews of the several Vessels came up to this Place, to the Amount of between three...
6To George Washington from the Continental Navy Board, 17 December 1777 (Washington Papers)
In Consequence of your Recommendation ⅌ Col: Worthington, we have done every thing in our Power to forward the Work in Hand. I have the Pleasure of assuring you that every thing goes on with Secrecy & Dispatch, to the Satisfaction of the Artist. We expect he will be enabled in a Day or two to try the important Experiment. We have the Honour to be with all Esteem & Respect Your Excellency’s...
7To George Washington from the Continental Navy Board, 30 December 1777 (Washington Papers)
We have sent by the Bearer a few Fish which we take the Liberty of presenting to your Excellency’s Table requesting you will do us the Honour of accepting them, & hope they will prove a seasonable Refreshment. Had we opportunity equal to our Zeal we should be happy in exerting our best Abilities to shew the Affection & Respect we have for your Excellency. Sincerely wishing you all Manner of...
8To George Washington from the Continental Navy Board, 1 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
We are just now favoured with your’s respecting the flat Bottom Boats &ca supposed to be at Borden-Town. In Answer to which, we would inform your Excellency that all the Flat Bottom Boats we know of, being at or near Borden Town, were removed from thence up the River above two Months ago—if we find any there on our Return we shall not fail punctually executing your Desire. With respect to the...
9To George Washington from the Continental Navy Board, 31 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
Mr Morton having engaged a Brigade of Waggons to convey some Indian Meal to Camp and not having Employ for all the Waggons we take the Opportunity of forwarding 13 Hogsheads of salt Fish, being part of the Supplies we mentioned to your Excellency in our last, intended for the Use of the Army. The Remainder, consisting of Rice, Oil, Beef, Pork, Salt, Vinegar &c. &c. shall be forwarded as soon...