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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… work that he got the bastion built, the platform laid, the guns mounted, and all the fort in excellent order. He then … the streets leading to the fort and mounted great guns in them, and put all in as good a posture of defence as … Catherine's side we also made good breastworks and planted guns where there might be danger of a landing; and the like …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… overseer of these forces made his claim for a share in the guns and ammunition captured. Neither the one nor the other … of the demolition, and to obtain our share in the guns. They went accordingly, but after a long dispute with … I have certain information of a privateer of thirty guns lying off Cape Tiburon, where she may take most of the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… is brought overland to Scotland. There is a fort of seven guns at Newcastle, of which a trading Scotchman (being Major) … of their breastworks and platforms, having furnished the guns with new wheels and carriages where wanting. Signed, Ben …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… some part of America. The Governor gave orders for the guns and batteries to be put in order, and about noon took … seven capital ships of war, of from sixty to seventy guns. Sixteen more were expected, the forerunners of which … the French ships at twenty-two of from sixty to ninety guns. It was given out that they had a design on Jamaica, and …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… About five years ago I went on board the Resolution, 18 guns and 60 men, Robert Glover, commander, on which I was … an old pirate, had built a platform of twenty-two guns, but this was destroyed by the blacks when I was in …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… of Captain Kidd of the Adventure galley of 250 tons, 30 guns, 200 men and 26 or 30 oars. Captain Kidd fell in company … Bussora ships. He reported her to be of about 300 tons, 20 guns and 100 men, her captain a Dutchman of New York, and …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… the Assembly. The Assembly's proposal, that the six iron guns and carriages belonging to Capt. George Payne should be … 26 an English-built square-sterned ship, with about 30 guns and 150 men, came into Lyn-Haven Bay, took the Maryland …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… myself obliged to give you an account of a pirate of 24 guns and 12 patareros that has lately infested the Capes of …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… York of a fight between the Essex prize, a frigate of 16 guns and 70 men and a pirate ship of 26 guns and about 150 men supposed to be Hynde of N. York. The … with the water and pointed horizontally, whereas all the guns in the Fort lie about 40 foot above high water mark and …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… and 56 l. 15 s. 3 d. for 250 stocks for Indian guns to be given as a present to the Indians; also 13 l. 5 s. … at the King's charge. The fort to be gunned with 24 great guns, six pounders. The Governor left the management of …