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HE Expedition to Canada }i^ imdc I as great a Noife in London^ almpit as if the Fate of all Britain hj)icf depend- ed, upon it : And the Mifc^rriage thereof, raifed a greater Clamour iliain the Lofs of the Men of War in and aipobt Pty* Imouthy m the Year itfpi, by the I)eadm0n (is fame fay) being miftaken for ^c Berryhead^ "P^** ^^ I Gondii^ of ar far greater Admiral than myttXt, And [perhaps, had 1 had the Misfbrttlnc of*^ beings Ipft [among theRocks of ScUifj 'witfifomc of ^thc p- )ital SWpS' of the Fleet j hirte^dof being buried It the Publick Charge in JVefiniinfter JHy^ Qct- [tain great Men would have advifed myvb^inff' In- terred undefr the Galldws f fp malignant feemscbejr Uge agaifift tne. T sdj V I wckild not be miflaken as' if^ 1 ii^tepdw Lefie£)^ion on thofe Grdit Mhti fir /fc'it from \mty for I know Tttnle andCM^aliappinfo a2h [But that xh6 World might obf^rye the unac- countable PiMrtialitjr th^t ^tt\^i%^:(Be.^^ A Plirtbn of much toOif Si^iiirw^ Kote^ iitythiiil myfelff I^iSdf i or withouc a F^pdon or Superannuation, I .^lare be bold to % I am the did, if not the only ha^ u^-:iv\m: Mill t ^fniiJC' » T„A««^/. Indance: .1. -ij» rtM ii l i rfi ii ' u t rfl^'M '- . The IntroduB'ton. Inflance : 1* ho' there have been feveral Flag Of- ficers, and others reftored to Half-pay, Peniioos, and Superannuations, after being difplaced by King and Council, and Ccnfurcs of Courts Martial. Wherefore, I prefumc it may not b6 counted any exci'aordinary Infolence in me, fhould I ask for what all this remarkable and diilinguiihine Se- verity ? Did I touch any Monies for the Vifiual- ling the Ships under any Command, or can any Voucher be produced againft ^le for morfe recei- ved than the thoufand Pounds for the Contingen- cies of the Canada Squadron ? Which Accounts being all loft when the Edgar was blown up, I met with Difficulties enough, after above two Year^ attending and foliciting, to get cleared and take up that Charge) till which, all my Pay due Wits ft6p*d) according to the ufual Pradice of the Navy. Did I receive any Advantage by the Stores with [which the Squadron under my Command was (up- i ply 'd at Bofon ? Were not all the Demands maderaiKl (igned by the Captains , and counterfigned by me [according to theUfage of the Navy ? To whom as [Men of Honour I appeal^ whether they made any (other rhan what were abfolutely neceflary at thac [time for their Ships ? And whether they in their [Confciences believe I had any private Views in fcounterligning the Demands they made ? What then is my Crime ? Did I form the Pro- fje61:? Was not the Squadron and Forces named and appointed long before f had a Commiflion for commanding thofe Ships ? And was not Colonel Nicholfon failed in order to put Things in a Po- fture in Americayhtioxt I was thought on for that Command j (ince it is well known at the Admi- ralty, that ^\x Thomas Hardy was at firft regarded as the Officer defigned to be at the Head of that B £ Squadron? The IfttroduSlion. S^aadron ? And I cftonoc but (vj^ welt had it been fw inC) hjid it fp firovcd : Not thtt I wiih any In- jury to himj but perhaps he might have had bet- ter Succefs, or at lead not have been fo hardly ufed (bid it failed, : What I ^9% the Canada Expedition the only -one that ever wanted the defired Succef^? Not by feveral. That is not the Matter :. But fomethiiig muft be faid to juftify the fevere Proceedings againll me. A Stick muit be found to tyc to a Dog*s Tail, ,to hoot him Qtt of the Pariih : For when all thatcan be alkdlged is fumm*d up, what will it a- mount to ? ba^Th^'' were Bills drawn and counterHgned by me^ .ui Proviiions and Scores that amounted to a icionGderable Sum of Monies: alas! alas! was that. | fo unprecedented and unheard of a Thing, that n^o Flag Officer or Commander in Chief, ever did the like before? Did not my Inftrudions impowerme To. to do? Yes. But tho' other Officers jullify their rCofidud by thetr Orders and Inftru&ions, yet it .ionaft that will not ftand me in any Head. r ' Had I eaten all the Provifions myfelf, or built .Houfes and Coaches for my own private Ufe with thb Scores, it might have been charged to me as a! verjp criminal Action : But nothing like it appears | againil me> nor is it even furmiled by my woril{ &emies. There were Ships ^ Men loft in Canada Ri< ver. O horrible! And was it never known thatl Sbips and Men bad been loft by Storms and bad Weather before ? Yes* In the Chanel and uponj our own Coafts, and (ome evci^ under the Com- mand and Conda& of the^oft expert and beft of I our Sea Officers. That?llBGK|ipgto thepurpofe: . fllit tlitfc Ships and Men vrmlxA iaL$n unkwnirn VaoTt::! ^ ;. / , NavigatioD,! - ifiiiltffriiiifti'ii' Itimi0immtnnatam •H- 73&^ Introdmioff. Navigation, and under my Command.. What! Was It expc£ted I (hotild have commanded Wind and Weather? Or is it imaginable, that by Art I Magick , I raifed Storms and form*d Fogjjs to {drown fo many Men, and endanger myrcif, for no Profit or Advantage but the bare PleaTure o£ doing Mifchief ? .| Perhaps Party may be pretended ^^eainfl: iliei I But for what? Indeed upon the lad Change of the Miniftry in the late Reign, I apply'd to the I Queen for my Promotion to the vacant Flag, as had done (from the firft time it became fo) to the Prince and his Council, the Lord High Admiral, md the feveral Admiralties of each Party > and :now no other reafon for my obtaining it when did, but that of my juft Pretentions thereto, ■'or if I have any thing to boad of, it is that I lever received any favour from either Party % but dways contented my felf with fuch Ships, Voya- ges, or Expeditions, as were (without any choice >f my own) ailignM me by my Superiors ^ and lever had any other Command, or Promotion, [ut what my Seniority entitled me to, A poor lull Pretention, may fomeof my more happy and leferving Brethren fay, who from their more cx- [raordinary Services and Party Merit, claim*d the Preferments they obtained. However, it is not mlikely the then Minillry thought Seniority the led RuIS by which to make Promotions, or ac lead believed it the mod popular ^ and therefore, is a new Broom fwecps dean, they might at that time give in to my being advanced to the vacant Flag, ns a Specimen to mew how jud they would [be in adviting the Queen to bedow Preferments. INeither can any one, I think, atiign goodRea- Ifons why all my Applications before had {Proved |i;iede^a'al, unlefs my being no Party-man j and B 3 therefore \ / The Inlroduclton. therefore what that Mini dry did, the preceding (of either Party) had no juft Pretence not to hayf done before. No( the matter is, that vacant Flag| waiitfervcd for a Party Favourite, (whether Whig Gt Tory I cannot undertake to determine) and my obtaining it in that cafe has proved, for ought I know, to both Parties, an unpardonable Traiif; greflion. For it would be to inform me, of what, by my acuteft Penetration I could never difcover, to let roe know any extraordinary Favours \ rcccive4 from the Tory Miniftry. I had no ConGderation for my Lofs, which was not a fmall one, when the Edgar was blown up, though 1 petitioned the Queen, and delivered the Petition into her own Hands; but that was ilifled, and pcriihed \x\ its very Bh'th. They did not indeed take my ha|f Pay from me, (and that perhaps, by fomc, may be thought a great Favour :) But while they had It in their Power, they might as well have made me one of the Admiralty, or Board of Tnidc, or fivcn me an American Government, or Tent mc Invoy to one of the Princes or States of Germany or Italy j to any of which Pofts I had as fair Pre- rcnlions, and (for ought they or I know) for. Learning, Judgment and Experience, might have been as well qualify'd to ferve in, as Tome they| preferred to them. , I am furc I had fo little profpe£b of any Em- ployment under their Adminiltration, that, havingl made it more my Bufinefs, while at Sea, to ferve my Prince and Countrey than enrich my fclf, the narrownefs of my Fortune, not allowing me to live in London^ in a Port fuitable to my Chara£ler,j and like the reft of my Brethren, 1 retired into! the Countrey fome Months before the Queen's! Death, where I contented my felf to live upon! myl The htHduSiion. my hair Pay, and the fmall Fortune I had of my own, and began to think my felf a confiderabk Countrcy Juiticc. *'* . Great on tie Bench^ great in the Saddle^ That could as well bind o'er as fwaddle, Hudib. And perhaps by this time might have made a very formidable appearance in the Chair at a Quarter Scdions. ^ But the taking away my half Pay, madfrfo great a Hole in my fmall Income, that I was ob- liged to think of fettlmg my felf in one of the jimerican Plantations ^ and Carolina having beeki a long time in my view for that purpofe, as well as the mod retired and remote, 1 imagined I might pufs the remainder of my Days in quiet there, and make a great Figure amonglt the Indians and In- fidels, attcr the moH; Chriilian Treatment I met with in my native Countrcy^ I confefs I cannot forbear beine a little merry in this Introduction, becaufe the Clamours againd me, on account of the Canada Expedition (beGdes a great deal of Ma- lice) have more of Folly, and Ridicule, than any thing folid in them. For though my Enemies may not allow me any other Merit i yet the long time I ferved, my Suf- ferings in Prifon in France^ and (leady adherence to the Caufe and Intered of my Countrey, the wafting my Youth and Vigour in the Navy, the feveral confiderable Commands and Pofts I have had, befides the copftant Precedents for it, might give me fome title to a Providon in my Age: and therefore had the Lords of the Admiralty been pleafed to have (ienify^d to me, that my Service m the Fleet would not any longer be acceptable to them, they might as well have laid me down B 4 foftly 8 The JntraduBion. (qk\% ^kB the change? of my half Fay into aPcn- fioii or Superannuation, and I (hould very content* cdly have receded from any farther Prctcrifions^c Sea, and retired as far from them,. with thanks for their Favour, as I now have done, without pwing them any other Obligation, than that of rendring me independent of them :. Though even nowr many believe me (lillin half Pay, or at leafl: in Pcnfion, and retired to fettle here, with leave from the Lords of the Admiralty, thinking it im* pofOble I fhould, after all, be ufed at this rate. Our Saviour fays, No Man can ferue two Ma" firs } it muft then be much more difficult to ferve forty : for I have feen above that number of the different Party's fucceffively, and generally ftven 4t a time Commiilioners of the Admiralty, and of Council to the Prince, fince the Year 1688, under whom, as they were feverally in Power, I have feryed j but of all that ever were my Mafters, thcfc bH: have proved the harded. Neither fliall I believe it very impertinent to take notice, that notwithftanding the Lords^ of the Admiralty thought fit to ftrike me out of the Lift of Flag Officers, yet my Lord Chancellour was pleas'd to continue me in the Commiffion of the Peace for the County o{ Huntingdon^ though fe- veral others were ftruck out^ nor could I perceive bv the Carriage or Countenances of my Lord Chief Juflice King^ and Mr, Jufticc Eyres towards me at the Affizes, with whom I had the honour At Huntingdon to fit upon the Bench, that 1 wa9 . to be regarded as a Perfon under Difgrace with a- ny othcir Part of the Government j but rather much on the contrary, having been treated by ihem with extraordinary and diftinguifhing Civi« Wer© The IfitroduBion. Were I confcious to my fclf, or could any pnc juftly charge mc with any inclire6fc Pridiccs to en- large my own Fortune thereby, interfering with, or prejudicing the Publick Good, I {hoUlcTnot be fo amazed at my ill Treatment. Hac| I at any time made the Service of n^y Prince and Coure* trey give way to my private Gains, and not 9l<* way's poitponed my own for the jpublick Advan- tage, during my ferving as an Officer in the Na* vy, I might have got more Money, and ihould not perhaps have thought my felf lb hardly ufed^ having made the Publick pay for it. Is rt not well known, that when the Wefi^lndia Voyage was look'd upon as going to a certain Grave, (and fomc very great Men now in the Navy, ufcd all their Intereft and Addrefs to avoid iit, and many laid down their Cominands, rather than proceed upon fo liazardous and iatal Expcdi^ tions) that I, without the leaft Hefitation, or At* tempt to {hun it, went with all Alacrity and Chearfulnci's } it being my Principle, never to dc- Icline any Voyage, or Enterprize, though of the [moft deipcrate and frightful Appearance, when irdered for the Service of my Prince and Coun- [trcy. However, fince People may think that thcfc [Proceedings of the Admiralty may not be altoge- Ither groundlefs \ it will not be amifs to do their [Lordmips fo much jufliqe, as to jnfert fome Let* ters I received from Mr. Secretary Burcbctt \ [wherein all that the Lords of the Admiralty feem- led to lay to my charge is contained, together with [my Anfwersi and then leave it to the World to [judge by common fenfe only of what weight [it is. Being, by leave from the Admiralty, at my Houfe [at Somerjbam in Huntingdonjhire^ the 4th of De^ cember n ifM lo The IntroduBton. , ' ■ ■ ■ > * eemher 171 4. I received the following Letter frem Mr. Secretary ^«/-r^^//. ' Admiralty Office^ 27 Nov. 1714. SIR, " My Lords Commiflioners of the Admiralty "finding that you have drawn Bills of a very ** confideral^le value on the Navy Board from ** Netv England for Stores, for the ufe of t^Jc " Squadron, which was fome time dcfigned under ** your Command to ^ebec, I am commanded " by their Lordfhips to fignify their Diredions to " you, that you do let me know, for their Infor- *' mation, what occafioned your putting the Go- ** vernment to fuch an extraordinary Charge, and ♦* how the Ships came to be fo foon in want of ♦' fuch a confidersble quintity of Stores, fincc ** they went from hence fo very well furniihed *^ with all Particulars, lam "Sir, • Tour moft humble Servant^ sir Hovenden Walker. J. Burchet. ' \ I Here you behold the great Charge againft mc, to which I fent the follovving Anfwer. SIR, " This owns the Receipt of yours of the i7thl " of the laft Month which came to my iblandsj ** but this Day 5 becaufe no Poft comes to this! •' Place but on Saturdays. *' In anfwer to which, for my Lords of thej " Admiralty's Information upon what is required : " When I arrived at Bofton, it being then! *' known that the Expedition was for ^uekcS '*• and the Squadron bound up the Bay, and Rivetj *' of St. Lawrence j a very dangerous and hazarj doua « jjous Navigation, where never any Enpijb Mar^ « of War had been, and wherc^ if wc fnould ar- " rive fafe, no naval S ^res could be had, were " the Occafion never \ oreifingi and though the «« Ships were fitted wirh Stores in Great Britain^ " yet it muft needs be, that many things would be " wanting for fuch an extraordinary Expedition, " whereof neither theCommiffioners of the Navy, " nor Officers of the Ships could,bc ap^tized, who « were wholly ignorant where the Ships wercdc- '' figncd i nor did I come to the Squadron till it <« was jiift ready to fail, and being empower'd by «' the 8th Article of my Inftruaions to provide *' naval Stores, when abroad, for the ufe of the " Squadron. The Captains therefore, when at " Bofton^ thinking it their Duty to have whatfo- •' ever might enable them with their Ships to an- ** fwer all Contingencies that fhould probably hap- «' pen, were willing to be furnifhed therewith, «' and defired that their Demands for things nc- *■} ceflary might be fupply'd before they left Bofton^ ^' and I alfo cautioning them to demand no more " than what they were abfolutely perfuaded was " fo: When they brought me their Deniands, " figned by themfelves, and giving me, as mat- " ters then appeared, very good reafons for what " they did, 1 approved, and figned them. And ** though it is impofiible for me to remember all "the Particulars three Years after, yet I doubt f ' not but the Captains themfelves may be able to " recolleft .what related to their own Demands " fcverally, and render my Lords of the Admiral- *' ty as fatisfadory Reafons as they did then to *« me for what they required. «« Mi^. Faneuil oi Bofton fupply'd all the De- " mands, and then I found fault with the Ex- " orbitancc of the Prices, of which I took notice in IX t t i 1 The IfitroJuBioH. << in the third Paragraph in a Letter to you, dated " the 14th of Auguft 171 1, 2fo Leagues from ^^ CaptAtm, There being therefore then no other *< Expedient to be thought of, but having the Ac- ^ counts audited by fome of the moft conHderable ^^ Merchants there, appointed for that purpofe by ^ the Governor, it was fodone before I would at- « teft the BiUs. " I hope nay Lords of the Admiralty will be *' pleafed to confider, that had we not met with ^ thofe Accidents and Difficulties, which prevent- ** ed our getting to §uebec^ that if upon our Ar- ^ rival there, or upon A6lion, the things demand- ^ ed and fupply'd at Bofion had been Wanting, ^^ both myfeli and the Captains under my Com- <^ mand, might very juftly have been charged with ^^ the want of a prudent Precaution, and rea(bn« *^ ably blamed for any ill Confequences thatihould ^ have happened thereupon. For I mull confefs, *' I always thought it more the Bufinefs of a mi- *' litary Officer to furnifli himfelf as well as he ^ could, with fuch Stores and Materials as might *' enable him to put in Execution the Ehterprize he *^ was commanded upon, with the beft Appearance ** and View of Succefs, than the nice Calculation *' of the Charge, which (eems to me rather what *^ belonjgs to another Province » and therefore, if *' miftaken in my Notion, I hope to be favour- *' ably thought of by their Lordfhips, fome of ^' whom have had much more Experience in fuch *^ Matters than myfelf. I am. Sir, Somerfham Tour moft obedient 4. December, Humble Servant^ 1 714. Hovcnden Walker. Mr, Secretary 'Bwxclitit, Mr, The IntroduSlkn. H SIR, Mr. Burebttfs Anfwcr. jidmralty Office^ %JDecemher 1714. '« 1 Have received and read your Letter of ^' the 4th. Inflant, to*iny Lords Commiffioners '^ of the Admiralty, and am to acquaint youj th^c " a Copy thereof is fent to the Ns^y ^jijfd. I am, 'Sir,^^ ■ \ .: V"-' ibur mofi kumiie Servant f 5'/> Hov. Walker ^f - t Somerfham near St. J. Burchett. [Ives Huntington. ■ in. Three Months palled before I heard any more from Mr. Secretary Burchett^ and then I had the following Letter. SIR, .MmtraUy Office^ %, March, 174 TT* " The Lords Commjffioners of the Admii'al- ty having Occafion to peruic the Indruflions which you received from the late (^en, and from either of Her Majefl;y*s Principal Se- [•' cretaries of State, for your Proceeding from time to time with a Squadron of His Majefly^'s *^ Ships to Canada* 1 am commanded hyxhcjx " Lordfhips, to defire that you will tranunit to me, ji^ foon; as conveniently maybe, attcA^d Copies, of all fuchInilru6fcions. Iatn» Tour m$fi hm^Je Servatftf Sir Hoven. Walker. J. Burchett, ■■tb-:uCi J « yf iij. The IntroduEl'ton. ' 7(? this lanfwered. SIR, " This Day I received yours of the 8th In- ** ftant, lignifying my Lords of the Admiralty's ** Direffcions, that I fhould tranfmit to their Lord- ** fhips Copies of my Inftrudions from Her lare *' Majcfty, or either of the Secretaries of States for "my Proceeding from time to time with a S^ua- " dron of His Majefty*s Ships to Canada^ attcftcd, *' which I {hall do as fooii as they can be tran- " fcribed} but defire to know, whether thcfe ** Copies fhould have any other than my own At- " teftation. lam, Sir, •- Tour moft obedient humble Servant^ Somerfham, 12 March, 1744- .Hovenden Walker. Mr. Secretary Burchctt of the Admiralty. The ipth. of the fame Month I received the two following Letters. SIR, Admiralty Office^ 1 2 . March, 1 7 14. " There being no Account in this Office of| « your Proceedings in the late Expedition towards *^^ebec^ in which you commanded in Chief, I ** am ordered by my Lords Commiflioners of thcj ** Admiralty, to defire that you will eaulc to be j " prepared atid tranfmitted to me, as foon as con- <^ veniently may be, as particular an Account as *' may be of your Proceedings on that Voyage, | ^ ^ for their Lordfhips Information. I am, '^- > Sir, Tour mofi humble Servant. . ^•/r Hov. Walker, ^ Someriham. J. Burchett.j 1 Admi' ^ ^ The IfitroduBion. Mmiralty Office^ if. Mkrch, 1714. »y 8th In- miraUy's ;ir Lord- Hcr Ure Staie^ for \\ a Si|ua- , atccftcd, I be tran- her thcfe ^ own At- ^ Servant^ in Walker. iceivcd the ircbvi7i4' p bScc of Ion towards | (in Chief, I Incrs of the [eaufc to be foon as cbh- 1 Account as |at Voyage,] am, \bU Servant, [. Burchett. Admit " In Anfwcr to your Letter of the nth In- l« ftant, the Lords Commiflloncrs of the Admiral- [<« ty command me to acquaint you, that your owa « Atteftation will be looked on as fufficiem to " (hew the Authenticknefs of the Copies of In- f*« ftruftions and Orders, which you have been de- I" fired to fend hither. I am, ^ Sir, Tour mofi humble Servant^ J. Burchett. ?/V Hovcnden Walker, Somerftiam. The fecond Letter contains not any thing of rreater Confcquence, than fignifying that m)f%Wii \tteftation was fufficient to render the Copies of ly Inftrudions authentick. But the firft has fomething very particular and (iirprizing in it. ' . .. : A Secretary of the Admiralty to write that there ras no Account of the Expedition towards ^ebec his Office i when all the Captains, Lieutenants ind Mailers of the Squadron, as well as thofe p£ the fame Ships where I hoifled my Flag, about fifty )r fixty Officers in all, were obliged to deliver in [ournals of the Voyage, before they could receiyp my of their Pay ; Befides my Letters containing [uch Matters as* were more particular, wit:h t^e Sentences of Courts Martial, Refults of Councils )f War, ^c, fent by me in the Humber and Sapir ^hire^ being all that was ufually done by the Flag Officers commanding in Chief for the Satisfadioa )f the Admiralty, without any other Journals. $0 [hat I could not comprehend how it came to pals there ihould be no Account in that Office of i)oy Proceed- r* s6 The IntroduEim, Proceedings in the Ute Expedition towards J^^- hc. Sure ! thought I, this muft be very flrange what was become of tbofe Journals, Letters, and Accounts? Havp the Gooks of Mr. Secretary, ind his Clarks, made ufe of them all for their 'Cbrifimas Pyes and Apple Tarts? Or could they find no other Paper for their NeceiTary Houfes ? ^ Howevtr, leaft the Letters and Accounts I had lent, might have met with fome fuch unlucky Chance, and willing to oblige my new Lords with a more particular Account, as they defircd, I writ to Mr. Burcbett as follows. SIR, " This owns the Receipt of your two Letters <^ of the izth. and ifth. Inftant, which this Pay ^ citnt to tny Hands. I hope by next Poft to *• fend you the Copies of my Orders and Inftru- ^ dions relating to the Canada Expedition y exa- .** mined and attcfted. >/ ' ** Asf tb the more particular Accounts of my ** Proceedings,* they will take up fomc time to *** t^ritd out, and in the mean, while, I refer to "*•' two Letters I writ you^ bearing Date the 14th. * of -//«5«^, 171 1, at Sea, fcnt by the //itfw^r for ;«* the Lords of the Admiralty *s liibrmation. The ** other dated the I2.th. oiSeftembir^ lyi i, from ^ §Mfii(/^'River, lent by tbc4y0i.. } ('i 4 > *■ i ii^.. -^ I7W. ' ^W ; :Hc3vpnd. Walker. ^f^etary Bmchett of tie Mmiralty. ^ Mr. Sc" da ^e- flrange ers, and icrcfiiry, ■or their lid they )UfC8? ' Mi I had unlucky ids with I, I writ '■n^r,^ ■ ■ ) Letters this Day ; Poft to d Inftru- on, exa- ts of my ) tfine to [ refer to rbei4th. umker fqr on. The I I, from ip which rt, of my Kowtycr, rda of the [^ it over, ^^,i'- ■ : kWiilkcr. Mr. Sc- The IftiroduSiiofi, Mr. Secretary Burrhett owned the Receipt of this Letter, in his of m.c 1 1 ft. of the fame Month, and the ijd I fent the Copies of my Orders and I|>- ftru&ions attefted } but not hearing that they were come to Hand, I writ another Letter to him. SIR, " I fent you a Letter dated the 23d. Inftant, and " with it Copies of roy inftruftions and Orders rc- " latingto the Canada Expedition, which lihould " be glad to hear you have received. '' The Edgar being blown up, has deprived me " of feveral Papers, and I am obliged to colled an " Account of that Expedition, out of my Lettcr- " Book, and fuch other Papers which 1 had irt " my Scrutore a-ihoar with me 5 which makes ic " more tedious for me to collate, and put toge- '^ ther.. and I fhall be under a neceflity of making " a foul Tranfcript of what I am to tranfmit to " you for my Lords of the Admiralty's Informa- " tion ; Neverthelefs, in the mean time, if their " Lordfliips Hiall have occafion to know any thing " more particularly upon any Head or Article of " my Inllruftiofts, or any Matters in the Letters " I referred to, more clearly explained, 1 can in " the interim give Anfwers. I am, ^ Sir, 'S, Tour moft obedient humhle Servant^ Somerfliaro, 3 1 March , 1 7 1 f . Hovenden Walker. Mr, Secretary Burchett of the Admiralty, rf SIR, 7b this Mr. Burchett anpwered. Admiralty Office^ 4. April 171 f. " I have received yours of the 31ft paft, which " \ read to the Lords Commiflioners of the Ad- C " miralty i8 The Introdudion. '^ miialty this Morning, concerning which and ** your other Letter of the 13d. of the fame MoijithJ ** with Copies of the Orders and lnftru6fcions you ** received, relating to the Canada Expedition, I " Aall fuddcniy acQuaint you with their Lord- " (hips Pleafure. In the mean while, I am to " recommend it to you, to go on in preparing " the Accounts of your Proceedings on the fexpe- *' dition, which you are now in hand with, with *' as much fpeed as the Nature thereof will ad-| ^^ mit. I am, Sir, Tour moft bumble Servant A J. Burchett.] Sir Hovendcn Walker, Rear ' Admiral of the White, I returned the following jinfwer, ^ SIR, *' I have received yours of the 4th. Inftant, andl ** ihall make what Difpatch 1 can with the Ac- ^^ cotint of the Canada Expedition : But becaufel *^ I am willing it fhould be as full and perfed asl *' can be, from the Materials 1 have, it will therc- " fore take up the more Timej and as I before in- ^' tifnated, I am obliged firfl; to tranfcribe a foull *' -dopy, before one can be fair writ for my Lordsj '^ of the Admiralty) and as far as I can yet per- " ceivc, it will contain near a Quire of Paper.) I am. Sir, Somerfham, p. April, 171 f. Mr. Secretary Burchett of the Admiralty, Tour ntofi obedient Humble Servant, Hovenden Walkcr.l Mr. ilfi-iiiii iiiWrjgMiMii 7ht IntrodnSthn* Mr. BurchHyo^^ t^t Receipt of tliis L^eter, «nd chac he had communicated it to the Lords of the Admiralty the ijth of the fame Month i af- ter which I heard no more from him. But be- fore I had fini(h*d a Tranfcripr of the Canada Est- pedltion^ my Attorney who tranfaftcd my Affairs m the Navy, and received my Half- Pay for ttie, having advifed me by Letter, not to draw on him tor more Monies, gave me fome Grounds to Ibrpe^k myfelf out of Half- Pay, whfch occalioned my going to London^ where I found my Sulpicion not only juft, but alfo perceived that many igno- minious Calumnies were fprcad againft me, and bafe Suggeftions iniinuated as if I had been a Cri- minal to the State, and Betrayer of my Countrey : Nay, they carried it fo far, that it was infcrted in a Pubhck News Paper, call'd, the St. JamcsV Poft^ that I was taken into Cuftody by one of the King's Mcflcngers, at my Lodgings at Newingten St oak ^ and therefore ihofe who were Siratigers to me, (and not without fome fecming Reafbn) had re- ceived fuch evil Impreflions of me, and my Ene- mies were fo malignant, that I could exped no* thing but to be look*d on and ftarcd at as a mon- ilrous Pcrfon and Malefador : And therefore I thought it much more advifablc to retire into the remoteft Re^on of the Earth, within his Maje- itv*s Dominions, than continue in any part of the WorW, tho' my Native Countrey, to be pointed at and fingled out as a Villain. For what Man of Honour, who had fo long and faithfully ferved his Countrey, could endure to have his good Nanie undcfervedly polluted by evil Tongues and veno- mous Afpcriions, ten times worfc than the bit*" ing of Rattle Snakes, without an unfpealiabjc Regret? ^9 C % Aid 20 The IntroJuSiion. And ahho* fome People (for Ufage like mine) would perhaps have fuftcrcd their Indignation fo far to prcvaili and carried their Refentmenti to fuch a degree, as to have undertaken fomething againll their Councrey, or at lead entered into the Service of fome foreign Prince or State: For from the general £fteem all the World (and not without ReaTon) hath of the Abilities and Merit of the Britijh Sea Officers (nocwith (landing I myfclf be an Exception) ) yet barely upon that Suppo(ition,| and from the Reputation oh the fevcral confider- able Pofls I have ierved in, and the Flag I had the I Honour to wear in the Brifi/h Fleet, it is not un< likely, had I offered my Service to any Prince or State in Europe^ whether the Czar ofMufiovyA Fenetiam^ or others (tho* one of the lead Account among my own Brethren at home) I might havej been received, and honourably entertained, accord- ing to my Charader. But it is contrary to my Principles to be fo far I provoked by the ill Treatment of any particular Mi- nidry, or other great Men, as through Difgud, or Revenge, to engage in anything that might provej prejudicial to the Inctred c.i my own Nation, ei- ther immediately, or in confcquence, or even lol enter into the Service of any, befides my lawful Prince, and native Countrey, looking upon a Sol- dier of Fortune, who makes it his 1 rade to fight| only for Pay, to be but a better fort of an no- r^r arable, brave and generous Heathen j and, ac- cording to my fcrupulous Opinion, fuch a kind ofl Life is inconlillent with the primitive Dp^ripcs| of the Chriftian Church, .^'hereof I protr-i^ ^ felf a moft unworthy Member. And i j^ could not with a clear Confcience haveferved any I othei Prince or State, without being naturalized,! and ma ^z* m adopted Native thereof, which (be- fides The IntroduBiofi fides my being now too old to begin a new Birth in a ftranee Nation, in this wicked World) I doubt could not however abfolve me fron. fighting againll my own natural Prince, and Mother- G>untrey, as of confequence I muft have ^cn ob- liged to dO) in cafe the Arms of that my new Prince, or State, by any unforefeen Ciufc or Ac- cident, had hereafter been turn*d againll them. And for thefe Reafons it was, when I perceived {my felf judged unworthy to ferve my own Nation any longer, that \ t!< ought it more conGllent with j my Principles, \' \v ^ccd more honourable, to re- treat to thi rncU uii-ant Part of the King*s Do- minionf, anJ fivfs the reft of my Life in a private ftaie r' ilitude and Retirement: For which pur- pofe, w jcording to the Ideas I had formed thereof, Carolina^ of all the American Colonies, feem*d to me the bed adapted. But fome may fay, why did not I apply to the Lords of the Admiralty to be remedied, or go to the Kin^ ? In vam had I done that \ for if I defcrved not the Half-Pay, which I had till then received with- out Intermiilion, I had no Reafon to exped my [being rcftored : If I did, what occadon for any Appjfication ? when by an Eitablifhment above fixteen Year: part, in the Rcigti of King fVilliam^ and the conftant Obfcrvation thereof lince, I bad as juft a Right to it as any other Brother Ofiicer, and never apply*d to any Government for it , bc- I caufe of coiirfe my due, tnd what I had ferved I for J having b.en a Commiffion Officer in the Fleet now uc*ovc twenty eight Years, and not all that while out of Half-Pay, after tbp ElUblifliment abovementioned. But what Crime can it be, if a Man ihould be fo bold to ask^ What Right or Authority had they ll tt The IniroduStion. to ftrikc tnc out of the Lift into which they had not put rac J or, was I put out becaufe they did not put me in ? Either feems very odd. /Why were they to condemn me unheard, con- cerning fuch Inftruftions and Orders I had not re- ceived froni thei?Q ? Their Predeceflbrs ordered me to follow fuch Orders and Inltrudions, as I ihould from time to timb receive from the Qiiecii, or ei- ther Secretary of ^tatc, for the Tranfgreffion of which, I could only be anfwerable to them. Doth our Law judge any Man before it hear him , and "'I'" know what be doth? I believe all judicious Perfons vtill conclude, that thofe who gave me my In- Urudions, were bell able to judge whether I had executed them according to their Intentions} and without all difpute, could the late Miniftry, who had been fo much traduced , with refped to the, Canada Expedition, have found any thing to have charged me with, as to my Inftru^tions not bein^l exactly followed, whereby that Expedition mil- carried, they would gladly have done it, to juftify | their own Schemes. The late Lord Trcafurer in his Account of the I State of the Nation to the late Queen, affirms, hc| nevci^ had any Opinion of the Succefs of the Ca- nada Expedition, and owns, he found it difficultl to prevent a publick Enquiry being made into that matter. And pray! Was all this for my fake? I believe no Body is fo void of Senfc and Reafon to imagine it. I could have been no otherwife con-l cerued in that Examination, than the producing my own Orders and lnilru£tions, and proving thatl I had put them in Execution according to the bei^ of my Judgment, with the utmolt Exa6fcn€fs, and related all the Tranfadions that happened withini my Cognizance and Management > which are no\v| made publick in the following Account j and be« cautel \'* \ MM The IntroduBhn. jcaule a great many People of feveral Intercds and Degrees were concerned therein, I have been the more particular in the Journal and Appendix, to relate ai.J fet forth every thing by detail, and as perfectly as I could colleft from the Papers faved I in my private Wri ting-Table and Scrutore: The Truth of all which, can be confirmed by athou- jfand living Witnefles. It is not unlikely but fome may expeft I fhould by way of jullifying myfelf, recriminate the late Miniftry, and thofe who devifed and advifed that Expedition; But I fcorn fuch ignoble and bafe Methods, for tho' they did me no good, neither did they do me any harm. And not with (landing (as I have been told) Go- vernour Dudley^ Colonel Nicholfon^ and the Nev) Englanders, were fo ungenerous as (without being particularly or perfeftly apprized thereof) to con- demn my Condud, with bitter liweftivcs, md to charge me wholly with the Mifcarriage of that Expedition, not only affirming that I ought, but fhould be called to an Account, and punifhed for it (which if true, as I hope, for the regard 1 have to them, it is not) yet I freely forgive them, confidering the great fhare they had in contri- ving and promoting that Undertaking 5 and that human Frailty and Paffion prevail fo much o- ver weak Minds, when they are apprehenlive of any Blame or Cenfure likely to Fall on themfelvcs, to fhift it as well as they can on any other next at hand. Moreover, I am very well perfuadcd, that thofe who form'd and put the Projed in Execution, had noble and excellent Ends and Deligns in view 5 for what could have proved of greater advantage to Britain^ than the lubduing the French^ or driv- ing them out of North Jlmerkay whereby all the / : , C 4 ^ Britijb n ^■i 14 7^^ htroduBion. Britijb Colonies there, might not only have been fecured from the Infultsand Injuries of that People and their Indians^ but alfo become Mailers of all that Trade ? 1 will not undertake to particularize all the Conveniences, becaufe the Preamble to Go- vernour Hunter's Inilruftions from the Queen is very full in that matter y neither is it my bufincfs to cenfure the manner of undertaking that Enter- prize, or to fay whether the proper Meafures were taken for fucceeding in what was defigned and in- tended. Had I never been fent upon that Expedition, it would have been impoffible for me to have judg- ed, whether the Meafures taken had not been the J beft that could have been concerted, or to form any other Scheme that might prove more fuccefs- ful, which if I could now do, being laid afide as ufelefs, 'tis not for me to concern my fclfl therein. In my Lord Treafurer Codolphin's time, (that ' great Minifter, for whofe Memory I have a very ^ high Regard and Honour) being encouraged there- to by his Lordfhip, I made Propofals for under- taking fome Expeditions in America.^ which would have redounded much to the Benefit and Advan- . tage of Britain 'y neither were they (lightly re- r _ ceived by him: But having fo many matters of more Importance at that Jundure under his Con- - fideration, his Lordfliip wanted leifure to enter into the detail of what I had communicated to him. Soon after which, his Lordfhip being out of the Miniftry, I was prevented meddling any more with things of that nature. That the Miniftry, after my return to Britain^ were fenfible how defperate the Navigation was . In thofe Seas ; and yet that they were as induftri- ous to conceal it, appears not only by the Author of -I* ^•i.^-' •*- The IfitroduBion^ of the * Poft'Man^ being found fault with for giving an Account thereof in his Paper, but alfo that the Gazette mentioned nothing of the Lofs of the Fever/ham^ and three Storefhips, laden with Provifions following us to Quebec j which Acci- dent may furniih matter for fome, not frivolous Speculations. As firft, That though we met with fo condderable a Lofs at our entrance into the Ri- ver of St. Lawrence^ yet it feems as if Providence defigned that to prevent much more fatal Mif- chiefs, which muft have happened inevitably, had we arrived fafe at ^ehec, becaufe by that time our Provifions would have been reduced to a very fmall Proportion, not exceeding eight or nine Weeks, perhaps not above fix, at ihort Allow- ance,: Whereas we could not poffibly have had a- ny Relief in lefs than ten Months, if fo foonj and the Feverjham^ and three Storefhips with the Provifions being caft away in their Paflage, we were entirely difappointed of our Expeftations in them s fo that between ten and twelve thoufand Men mufc have been left to peri{h, with the Ex- tremity of cold and hunger > wherefore, by the Lofs of Part, Providence faved all the reft. I muft confefs, the melancholy Contemplation of this (had it happened) ftrikes me with Hor- rour: For how difmal muft it have been to have beheld the Seas and Earth lock*d up by Adaman- tine Frofts, and fwoln with high Mountains of Snow, in a barren and uncultivated Region, great numbers of brave Men famifhing with Hunger, and drawing Lots who Ihould die firft to feed the reft, without the leaft appearance of Relief ? For what Expedients could have been thought of in fo »J f Oftober 9. 1711, Z^ The Introdu&im. ib deplorabk Circumftanqes, other than abafldotif ing all th^ Ships, naval and military Stores and Ammunition to the Enemy, and defpcratcly at- tempting -to march through uninhabited and wild Woods and Defarts, over deep Snows and Rocks of Ice, to try, if happly we could have reached any part of New England^ before we had all pe- riined by the way : For certainly great numbers would have been Icft^ dead in the March, and fro- zen into Statues for their own Monuments. And all this mull have happen*d, had we found ^ebec deferted, and immediately been made Mafters of it upon our arrival > which is no groundlefs Con- . Jcfture, becaufe according to our * Advices from thence, a Lieutenant Governour only, with a fmall ftrength was left at §uehec^ where Powder alfo was very fcarce : The Governour himfelf be- ' ing gone to Montreal to colleft all his Forces to- gether, in order to oppofe Col. Nicholfon^ and forti- fy and ftrcngthen that Place and Trois Riviers. This when I mentioned it to Col. Fetch (a Pcrfon very knowing in the Advantages of fuch Meafurcs, if ta- ken) he fecm'd to apprehend the ill Confequences thereof, although we had not wanted Provifionsj and owned, that were he Governour of Canada^ he fliould put fuch a Projed in executions as the beft and fureft way to defeat all our Defigns, but hoped the French Governour would not. Or clfe (which would have appeared the lead of two Evils) had they held out till ourProvifions had all been (pent (could they have afforded itj) for the bare (ake of fuftenance, and to avoid Death in its moft cruel and dreadful Shape, we muft have furrender'd our felves Prifoners at Difcretion to the French, ■''■"'■■':• • ^ If i l^ l *— j^-lW-^-fi " Kiif Journal, 15 jf«/y. Another ■'*( ;.. n The JntroduBion. Another thing is, to confider how juftifiablo the Refult of that Council of War was aj^ainft at-, tacking Placentia: For though taking Citadci* and Forts may be very eafy in fpeculation, and o- ver Plans in CofFcc-houfes and Clofcts, where no Men are kiird, nor any other Impediments and unforcfeen Accidents intervene, yet they are not quite fo quickly reduced in Faft and Prai6i:ice. And therefore fuppofe we had not naade our ftlveft Mailers oi Placentia before the ten Weeks, or before fix Weeks of our Provifion had been, confumed, befides what mu ft needs have been ex-* pended in the PafTage, and fome caft by Survey^ as was daily done ^ and in fuch cafe, fuppofe Winds and Weather had prevented our getting to Sea again, had not our Circumftances been very de- plorable? Nay, fuppofe the beftj that we hftd fucceeded in a Month or fix Weeks time, wl^e ipuft Provifions have been found to have left with the Garrifon, or to bring home all thofe Ships and Men ? for thofe of Placentia were themfelVej in 9 ilarving Condition, and th^t Calaociity had been much augmented by the addition of fo msuxf Mouths to be fed } fo that fuch an undertakiiag might have been equally fatal toO, if not more fo, than that of being at ^ebec^ without Provifions. For even the Attempt of marching back to New England^ had been not only iippra^icable, but ali? together impoflible. I have not thought it impertinent to make theie two or three curfory Obfervations, bccaufe at my Return from that Expedition there were fome fri* volous Pamphlets (not worth much nptice) ibJd about the Town^ Ciich, by which the needy Au* thors and their Hawkers Ijubfiift ; or elfc perhaps promoted by the People of Bofton^ and their Frie^ds (wliom I o^vy not, neither am offended ; . , ; r ^ ; with) *7 i8 The IfitroJuBion. with) infinuating as if there had been no great difficulty in getting with a Fleet to ^ebecy and that the taking Placeniia in our way to Britain^ had been as eafy as a Citizen riding home in his Chaife from Hamftead or Higbgate^ calling at a Cake-boufe by the way, to regale himfelf and his Spoufc with a Glafs of Cyder and a Cheefcake. For altho* I have been fo malicioufly calumnia- ted concerning ihix Canada Expedition ^ yet fince a well managed and fuccefsful Retreat has always been allowed, and in many Cafes cfteemed equal to, and as glorious as a dear-bought Viftory \ I was flattered by fome of my Friends, that I might there- fore expea: Thanks and a particular Reward for conducting that Fleet fafe out of ib dangerous and difficult QrcurTi (lances, wherein it was at that time involved : And I was vain enough to imagine fome fuch thing myfelf, many of my Brethren ha-^ ving received dillinguifhing Favours and Prefents, for only bringing News and ExprefTes home > and I was fo foolifn to believe a Fleet and fo many Mens Lives faved, -and brought home from fuch inanifefl: and eminent Dangers, had been of as much Confequence. -. Yet, had we well weighed the Matter, wefhould cafily have difcovered the Fondnefs of fuch Ima- ginations : Since to have allowed me any honour- able Reputation or Reward for that piece of Ser- vice, would (at the fame time) have appeared a kind of Affront and Reproach to thofe who had wichour a more full and perfe6t Knowledge, or certain In- formation of the great Difficulties of failing in thofe Parts, fo precipitately promoted and advifed that defperate and almoft impra£l:icable Underta- king} and ought not therefore to have been ex- pe&ed, while they or their Friends had any In- fluence or Share in the Management of the State and 'Swf.fci. ne IntroduBioh. tnd publick Affairs i as was evident from the Oa- ipours raifcd againft the Author of the Poft'Man for what he had piibliihed in bis Paper above- mentioned. As to the Pilars we had, I fhslU not think it improper here to fay fomething in their behalf who have been unjuftly enough blamed by many Perfons, and fome who ought to underftand better \ Hnce all the Captains are very fendblc how they (while at Bofton) declined as much as in them lay, taking Charge, and alledged their InfufHciency | and that they were compel'd unwillingly to (crve in that Capacity : For every Seaman knows very Well that good and able Pilots are made by fre- quent Ufe, long Experience, and continual Ob- (ervations of thofe Parts where they undertake to condu£l: Ships fafely^ and their whole Science is founded upon the knowing and difcerning the Va- riety of the Forms and Makings of Headlands and Promontories at feveral Diftanccs, upon different Points of the Compafs, the Depths and Shoalings, with the various kinds of Grounds, in all manner of Soundings and Chanels fit for Anchorage, the true Settings of Currents and regular Ebbings and Flowings of Tides, within all fuch Places where they are to be Pilots j and that fo much Know- ledge is not acquired in a fhort Time, or^.v /»- /«/>« J neither are we infenfible that our own Pi- lots at home (from feveral Accidents) who have been converfant all their Lives in the Britijh Cha- nel, Roads, and Harbours, are fometimes mifta- ken. But the Bay, and River of St. Lawrence^ from the frequency of Fogs, unfathomable Depths of the Water, Rapidity and Uncertainty of the Currents, were enough to elude and baffle the Skill, and confound the Care, Diligence, and Watchfulnefs of the moft expert and able Pilots, as 30 The tntrodultion. flU we by Experience found, and the frank Cotf- ie^oft of the Frenchman^ who had made forty VoyagcB in that River confirms. The Truth indeed is, that the greateft Arc in the Nnvjgation of that Bay and River, conlifls on- ly in avoiding thtt deep Sh oars, numerous and ap- parent R'^cks, vifbich every Seaman in clear Wci- 4tHer with his Ey^s open, is as capable to do as the beil Wlot in the World : And no Pilot can Ihun fthn Danger when the Land is become invifible by tFogs, and the Lead and Anchors ulelcfs by the •tJnt^thomable Depths of the Wafer, and all Cal- iCulation qf Tides impoflible, becaufe unknown. " And therefore, wnen I lo often heard of the "inighty Hjizard pf Fleets, and .the many almod Mutmountable Difficulties I had to encounter in •ihftt Entcrprize, I always comforted myfelf with the Profped I had, if fuccefsful, of acquiring ^ 'ftr greater Fame and Renown in that Underta- king, than ever Dr^ke and Cavendijh did, by fail- ing round the Globe: And if unprofperous, it Would be but what had happened before to the Great Sir ff^Wiam Pbips, who (after his Attempt on that Place, from whence the Men he landed Were foi-ced off, and retreated in fuch Precipita- tion, that they left their Cannon behind, in vsin endeavouring to recover them again) returned to MfifloH with the Lofs of above a thoufand Men, «nd one Ship only be(ides hts own, out of between thirty and forty Sail that went with him i the refi: being fc^ttered, fome wreck'df feuodred a^ dri- ven aihoar in their Return* Take the Sum of this Expedition as related in the mod partial manner, b^ the Author of the Br^ HJh Empire in Ammetky ur0m tb0 iVirv Mff^hmd Accounts. « ? f This 7!&^ htrodHEtsoH. « c This was ft fad Misfortune : By the Nt9 <^ England Accounts, above a thoufand Men pe^ ** riihed in it one way or other. The Fleet was ^ feparated in its Return, fome Ships driven as fat *' as the Leeward Iflands^ one' was wrcck'd, ano- *' ther never heard of, a third found red and all '' the Crew loft y a fourth was driven afhoar on ** the defolate Ifland of Jntecojia^ where Captail^ •' Rainsford and his Company, forty at firft, wef6 *' reduced by Want and Weathei-, to half the ^' Number^ in a Month's time, and then faved '' almott miraculoufly. This Expedition coll the " Colony of New England 40000 /. for which " they ran in Debt, and paid it off by Bills which ^^ they made current like our EMckequ&r Bills in •« England. - b^r\ ' And yet, after all this, Sir fFilliamP hips ntrcr fuffered the lead Diitiirmtion in his Chara^er and Reputation, nor any Perfon with hifn : On the cpptrafy, he was advanced to Honour > for the next Poft we find him i% after his ExpeditioD, is the Government bi New England: But he was born in that happy Province, and therefore what- ever happened under his Conduct, could not be blameable. Neverthelefs, King H^illiam (bf glorious Me- mory) never thought fit to caufc atiy other parti- cular Attempt to be made againft Quebec 3 though the New Englanders often importuned him , and Sir fyuiiam Pbips propofed it, ind Urged the ab- folute neceffity of reducing that Place : Unlefs that may be faid to be fo, when Sir Francis fVheeler^ being at Bofton^ with a Squadron of Men of War, and fome Land Forces (after a fuccefllefs Expedi- tion againft Martinico) by the King's Command confultcd If ■■'■ ; ■■■ .. — - BritUh Emftrt m America, vol, i./>. ($7, Printed 1708, 6 3» Tie IntroduBioH. confulted Sir fFilliam Pbips concerning an Attempt to be made upon ^ebec^ which even by Sir frtl- ham Pbips himfelf, was not then thought advifable tp undertake , as Mr. Secretary Burcbett relates in* his Memoirs, which take in his own Words. " *^Sir Francis fFbeeler^ according to the Com- <^ mands he had received from his Majedy, pro- •* pofed to Sir William Pbips, Govcrnour of New ** England^ the going to, and attempting ^ebec, ^ but he having not had any previous Advice *' thereof, which, he faid, he ought to have had *' four Months before, fo as to have got all things ^ ready % and that Expedition requiring the Squa- *' dron*s failing by the firft of July^ and a Strength *' of four thoufand Men at leail, which very much *' exceeded the Numbers we had, that Affair funk : " So that on the firft oijuly the recovered Mci, :V began to embark, and the third oi Augufi thq ^^ Squadron failed from Bofion. ^ Now upon the ConcIuHon of the whole Mat- ter, and from the hard Ufage I have met with on account of this Expedition, and as no Man knows what may happen to himfelf, I (hall rherefore in Friendfhip to them, take occadon tv advife all Commanding Sea Officers for the future, to apply themfelves to the Study of Aftrology, or Art Ma- gic J or at leaft, be fure ocfore they accept of the Command, and proceed at the Head of any Squa- dron, to confult fuch who arc very well 'skill'd in thofe profound and myflerions Sciences, to be re- folved three Quellions. I. Whether the Enterprizc they are to be fent upon, may prove fuccefsf ul ? z. Whether * Secrttary Burchett'* Memoirs ofTranfaSlions at Sea. PrinSi tdi-joyf, 173. at Sea. Prints The Introduction. t. Whether any Great Man, or others, perTo* nally prejudiced againft them, may happen to havp any Power in , or be able to influence fuch who Ihall have the Adminiftration of the Affairs of the Navy, at any time after their Return home ? 5. Who may be the next fucceedinc Lords of the Admiralty, to thofc under whom they receive their Commiflion and Orders? That having received full and fatisfaftory An- fwers to thcfc Qiieftions, they maybe enabled thereby to judge and determine what Meafures will be molt proper for them to take in order to prefervc and fccure to themfelvcs their Pods in the Navy, already obtained. Some n^ay think ilrange that this Account was not fooner publiflied. To which I ihall anfwer : That bcfides the many Interruptions I had in pro- viding myfclf with a convenient Dwelling in C which had I been in London^ the Printer might have wrought off from tht fame Papers L copied} and the ill Treatment I met with from the Government of Carolina^ before I Vas well fettled in my Houfe, obliging me to leave that Colony, and rcmovt to Bttrbadoe5 moirs and Obfcrvacions fmcc my feiving in the Navy. ' One thing more I {hall think needful to adver- tife, that I have prefixed before the following Journal, the two abovementioncd Lejters fcnt by me to Mr. Secretary Burchett from America^ be- ing as I conceive, a (hort Abftradl of the whole Expedition, and may ferve fuch, who care not for reading long Narrations, as a fufficicnt Account for their Sr»tisfa6tion, nnd convince many People, that if thofe Letters and Sentences of Courts Martial, and Refults of Councils of War, amongft other trivial Papers, had not been facrificed to the Jol- lities of Chrijlmas and Rafter Fcatls, or at Icall carclcflly miftaid, Mr, Secretary of the Admiralty could not have aflirm'd, as he did in his Letter t%mc'thc Iz**^ oi' March, I7H> ^^^^ there were no Accounts of that Expedition in the Admiralty Office. If the Lords of the Admiralty (hall think fit to be angry at any thing 1 have laid in this Intro- duftion, .1 defire their LordiJhips to remember, that, without any the leaii Ceremony, they took away. my Half- pay, and made me angry firft, and that Lofers ever claimed the Privilege, and always have had leave to fpeak, and fo, till the next Op- portunity I bid chcir Lordihips Farewel. ACOPX too . Tie IniroduSlm. jf COPT oftht L E tTE R ftnt to Mr. Stcntary Burchecc, vthtn I failed fr»m New England in ordif to go upon tbt Canada Exptdition* SIR, This brings an Account, that the 14th ofjunt; I arrived at Nantasket near Boflon^ with the Meti of War and Tranfports from Plymouth^ having had, by the Bleilihg of God, a favourable and ex^ traordinary PafTage^ being but feven Weeks and two Days between Plymouth arid Nantasket: But not meeting with the Afliilance and Forwardneis^ we expcded from the Government and People of New England^ it was the Jd«*^ of Jttly befdrC I failed from thence, and am noiir in my way 'to ^ebec^ with the Men of War named in the Margin, and all the Trailfports, both the Britifi and New England Forces, off Bird IJlands', if 6 Leagues from Cape jfnne. The Chejier^ Leopard^ ahd Sapphire which I fent to cruize between Placentia and Cape Bretoni 1 expeft to join me in my Paffage to J^e^tf/:. The Chefter having taken a Ship of about i to Tun^,* and I o Guns, with 76 Men abord,' whcteof J6 were Solcicrs for the Garifon of ^ebitc^ fent her into Bofton before I failed } (he came from Rtfcheli and the Prifoners give an account, chat they part***', ed with Monfieur Du Quay and 16 Sail of Men of War, p of which were 70 and 80 Gun'd Ship's^ with federal Transports, and 4 Bomb VeiTels above 100 Leagues Wck from Cape Finijier : That the ii « Edgar, Swiftfure, Monmouth, Humber, going home, Win(ii'or,'Devon(hire, ^oiff^.itcmf. Moiintague, Sunderland* Dunkirk. Bafitifk, Gr^nads^, Sombs, Chefter^ Sipphlfe ; Leopard* ioyned. ^, 3 (J The IntroduSlm. Expedition he was upon, was a Secret : Some of the Letters which 1 found in the Ship, fend News to their Friends ^v^ehec^ that Monfieur Du Guay was going upon an Expedition with 20 Sail, 4 Bomb Veflels, and 4000 Men j one Letter fays, he is bound for Boftofty but that feems impro- bable. The Demands upon Exchange, and the Prices for Provifions^ and other Neceflaries for the Fleet ' and Army in New England ^ were very exorbitant j and exccffive > but for the Service, we were ob- liged to comply with them, they being refolvedl to make an Advantage of our Neceffities. And whereas I had but one thoufand Pounds for the X!^ontingcncies of this Expedition, which is but half what ever had been allowed to a Flag Officer , ; ' before, and having therefore been obliged to take ■■■ up another thoufand Pounds here to anfwer thi ^reat Expences that will be required upon this Occafion, and perhaps will exceed that allowance, •I hope therefore that the Lords of the Admiralty! V will give their Directions to the Commiilioners ofl the Navy, to anfwer whatever Bills 1 may drawl V on fuch Occafions, and I defire their Lordftiipsl • will give Orders, that the thoufand Pounds 1 havcl already taken up here, be paid into t^f Hands; ofl Mr. Harcourt Mafier^, my Agent in England^ v/ho\ received the thoufand Pounds before aflignedmeJ and to whom I have writ to attend the properl Offices for this, having charged myfelf therej with upon my private Credit; And I •have ap-l pointed Mr. Richard H^efion^ Deputy Treafureil for all the contingent Monies, he not being inl London when I had the firft Order for it. The 8«** of Mjy, after the Tor bay and Cruizenl left m^ I gave out the Rendezvous, and the Ma\ ry Tranfpor; with part of Colonel i)//»^j''s Regi* 4 <^ i mentl ji::^i5:t)a |jt^ v'-''-' TT:>e IntroduBim, ment abord, was then miffing, which I fuppoffe^ cither never came out oi Plymouth , or at leail To late, that being a great way aftern, or by fomc o-- thcr Accident, was obliged to put b^ck, cither in- to Scilly or Falmouth, , The 14th of My, being iff Leagues frpni Sctlly^ the Monmouth fprung her' Foremaft, and having made the fignal of Diftrefs, I left the Snoift- fure to aflift her, proceeding onwards with the reft of the Ships of War and Tranfports, and did not fee thofe two Ships again, till I arrived at Bojion. The fame Day Afternoon , the Devon^ Jhire loft her Maintopmaft, being rotten, and a great Plug drove in it 5 however iTic kept the Fleet company, and foon got up another. The 2id oi May^ according to Her Majcfty*s Inftru£tions, I detached the Kingflon with the Mary Storefhip, to New Tork^ being then about 386 Leagues from Scilly \ but ihe did not, arrive there till the nth of July^ three Weeks after my being at B oft on 5 and before I fail'd, I fent her Cap- tain Orders to follow me to Canada^ with fuch Storefliips and Vi^uallers as were at New Tork^ defigned for this Expedition* m I alfo fent Orders from Bojim^ to Her Majefty's Ships the Lowejloff^ Fever Jbam^ Enterprizey ai^d Tritons Prize, attending New fork and Firginiay to join me off Cape Breton^ having had Her Ma- jefty's Orders for fo doing j becaufe of the necef- fity, that there fhould be fmall Frigates with mc, at my going up the River to ^ebec» The z8"^ of May in the Evening, a fmall Ship, upon a fquall clearing up^ was feen to Windward N. N.W. of us, ftanding to the Southeaftward, the Fleet then fleering W. by S. the Wind N.W.by W. But ftie (when it cleared up) perceiving the Fleet3^ clapt immediately upon a Wind, and the Evening ' D 3 ^ being 37 3§ TTje IniroduBhn. beiog too far fpcnt, I thought it impofliblc for any Ship to fpeak to her, without lofing the Fleet, which was of greater Importance than taking a prize 5 bccaufc I often hjid occafion for the Men of War to tow the lag and Leeward Ships; I thcre^ ibre made no Signal to chafe : Notwithftanding which, and an Order I had given not to hazard the Lofi of the Fleet in chafing, upon any Pretence whatfoevcr, Captain i(«//(fr in the Dunkirk^ and Captain Soams in the Edgar^ chafed, though they were appointed to repeat all the Signals I made, for the better keeping together the great Number of Tranfports, and the Dunkirk never join*d us till! we found her at Nantasket -, the £hc lo^l the Company of 10 or } z Tranfports, and did not fee them till I arrived ] ^ Nantasket. This I thought fo great a Breach of Orders and I pifciplinc, that I believed myfelf obliged to call thofc two C|ptains to anfwer fOr what they had done, at a Court Martial J the Sentences of which, I herewith fend, whereby Captain Soanes being fined, gnd Captain Butler difmifs'd his Commanci,| i appointed Lieutenant Roufe^ my firft Lieutcnanrj to be Cj^ptain of the Dunkirk. /The f*** Day oijune^ about three in the AJorn-l ' ing, we faw ^nd pafled by feveral Iflands of Ice,] being in the Latitude 43'*. 30' N°. and fjo Leagues| from Scilly^ and upon the grand Bank of Newfound' landy after which we had almoft a continual Fogg I till we came to New England^ ^^nlcf^nPW and then] clear for a little time. • rt The libic for any ; the Fleer, n taking a the Men of >S5 I there' I'ithftanding hazard the ny Pretence mkirky and hough they lals J made, eat Number join'd us till indefed join- foggy Wea. lys together, s great want Jignals 5 and ] any of lo oi- :ill I arrived 7helntrodu5{ion. The 1 4''* o^June^ we faw the Ifland Sable ^ [clearing up juft fo as to fee it and no norc: The ipf*! w6 faw the Land o{ Accadia^ and ofF Capr Sable met a New England Sloop, the Mafter I whereof being a good Pilot, and knowing the Land, I took him abord, not thinking it fafc to j venture fo confiderable a Fleet upon an unknown Shoar without a Pilot : But the Sloops for want of a capable Mafter, being obliged to come away at the fame time from her Fifliing, the damage was adjudged by the Country here, to be forty five pounds, which I paid the Man. Sund.iy the i^^^ oi June in the Afternoon, I being then in the Humber^ coming into Nantaf- ket^ the Mailer of the Swiftfure came abord, and having laid, as he thought, a Buoy upon the out- ward Edges of a Rock at the entrance of the Har- bour, depending upon it, undertook to dircd the Pilot, and in confidence of the Buoy being truly laid, ventured to borrow too near it, fo that the Ship run upon the Rock, where fhe lay from 7 till 1 1 a-clock at Night, and was then got off again withoir any other damage than 16 foot of her falfe Keel bruifed, according to the Account |. given by two divers Shipwrights, one of which affirm'd the Rock to be fmooth, and that he had at feveral times crept upon it. Upon my arrival at Nantasket^ I found the Mon- mouth and Swiftfure thei^e, having been a Week before me, and what was extraordinary, the fame Day that 1 arrived, came in alfo all the Tranfports and Storefhips witli me, the Dunkirk was got in juft before me with her I?ri2e. , ,t The Sapphire and Leopard I found at Bofioh cleaning, havinai^rriv'd the if*^ Day oif Jme^ with Colonel Mt^ol/on and the two Tranlports which (hould have gone to New Tork j fo that I w,,f''. ,,.,,; , D 4 ,■ *.., '. 'V was 19 40 The Introdu^ion, was obliged afterwards, to fend the Chefier^ which came in from cruifing three Days atter me, to I convoy thofe two Ships thither, unlefs Ihc met with the Province Galley, with whom Ihc fhould leave them in charge to fee them fafe into New- Tork^ and then to proceed and cruize between Placentid and Cape Breton^ where ihe was to join me with the Fleet going to Canada. I found at Bofton^ alfo the Windfor and Wey- mouth^ having brought in a French Man of War of 42 Guns and 300 Men, taken by the IVind^ for^ which Ship 1 ordered to proceed with me upon the Expedition, and the fVeymouth returns Xo Jamaica with the Prize laden with Malts and Yards for the \J{^ of Her Majefty's Ships in thofe parts. When the Leopard was cleaned, I fent her alfo fo join the Chefler^ and cruize fbr Intelligence. The Sapphire at the requeft of the Government of New England y I fent to AmtapoUs Royal^ with two Companies of New England Men raifed for the Expedition, to fliift the Garrifon , and bring away the Marines in their Head : But Sir Charles Hobby Governor at Annapolis , received the Men, but would not part with the Marines, which had- been there ever lince phe Place had been taken, and which we wanted with us. Captain Cooper having informed me, that the Purfer of the, Swiftfure was left behind by negled^ 1 appointed Mr. Rich, ff'^ejion Purfer of that Ship. Captain Mitchell tind Captain Gore^ having com- plained againft their Lieutienants^ of fome Irregu- larities committed by them, for which theydelired ;a Trial, I call'd a Court Martial, and herewith fend 'you their Sentences. When I came to Bofion^ finding no body there Willing to undertake the Vidualling of the Men of ',-.;■■ ^''.■•;;--r T"""" ■■"' «^- \Var •l^ The htroduBion, War andTranfports, or any Perfons there apf^olnt- cd for the Naval Affairs : I thought it rcquifitfc for the forwarding Her Majcfty's Service^ to appoint ibme of the Officers that came with me, to aft in thofe Stations J and accordingly appointed Mx,Da-^ niel Mahon^ Purfer of the Humber^ and Mr. John Horton^ Purfer of the Edgar ^ to aft as Agent Vi* ftuallers} as alfo Mr. Alexander 7b»«^ Boatfwain of the Humber^ as Matter Attendant,, and Mr. ^o^ T'aylory Carpenter of the faid Ship, as Mailer Shipwright. j Theie beiflg a great many Tranfports with me, which created very tnuch Buflnefs, and required the; Attendance of a- particular Officer to put ail things in-order relating to them, I was obliged to commit that Truil to one Mr, ileHry Fofter^ Ma- iler of the Rofe Traiifporr, and- impowercd him to aft as Agent for tfiit Service in this Expedition, wherein he has performed his Duty to Satisfaftion. The Loyal Merchant Tranfport , being com- plain'd againft, upon furvey was found unfit for the Sea, and cait: She had four Companies abord of Colonel Kirk's Regiment 5 and with much Dif- ficulty, two other Ships were procured at Bofion to take in thofe Soldiers. ' It being the Opinion of every body that I hav6 difcourfed with, and fuch aS have been up the Ri- ver as far as ^ebecy that the Humber and Devon* Jhire were too big to venture up thither. People generally rcprefentmg the Navigation of thatRi*^ ver, very dangerous, 1 thought it not fafe to hazard thofe Ships, and therefore ordering them home, I have hoifted my Flag in the Edgar^ and the Ge- neral going abord the Windfor^ bccaufe a Ship of the beft accommodation. Captain Arris went to command her , and Captain P^ddon to be my Ca- 4^. 4^ The IntroduB'ton. plain, Captain Cooper goes home in the Devonjhire^ and Captain Soanes is in the Swiftfure. At my coming away from Bofton^ the Province Galley, which by Her Majefty's Order, was to be commanded by Captain Southack^ and proceed a- long with me to Quebec ^ not being ready at that time to fail , I gave Captain Cyprian Soutback a Commidion to be Mailer and Commander of her^ and ordered him to make all the Difpatch imagi- nable, to follow me, and bring with him all the Deferters that could be taken up. > There being fomc Stores (neceflary for the Train) at Annapolis Royal^ at the inftance of General HiU^ I ordered him alfo lo call in there with a Sloop or Brigantine under his Convoy, and bring thoie Stores from Annapolis to us. Finding it alfo neceflafy that after I was gone. from Boflon^ fome body mould be authorized to tranfact Naval Affairs there for this Expedition, with refpedt to furnifhing any of Her Majefty's Ships with Naval and Ordnance Stores, Provifi- ons, and other matters and things relating to the Navy^ I therefore appointed Mr. Andrew Faneuily who had been very diligent while 1 was there, in procuring Naval and Ordnance Stores icr the Men of War, to a£t as Agent for Her Majefty*s Navy during this Expedition j and one Mr. fFil- Ham Clarky who has been very ferviceable in pro- curing Provifions, I have appointed to ad as Agent Viftualler. • Captain Arris of the JVindfor^ having acquaint- ed me, that Mr. George Amers his Purfer, had fur- nifhed the Ship under his Command, with all things neceflary , and that he could difpenfe with his Abfcnce, I gave him leave to go to Jamaica to fettle bis Affairs with the Agent Vid:ualler there. % . -.'y ■■ ^ I lend The IntroduSlion, I fcpd all the French Prifoncrs home in the Hum" ^^r and Devonpire^ and the Loyal Merchant Tran- (p«rt under their Convoy. The Captain of the Dunkirk at her coming out o^Nantasket Harbour complaining to me, that his Matter Henry Jnderfon rcfufed to take charge of the Ship to carry her out, I fent one of my Quarter- deck People to bring her out, and put another Maftcr in the Dunkirk , being Nicolas T^a^rr from the Sunderland^ and made Nicolas Moody Mafter of the Sunderland^ having pail his Examination at trinity Houfe. The Chefter's Stern-poft being loofc, I fhall be obliged to fend her to New England before I in-: tended it. I dedrc their Lordihips will be pleafed to give Dircdtions to the Navy Office and Vjftualling Of- fice, to fupport thofe Gentlemen appointed by mc to aft for the Navy and Vidualling Affairs. Having no Men of War to fpare with me, bc- fidcs the two great Ships that are to go home, and fl Man of War of 60 Guns, with another of jo being expeftcd from France every Day, I have or- dered the HUmber and Deionfiire to cruize in the opening of the Bay of St. Laurence^ till the laft of this Month, and then to proceed to Great Britain^ except they may have an occafion for Water and Provitions, to call in at Newfoundland by the Way. I am; Sir, 43 Edgars/ Sea^ 14. Augtiftj 1711, off Bird Iflands ifo Leagues from Cape " Ann. Mr, Secretary Burchett of the Admiralty. Your mofi obedient Hurnble Servant. Hovenden Walker. '''^■'-', Thi$ n The IntroduBion. This Letter was fcnt by Captain CuUiford of the Number^ and the Sentences of the Courts Martialj (^c. therewith. jt COPr of a LETTER fent to Mr, Secretary Burchett of the Admiralty ^from Spaniih Rivcr- Baj, after the Accident iti Canada Ri'ver, ' SIR, „ • When I fcnt tny laft Letters by the Humber^ I was in the greateft Expcdation of Succefs imagi- nable, having fair Weather till we got within the Bay of St. Laurence^ where the Navigation began ito be intricate and dangerous > and then it became ehahgeable, thick and foggy, fometimes calm and little Wind. But the i8*^ oi Augufi being off Cape Gafpee^ Bay, near the entrance of the River Canada^ blow- ing frelh at N. W. left the Tranfports fhould be fc^ttered and blown to Leeward, I anchored in that 'Bay, where I ftay*d for an opportunity to proceed 'up that River ^ and not being able to brins her a- %ay, burnt a Trench Ship I tound there fiming. The 20*** oi Auguji^ I was in hopes (the Winds .'•yeering Eafterly) that we had obtained our wilhes: ■'But next Day afternoon , it proved foggy , and 'Continued fo all Night, and the Day followingi '-^ith little Winds and calm till Afternoon, when in an extream thick Fogg, it began to blow hard at £. and £. S. £. which rendring it impoilible with Safety to fteer by any Coufle, having nei- ther Soundings nor fight of Land to help us, or any Anchorage within fixty Leagues, and that not fafe, it was therefore by the Advice of the Pilots then abord, both Englijh and French , the bed in the Fleet, (who agreed in their Opinions) that I made the Signal to bring coo with our Heads to the ^ r ^ N Southward, The IrttroduBion. Southward, at eight a- clock at Night, by which pofturc it was reafonablc tb believe we ihould not have come near the North Shoar, but have becrt driven by the ftream in the Mid-chanelj but quite contrary, as we were with the Winds eafterly and our Heads to the Southward, in tw Hours time we found our felves upon the North Shoar amongd Rocks and Iflands, at leaft fifteen Leagues farther than the Logg gave 5 where the whole Fleet had like to have been loft : But by God*s good Provi- dence, all the Men of War, tho' with extreme Hazards and Difficulty cfcaped, and eight Tran- fports were caft away, and almoft poo Men, Offi- cers, Soldiers, and Seamen loft, and had I not made the Signal as I did, but continued failing, 'tis a great queftion whether any Ship or Men had been faved. ,, The French Pilot having told me, who had beiefi forty Voyages in that River and eighteen of them in command, that whenever it happened to b^ foggy, fo as not to fee the Land, no Man could ever be able to judge the Currents, or fteer by any Courfe, for that he himfelf had loft two Ships, and was once caft away upon the North Shoar, when he thought himfelf near the South 5 and that the Currents were fo uncertain, that when People might believe tl^emfelves upon the North, they would fine) themfelves upon the South Shoar, ^nd fo oh the contrary, as we by difmal Experience found } and nothing is npore fure, than that Ships are call: away in that River every Year; and the Navigation is fo hazardous, and Shipwrecks fo fre- quent, that they find it extremely difficult in /T««r« to procure Seamen to go to ^ebec^ and that is the reafon fo very few Ships come thither. By all which it appears, that things have been wonder- fully iriifrcprefenred by thofc who have pretended to \ N April, 1711. iiii And full AC^ptfNT OF -I-HE:; : EX PETITION \'i)'\ As f^r {is fcktfes to the ^'"*' ' ^ CO N D U C T OF Sir Hovenden Walker, (Si:: \i i !'« ;s''*2^:/:f..3 HIS Morning a Mcflenger from the Mmiralty Office^ brought tnc a Pac- 5 ^^ kct with a Letter from Mr. Burchett^ ' land a -''Commiffion for commanding in Chief a Squadron of Her Majefty's Ships de- fignedupon a fccret Expedition,, with Orders and Inftru6tK)n$5 and a Warrant for holding Courts OURNAlI '"'''^'^PP''"^*^' E Martial ^ JO A JOURNAL of April, 1711. London. 7- ^ 10. m Martial ; Upon-which I took Meafures for mak- ihg rpyfelf ready to go to; Port/mouih , where the Ships and Forces Wi^rc;^ rendezvpus 5 the Shipi being all ready fittedv arjcithe Forces embark'd. Mr. Secretary St. John^ from whom I am to re- ceive particular Inftrudions relating to the Expe- "j7-\ dition, having appointed me to be with him this I .fToiryl: Da^at Hj^i Ofl[^e,|f I >^ent thi^er^acqpfdingly^l ^^y^r^s) iiJ-Clpcky w||l^rd I fivw Mr. fo/ls^y, 'one, o CTommiffioriers of "^i^rafSport wltti the Secretai7J and the Matter jconcertied, was concerning fome| Cloathing for the Soldiers not yet abord theTranf- ports now at i\it Nare : But rather than theyl l^craldf flay fof ihenij i|r was- qoncluded to fend thf Cloaths by Eand-HrHage, and that the Tranl^ por»"s ihould forthwith proceed to the /)tf'Zt?«.f ; So preffing was the Queen for the Squadron to fail. Mr, Secretafy St\John^ when It waited on him I this Bay at Noon, told me, the Tranfports with the ''Forces froirt Flanders , were arriVed in the Downs ^ and appointed, me to attcod him on the morrow by i i a-Clock at his Office, for fartherl Orders: Then I \vcnt to the Admiralty, to Mr. Burchett^ to difcDurfc concerning the Contingeml Monies for the Expedition, which was not yetl fettled 3 and Iiconcluded with Mr. Burcbeft.^ ih^tl .ijobfi/, in Mdrties for the prefent, and Power tol draw on the Navy Bord for what afterwards anyl Occaiion might require, would anfwen fqffie)ient)y.| MX'J^iirchc'U.-4[f^ told me, he thought it ncceflaryl I.Aould fpeak to the Secretary .of, State, that thel ^pidnance and Victualling Boids jfliould havp Or{ ders ^q , anfwer. fujch , Bills as I ^%^^ dr^w oj\ 5 them. ' ., . About Noon I went to the CockPit. to Mr. Sc«| crcid,Yy St.Jobn, with whom I found Brigadier /^i//,l who was appointed General to command theLandl '^•j[fiin*l- 4 <':1. Forccjl ,?> ^ f II Forces upon> the prcfent fccrct Expedition. The April, Secretary told ais,- that this Evenihg we muft both n i ». : go together tb the Queen, Her Majefty defigninff ^^^^%. to give us pur Inltrutfeions with Her own Hands j (^/'VSJ and about fcven a-Clock iif the Evening (Mr. ///// and I being at St. ^'^'ww's attending) Mr/Secretary St. John carried us in to the Queen, and Her Ma- jefty gave us our ^ InftruftioriS) at the lame time re- commending to us a perfe6t Agreement and Friend- . " ' * (hip, which we piromifed exa^ly to obfervc, ac* cording to Her Majfilty's Commands. The Queeni preffing me to haftento the Squadron^ I promis*d Her Majefty to be ready x.6 go :io Port fntoufh oil the Morrow or next Day arfartheft. I had Or*- ders from thb'*='Admirah:y for coJrtpteating the M^* rines, going lij^bfi- the EKJ^djfibn^ to doo Men, purfuant to th;(iQUeen'.s Direflion*. f;*^ '**| ^'^'.?i This Kvehirig Mr; Secrei^^^ity^y^ 7^%^^ 1^- i^} Tpeak with me at his own'Hoiife, and diftoiirfcd with me concefhing fon>e bl" the Weftern Crui 21. We have had fuch turbulent Weather, that it prevented the Embarkation of a Regiment of Sol- diers, neither could the « Mortars be taken out of | the Bomb Veflcls to be put abord the great Ships, . fc>r which I gave Orders this Day, and gave this Account by Letter, to the Secretary of the Ad- miralty, by yeftcrday's Poft. Having ufed all my ^ Endeavours for forwarding the Tranfpoi-ts, and I ^ difpofcd what related to the diflribution of the Marines, I refolvcd myfelf to fail to St. Helen'sl iWith fuch Ships as ihould be ready. ^ 2^A Ycftcrday Aftepoon I failed to St. Helem a- • hord the Edgary And with me the Dunkirky Mon-l mouthy Sunderland J Montague ^ Kingfton, Experi-^ ^^entjijd Be^ord Gaily : But the Tranfports did H - * net ■ U ■ I 5 f^'^*. Append. « vid. Append, //6^ CANADA Expedition. 53 not move fiom Spitbead, alledgitlg they had not ApriT, all their Provifions' abord, and this Day it has nn. blown frefh. ^°J^7^ * This Morning the Devon/hire^ juft as ihe was i^^^ysj getting ready to fail, loft alt her Topmafts, for 5 ^f . which I ordered another Supply, and all Difpatch imaginable is ufed for refitting her. [^ The Swiftfurey which I had fent to Plymouth to take aborij fome Marines there, for the Expe- dition , was forc'd back to St. Helens^ with her Foretopmaft loft, having been as far as Portland.]^ Very few of the Tranfports being got to St; Helens , I fent for feveral of the Mailers, and t6ld them of their Negligence, ordering them to be at St. Helens^ withovt fail, on the morrow. The Swfftfure (ailed this Morning £^t Plymotitbi ' '• - This Day feveral Tranfports got to St. Ilelefis^^ •)i but the Devon/hire Was not yet ready. r'^^n4iiu»rii At f this Morning unmoored, the Wind N. E. the reft of the . nfports came from 5'^//^m^j but the Z)^i;o»/ - w icmained there, not being rea- ' ^ dy: However,' Captain ^mjprdmiifed to fail by 10 a-Clock on the Morrow Morning. f,"»--^ 'ij^_ At 6 this Morning we weighed > but it proving T} 28. calm, anchoi*ed again, to ftop the Flood J then the Wind Shifting Southerly, the greateft part of the | Tranfports could not get clear o( Bembridge Ledge, For the more convenient and better keeping toge- ther in failing with the Men of War and Tranfports, the Torbay and Dunkirk were to repeat all my Sig- Hnalsj and forDiftindtion, thefirft to wear abroad a red Pendant at the Main- topmaft- head, and in the Night two Lights in tqe Poop, and one in the Top^. The- latter, a white broad Pendant in the fame Place, and in the Night, one Light in the 16. 2 27. ,1 ^ri^e Append. ■i\'L.m^, E 5 ^.«t'i*^- Poop, J10URN4L of April, Poop, and one in the; Top, which all the Men of 171 1. "jV'ar and TranfpQrts had Notice to obfcrve. j^^' . Ac 4 this Morning, I made the Signal to weigh, 2fi. ^'^^ ftood out with ancafy Sail for ail the Ships to . epme up with Soiej but neither the Devonjhm " nor Diamond comipg opt with cis, I made the Sig- nal, and brought too,, when the Fleet was clearrofif I Bembridge Ledge,, i/,[\ ,0 >iw jt;vA'.u-„^.' T ' [ji 30. . . I lay y till 7 a-Cloick y efterdety Evening, for the Devanjmre^ abor4 which Ship the General was em- barked, and hfid with him the Contingent Monies iov the Land Service} there were ^Vfo two of the j^doitars, belonging to one of the Bomb Vefleis, fpr the Expeditioi) J without all which, I cqm)4 i?pt^ proceed ^ 5 and b^caufe it was inipoflible. tg have fhifted them into any other Ship in fo (hovt . ,. a timp, it was therefore abfojutely neceffary that I fhouid ftay for the Devonjkire : Moreover the Suhir , derland, which came out of St. ,^f/\. -.. lu^' After 7 a^Clock yefterday Evening, made an iiafy Sail, and <'it 8 the Devonjhire ;Cd.rfie into the 2: yr'frrif>;orp^Hat?jt|im^ tack', : > It is reported, that there |m great ArmaBO'ent lat ^r Ifent her into Plymoutk with my ° Letters, to for* Vard by ^'///«ir^ w^^^^ us. Indeed tft^rtf 'wc^e 76 Nikriries ordered from Southampton^ »tid the. tfle 6^ PTight^ to terve abord the De'ion- plhi^hiix td^e f^ii*d before they were embarkM: iAhId it was by rib me^ns iafe to take any Marines frdm the'Ships going to Pi[>'wo«/^i becaufc it ^bld very 'much have difabled them, in cafe cf meeting tb? Enemy j as I alfb made the ' Qeneral ♦^ ® fttjfiblev; Mittters being then ng^^ I. gave brdcrs fpr ;the"lf5nhH In I ^^»'SGillyN. 790 %^'^.E.ii6,LeazHestLat.l. R.49''' ^l''^.' the CANADA Expedition. In the Night blp,i^ing hard, with Rain and ha* key Weather y, this Morning clear, and between II and iz a-Clock, the Monmouth made the Sig* nal of Diftrefs^.havipgfprung her Forenjoiji ancj [l ordered the Sf'WffffHf^ to ftay. by ber^', Yclterdayr Afternoon , the Devanfiire loft her |Maiqitopmaft,(jthp»Wind, ^ {hifting ^nd blowing Frcfli. Thi^ Dj^y the Mqnn^outb^ 2iX\d,STipiftfure :W w [put of fight, ;beiiigl.cfta,StQrn*, , [. .^ We had various kind of Weather (Jnc perceiving feveral of the T/ani^prts to be yeij heavy Sailer?^ I gfivc out Orders ^nd Signals to the Captains pf the Men of War, for towing fuch as plight at ar^y time be a Stern, pn to the Leeward, that our R^fi- [fagg pight be, made as foon as pofl^c* :~-j According to ithe third '' Article pf my Inftru- tipns, the General ai)d I having agreed upon it, the Kingflm wi^h; the A/<«r>* Storcfbip,, by my 0*r ler, parted from us to, make the bcft of her way to Neiv Tork, ■.ff t. ^^,^^ ,^,,} j^^j- „ ^,^^ j^j^. ^ ^ Ycfterday about fin the Afternoon, upon the :lcaring up of, a Squall, faw a Sail N. N. W. off js, which fcemed to come down towards the Fleet, till I fuppofe perceiving us, clap'd upon a <= Wind then at N. W. by. N. but being a fmaU Bark, and ' ' ' the 511 At i*a, S If. h 19- S It. 1 ^ S Z9' I > 4' y wind E, by S. and E. N. E. to ^. E. by N. frejh Gatei, jcilly at Noon bears N. 71. 4$'. £.2.55. Leagues, Lat. p. ob.^6°. « wind from N. N. W. to W. K. W. and W. S. W. to S. W. by f. fqually Weather with Rain, at NoonSciWy, N. 730. 56'. ff. ^71 Leagues, and Lat. p. ob. 45°. 34'. N. ' Wind N. to N. W. and S. E. Moderate Gales, and fair Wea^ ther, at Noon Scilly bore N. So^ ii' E. 185. Leagues, Lat. p. 9b. 47°. 34'. N. b Wind S. S. E. to S. W. by W. moderate Weather. At Noon \z\\\yboreN. TJ'^.yJ. E. ^^. Leagues^ Lat, p. 0^.450.50'. N. '■ Wind N. W. to N. by W. cloudy fqually Weather, at Noon Bcilly bore N. 770. 30', £.483. Leagues, Lat. p. ob. 440. 46'. N, oft May/; ' I7ir: AtSu. ••t- > -1. V "^ . Vv. .'I I i' June, • Cit o 5 6. i* jdURl^ALof the Evening tao far fpent, I thought it impofltblc for any Ship to fpcak with her, without lonng the Fleet, which' was of greater Importance than tak- '■ ine a Prize, having frequent Occafion for Men of War to tow the Lag and Leeward Ships (the Monmouth anil Swiftptre not being in the Fleet) therefore I made no Signal for chaut^^ notWith- Handing which, and an ** Order I had given not to hazard the Lofs of the Fleet in chaHng, upon any pretence whatever, Captain ^«//«* irt the Dunkirk] Bxiddptiin Soanes in the Edgar chafed 3 tho*they both were appointed to repeat my Signals, fo^-thc bfctter keepirtg together the Number of TranfportsJ (Kjlecially the Weather inclining to be cloudy and! ft^y, being near the Banks ofNewfoundland: A-l bout 8 this Morning faw one of the Men of Warl thaf had chafed, which prov*d tlife Edgar. "•' k'^ We have had for this laft Week, very change- able and Varibus Weather, cloudy, hazy and clekfi alternately vfometimes frcfli « Gales and very cold] At Day-light we pafled by two Iflands of Ice, andl at p this Forenoon, law another krge Ifland of icej N. N. E. off us, which rendered the Wcathet| very cold. Yefterday Afternoon founded, and had 40 FaJ thom Water, Shells, and fine grey Sand. aJ ^ Noon founded, but had no Ground, with 130I Fathom of Line ojijt. Havine .v\ ,.V,<%N -•»■• TftTRT «* Vidt Append. e Wind N.W.by W. N.JV. by N. N.N.E.N.E.&cc, changed^ Weather from clear to fo^gy. At Noon Scilly bore N. 770. 16] E. 577. Leagues, Lat.p. ob. 43°. 38'. N. f Wind E. N. E. E. by S. and S. E. clear all Night , tl.A thick foggy Weather with Rain, which continued all Day. A\ Noon SciUy bore N. 77°. 51'. E. 6iz. Leagues, Lat, p. R. 4]| 33- ^- f 1 the CA'S AD A J^xfedkioM. 6i^ Jiving had, the Weather for the moft part very. J«nc.^,,, , thick and foggy, continuing fo alfo for ^Pveral y^^^^^r Day?. without any clearing up, and no Signals in. ^^^^Ay«^ the printed Inftrudions for alcerine the Courfc in* ^^i|V J Fogg i therefore, not knowing out I might at ^' ^ bmc time in foggy » Weather, have occafwn.tp liter t he, Courfc^ 1 conddered with Captain Culli^^ ford, of the following Signals', to be given ojat ^he firft Opportunity to all the Ships. , , Signals in a Fogg. ,:,:\ When the Fleet is failing large, or before ttif /ind, and the Admiral fhall think fit to alter his Courfc J if to Starbord, he will fire 3 Guns; if to ^ort, f GunS} and about 4 Minutes after a Gun, ■ach half Minute, for fo many Points as fhall bp iltered from the Courfe he before fleer'd : So that (f only I Gun be fired, i Point only is altered, , ei- ther to Starbord or Port. ) Vj When failing upon a Wind, the Admiral fhall [hink it proper to pay away large, he will fire/ ,\ ^ 'runs, and 4 Minutes after, a Gun each half Mi» ' lutc, for as many Points of the^ Comp^fs as he lall go from the Wind. / At 4 this Morning founded, and had 4f Fathom '^ '4« ^ftter^, continued founding till we had 24. A(t -I itrcleared, which difcovered to us the Iflanid hHcy N.E. byE. about 3 Leagues off, being a [ow fandy Ifland pretty long , and at the Wefl end ,. A'jliijr . ■ li^? B mnd N.N.E. N. E. E. E. S. E. moderate Gales and cifat till 8 thii Marning. At Noon Scilly bears N. 780. 53'. E. 710. [tfgutsy Lat. p. ob. 430. o'9. i^. Vu-i >cilly bore N.^J^o, ^^\ £. 386. Leaguesy Lat.p.ob. 450. ^o' Jit.^ ^ Wind S. F. S. W. and S. IV. by W. Still foggy Weather with odtrate Gales, and Jometimes calm. At Noon Scilly bore N, So". 30'. E. 741 Ltaguest Lat.p, ob.^V*, 53'. N, ;- . a June;, '4'i (S> i4 41 if A JOURNAL of lies foul Groirtid. I fcnt one bf the fmall Tranf- ports in to found a Head of us, and at Noon m4dc the Signal to tack, and flood ofFto the South ward. ' We have had foggy Weather, and fomctimcs ' frcfli * Gales, ever fince the I4»'». This Morning I at Day-light, (aw the Land of Aciadia > the Moufhl iague having chafed, brought a Sloop into the Fleet, the Mafter whereof , being a good Pilot, and knowing the Coaft of Ne'OO England ^ I took him abord, not thinking it fafe to venture fo con- fiderable a Fleet into an unknown Shoar without a Pilots having no Perfon in the Fleet that I could depend upon. Upon the Weather's clearing up, we could fee but 3 3 Sail of Ships, and the Dunkirk has never join'd us fince (he cliafed, which Ship was much wanted for anfwering Signals, the Fogs | having been vei-y frequent , and oT long Conti- nuance. • I left the Mount ague to cruize 48 Hours o^Cape\ Sabhy in order to take Ore of the draggling Traniports, and bring them to -Bofton. At II a- if. ftire- came abord to aiUft in piloting the Hummer into Nantaskef, who together with the Mailer i^f the Monmouth (both which Ships arrived her^ 4 Week before me), having placed a Buoy on a|^cK in the niidfl of iht Entrance, atid in cpfi6d^tic^ of y its being rightly laid. borrow'd toa nes^r the Bu6y« and run the Ship iipon the RoA,^ where (hci^iy from fcvcn a Clock till half an w6iC|: paft eleven that Night, when theTide rifin^, ihe got off again without any apparent Damage) for the Ship made no Witerj and this Day got fafe into Nantasket Road, as did alfp all the Tranfports. The Ditn-' kirk^ which had Ipft pompany ever (incc the li^ of laft Month, fajiiie.m jutt before me. The Sapphire ind Leopard ^ which arrived hci;e the lyth of this Moiitli, with two Store Ships for 'N^'Tork^ were both cleaning by Colonel Nich^l" fbn'i Order, who cajaie \^^ith theth. The Windjor ^nd Weymouth were alfp here, having brougiit iq ia rich Prize, a Trznch Man of War of 41 Guas, and \oo Men, takcii by them offCuita: f. . E.N.E. ratnjl -t?rt'^<|'''(f. -^V''^ *»-'''•'-'■■ ■;|*fT'^*^« A Vv. The ^4 June, 1711'. ; Boftoii. AJ0URM4L of \\ r\L di **>• '.** The Monmouth ^ wanting 1^ Foremalt, afnd the _ Edgar's \^i?en being unferyjccailc, ;and feveral 0- ther Ships wahtihg what might render them, fit to proceed to, , and if need were, to remain at ^e- Bee; I ordered Enquiry tp be made, how Tfiey could be fupplied, and how any Stores might be had to make good fuch Defeats of the Squadron, as Ihould be found requihte. ■ , The Secretary of the Colony, and fome of the Council, being gone abord the Devon/hire^ to complement the General upon, his Arrival 5 I w^i^t to him, and foon after he, and I went, together with the Council and Secretary aflioar i we calleij at Cafik-'tjland^ where • was one Ronde Detinie a Trench M^n^ Vfho cam^ from Placentia with a Flag of Truce, and fome jB»g/(^ Prifoners j but, upon thcArrival of Colonel A7f^fl^;!?, was detain'd, ancj "not fufftjr'd to return. The "Gove. 'nment here, it feiems, have iflued but ilrid Qrders, for preventing ,JPQfp^ti|?f? .f^pn? t|ie Men of War and Land Forces,- •; y? » '^ 'When wc cafDC to Bofion^ the Governour^ar^d 'Lieiitehant-Gencral Nkholf^n^ being at a Congrefs jpf the Governours of the feveral Provinces, to coa- xert Matter? relating to our intended Expedition} the Council in Town received, and entertain'd us at a Dinner, in a publick Houie. One Captain Belcher^ a very rich and leadJing Man amongft them, who Iiad furnifhed the Men of War Yrith ProvifioriSj l^cfore my Arrival^ Tefufed now tpcpi^ tinue fo to do, and alledged/he was only a Contra- ,dxx at a Price for a certain tirne j but chat;.bcjiqg over, he would not furnifh Proyificwis at the farpe "Rate, being, as he faid, tod low a Price. .> Ij^fl- ^deavour^d, ^y all the Argunicnts I coulcj,^ to in- ■'■' '"'■'"■''■ '■ "'ducc »•*»- I Vidi Append. •" Vide Append. the C A N A D A Expedition. tj duce him to ftipply the Sqmdfoft under rajf Cbfti- June mand, with Provifions at any rcafonable Rate > he g7 j^^- being the only Perfon capable, and told hitii he (^/yX> ihould have Bilk oil the Viiftualling Board * atteft- ed, and authonVd by me, fcfr tvhich I hcifufli- ciert Power, and that it woald be eftccrp*d as a great piece of Service to the prfcfent Exped tioij,: but whatever I could fay. had lip EfFfbj 'xnd in I vain I endcavoiiV'd to ODviate^^all his Ob^eftions. When I found him thus obfii^atp, I began to doubt, whethcir we {hotild ijot be much dmreft*d for, if not quite difappointed of, the Pr6vifion» expcfted and fo much dcpdfided upon > for none die, in Bofton^ would be concern'd, fince Belcher refufed: And Stratigcrs Wbtild find it very difficult to undertake the Matter, and their Succefs tfaerein doubtful. Some of the Captains of the Meii of War were of Opinion, xh^t Belcher woul^iiioC be concerned himfelf, becaufe, being rich and of great Credit, he defigned t6 buy up all the Provi- fions to be had in the Country, to inhance the Pricts, and fo majce the whole Advantage tp his own private Interell. This Accident therefoi-e put me upon thinking of Tome Meafures foir prp- curing Provilions by other means, wherein I jper- ccived I fhould meet with unexpected Difficulties. After Dinner, while I Was with the General* the Secretaiy of the Coloiiy came to acquaip; us, that the ChepY ,t\ox goitigiojtmapoUs Royaly^!^ dife^ted by the Gbvernirieht,, it was necefTary Tome other Man 6f^ War fhoultf be fent thither. Sooxi after which, 1 came abori the /^««^tfr, to give the necelTary Cl^iie&ions for the Squadrons being watered and fitted. » Vidt Append. InfiruSl. the eighth Article, It 66 A JOURNAL of J«n«» It having been fettled that the Soldiers ihouldl Bofton ^^'^ ^^y difcmbark, and encamp on Noddles lilandJ iyy\j t;o be refrcflied and exercis'd , I gave Orders ac-l ^ 2.6. cordingly tb all the Matters of Tranfports to faill up with their Ships, and anchor near that IflandJ to difembark the Troops with all convenient fpeedJ as/ aifb to furniOi them with two Days Bread andl Pork, at their going alhoar. I I alfo held a "Court Martial for enquiring intoJ and calling Captain Soans and Captain Butler to anl , Account, for Breach of Orders ai^ Difciplinc, jqI chafing without a Signal, and leavmg the Fleet. I Captain ° Soans^ in confidcration of his havingl rejoin'd the Fleet next Day , was by the CouitJ only mulded three Months Pay. Captain ^ Butler^ having contrary to a pofitivd 0«'der he had received, not, upon any pretence o| Chafe whatfoevcr, to hazard the lofs of the Fleet] and being alfo a Signal-Ship, was judged* by thJ Court Martial , to have been guilty of fo great t Breach of Difciplinc and Order, as to defervei Difmidion, and was therefore, by the Sentence o| the Court, difrnifs*d from his Command. I had a Letter from the ^ General fignifying, tha notWithllanding it had Yefterday been concluded] that the Man of War to go to Annapolis^ fhoull flay to take abord for that Garrifon the new rais'ij FortcSt of this Colony 5 yet now the Council woulJ have one fent immediately thither : He alfo del fired in the fame Letter, that the Marines mighj be landed, and that fuch Ships as (hould procee to Sea, mrght leave their Marines behind : Coo cerning all ^hich Matters, I went afhoar to con| cert with the General , and took with me tbj • vide Append. < viit Append. p vide Append. Freni the CAS AD A Expeditieti. 67 French Man that I had at Plymouth^ as a Pilot for J«n«. the River St. Lauteme. '7ir. Captain Matthews of the Chefter , who came ^^r^/yj in from cruifing this Afternoon, ttiet me aftioar, and he and I went together to one Mr. Fatieuil^ to Idifcourfe him about the Squadrons being furnifhed with fuch Naval and Ordnance Stores as might be I demanded for the Ufe thereof. Perceiving it very inconvenient for me to lie a* Ibord the Ship, it being about 2 Leagues from iTown, and all Applications coming to me from jthe Shoar, I thought, for the better expediting the Bufinefs, it would be moft proper for me to lie afhoar, as well as for the more cafie and quicker concerting all things with the General, and confut- ing the Governour > accordingly I lodged at Captain Y Southack's Houfe, who was the Perfon by the |Queen*s appointment, to command the Province Gaily, to go a-head of tfie Fleet, in Canada Ri- ver : But upon difcourfing him, I found he had ne- jver been higher up that River than the Sept IJles^ lying juft at the Mouth, and that he was no way hiclincd to go upon the Expedition, alledging that I he could be of no manner of Service in the River. I then fent for my French Man, to look upon a [Draught Captain Southack had of the Bay of St. [Lawrence^ and the River and Places adjacent} Captain iS'o»/^^^^ and he difcourfing upon the mac^ Iter, the Captain told me, he was a better Pilot I than any I fhould meet with here. The General came to my Lodging, where wc jiettled the manner of the Marines coming afhoar^ I but concluded nothing concerning a Man of War to be fent to Annapolis Royal. Mr. Faneuilj for whom I fent, being come, I recommended the ' Vtdt Append. F z Care 6l AjOUkNAL oj June, Care of my French Pilot to him, being willing to i'ft'* give him all manner of Encouragement , fince he 4^^^J5^ was like to prove a better Pilot than any to be had here, and I ordered hjm to be placH in fome /r^«fi& ProteftantVHoi^fe, where hefhould be well entertained: For till now I never imagined the Navigation of iht^wcr ^ebec would have prov'd fo difficult. 5 17. [ This Morning Mr. ff^ieuil came to me, and of- fered to fupply the Squadron under my Command, with Naval and Ordnance Stores, according to fuch Demands as. ihould be fign'd by mc. Cap- tain Belcher having abfolutely refufed to meddle with Vidualiinc the Squadron of Men of War and Tranfports, and no Perfon elie of the Colony be- ing inclined to undertake itj the Purlers, Mr. Mahon of the Humber^ and Mr. Norton of the Ed' ^«r having offered their Service, I gave them a ^ Warran: to a£i: as Agent Victuallers for the pre- fent Expedition j tho' at the Hime time I believed they undertook a very difficult Task. The Governour being come from the Congrefs, and at the General's, I went thither, arid the Go- vernor told me, that a Sloop was gone to ylnna- polis Royal with Letters to Colonel Fetch^ and for bringing him to Bojlon^ and it would not now re- quire any Man of War to be fcnt thither.' -r ;I told him I ihould fend the Chefter to fee the two Storefhips (which came with Lieutenant General Nicbolfon) fafc to New Tor k, and wondred, that ei- ther the Sapphire or the Leopard had not been fent with them as foon as arrived zt Bojlony which would have been more for the Service of the pre- fcnt Expedition, than their cleaning. I acquaint- ed the Governour alfo that I had appointed two i .. Vidi Append. . Purfcrs the ChVik D'A Ex^duton. bccaufe me, being a fmall Vcf- k\., co^ild have gone within Nantasket Shoals, whereas the Cbefter muft so about, and it might be a M nth before they inould reach New-fork ituc way That generally there is a fortnight, or three Weeks, fometimcs a Month's difference be- tween a Voyage from Europe to Eofton^ and Nevf Torkx tl at m all likelihood, the i^m^/foxi therefor^ wouid not be at New-Tor k^ tho* detach*d from the ^ieet fo long fince, in a fortnight or three Weeks, or perhaps a Month, after my Arrival at Bofton i ancl that from New'Tork to Bofion was generally a Month's Paflage for a Man of War, bccaufe ob" lig*d to go about the Nantasket Shoals, the necef- fity of (everal Shifts of Winds, and the danger of St. George's Bank. By all that appeared to me, every Day produ- cing fomething unexpe6bed, I begun to think this Expedition would prove difficult and hazardous j not only with refpcft of the danger of the Bay, and the River of St. Laurence-, but the fcvcral Im* pediments we met with as to the Provifions, and other Neceflaries wc hoped to have had here. I therefore believed it not amiis ^^if I could b« fupply'd therewith) to take up nioi^ Monies, f<>r the Contingencies of the S<^clr<>ii, which in all likelihood would be much nKNre than could be forefeen in Britain j and havit^ a Pieccden: in Sir Francis Wheeler^ who, when he was fent upon \ like Expedition in the Year i6p*, had zooo/. for Contingencies imprefs'd to him : I had as good Grounds to think my Occiiions would not be Icfk and therefore fpokc to Certain Paddon^ who had r 4 Monicf 7% June, 1711. Bojlon. 4J0VRNAL of Monies by him, to let mc have for Bills on the Navy Bord, a$ rouch as I ihould find ncccflary, deiiring him to refpve a Sum for thupurpofe ) for that at prefent I wanted none, iince 1 |iad enough left of the 1 000 7. I brought from Britain. I preflcd the ^ttir^g thofe Ships which wanted any thing, cfpe^rially that they might be watered with all difpatch portiblr, which wa^ difficult and very troublcfome in this Portj and thcrefoip Cap tain Culhford thought it would have been better, had the Squadron gone to Road Iftand, where we could witn greater cafe, have watered, and been much nearer the Prnvjfions. J gave Diredtioiis fur halltiihig H new T'TFrnaft jbr the Monmouth. The Oovernour, who appeared very jealous in promoting the Good of the [expedition, dined at the General's, where I was alfo. We propofed and difcourfcd Icveral Matters relating to the En- terpiize in hand j more efpecially how to get Sub- fiUance for the Troops afhoar, and Provifionsto jBUiible us to proceed to Canada j the General and myfetf prefllng the quick Difpatch of every ihing. C5^pe£led by tne Queen from this Colony} in all which the Governour readily concurred to yield his Alliflance. His Son M^^n Dudley having pro- pofed that new Bills fhould be iifued out, upon r^: Fund of the Britijb Credit, told us , that feveral Merchants had agreed to fubfcribe for fijpporting that Prpjeft, and the Governour having fummon'd the Council to meet and deliberate about all thefe Affairs, defircd the General j>nd myfelf to be there. Upon this we went with the Governour to the Town-houfe, where the Council was met j and the ppyevnour made a very handfome Speech upon the Dccaflon, acknowledging the great Goodnefs and pgje gf the Queen it) fending fugh ^ Fotpe for the /j& and the Let- ter of Credit from the Treafury of Great Britain^ beins produced, the General propofed that Mo- nies iliould be rajfed upon thai Credit, for the i^' of the Army, h was anfwered, that the Govcfn^ ment had not any Monies more than to defray the needful f .hargts bl the Cojbny, and that withoue a General Allrrnhly, none could be raifed. This put us (inon another Propofal: ^iz. That theTrea- luiy \^^ New Enfjand i^im\i\ 1 nd iooo/. tillaGe^ neral Aflcnibly could meet ; But itill fome Hefi-' tations being made, 1 deihed IPHve to fpeak my Thoughts freely J and reprefented the U/iaccount- able Backwaidncfs, as it appeared to me, in thd People of the Province, for promoting the pre- '^ lent Expedition, which the Q^ieen for their Good and Advantage, had at a great Charge undertaken : And that I .did not imagine Things would have niovtd fo heavily in this Place, towards an Un- dertaking fo beneficial for themfelves} for which I was the more concerned, having, when at Lon* doH^ reprefented the People of this Country with all the Advantage I thought due to them, from the Knowledge 1 had of them, when here about If Years fince. In (hort, after feveral things urged and argued on all Sides, it was at bift concluded, that the Treafury of New- England ftiould lend looo/. for the Ufe of the Troops, till a general Aflcmbly ihould meet, and then the Council broke up> l^a- vjing us very impatient for the mectiing of the Af- fcmbly, June, 1711. Boltoo. 9 Ip. 4 JOURNAL of femblyi which could not be till the iS''* of next Month. Having been defircd to view fome Tenders, and FUt-bottom*d Boats, dcHgned for the Expedition, I went with the Committee appointed to provide them I but they were not ytt fitted, nor could any certain time be fet, when they (hould be ready. Thus all things Teeming at a Stand, till the meet- ing of the AiTembly, I went to the General, and With him confider'd of feveral things to be done, and apprehended the fatal Confequence of wanting Proviuons y and the Backwardnefs of the New* Englanders^ fecm*d to us a very great Myftery. However, I went abord to haften the Men of War, and, for want of an Hulk for that Purpofe, ordered the MonmoHtb to hale abord the Dunkirk^ to take out her Foremaft, giving Dire£tions for all the Ships to get their Water abord with the ut* rooilDifpatch* This Morning Captain Jrris brought Mr. Nel- fon of Long' I/land to me, a Pcrfon of good Senfe, and well acquainted with the Intereft and Affzirs of thefe parts of jtwerica^ ^ith whom I had fome Difcourfe about the River of Canada : But dill, 1 find, by every Notice, that it is a very dangerous Navigation j and I began now to think it unfafc, to venture the Number and Devonjbire up that Ri- ver. I gave Orders to all the Captains to get the Men of War ready , with fuch Provifions as they aU ready had abord, and give an Account, by what time that might be, and what could retard them : For feeing fo little Likelihood of being furni{h*d with Provifions here, I thought proper to have the Squadron ready to fail, i' order to proceed up- pn fome Service or other, lu caic we ihoujd not procure \ the CA^ AD A Expedition. 7$ {procure Provifions enough, t enable us to pot in Junt, Execution the Enterpriw againft ^ebec. JTii. Being to dine at the Governours, I went lioar \y^yj\j to Bofton^ arfd from thence to the Governour*! Hou?e ^iRoxbury^ where dined the General, the Colonels, and fcvcral of the Sea Captains. Here was alfo a Gentleman, who had been a Prifoner at \^ebec^ who gave an Account, that the Place wai but indifFercntly fortified, and not many People to defend it j from whence we all conclucled, tnat if we could furmount the Difficulties of the River, we (hould eadly be Mailers of the Place. This prompted General Hill and me, to ufe all I pur Arguments to prevail with the Governour to exert his Power to forward the raidng Monies for the Subdftaoce of the Troops, and furnifhing Pro* I vi/!ons for the Ships: For tho' thePeople did not feem jvery forward in giving their Afliftance with Credit, or Provifions, 3^et the Governour always appeared {very zealous for the Succefs of the Expedition. After Dinner, I returned to my Lodging in Bo" fofty where the Agents for Vidualling came to tell [me, that on the Morrow they (liould have freih Provifions ready for the Ships. Captain Matthews told me, he ihould be ready to fail on the Morrow j and that he might the foon- jer be upon his cruiTe for giving Intelligence, I gave I him farther " Orders, that, in cafe of meeting the \ Province Galley, he fhould leave the two Store- I Ships under her Care, and then immediately pro- ceed, and cruik off Plaeentia : And I writ to Cap- tain Winder of the KingBon to haflen thofe two Ships, and all others at New-Tork^ that were to be laden with Provifions, and without lois of time bring them to Bofton. Vi4t Append. Having .^ > ^^ A JOURNAL of Jviie^>. ni ^,; E[#•»* J 9nd Ctipiun Paddon auuring me th^t i V? ^^0. ff^iff^fory Moder his Command, might be fpared to I go upon, this ]£3(pedition> for that Mr. tit fief on\ had no Occafion for her at Jamaica^ and that ihc ^as a Shipof very good Accommodation, I though^ |))cn, thftuipoQ x.\iz Devonlhire'% ^mg home, Ih^ would be a proper Ship for receiving the Generitf | :^f)d his RetijQue. * Ai^ I told Captain Shanes of the Edgar ^ that J upon the ^^f''*^ going home, I {hould hoi(l my flag in tha;4hipt Vid ordered her being 6tted for ihat; Purpofc.) m^j . : The Agents for Vidualling told me« tha|t the' DOW they found People to furnish freih Meat, yet there was no Bread to be had i wherefore I oi|- dered that to be furnifhed to the Forces and }A\\ fines alhoar, from the Men of War and TranC'l ports. The Qovefnour having fummon'd the Council! (o Qieet, the; General and 1 went to them, to pro* pofe feve^ft thiiigs relating to the Provi^on^ need-l nil for the prefent Expedition \ and 1 gave them inl the following Demand, which the Agent Vi^ualj lers had prepared and (igned, ji Proportion ofProvtfionsfor9il&f Soldiers and Sea* . tmn four Montbs but vrhstt there >^as I had an Account of in a Paper, which thcGovcrnour delivered me, (viz.) An Account of Provifions to be had at frefent a9 Bofton/br the Fleet and Fortes* ' 180 Barrels of Flower . ^^^^ j^^ ^^^^^^^.^ ^^ 2600 Bulhclsof Wheat") abord Mr. Belcher'^ Brif 800 Rvc S gantine, po Tuns. Mr. Newberry^ 1*5*0 Barrels of Pork 4 more ex- pcdcd. Ship taunton^ Merchant, laden with Wheat ai)4 Flour. '^ f 10 Barrels of Rice in Mr. Davidjeffreys's Hands. Brigantine Barbadoes Rawlin Mailer, laden with Grain j a great deal of Indian Corn. This Quantity being far ihbrt of what wasTP- quit':cJ, beHdes (evcral Species wanting, I could not » perceive ) ^•:« - C 78 July. 1711. Bofton. I. [> »• A JOURNAL of perceive how we fhould be fupplied, unlefs from the other Colonies, which it was hoped we might be} and then I came away to my own Lodging, where the Carpenter brought the two Divers, who had fcen the Bottom of the Humber^ and they faid the Ship had received no Damage, more than about iixteen Foot of her falfe Keel bruifcd. The General having fcnt me a * Letter to read, which he had from Governour Hunter^ being part to the fame Purpofe with one I had from him, de- firing a Frigate to, be fent to cn|ife between New* London and Road'IJland s I thereupon figned three Orders for that Service, one to the KingBon^ if at NeW'Tork } another for the Chejler^ if there, and the KingBon not arrive , and a third for the Province Galley, which, with a Letter to Gover- nour Hunter^ 1 fent to General /////, to difpatch by Exprefs to New-Tor k^ the Cheftcr being failed Ye- ilerday Morning. This Morning the Agents for Vi£fcualling brought a Merchant with them, who was willing to furniih Rum for the Fleet, and take Bills according to the | Rate of Exchange to be fettled by the Govern- ment. Hereupon 1 took occafion to fignify to i him, that the People of New-England fhould be glad of this Opportunity, to pay by Exchange their Debts in Great-Britain ; to which he reply'd, that there wks no need of fuch an Opportunity, for the New-Engianders owed nothing to the Britains^ the Balance being due from them to New-England\ fincc. they had more EfFe6ts in Britain^ than the| Returns from thence anfwefd. From my own Lodging 1 went to General /;ri7/'s, I where were Captain Belcher^ and the Secretary of the Colony. The former hinted to me, that being Wn ? VUlf Append. .^v SVf- ■ - * ' ^l Z'. ,.: obliged ''^^■..; .:^ the CANADA Expedition. 79 obliged to take up a Proportion of Provifions for July» the A^/\i without Reafon, charged to him as enerofling for himfelf, whereas if thofe were to be left behind, wc might then have all thofe Provifions for the Ufe of the Men of War and Soldiers that came from Britain: But to that I could make no Au" fwer, not being advifeable, as I fuppofcd, to pro- ceed without them, fince the JJuecn had givenpo- fitive Inftrudions for their joining the Britijb For- ces, and on which there was great Dependance ^ they being, togciler with the Indians^ more ex- pert, and better acquainted with ' the manner of hunting the Enemy's Indians^ and fcouring the Wood^, than any of the European Forces. This Morning feveral of the Pilots came to my Lodging, to confider of Draughts to be made of the Bay, and River of St. Laurence; and having feveral to compare together, not one of them was found juit} nor could I perceive any of the Pilots themfelves pretended perfc6bly to underftand the Navigation of that River; And one Captain Bon- ner^ who had the Reputation of being the beft Pi- lot, and feemed alfo to me to be the bed acquaint- ed, had never been up there but in a Sloop, and ' r was not willing to venture taking Charge of any Man of War, or other Ship of Burthen. When the Pilots were gone, Mr. We^on told * me, Captiiin Southack had given him to underfland, that if the New-England Forces could be difpenfed with, and not proceed upon the Expedition, we ihould neither want Provifions, nor Monies, as much as we required. Being inform'd that feveral Veffels pafs*d up to, and down from Bojton with Provifaons, which might ferve the Squadron and Land Forces, I or- dcr'd #• 1. 4- 9q A.JO'URNAL of July, dcr'd Captain; ij&r««rrf of the BaftHsk Bomb to lie J7f^- in the Fairwaxi to (top all fuch fufpedcd Vcflels, lyJ^ and examine Ivhat they were laden with ; that if they had Provilions abord, the Squadron and Land Forces might have them bought up for their Ufc -I had the following Letter from the Secretary of the Colony. i ^ Bofion^ July z. 171 1. Two Day^ fincp the Governour and Council re- ceived from your own Hand, a Memorial of a Pro- portion of Provifions wanted for her Majerty's Fleet and Forces in the prefcnt Expedition. They pray you to think, there is nothing can more afflidt them, than that they arc unable, in the Heat of the Weather in this Seafon, to kill and fave Beef or Pork. That the greater part by far of the Bread, Fiefh and Peafe, that is at any time provided for the Sea, is brought into thefe Parts from ConneSlicut^ New- Torky Fenfylvania^ and other her Majefty's Go- vernments} and thofe Stores are ufually {hip'd off in the Months oi Ma-zcb^ Jprtl^ and May^ to the JVefi^Indies^ l^c. which might have been prevent- ed, if this Government had had Diredion to take up Stores for the Expedition j the Order and In- ftruf^ions for that Service being direded to Colo- nel Hunter at New-lork, At the Receipt of the (aid Memorial, the Go- ^vcrnour and Council acquainted your Honour there '^as not any Quantity of Butter, or Cheefc, to be bought in the Province, nor the Quantities of the Other Articles} but what was then known to be in the Town, they return*d you a Particular of. ; h'tim ■ , ' ' ' And ^- ;f/&^ C A N A D A Expedition. 8 1 And I am commanded to acquaint your Honour, July, that the Governour and Council have this Da-y if- j.'^^^* , fucd a printed y Order , therein f ppointing Oflfi- f/vNJ cers to join with fuch, as his Excellency the Ge- neral, and your Honour, Ihall diredl to accompany them, for making dihgent Enquiry and Search, what Provifions, both for Qimntity and Species, are to, be, found in the Town, or other Places } and to fccure the fame for the Service j and have alfo dire^ed; the taking up and fecuring of ail fgch as newly is, or fhall be imported} fo that nothing in their Power is left undone, to provide the Stores demanded : And how far they can proceed therein, you will be advifed of every Day. ' Nothing is more at Heart with them, than the obtaining Provifions for the Fleet and Forces ia the prefent Expedition. Tour Honour's r./ Mofi obedient humble Servant^ Jdmiral Wn\kei\ K.Addmgion, Secretary. By the above Letter, it was evident how diffi- cult it would prove to be furniih'd with the Pro- vifions we wanted} and dill we continued to fpend upon thofe we brought from Europe, and daily fe- veral Species were call by Surveys. The Order mentioned appointed Meflieurs />^/7- liam and Francis Clark of Bojion, Merchants, to aft in Conjundtion with thofe appointed by the General and my felf. Being come abord Yefterday Evening, this ^ 5.' Morning I ordered th.e Edgar to hale abord the Dunkirk^ for taking out her Mizen, the Monmouth's new Foremail being fee. 1 alfo ordered all the Sur- y vide Append. :.'.•] i*^;^ ^noijii^;,'''/: :.).>;•' .feyj G geons ■'*>■ ,■ :' .-■;-■%■ ♦ Sz ^JOURNAL oj July, geon*s Ncccflarics to be completed to twelve (°,*,^^^ There has been a Veflcl ready to fail to Britain^ detained to carry Letters thither, with an Account of the State of Matters here, relating to the Expe- dition: But the Affairs hitherto fo little advanced towards it, and the Aflembly not being to meet before the iS**^ of this Month, till when nothing can be fettled with re(pe£fc of Credit and Monies, and feveral other things, that I dcfired the Mafter of the Veflcl to ftay till feme more efFedual Ac- ' count might be fent by him than could yet be done, either by the General or my felf. Having given out all the neceflary Orders and Directions for Things concerning the Men of War, I went afhoar to Bofion^ and meeting Colonel King of the Train, he told me, that Major Leving0on, a Perfon well acquainted with ^ebec^ faid, it would be neceflary for us to provide Cranes to get the Cannon up the high Rocks about the Town, in order for raifing Batteries againft it. The Agent Victuallers came to me, with an Ac- count of their having difcover'd a great Quantity of Provifions^ m fcvenil Places, and gave me great Hopes that there would be enough procured for the Ufe of the Squadron. The Sapphire, which I defigned for jfnnapoUi Royal , being clean'd, fell down this Morning to Nantafket Road. 5 ^.. This was the Day of Commencement at the New'Efjgland Univeriity oi Cambridge^ where there was a great Coiicourfe of People of all Degrees, and both Sexes: We were all invited to fee the Ceremony. After which, when I was returned to Town, 1 difcourfed with Captain Belcher and the Secretary of the Colony, about many Things con- cerning the Expedition, and particularly of the Rate ^'40& ■S^-; the CAt U-.VO =1. tn CO t-r, ^ H* rt- r- ^ •< W-i w ro 1-4 ^. ; / ': ' NO r- r- M rn rl On ■'• ■'■ m M M CO »«4 n r^ V3 -f- ri rl 'I- V-» 11 H ro ^ cq in 1-^ rJ u-iOO I-~ « rl f Ir^ 1-1 1-1 •-* • , '■ 1 3 -I- 00 Tj- fr> m 'T HI H ro V .5* '•« ••* 4* ft ■1 15 • ••• ft 0 ^ being confulted thereon, and Mr. Nelfon (well acquainted in that Settlement, and \ formerly their Governour) advifing it for quieting the French and Indians about that Garrifon, it was thought neccflary to fend fome of the Manifcfto's thither, and a Letter from the Prieft j and till they were ready, I detained the Sapphire to carry them. Captain /W<^o» let me have 1000/. on my Bills to the Navy Board , for the Contingencies of the Squadron. • Thii was blown up amon^Ji feytrdl othtr Mattrtal Papers ^d Dratt^htf in the Edgar. G ^ I This .l\ 88 July, 1711. Bofton. h 7- A JOURNAL of ' ^ Tnis Morrling Captain Bon^iercum^ tome, and ihewki me a Draught he bad m^de of Canada Ri» 1 had a good deal of Difcoiirfc^ith him about vcr. © 8. ir, yet found h^ aimed at being excufed going a •Pilot, And dccla;( J himfeU' unwilling to take L'wrgc of MY oi th4 Mert 'oF Warj but having 'L?^ ge- neral Chara^cr of the bc(l Pilot, as indfcdbc ap- jj^ared to me to be, I told him he ihouW be iibord that Ship where I hoiiled my Flag 5 notwichlUnd- ing, he was very inilant with me to be difpenfcd with, and for an Excufe alFedged his Age j but I aiTured him, I could not fpare him,, ahd therefore he mud have no other Thoughts but of going with me. Captain Paddon Whofe Mainmaft had been utterly difablcd , had another brought irom P if- cattaway j but upon learch, proving rotten, was ioblig'd to (lay till a fecond ihould come from thence, which we hoped would be nc-at Monday. , It was rcfolved by the General to fend Major Levingfton, with z or 9 Indians to ^ebec^ over Land, he bcMig willing and ready to undertake ir, and well a*. Ksaiuted with that Country, and that he fhould ctMry with him feveral of the Manife- illo's to fcattci about the Country 5 propofing to lie concealed amongft the Woods nfAX ^ebec^ till the Arrival of all the Forces in the River, then to , come off to the Ships and give an Account of : what he fhould have difcovered concerning the •Enemies Preparations, off, 1 gave Orders, as defired by the General, to fe- fVeral Tranfports to receive abord fiich Stores for : the Train of Artillery for which no Vcflels had been particularly appointed. This Day the Manifeilo and Pricft's Letter for the French At^ccadia^ dependant on Jnna^Qlis Roy- •/■• the CANADA Expedmon. 89 had been t from Pif-. rotten, wjW come from "if^x. Monday. fend Major uebec^ over ndcrtake ir, y, and that he Manife- ropofing to §Mebec^ till j/, h^' % rcadyi'I ordered Captain Cockburn in the J«Jy. 4-^/)/)^^; to fail. '^^^^^ ?f being my own private Opinion, rather than I e this Summer by waiting for a Difpatch from hence, to proceed in the Condition wc were, to Placentia^ or make fome Attempt on any other Parts of Amerua : 1 dircftcd that the Foretopfail ihould be loofcd i 1 theTdp on the Morrow morn- ing, to try if that would be any Spur to the Peo- ple of this Colony, to be more expeditious in for- warding the intended Entcrprize againfx §ue^"''- One of the Tranfports that came from F call'd the LA>yal Merchant^ being iipon furve unferviccable and call> I gave Dirc<5lions i thers to be furvcy'd, and taken up, if proper, for the Tranfport Service. The Pilots for Canada River, that {hould at- tend and go abord the Men of War, did not ap- pear, of which 1 gave the Governour an Account oy b Letter 5 whercOpon he ifllicd out his Warrant for fummoning them to come to receive my Orders. I fent a ^ Letter to Governour Hunter^ and in- clofed Orders for the fmall Frigates, attending New-Tor k and Firginia^ to join me off Cape Bre^ ton^ that they might be ready there in cafe there ihould be any Occafion for them upon the Ex- pedition. The H^indfor being to go with me to Canada^ I gave the Captain Orders to get her ready with all Difpatch, and fit her up for me, in cafe I ihould have occafion to hoift my Flag abord her when in the River oi Canada^ which would in the mean time render her fit to accommodate the General and his Retinue. '^' * i I If ^ >P. b p'/V/f Append, J'*> » « r/i/« Append. The ^ ^ ^7^^^-C ■> IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 I.I 1.25 liiUl 125 itt U& |2.2 2.0 us 640 Photographic Sciences Corporation ^>^ •SJ <^ 23 WIST MAIN STMIT WitSTII.N.Y. MSM (716) •73-4503 6^ A JOURNAL of w 90 jutf. The .9«jMj&i>tf this Morning fail'd for j^Mi«/0|ri J7»«' ^c»ytf/, punuant to my Orders. ^^5^^ The Forces upon Noddles IJland^ being dcfigoed ^ 10 . (bon to re-etnbark, were this Day reviewed by the General, where was the Govemour j^nd a great Goncourfe of People of all forts s the Trpops ipa? king a very fine Appearance 9 fuch< ai had neyer be*> fore been feen in thefe Parts of the World. S II* All things towards this Canada Expedition pro- ceeding very heavily , both the General and my felf, had a very indifferent Opinion of it : For^ the < i hazardous Navigation of the Rivef, together with the UnskilfulncS of the Pilots (as was evident by their own ConfefSon and Unwillingnefs to. flcat th^ir Provifions to 6 Mortths at whole Al- owancc, and the Tranfports 3 Months, and wifhi that Quantity I propofed to fail, and expe£l: mons to be fertt after mc. ^nm The ^ Leopard hting clean, failed this Day by my Orders, to cruize off Placentia and Cape Bre- tofiy in conjun6kion with the Cbefler^ if there \ to the Captain of which Ship, Captain Co^i^ carried my ^ Orders to join the Cruisers that (hould come from New-Tork and Virginia. The perpetual Applications xo me , from the Ma- tters or the Tranlports , as well as the Officers whofe Soldiers were abord them, having obliged me to conftitute an *" Agent for that Service, to bring that Affair into aleis Compafs for my Dire- dions i I was more eafie upon that head. Captain Fojier performing that Bufincfs with great Appli- cation and good Judgment. Hc^vever the Mafter of the Army Hofpital-Ship , was this Day with me about Beds and merding the Cradles, and I gave the nccefiary Orders tnerein. Having been all this Day abprd giving the need- ^^y^ i^. ful Direaions for getting the Men of War ready to fail, and ordering the Bombs to be taken out of the Hunthr and Devonjbire^ and put abord their proper Bomb Veffels, I then went to Bojion,^ ■m ^ Vide AppcncJ. * Vldt Append. * Vidt Append The 9* 1711.', AJPUKUAL of I The Pilots who came to me this Morning, I diftributed to the fdvcral Ships; But they were ^lot- ' all with me, tho* 8 fummon'd % and upon the wlioje, I perceive a very great Unwillingnefs in all ih^ Pi- lots,^ for going in chat Station abord the A^en of, War 9 allcdging in general, their Incapacity for inch a Charge, and the long time flnce many of them had been up that River. Others complained, of the Hardihip of compelling them againft their Wills and that fome better qualify'd, were fuflfcr'd to day at home, while thoie Ids capable were ob- liged to go; and feveral of them named others that would do better in their (leads : But I intima- ted to them, that the Neceffity of the Expedition require(] their Services, and that I could not be- lieve but they were fufficiently qualify *d, elfe furc they would not be fcnt by the Government , and therefore I fuppofed they only made £xcufes> and that they mult go, and fo ihould others, if they would let me know their Names, The Agent for Tranfports, having taken up o- thers, inftead of that Tranfport which had been call, I ordered them to be fitted with all Expe- dition, and direded that the Materials for accom- inodating the Soldiers^ {hould be taken out of the condemned P' is. Having £ ihc ^ Names and Places of Abode of feveral Pilots who did not appear, I writ to |he Governour^ and he lent Directions that they fhoiud be fummoned to attend the Service of the Expedition. AmongH other Tnconveniences which we met with, the continual Delertion of the Seamen, Ma- rines, and Soldiers, was not the leall 1 for not- withftanding the Orders of the Government, and S Vidt Append. *» VU% Append. ,...,^ j^; . all theCANAXiAExpe/aion. 93 all the Care poffible was taken by the General and Julyr ' my fclf, Men dei^rted daily, and we ufed all our Ef- ^7 ^J• forts with the Govcrnour to give ncfw Dire&iont, [^^s^^\j and had many Confultations^ and pabliAied Ad« vertifements, promifing great Rewards for taking tbem up. Ic was amon^ other things, propofed to have a Proclamation publiihed for pardoning all Deferters that ihould furrender themfelves by a cer- tain Day $ and in order to incite the Inhabitants to exert themfelves in taking them up, declaring that when we ihould leave this Place, the Num- ber of Deferters (hould be made up out of fuch as were Natives and Inhabitants of the ProvSncfc. I alfo propofed a conHderable Reward to be gi- ven by the Government to the Informer, vnto fhould difcover any Deferter, but that was inot ap- ♦proved of by the Secretary of the Colony. A Mailer of a S^oop bound to NiwfoundlanS^ h ^4* came to acquaint me, he {hould fail very fudden- ly, and I writ a Letter by him to Commadore Crow to fend me what Provifiotis could be fpared from chencej for ilill we were unprovided of a fuffic^ent Proportion for the Expedition, and in all Appearance were like to \tzvt Bofi on with a Supply very fliort of what would be neccflary. The General whom I accompany*d, went this Day to RoxbufJi to view the Regiments raifed in this Province J which were to go with us to Canada. -■' ' ■ ■ ''^n Purfuant to the lo*^ Article of my * Inftruftions from the Q^een, I gave the Agent for Tranlport, > ^ ^ Orders to dire£i: fuch Tranfoort Ships as might be fpared at any time, to feek mr Freight home, from any Part of jfmerica, or eUe endeavour him^lf to procure Freight for them. Having received a ■^^T ^ 4 Vide Append. ^ Memorial A JOURNAL of 94 July, * Mtmorial from the Govcrnour concerning tie j^j*' Ships of War allowed to guard the Coalls otNetu ^y^^^Xj ^fll^ff^i of Ycftcrday's Date, I returned an An- fwer, adliring him, that I ihould take due Care of that part of the Service. The Ships of the Squadron being now com/* pleated with the Naval and Ordnance Scores re- quired, I writ to the ^Governoiir, defiring he would appoint proper Merchants and others to ex- amine and audit the Accounts, that the Prices might be fettled to a juil and rcafonable Rate, ac- cording to that of the Country. I al^ gave the Governour a "^ Memorial, pro- pofing foroe Meafures for fupplying the Men of War and Tranfports with Seamen, in lieu of thofe who had de(efted fince our Arrival. Lieutenant General Nicbolfon^ whole Prelcncd* T had been much wanted, canjethis Day to Bsfiqn. -For being a Perfon of Authority and in great E- ileem amongft the People of this Province, we ex- pe£i:ed that by his Influence, Matters would be much forwarded % himfelf being very zealous for, and adive in promoting the Expedition. Colonel Fetch alfo was come ffom jinnapolis Royal in the Sloop that went for him thither, who is alfo very ;ufeful to the Intereft of the Expedition. Lieutenant General Niebolfon brings an Account, rthat the Kingjion is arrived at New-Tot ky and Ge- neral Hill and I had ^ Letters by him from, Go- vernour /iT/vM/^r. If. This Day at the General's (where I dined, as did Lieutenant General Niebolfon , and feveral o- > thers ) it was agreed that the Marines Aiould all ( enabark to Morrow, for which purpofe I fent im- , mediate Orders to Captain Cullifora. * Vidt Ap. I Vid* Ap. » Vidt Ap. ? Vidt Ap. The r;&^ CANADA Eocpeditioft. ^y> The General fhew*d me a Letter he had, giving July* an Account that they wanted Powder at Canada \ Bofton > that they were drawing all their Forces together {^^>/\i at Montreal^ the Governour himfelf being there, and a Lieutenant Governour only left at ^ebec. The Merchants of Bofton^ as I was imorm'd, ofiFerii^ greater Rates for the Hire of the Ship caird^^^» jinne^ than the Queen's Pricey it was told mc, that the Mafler refufed to let her go upon the Tranfport Service, which occafioned me to write to the Governour to ufe his Authority, that the Merchants ihould not difappoint theSer^* vice of that Ship, for which there was an abfo- lutc ncceflity; The fPl»dfor* 8 new Mainmaft being fet, I gave Dirc6):ions for her careening with aU imaginable Difpatch, and ordered whatever might be con- venient for the Generars Accommodation in that Ship, to be dclivcr'd to her from the Devon/hire. As the Marines were to embark on the Morrow, - fo the retl of the Forces were defigned to do the fame next Tuefday. I therefore gave Diredions to the Agents for Viftualling, to continue to pro- vide frcfh Provifions for them till the Fleet ihould fail, and this Evening went abord to forward all Things afloat. In Anfwer to mine of Yefterday's Date, I had > i6* the following Letter from the Governour relating to the ^een Anne to be taken up for the Tranf port Service. , ' SIR, Bofton 1 6 July J 171 1. I have your Letter referring to the Ship ^een Anne^ Tucker Mafter, now in the Harbour : If Her Majefty*s Service require her, no Body doubts of the Adipiral's Power to take her up, and with which ^6 A JOURNAL lof:, J«ly* which no ^rivkite Intereft mtift interfere) and I Sao ^1»«vc you will not delay the Itnprovemeqt of ^^-y\j her, for any noife of the MerchantJi or anyiBodyt dfe. I am, Sir, ( Your mofi ob^ient ' Humble Servant^ J. Dudley. The Warrant for the Audit of your Accounts is (igned, and Cap- tain Bant is the Chairman, very fat for the Service. Hereupon I gave Orders for the ^uteuj^nw ini" mediately. to be furvey'd and appraifed, and; writ to the Agent forTranfport to ognify to the Mat iler, that if he would not proceed in her, anothei ihould. .. Findrnc; the Governour took no Notice of my * Memorial of the 14**^ Inftant, I writ to him as fol* lows : SIR, This owns the Receipt of your Letter of this Day*s Date, and I obferve you take no Notice of my Memorial bearing Date the 14^^ Inftant, pro- poCng ** Means to prevent Seamen deferting, that £vil growing daily. I am. Sir, Tour Excellency's mofi Obedient Humble Servant^ Hovenden Walker. (T'f Humber in Nantaf- ket Roady near Bo- jfton in New-Eng- land, July 16. 171 1. * Governour Dudley. o vidi Append. The e 17* $ iS. thi CA ^I AD A Es;piditton. ^7 I Tbe M4riQc;s being all re-cinbark*d this Da^^ I July* direftcd a Serjeant to be fcnt to B9P(m from each i JJ^^' . Man of War. 10 take up all they could iiridxi^h^ \^/'\/\\ Ihad deferred from the Marines. I ilopp'd fome Sloops, and kept the Mafters a^ [bord feme t^me, in Hopes thereby to oblige thf [Countrey to bring in the deferted Seamen to thp- [Fleet. , I continued abord all Day for.wardine the KU jfairs afloat, but the Soldiers were not emoark^d as defigned. I had a Letter from the Gov.ernour, With a Iprinced Order concerning P Deferters, and another fpointinc a general Fait* The Mafter of the §ueen Anne was with me this [Mornings and made many Dj^c^lties in his ^et- [ting ready to fail with me, put donied he haJ ever reiufed beiiig taken ud in the tVanfport Service, jnot having heard, as ne faid, any thing of it bp- jfore Yeftcrday. Among other Things, he made [great Complaint of the Deieition of his Seamen hnce his bqng in ;his Port, whereby he was difa- [bled failing bis Ship. I told him I ihould foon bd [at Bo/Ion^ and there fet all Matters in right Or I took the Warrant and fhew'd it to the Governour, and told him, that my Lieutenant could not be deputed by hi^ Marihal to imprefs Seamen, for that he him- fplf, to whom the Warrant; was direded, fhould have cone afloat and put it in Execution j where- fore the Governour fent for the Marihal, repre- hended liim Ix^r jt, and commanded him it go a* float and execute his Warrant himfelf. . ' ' i-jff Ki, lOO July. 1711' Bo0oii. ^JOURNAL of The Marftial told the Govcrnouf, if he would eive Warrants to the Ju dices and Conftables to af- nft hinii he could get a hundred Seamen in the Town, without going afloat i and that he was un- der a Difcouraecmcnt, having been out of Pocket for Services he nad already done j whereupon Licu- tenartt-Ccncral NtcBclfon giving him f /. defircd him to try and^et wbs^t Seamen he could about the Town. ^^ i^KOr. : ^'From the Genernrs I went to my own Lodg- ing, and havin2 told the Agent for Tranljiorts, that I would oroera Lieutenant and lo Men abord the^/ftf» ufnne to hallcn her fitting for the Sea, I lent i^ieDtcnant Fanjbaw abord with 20 Men ac- cordingly. 1 order'd Lone-boats ti? fdch* bft" the Baggage from Noddles Jjtand belonging to the Marines, lis alfo their fick Men. The Agent of Tranfports told me, the Lighter- men would not carry any Ballad to tht^een Anne^ which obliged me to witc the following Letter to the GovcrnoUr. 'r ' ■ ' ' '^'^^ ^^^^' SIR, Your Excellency muft needs believe it a great Trouble to me, that the Ferverfenefs of thefe Peo- ple (hould occafion my fo often importuning you For the Exercifc of your particular Authority a- mongd them: For notwithftanding the preffing Ncceffiry of getting the ^ueen -y.Arr rival at Bofton^ left ofF to fupply them with any more Prpvi(ions, , , „ ^O ; ,t The Agent . Victuallers- acquainting me, that atl the Bakers in Town pretended to them,, that ^l^py were employed by Captain Belcher^ and that tbcy could get no Bread baked for the Fleet and Fprccss abord j for I had order'd them toprovid^ Bread whijl|e here, tbat what we had abord, might be (a^ed,: But Captaiii Belcher aflured them, that only two were emplpyed by him , whofc Names he gav^ to the Ageius, and then they went away |Q ,gf^ the reft toi>^e for them.rn t.-r t , , a [-T^ I went then to the Genf rat's, and a Declaration being drai'WiD Mp for pardoning all Deferters that H 3 (hould 21. • Vv 10 1 A JOURNAL of July. 1711 BoAon. {hould furrender thcmfclves by the i/*** Inftant. The General and I figned ir, and ordered it to be J[^^|.ir)^ made Publick, for we hoped to fail the next Day after, and therefore I haci ordered the Forctopfail Sheets to be hauPd home this Morning. Thit the ^een Anne might be haftened and fit- ted to receive Soldiers, I went niyfelf abord and ^ '^' found Hands at work with all Diligence 5 and ha- ving recommended to Lieutenant F<«»^^w to make the utmoft Difpatch , I went afhoar again to fend off Carpenters to affirt in fitting her up. This Evening, while Lieutenant General Ni- , cholfon was with me, a Committee of the Council .^ ' and /\irembjy, having been before with the Gene- ral, came to me, and prefented me with the fol- lowing Paper from the Governour, Council, and ' ' Allcmbly, figned by the Secretary of the Colony .i ^^' July 21 J By the Governour^ Cpuncil and V- 171 1. JJfembly. • Ordered that Elijha Hutchinfon^ Samuel Selvall^ Ifaac Addington^ and Feier Sergeant^ Efqsj of the . Council, and Samuel Appleton , John Clark^ Ad' / iington Davenport^ Efqsj and Major TTiomas Fitch, ^ > ' • ?ind CJaptain 7'homas Hutcbinfon of the Reprefenta* lives, be a Committee to attend his Excellency ' . General :^/7/ and Admiral Walker^ humbly to re^ i ^ prcfcnt the gopd Intentions of this General Af- ' ^ icmbly in their Scifions, to put forward Her Ma- jefiy's Service, of fuch unfpcakable Benefit to the Grown of Great Britain^ and to all Her Majefty's food Subjefts in North America \ and to pray of Ki Excellency and Honour, that they' pleafe to reprcfent them well to Her Majefty, that they may h^ve the Continuance of Her Royal Favour towards them and alt Her Majefty's good Subjeds pf tliis Government , with their humble Thanks ;*-*^''^^'Kw '^ .-• -isj,, >>>. i ■■ -r i,£ ■■■' ^ ■•■'■■■ .■•"^ ^■'•T'-'^V\':' to the CAi^ AD A Expedition. 103 |to Her Majcfty for employing fuch honourable July, PcrTons both for Prudence and Conduft, in thc^7"* Command of this Expedition, mod heartily wifli- ° °"* ling them good Succefs therein. K^r^ Ifaac Addington^ S. ^f^v -A «■ ^ this Go'^crnment*s Direftion, to proceed with x^^t and forward all other Matters relating to the pre- ' fent Expedition, they needed not doubt of the Con- * tinuance of Her Majefty's Favours to them, and( ^ 'that the General and myfelf, ihould give very juft c I Reprefentations of them to the Queen. When they were gone, I ordered all my Things that were at my Lodging, to be fent, and went " ^ myfelf abord this Evening. I ordered the Provifions of the fVindfor to be ® ^^^ compleatcd up to what the reft of the Ships had, and tor that purpofe drew from the 80 Gun Ships- that were bound home to Britain. 1 dircfted fe- , veral ^ Pilots to be abord the Edgar^ to be viftual- Icd there till the Ships they were to fervc in, join'd me. I ordered alfo a Survey to be taken of the W hale-Boats and Flat-bottom'd Boats, and what Tranfports were capable of receiving ancj ftowing them. [ vide Append, ;!>fiiv^i ■ — •% -..-w-fc H 4 ,.f< I fign*d '. / •" 104 July, Bofion. A JOURNAL i)f . I (igned * Orders for the Captain of the King> fton (which Ship arrived at NeW'Tork the i i*** In- ftant in the Evening) to follow me with all "'^ fel^ laden with Provilions, to ^ebec^ as alfo (>., ders to the Captains of the Leofioff ^nd^ Feverjham^ which I fent enclor(;;d to Governour //»»/^r , to whofc Dircftions I left therp in a great meafurej of which I gave notice by Letter to General /////. .f writ two " Letters to the 'Governour, ohc a- bout Pilots, and inclofed in the other, the Re- port of the iVlfW^wg/tfw^Tranfports, wliich want- cd Men and Provifions. v '3) 25. I liad an Anfwer from the Governour to both mine of Ycftcrday. ^This Afternoon Lieutenant General Nicholfin , / came abord, and wi;:h him fome of the Chief /«• ' '^ 4i^m from the five Nations, called the Mohocks. * l^^^y were much iurprized and amazed, as well as pleafcd, at the Bignels of the Ship and the Num- ber of Men and Guns which they faw. I enter- tained them as I had done the ConneSticut Indians^ with \Vine, Mufick, and the Seamen dancing, and tjiey appeared very miich delighted therewith, and then entertained us in their Way of Dancing, :$(T which was a very different Manner to any thing > ever fcen in Europe ^ for each in his turn fung a Song and danced, while the reft fate down and hUm'd and hollow'd at diftin6i: Periods of his V Pance, with a Tone very odd and loud, but yet in Time. When they had ceafed dancing, one of them in the Name of the five Nations, made a long Speech to roe, which the Interpreter told me, was to this Effeft; wz. '^ That they had ** long expefted what they now faw, and were ?' much rejoiced that the Queen had taken fuch — »■ , .<— _\J JfWr Append. « r;W< Append. j 1 A. f< care r /;&^ C A N A D A ExpedtUm. ioy « care of them, of which they had almoft de- July. << fpaircdj that at this Time they would exert V^^'^ «' themfelvcfi in a mod extraordinary manner, and [y^y/\j t' hoped that the French in Amerita , would now " be reduced. He that fpoke, deliver'd himfelf with much Gra- vity and Sagacity, and to me they feemM to be a People of Thought and Underftanding, finccrc and void of Levity. I told them by the Interpreter, that now an End would be put to all their Wars, and a lading Peace enfue, and drank to them, wi(h- ing their Succefs and Profperity, and that this Ex- pedition might create fo good ari Underftanding and Friendfhip between the Queen and their Na- , lions, as would laft for ever : They pledged me, and drank the Queen's Health j and when they went away, I gave them Cheers and Guns. Ic feems thefe arc of more Account and Confidera- tion than thofe oi ConneSiicut^ the Country from whence they came, being able ro bring, a pretty good Force into the Field. ; * Whei) they were gone, I went afhoar to finifli , , everything at Bojlen^ with rcfpeft of the Victual- ling and Stores. The Bofion News-Letter being published this • ' Pay , it may not be amils to infert in this Place the Article from Bojion^ as far as rclapcs to this Expedition. \JIJI ■yii^it.it.i ^5-4 *»< M} IfnHUU I'VvVvn ?? ¥ • i iiVv> %:. ^■■'i^ xodi July, 1711 A JOURNAL of ^^^^NEfV ENGLAND. Numb,379. The Bofton News- Letter. Puhlijhl'd by Authority. From Monday July 16. to Monday July 13. 17 1 1. cc cc " Bofion. On Monday the Zf*"^ of June laft, The Caftle gave the ufual Signal of feveral Ships " fcen in the Bay, and about Noon the Alarm be- " gun, and in an Hour's time, the Troop of. Guards and Regiment of Foot were under Arms. And in his Excellency's Abfence at the Congrefs " in New Londotty the Gentlemen of her Majelly's " Council received his Excellency Brigadier /////, ** Commander in chief of her Majefty's Forces in ** North America^ and the Honourable Sir Hoven- " denff^alker^ Knt. Admiral of her Majefty's Fleet ** in the prefent Expedition. The Troop and Re- " giment being ftill under Arms, the General and Admiral were condyfted and attended by her Majefty's Council to the Town-Houfe, and congratulated on their fafe Arrival to New- Eng- land. *' The Britijb Forces that arriv'd here from a- " bord her Majefty's Fleet, confifting of 1 2 Sail of Men of War, and 40 Tranfports, are 7 Re- giments, and a Battalion of Marines, (viz.) Co- *' lonel Kirke\ Colonel Seymour% Brigadier Hiirs, Colonel Difney'Sy Colonel Windrefs's^ Colonel Clayton'% and Colonel Kaine's, Colonel Churchill A , " com- cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc the C AN ADA Expedition. lor « commands the Marines. There is in all fooo July. (( Men, who arrived all fafe and in Health, and ^"^J.'* « encamped on Noddles IJlandy where the Batta- »/^J>j «« lion of Marines were reviewed by hisExcellen- « cy General Hill^ on Thurfday the f**^ currant, « and found all to be in good Order j and onTuef- « day the lo**^ currant, the whole Forces were un- <( der Arms at the Camp, and a general Review « was made of them by General i/i7/, who made « a very fine and extraordinary Appearance, the " like whereof was never feen in thcie Parts. " Her Majcfty has alfo fent by the faid Fleet for « the intended Expedition fix Store-Ships, with « all manner of War-like Stores, and a fine Train « of Artillery, with 40 Horfes to draw the fame, « Commanded by Colonel King^ with proper Of- " ficers. " On Friday the lo*^ currant, the Camp broke " up at Noddles Ifland^ and the Britijh Forces for ^ the prefent Expedition embark*d again abord the " Fleet and Tranfports, commanded by the Ho- " nourablc Sir Hovenden Pf^alker^ Km. and Admi- « ral I . • V * 1! t, c.^:v "p.ffy^Vvv* ' , rmt^''^ 'y Line !t a; .1 . A)fOtJRNAL of ^'^ ^^ Z/»r of Battel. , frigates a Jmall yi[- ftls. 1*bc ^w//^rif to lead with the Starbord, and ..Jdon^omb with j|c J^il^prd Tacks abord. «i t 1 1 1 iri I Bufilisk, . Bomb, LeoftofT) 31 GftHS. 1'ritons, I />ri«#, 30 Caff^in Jof. Soans Captain Gore Captain Smith Captain Cockbum Captain Winder Captain Walton Captain Cooper CSir Hov. Wal- ■^ ker, Adm. IcaptainViMoh Captain Culliford Captain Arris CMptain RoOfe Captain Paftort Captain Cooke Captain Matthews Captain Mitchell \ 44© 3<55 190 190 3<5S 510 476 5 ID. 365 z8d z8o 440 70 60 40 40- 60 60 70 8a 60 60 56 $0 ^* 70 *' On Wednefday lad the i8**» currant, the Gcr " neral AfTembly of this Province met here, being " the Day unto which they flood prorogued. '' The New EngUJh Forces of this and the neigh- ^* bouring Provinces of the Maffachufets Bay, iWw *' Hampjhire^ and Rhode j5/2«»^ Plantation, confift- *' ine of two Regiments > thofe of New Hamp* *' Jhtre and AM^ ^^»d? commanded by Colonel ^' IValton^ and the Maffacbufets Bay by the ho- ^' nourable Colonel /^f/t^, who commands both f ' Regiments, will be ready to embark abord Tranf- the CAN ADA IE»pt/aio». %09 « ports provided for that End, on ^ttefday ncx^ July. « with all proper Stores and Proyifiqns.^ And a^ '7"^ " tcr tbeur Embarkatioa, the Admiral,; Wind and ^^JKlo " Weather fcrving, will order the Signal; for iail- ^ « ing." Thus far the ^«i^tf» Ncy^&^CcttfT. And tho' the Line of Battel is infcrted^fblli ye^ I had no more Ships with me than the iwifl/urep Monmouthy WMfoT't Mount Ague^ Dunkirk^ Ed^aty ^ « where I hoiftcd my Flag 5 Suttd^rland^flumher and Devonjhire^ with the two Boml^ VefTcls, in all nioe Men of War, of which two, (viz) ilumber zn^ Devonjhire^ were to leave me when entered the Baj^ of St. Laurence^ expecting to meet the reft o£FC^ Bretonn.nO ,: ' :■ •;: ; , . , , ,:^^ ,, >; This Morning I difpatch'd all the Bills tjiat were (^ Z4. to be actefted by me to the Viftualling Bord, and ordered the Whale and Flac-bottom*d Bo^ to be ftow'd abord the Men of War, and iuch oiF the Tranfports as were proper to receive, them. The Rhode IJland Galley arriv'd with their PrpportjaQ of Soldiers abord % and this being the Day that the Forces of this Province were to embark, I writ to the. ^ Govcrnour, de(iring. hitii to ordcf the NeW" England Tranfpfl^ts to TCmgroad^ from whom I . had a Lid of their Name$, 6iV:« In the Forenoon the Mohmks came to iee me. \ converfed with the^ by gn Interpreter ) and for ought I cotild perceive^ t^ey are a People wortfii keeping in the Britijh Inipfdk^ and naight be made very ulcful Subjct^s to the Crown, it right Me- thods were taken, being able, upon Occafion, XO brii^ a pretty good Force into the Field, apd are a perpetual Scourge to the French InSans. I |Qiye aPrefcnt, which Lieuteoali^General iV/^o^istfiUid Vide Appendix. prepared I I'd 'A JOURNAL of Julyt frepared for themj and after fomc C i.vcrfation, J^^Jj'i^ they went away. \y^y\j In the Evening I rcturn'd abord th* Humher^ iigned y the- Lines of Battel, Signals and Orders, for the regdar (ailing of the Men of War, and Dif- pofal of t;he Tranfports, according to a certain Me- thod, dividing them into Squadrons, for their more convenient keeping Company. <->^".. 5 If. r'*This Morning ^French Priz^ called ih^ Nep- tune^ was fent in by Captain Mmhews^ which he had takdi in his cruized The Mate of her gives an Account, that a Man of Wav^of f4 Guns, and a Store-Ship of jo, was to foiIc(i^ them to ^tekc in about a Mohth's titne.. Thaifjn a Fog they had loft ':3dfTipany of two Ships of \6 Guns each, which came out with them froDo France. That they came above loo League^ wfeh Monfieur dn Guayy #hp had under hisCom^aijd a (Irong Squa* ' dron of Men of War, and fevc^algTranfports with Soldiers} but where defigncdp^i^s a Secret. He faid they had l^ard not^^g»4li France of our Expe- dition againftJIiplMiifiior thought any thing of Jt} and that IW^ pretended to go up that River th thi^ Fleet, I fhould lofe all the Ships. The fter of the Prize, who was abord the Chejier^ it feems, told Capt. Matthews^ as 1 am informed, that laft Year the Fi^ench loft 8 Ships out of p in that River, and chat a great Number of Ships are call away there every Year y for which Reafon the Seamen of Rochel avoid the Voyage, as much as poftible ( and when ftiippM ^way for Canada^ have double Wages: Wherefore the Mafters often pre- tend they are bound to St. Domingo^ when really they are defigned for Canada^ ioi that othcrwife Seamen were not to be had. .^i'-/ f vide Append. ■i-. - . i- How- the CAS AD A Expeditioff. tlk However, I did not fccm to give Credit to all July, thcfc Accounts of the Danger of Canada River ^ ^7"* but rather looked on it as an Artifice of an Enemy (^S^Jv; to difcourage the Undertaking, which I was refot rrYz ved, ifpomble, to put in Execution, according to my poutive Indru&ions for proceeding to Ca^ nada. There were feveral Letters found abord the Prize, by which, tho* none could give any certain Judgment of /)» Guayi'i Expedition, yet they ven- tured to gucfs : Some imagmed he was to come to Boftoni others, that he was to ^iXXtmj^i Barbadoes \ Some thought he was deiign'd againft Braftl. But amongfl all thefe uncertain Conjeftures, there is not the Icaft Mention of his coming to relieve j^tf- bec^ in cafe of its being attacked : Yet I thought it ' Prudence to be ready for him, (hould he come in- to thefe Parts, and therefore hailen*d the Squadron to fail as foon as poffiblc. The Province Galley belonging tb this Colony ^j^ 25, came in here from Rhode IJland^ having feen the two Store-Ships fafe into New'Tork^ which Gap- tain A/^/Zi^^wj left under his Care. Captain Souths acky by the Queen's Orders, was to command hers but was very unwilling to be concerned, having been, as he affirmed to me, not fo well treated by the Government here, as he thought his Services required. I ufed all Arguments to prevail with him to' take that Command 3 and the more to in- • duce him, promifed him my Commiffion, which at one time or other might oe ufeful to him. Cap- tain Pickerings who at prefent commands her, fays, Ihe is not in Condition to proceed on fuch a Voy- age, and mud firft have a confiderable Repair. I went afhoar to Bofton^ and found Lieutenant- Gcneral iV/V/&(>^» with the Generals and I told them what I had feen in the Letters that came from xxf A JOURNAL tf J ban Frame by the Prize the Cbtfitr feot in, oon> bX;. cer«itt2)«G«/.Sqj«dn,n fiyY>J £>cugning CO lau if poifible next Sunday^ I dii- 2 xj. pacch*devcry thing that was to be done aihoary and atteiled the remaining Billi on the Vi&ualling Of- fice % and believing it neceOary (in which the Ge- neral concurred with me) to appoint fome Peribn here as an Agent for the natal Affairs of the Squa- dron upon the prcient Expedition, who in my Ab- fence mould take care and tx^bSi every thing for that Service } I pitch*d upon Mr. F({f»««^i7^ as one whofe Diligence and Application for the forward- ing, as much as in him lay, what related to the Expedition, had rendered him fit to be entrulled with that Charge, and gave him my ' Warrant for that Purpofe. And of this I gave the Governour Notice by Letter, and deiured his Countenance for, bi«n. I writ to the Governour and Council, ^ fignify- ^ng the Intelligence I bad relating to Du Quay\ Squadron, and therefore took Notice of the Lofs of Men by Sickneis and Pefertion fince my Arrival, and that they ought to have been fupplied from this Colony. Having difpatchM all things afhoar, I went a- bord the J^4g»r^ where I hpifted by Flag. h 28. This Morning, between i and i a-CTock, I re- ceived a *» Letter from the Qov^rnour, with the JtepreTentation pf the Council, in Anfwer to mine of y^erdays Dai^ wherein they have eiven it as their Opinion, not co fpare aiiy more Men for the pjrefent ExpeditioQ. ThiC Matos of the Samuel and ^»ff^, and of the ^ep»dMi(Ttwi'QWUi came to me, complaining m their Scftmens UeTcrtion, and dedred they might i*f* ^m^^^m^m^"^ K Vid^ Append. "riitf Append. ^ ri^# Append. ^i^ . 6 be the CAli AD A Expedition. 113 fupplied with Men to enable them to proceed Ju^Yt [0 Sea, and (ignifi^ the fame to me by ^ Letters. ^J ''• I anfwer*d the Govcrnour's ** Letter with the (Ji«^J>yj councils Reprefentation, and enclofcd a Copy of lr.^tfMii^*s Letter, Mafter of the Samutl and fjMT Tranfport. > • * I ordefd the Lieutenants to go aihoar to brins ip« )fF all the Pilots, as alfo the Fkt-bottomM and /hale Boats, that they mights be flow*d abord [heir rcfpeftive Ships with tne greateft Difpatch }{nble) for having made the Signal this Morning it 8 a- Clock to unmoor, I defign*d to fail this £• tening, or in the Morning early. The Aft of AlTembly for that Purpofe has had little EfFeft, for dill I hear Complaints of Defer* (ers. The Mailer of the Rekecca coming to tell . ie this Morning that four of his Men were run a« 7Vf with his Boat. Mr. ff^alkup brought me « Letter from the Governour, in anfwer to mine l^efterday} to which I returned another, and fenc Lift of the Deferters. The Governour, Lieutenant-General A7f/&0i^;r, knd feveral others of Bofton^ dining abord the JVind-' fir with the General, I dined there alfo I and un'^^ jerftood that Captain Cockburn was gone from An* apolis to his Station, without the Marines he Was ^0 have received from thence, to join thofc we. , taght from Europe^ being Itill detainVi there, ' contrary to the Orders fent ; And tho' the New-v _ and Recruits were left there to relieve them,' leither had he the Stores of War delivered him, , /hich were required for the Service of the Traia 3f the prefcnt Expedition. ' . At 4 a-Clock this Morning, the Wind at W. S. D 30* I made the Signal to weigh } at 6 1 weighed, Vidt Append. Vide Append. Vide Append.' and 114 Julv, I7r I. fiollon. A JOURNAL of arid when wichoot the Bruiderl lay by, to gather all the Fleet together, and then g»Ve out the Ren. dezvous ^. .) -f!' , Captain Soutback^ who dill was unwiUing to frocced in the Provitnt Galley^ came abord, and urged him not to decline what the. Queen hadl dhreaed Hiould be^ and that if he Kkcdit, I would give hiili my Comnti{Iii)ii to comipoand her, which was the only Motive that prevairdwich him : And accordingly I gave him my Commi^on to com> mand the ProvtHce GaWcy, he clhciriag it as t Chara&er better than the Gove.* > .uld give| him. . . .; Captain Belchr^ who vju% titior*^ aitiongd fcvcrall others from Boftovy havir; : .dined ev€;ry thing r^ lating to the vidtiailing of the Queen's Ships, j thought it abfolUtely neceOary fome fit Perfon jnl Bofion fliould be appointed for that Purpofe duringl this Expedition \ and therefore Mr. ff^Wiam ClarktA being a Merchant, who had diflinguifh'd himfclfby] hisa6ilive and vigilant Management of that part o(f the Vi^ualling wherein he was concerned, and be-{ J'ng v^ry ready and willing to undertake it, I gnvel )im tny Warrant B to a6t as Agent Vi6hiaUer fotl the prefent Expedition. > The General believing it necellary, that whatl Stores of War were left at Jtmapolis Royal^ {houldl be brought after us to ^ebecy where thry would! ceruinly be wanted , fent Colonel King of thel Train, and Colonel Fetch Govcrnour of that Place,! to condder 'vi»h me of fomc proper Mcafures tol be taken tor v» r follov '-^j us) and we conclu-f ded that C * tn ^ outback^ as foon as ready, fhould| call at AtmapoUs Royal with a Brigantine to be ta- ken up for that end, and having tbofc Stores abord^l f Vtdt Append. s V'tdi Append. u-»**- (hould the^C A K A D A Expedition. 1 1 J (hould convoy her to ^ihec^ and accorditjgiv I July. gave Thui tiaving dKpnftchM fc^cfry ihmg V ith t>ior<^ Pcrfon ^ «H*t bcl6r^*d to the ' Shoar , rhby wtik T a fway. , " ^ n In '■he flvciting, Captam'^W/r/j^'/ of t^ .Wiw ^i»/j& broligli^ me' Word, thtlt the Mumkr in pet^ ting our <^( Na¥^asket^ h»d Hkc ro have been ''a- Aoar, bttt^A^W Jhe was i&^ -, amd all the Shi^ be- ing got out, about 8 a-Clock, T ondtred'tht Sig- nal to make Sail. And thus wc left Boflon^ i. a- Ving Ibftlttgldd \fk\\ many DitficuUics to get dit- patdi'd ffom thence : And the Wind and Whi- ther being fair, wc hoped it a good Preface 6f our Being off > Cijf^^ iVegr^^i' ab6«t lin t-CWfc't matft the SignaJs'fbr ••^ Licutenitnis ard Mafterj of Tranf- |>ort8^' rol WhohifJl gave out ^fon^c addrtioiwl Sfgnfuis andOrBfer*' foi'* die becilcr flrwd^motc ord^i'ly iaiMr.|; and anciioring with the Flceti ' I'l " '. G6l(Mit?l.^^lVib 'being Hbl^ 'ft ^hip ^ffta^'fiird well, ili'let'JWttl^havc ihfFrmh Pilot that' citme with me from Plymouth^ who mi^ht be ufefilrt ?ii cafe Ifhould have occalion to ftnd hcf ii4iead. Being off the Gut of Canza^ Setwccii yVo-i'^j Scotia and Cape Breton Iflands, i fent for the French' Pilot ^gain from Colonel Fc'ch^ to kbow of him whleihrr he could >undcttakc to cafry atjy of the Men of War thro' that Parage, having an Account of '^French SHiJ/ being there j but Colonel . i WmAH.N.lV. and W. S. W. moderate fair :Veathcr. At iHoon Cape Nfegro bore H. by W. 5 Leagues. * yjde Append, I 1 SIR, ii6 Auguft, 1711. jit Sea. , 6 A JOURNAL of. SIR, I could not but judge it my Duty to give you t Caution, with regard toy or r/rf«fi> Pilot, whom I would have yoM by no means depend upon j for I find him to be, not only an ignorant, pretend- ing, idle, drunken Fellow, but fear he is come upon no good DeGgn. I have now no Pilot abord fave myfelfi however; {hall not be wantine to do my utmoft to comply with your Commands, who am with much Refped, vmo v -^ . ■ \ , . Sir, . ^ .ifiv':-'-'!^Mj^ru 1 ^pbtm m m'^i}j^t(.i Toun devoted f 6 firv&you^ -; ■"':':!:: Ik' ■ ' .,'■ :.. : i^^.ju.i:; .Sam. Vetch. ^_ SIR,:-- . ■ '.— -7--^^, 1 believe it would not be amifs, if with the firft clear Weather, I made the beft of my way to Cape Breton^ and brought too ofF the moll Eaftermoft Point of it, in order to fct the Courfc for the Fleet, when they come up, in cafe it be foggy. If you approve of this, ip order to find us^ as Toon I as we are within hearing of your Signal GunsJ we will fire a Gun every two Minutes until you findu8^-«tt in-^^tta'xm^'y'it^ ; -'\ '■- '.rfvai^; Of Cancer Paffage^ actfi "^'w^Mi ^AthcS*. V, jrAuguft 8, 171 1. ^.^^.'M, , j--0 ijff^ tt^ guj:)*:t ^tij . ■■-*•■■':<- " V This Notice from Colonel Vetch ^ was Very nc- ceflary and ufeful j becaufe before,. I bad a greater I Confidence in the Man (than by this Account he "defei*ved) from the Opinion Captain Southack had of his Abilities above any of the Pilots of Ne%\ England; and tho' I fhould now make ufe of hini,| yet would not trull him too far."^''^^- • '"■ What the Colonel propofed concerning his go- ing a-hcad and lying off Cape Breton^ I agreed to,| a!id gave him the proper Signals. We are failing nlonr^ the (lioar, but do not find the Pilots fo .\i^: ■ - A . perfeaiy the CAl^ADA Expedition, \ 1 7 perfeftly well acquainted with the Land as I ex- Auguft, pcftcd. The Weather inclines to be foggy. ^^Hia , About 10 this Morning the Sapphire pm^d me, {y^^^^ which Ship bad been cruizing 6^ Cape Breton^ the "^ jq. Wind coming to the N. N. E. and blowing freih; about Noon I endeavoured to get into fome Place to anchor, left by the ill failing of theTranfports, we might lofe Ground, being off a Place which ■ ' the French Pilot I brought from Plymouth^ faid was caird by the French^ Old Bay^ and a very good Road, and room for a great many Ships 3 but be- fore we could get in, it was late, and feveral of the Fleet beine far a-ftcrn, and to Leeward, I tackM and ftoodoff along the llioar. Captain C^^i^- hurn brought me a Letter from Captain Matthews^ that he, upon Intelligence of Ships going to ^^- hec^ was gone to cruize between the Ifle St. Paul and Cape Ray. Hoping that the Humber and Devonjhire might meet the French Man of War , and the Storemip bound to ^ ^ebec^ I defigned to order them to I cruize between the Ifle Paul^ Cape Ray^ and Cape Breton\ till the end of this Month, of which I told theGeneral, who approved of my Intention* Th is Morning very early, the Che/ler join'd me, 12,. and Captain Matthews coming abord, brought • jWith him the Mailer of the Prize he took, who being very well acquainted with the Naviga- tion of Quebec River, the General was of Opi- nion (as Colonel King told me from him) that it might be much for the Service, if I fliould keep j him to go up ^tebec ^ Riverj and to induce hinj 1 Wind N.N.E. and N.hyE. N.IV. to N.NM. fair Weathir. At Noon Cape Breton bore S.iy, 1 5. 3 A^ilts.Lat. per Ob. 46°. 1 5'. N. >" Wind S. W. W. by S. S. IV. by W. W. W. S. W. S. ly. mode- rate Weather. At Noon the Eaft End of the Ifle Paql ^rp Nj W, \ W, z| Ltagua Lat, per Ob. 470. 15'. N, '{ - -•' 'j^ ^*r / I J thereto, 1 1 8/ A JOURNAL of CI yas alfo abord, qf whom he fcem*d very fhy, and was not very free to communicate himfelf before him, fo he went abord the Chejler again, and on the morrow was ta return^ aodHa^ with me for the whole Expedition. :•/ ^; t Mf t^^" f ^VrHs \ l^hQ Leopard alfo joined me this Morning, which Ship had been cruifing off Caps Breton. AboMi 10 a-Clock lad Night, being got with- in tlie Bay of St. Laurence^ and to the Northwarcj of the Bird I.flandsj ftanding then W. N- W. the Wind S. W. The Pilot thought it unfafe to ftand any longer that way, and therefore advifing it as the fafcit Method, for fear of the Ifland of Anti- cofii^ I made the Signal for the Fleet to tack, and ilood to tlie Southward till f this Morning, then t^ckM again. I gave I Captain Matthews of the Chefier, Or- ders to proceed to Bosion to be refitted, that Ship's Sternpoll being loofe, and fent by him Orders for the Captain ot the Norwich^ in cafe ihe fliould be arrived from Britain 3 and not. othcrwifc directed by the Lords of the Admiralty, to take under his Care and PrpreO:ion all Ships and Veflcls laden with Provifious, and convoy them fafe to §ttebecy where, if we arrived, I expc6i:cd the Fleet would be obliged to Winter j and then CtiptAin Matthews was to go home with the Maft-Shipsj concern- ing all which I writ to the Gqvcrnoqr, and fent ?>vdcrs to Mr. Clark to procure what Proyifions c qovijd pofTibly get %o be fcnc to ^ekc. 6'- ^j < i.Jit t')e CANADA Expedition. I gave Orders alfo to Captain CulUford of the Auguft, Huntbery to take with him the Dcvonjbire^ and ^7ir- cruize between the Ifland St. PauJ^ Cape Ray^ f'^'^j and Cape Breton^ till the lall of this Month, and in cafe of meeting the KingSlon^ Feverjham^ Loe- Jiof^ Enterprize^ Tritons Prize^ or any of them, to deliver them my Orders for following me up the River of ^ebec^ with any Ships or Veflels laden « with Stores or Provifions ; He was alfo to take under his Convoy the Tranfport which had been caft as unferviceable at Bojion^ and if he (hould want Water, to call in at Newfoundland 'y and in that cafe he had Orders for Commodore Crow, if he found it neccflary, to keep the two great Ships, . and fend others of his Squadron as fliould be more proper, for Canada River, with what, Provifioni could be fpared at Newfoundland. Captain CulUford having all his Orders, with my Letters for Britain^ and the French Prifoners, part^ ed from the Fleet this Evening, as did alfo the Cbefler^ with my Difpatches for New England. Having informed myfelf by all means poflible, S? if* of the Nature of Canada River, both from the French and Englifh , I rtill perceived there were more Difficulties to furmount than could have been imagined % for the Mafter of the Trench Prize who had made forty Voyages, as he told me, in that River, out and home, aflured mc no Ships ever Wintered there, but hazarded every thing, rather than Jet the Froft overtake them. That be- tween the Mouth of the River and ^ebecy being about I 50 Leagues, there was neither Road, Bay, or Harbour where Ships could be in tolerable Se- curity j that he never found Ground, tho' he had tried with a J-.ine of 400 Fathom j that the Shoar was fteep too all along, being exceeding high and fliountainoiiSj and in moll Places you Oiuuld have J 4 100 ./ I20 A JOURNAL of U'^VNJ Auguft, I Qo Fathom within a Cable's Length of the Shoar j ^Atl'ea *" ^^"^^ ^^n% as deep Water, and the Ships tides I touching the Rocks: That it has been impofllblc for any Pei fon, by their ftri£left Obfervations, hi- ,-therto to know the Currents and Tides in thcRiJ ver, the Stream being violently rapid and fierce, as well as uncertain, in mod Places : That Fogs and Storms were fo frequent, as they might well be :j, ellcem'd continual: That he had leveral times ex- perienc'd upon his lying by (which he was very often conftrained to do in dark Nights and foggy : Weather:) That when they might expeft them- ' felvcs on the North, they fhould find they were I \ driven on the South Shoar, and fo on the contra- ry : That in the Summer Seafon Fogs were moft frequent, efpecially with Eafterly Winds, and the Weather cleareft in the Winter, but then Subjcd to Storms : That he himfelf had, loft two Ships in| • this River whereof he was Matter. ' However, I gave him all the Aflurance I could,! that if by his Care we fhould get up to ^ebec^ I : . would make it highly worth his while, and that he fhould never have Reafon to repent the Service he fhould do on this Occafion. ^. f ■^" - I took all the Precaution poflible under thefel difficult Circumftances, and therefore ordered, not only the methodical and regular Sailing of ihe| Fleet, but alfo their anchoring : And for that pur- . pofe gave "Captain Roufe of the Sapphire Orders,! and let him have with him fome fmall Veflels,| with which, upon the Signal, he was to proceed ; \ to the Places of anchoring , and fo difpofe and I }■ '. bearth them for Marks, by which the Fleet fhould | regularly anchor. . , ;....,,; , , 04+1.;^.;, « . .,i. Vid« Append This f the C A N A D A Expedition. 1 1 1 This Afternoon I faw the Land, being ofFC I All Endeavours for getting the French Ship out of the Harhour failing, becaufe of the Intricacy of the Chanel:, even Boats going in and ground- ing, if not very well acquainted therewith. I ihcrcfoire ordered her to be burnt, as well as the Houfes and Stages a(hoar, and the Men to be brought abord Prifoners. We tum*d out of Gafpee, being a £ne large and deep Bay, in the S. W. Part of which, there was room enough for a great many Ships aiKl VefTcls, and good Ground for anchoring. \i zi. We had the WincL pretty ofrefhj till towards Noon, then little Wind and calm, the Morning • Wind S. by W. u S. by E. and S. E, blowing pretty frefit till towards JUtcn, then began to be foggy. At N6on the N-. W. Point of the S. Head Land goitjtg int^ Qucb^JC RfveK, bare 2*7, ly.^by N.\N.4 Leagues, * ' the CANADA Expedition. tij begirt with rainy hazy Wcatlicr, anidAlI thdA^^ August, ternoon k was very tdggy and cfaltti, fo that wc JJ*'\ loft fight of the Sftoar; r^!^ .R?J^ Little Wiflid fliifting anJ vccrtiig^ but moft part x/vvj calm with thick foggy p Weather, ^hlat we had no 5 22, fight of the Land : And tho' at 11 the Wind frcfh-, en'd at E. S. £. and we made a ifhift about Noon^ by the Fog breaking, and fomeriines intermitting^' to fee moft of the Ships , yet no Land could Qft perceived all Day. Yefterday Evening about 8 a-Clock, the Wind X ij. blowing very frefh between the E,S.E. and E.by N. the Fog very thick, having had no Sight of the Land fince Tuefday Noon, both xhc French 9,iid EngUJh Pilots, thinking it impoflible (confidering, the Uncertainty and Rapidity of the Currents) to ihape any Courfe by which fccurely to fteer, advi- fed bringing too, till Mornings Cz^iam Paddoti concurred with them, as did alfo the Mafker. I con{idcr*d, that fince there were no Soundings by which to give any Judgment of ourDiftance froih^ or Approach towards the Shoarj and the Fog be- ing fo very thick, without the leaftGlimpfe wherd- by to perceive any manner of the looming of Land, thought their Advice very proper : x^nd they con- cluded, as well as my felf, that we fhould lay our Heads to the Southward, as the beft way to keep the mid Chanel, and drive clear off the North Shoar, the Wind being between the E.S.E. and E- by N- which by the Advantage of two Points, Weft Variation in all likelihood would make our Drift at Icaft (if not better than) S. W. for that t)oth Shoars being rocky, it would be of very dan^ II I ' 1 . l ' I I l i •' I ! ■ _ , I I II l< III l> I p Wini W, K. W. W. by N. 1^, W. E. H. E. £. S. E. B, Ei * ky W. E. S. B. little Wind and calmt with foggy th'uk We^thtr^ At N«on the S. Bfad Land ^oing in*o the River j bore S,E. by B^ t^ouiS or 9 Ltagufs by ComfutMthn, gcroqt \ «4 ..A JOURNAL of Auguft, gerous Confequence to the whole Fleet to be too JJ"' near cither > and thereupon I order'd the Signal at Rfver.* ^ a-Qock, to bring too with our Larbord Tacks, {yy^ layinff our Heads to the Southward, underaMizen and Maintopfail. About two Hours and a half afterwards, jud as I was coing to Bed, the Captain came to tell me they (aw the Land, which he concluded to be the South Shoar, from all the Circum (lances of our laft Sight of the Land, and the Drift we muft needs have made, with our Heads to the Southward } and thereupon I ordered him to make the Signal for the Fleet to wear and bring too on the other Tack, which Signal the Captain accordingly made. • It happened that Captain Goddard^ of Lieute- nant-General Seymour's Regiment, was at that time abord the Edgar upon the Quarter- Deck, who fee- ing the Sea break to Leeward as the Ship bore a- way, and apprehending much Danger, came down to mc in great hade, and was very importunate with me to come upgn Deck my felf, for that he (aid he (aw Breakers all round, and concluded us to be in great Danger } but being a Land Captain, and depending upon the Judgment of Captain Pad^ don^ who gave me no fuch Notice, I had little Re- gard to what he faid, believing it to be the Refult only of his Fear that might make him fee Danger where there was none ; However he came down a (econd time, dedring me for the Lord's fake to come upon Deck my felf, or we fhould certainly be loll, for he faw Breakers all round us : Upon this his repeated Importunity, and hearing a more tlian ordinary Noile and Hurry upon Deck , put on my Gown and Slippers, and coming upon Deck, ^ found what he told me to be true, and all the Peo- ple under a mighty Condernation, and in great Confufion. I called for the French Pilo^, but it :•"/•-• was -t ^ 1 /i&^ C A N A D A Expedition. h? f was f6me time before he came to me, not being Auguft* then upon Deck) in the interim whereof, looking J7"- very cfarefully to Leeward , I thought I faw no RjJJf * Land Under our Lee-Bow, forrh,v Jhip broaching t>^yv too, brought the Breakers under the Lee-Qjiiarrer, and 1 calPd out as loud as I could to quiet the Men, chat I faw no Land to Leeward, the Moon juft then breakiniB;out^ and the Fog clearing up } and when the Pibt came, he told tac it was the North Shotr, being what we lead expedcd *, and then ordering all the Sail to be made that we could carry, flood ofFfrooi the Shoar into the mid Cha* nel. During all this Hurly burly. Captain P addon had ordcfd an Anchor to be got dear, which, be- fore I could forbid it, was let go, fo that I direct- ed the Cable to be cut, and lo got off from the Shoar. \^ About t this Morning it fell ftark calm, the Wind (that which was) fhifting to the N.N.W. continuing very little till 4 a-Clcfck 5 then blew fo hard with Squals at S.W. by W. that it put us under our Courfes, and at Day-light faw the South Shoar. At 7 I made the Signal to wear and ftand away upon the other Tack to the North Shoar. ; The Lieutenant of the Swift/ure ame abord, to, tell me that they had feen four Ships aihoar lafl: Night* which may be concluded loft. I was in feme Pain for the pTindfor and Mouh- tagucy till I faw them ftanding towards us. The Lieutenant of the Mount ague came abord to tell me, that both the Windjor and their Ship had an- > chored laft Night within fome fmall rocky Iflands, between which and the Main they had been driven. That one of the Tranfports had done the fame ,,r- where they rode in great Danger, the Placfi being ^ very narrow and no drift, if their Anchors had dragg'd, or Cables parted. That there were feve- :.kn; ' " '*^ ral *»4 ^JOVrNAL if I7II. Rivcf. Mil, Ships lod, tad mmy Men drowa*d j tdd ifome were oiioughc off in a Sloop, and imore were aihoar wJio had efcaped. I then ordered both the Bri» t/VV) S^tine a0d Sloofithat atoeitded hre^ to make tht oieft of their; why itiico the ShoHr^ and 07 to fave and brine off Is^hat Men che^ coald : Capcaid Qnk of the Lfopard^h wbom I iebt to tow a Stoop.iip which was a great! way to Leeward^ Umng i3B6u||bt her into the Fledt^ came abord aMd gare in Aio* isount) that there was a Licfttenaint with fevotid Soldiers abord chat Sloop favfcd buM! of the Wreck: } chat the Colcbefier was loft,. mod: >a great manj; ^ea drowh^d, but Lieutenant*Cok>hel' i^eifipeii^// was (afe flibord the J&ij/f J which 8hi{> was the fame that had anchored beCwran thb; Rocks and the Main with the W'tJidfor ^tidtMvuntaguei and dhat « great many Men were aflioar, I then orderM Captain Gaok 1 itnd the twa Ten- iders with him into the Shoarj' so fave and get off all the Men that liad ofcaped drowning, vi6fcuaUing them till farther Orde)-} ahd bidhim tell the Ge- neral to V' hom h!e went, that all the Seamen fhould be ^nt ft'Vcrd the JVindfta:^ Captain Arrii oatCL" plaining thatihe Was very weakly handed. \% 24. q Having ply*d allNight with the Fleet toW*ind- ward, this Morning I ftood in for the North Shoarj and ordered the A/i7iv;f^4i^«f to maJce the beftof her way in with my Sloop to attend the Captain's Or- der for getting off the Men that were favcd out of Ithe Wreck, delignmg if poflible to anchor with •izbe Fleet near the Place where the Sh ' ps were ioil, in order to confult of proper Meafurcs to ibe taken for onr fartiher proceeding upon this Accident that iiad happen*d. i^k> - ct»M» bord, to find out a.B^rth near iW Wrecks m . .- rj^^ the Fleet could amjhor > after wWc|i I inad^ he ^^^^ >^ Signal for the Monmimlh to flretttj a^head witli hr^ Divifion, the bet^ to bring thtf^leet^to ki Po- fture for the regular aocboring <$ ^ach ^iv^fion > and madealfo the Signal for C%'pi%\Ti Roufe to .make the bed of his way^ioto thi:: Shbir, ^od. afichor with the fmall Veflcls under his DirediqOt accord- ing to the ' iDflru&ibrii he hid Cbdeivc^ &om me for that Purpofe. '< \ *'- "' j Ttiu% while ftanding to tTic T^ortlir^dail with all the Fleet, one Mr. Alenander^ 'Matter cjf the Chatham Tranfport that was loft, cAmc off Co tell me, that there-were 8 Ships wreck*t, and ^car a 1000 Men drow}i*d, of which he gkve nie the fol- lowing Particulars. . " I I ■ 1 II Ml I , . { ■* * ■ ^ Vld§ Append., ^bips it9 Auguft, 1711. Canada River. yi JOURNAL of ■^>-*- ••jj ^1 fe; I H^ ««»* >^ I*"* "V*. V^ 00 00 i J .J O t" 00 O O O «Vs O f^O 00 ^9vere at Icall 60 Fathom. Trhat thc,'$hoaf was deep, .^oo. and llrait), and they could ik>c fi(>d any cp,tovauef^c iMace toanG|iqr.in,cithcr tpphe E;j(lwardfOf^t^q{lp! ward (>f ijfv^JJlandijf Eg^s^ (for fo wei'e t,l)fq f^ocjvs call'd amongst >\ybicl^ the, gj^lps.. iverc lo^r^^f^nd) within wh^|cB thc^^y^indfyr^, Aioifntague ^^^ it^^fH had been driven and forced tq.ancjjior) \vherefovc I; then made tjje, Signal, and Hood a^Jiwy tojwaflcls the, ^ South Shoavj Jjeing then. between 6 and 7 ^fl}pck\ in the Aftenioon. : V i ^. ilr <:) • ' r'l Vrv Having ftopd '^\\ Night tq-t he $outnw^vd, at one T? if. this Morjiing it.blovving-frefltjk,! ra^'^^^l^.c $ignal) to wear and (land on the othpr Xafk to the North Shoarj and being pretty cloieip^ ,t made ft Signal, for the lyieufenants of Men of Wiar and Mailers ofj Tranfports, and gave Orders, for phe equal Diftri*, bution of the Soldiers that had been faved from the, Wreck amongll the Men of Wfir. ^: And becaufc I could not- anchor with the Flect^ bereabouis, , * I , had Thoughts of going to. the Sept Jjles^ but could, s WlmiS. /y. ^y iV'. to IV. tloudy, hazey, with hard Gales till 8 thh Mnrning, then clear and moderate; at Noon N. W, '" Point of Mount Pille, ]V. S. W. 6 Lenities. .tH.y:'\ K not -,*- AJoVkNAL of Auguft, not hear of any otii of the Pilots th^t would un* Cariada ^^^^^^^^^ ^o caiTy us thither $ and by what I could River. gather frbrA thbfe Wh6 uhderftood the moft of the 0^^/>0 Placcj ft^ashbtln'aiiywire fit for a Fleet) and \ ^alVcry unwilling to return to Q'^fiei^ being too M btit of the River : While I revolved thcfe Mat- ters in tny Mind, defigfiing tb tonfult the Gencrftl- abotit thertij Captain Harrifon's Adjutant cailie to riiie firorri him, Jlnd I told him I >pi^a» j aft going to \b'ait'^lipbn the General, and acdoixlingly- wenc a- bord the PFind/or-y ^nd talking with the General c?ohderntrig the prefcnt Junfture of Affairs, he thought it abfolutely neceflary to. have ^Council of Wdr cdltd, for confulting proper Mcalu res to be* taktnV by rcafon of the late Difafter ; asalfo that a perfi;^ Account tnay be had of the Soldiers loft, and how to put Matters into fome Method for/ar- ther proceeding : wherefore he had got all the Colpnds together, and dcfircd the Captains of^ the Men bfWar might be confultedj to which I con- fented, and had the Signals made for the Captains to come abord the Windftir. 1 alfo otdtr'd all the Pilots to come j for et^y body being diflatisfied with the Difficulties of getting up the River, it '1^ ^ was thought ncceflary fir 11 to be perfeftly inform'd of that ^fatter j and fince the late Calamity, I bc- . . lieved I coufd not refufc to confult the Captains as ' propofcd } for had 1 proceeded without their Con- currence, and a fecond Difafter cnfued, I fhould then have been left, without any manner of Ex- Wherefore all the Colonels being there, * I dc- fircd the Captains of the Men of War to give their Opinions concerning the prefcnt Juncture of Af- fairs, and our farther proceeding up the River. « Vidi Append. '1 ) Some .«. .Ai-'if ■'■ I Vidt Appead. ;, ^>. the CANADA Exptd'mon. 1 3 1 Some of them Teemed very much didatisHed, that Auguft, . they had not been confultcd before they left igtf7 CanVda jW'i allcdging^ that then had beefl the time. I River. "^ bid not offer to them my Rcafpiis ;for ff&t haviipg (J^/"\j [done ^0 \ but intimated, that I thought I had ob- Icrvfd my owrn tti(lru6bions 5 and if 1 had tranfgref- \ti them, I fhould be anfwerable for thait elfewhercy gnd at this time that was not tht Qpeiiion in Pc4 bate. I told them, that (ince the unfortunate Ca- lamity we had met with in the Lofs of fo m^n^ Ships arid Soldiers^ I had ciill'd them together, t« bow whethci* they thought it jjirafticable to geJt Ito ^ehec with the Men of War and TranfpoFt% and with tbefe Pilots. Upon which the Pilots be- ing caird in fevcrally, and queftion'd upon th^r undertaking to carry up the Flecf^ it appeared^ ^bat nonJc were, fufficiently qualified for that I^r- 3fe, which fome of the Captairts faid was not aB time new, being Well known to them before ?eieft-fltf/?C«Ufl;A,l»M::i^> 't|ftf'ff!M( ,,\ <>rlt flgf But to cut (liort all Debates ^ and Difputesj, I bropofed the Qiieftion to th^ Captains^ wjietheir [hey thought it pradicable to get up to ^ebec or botj and they unanimouOy came to this Refulr, " That by reafon of the Ignorance of the Pi- lots, it was wholly impracticable to go up thqi I' River of St. Laurence with the Men of War and Tranfports as far as ^ebecy. as alfo the Uncer- tainty and Rapidity ot the pucrenisi. as by fat^J Ex per ience was found . t "" ' ■'■ ^^ - Thus being dctermin'd by a Council of War ar binft attempting to get up the River Sz. Lautenge^f began to think of returning to Gafpee^ there to [onfult what was to be done m order to attack Pla- ji Ki •■*:• iintia % *3» Auguft, 1711. At Sea. •^ H V © l6. AJOVRNAL of eentia\ ind gave Oi'dcTs for the Leopard^ together with the Four Friends Brigantijie and Bleffing Sloop, to continue ofF^lg ifiands^ to get from the Shear all Men,^ Provilions and Stores, that could be found thete, ind follow tne to G<«y5>^5 or Spanip'RAv^x. "^ This Morning I made the Signals tor Captain WaitoH and Captain ^6///^, to the former I gave Orders to mak&the bell of his way and cruize be- tvfctn Ifle St.PaUly Cape R^y and Cape Breton^ ^ith Orders to C^ipmn Culliford, in hopes to find him thereabouts^ to ftop him till I ihould come thither. Hehiaid likewife Orders for the King^n^ Feverfham^ Leoftoff^ and Tritons Prize, to keep thclm cruizing there alfoj for I expected all the Stores and Provifions, with thofe Ships that \vere| to come to us to ^ebec. '&;> c*^ -^- 1 gave Captain Roufe Orders to proceed direfilyj fo Bofton^ with Letters for the Gbvernour, thaJ Lieutenant- General Nicholfon might be recall'dj left the French hearing of our Misfortune fliould fall Upon him with all their Forces, and cut off and all his Men J after which he was to joii toe again, if poflible. While I was about difpatching thefe two Cap tains, Colonel King oi the Train came to confi with me concerning our attacking Placentia^ and faid, he had fpoke to Lieutenant-Colonel Fane m^ make a Draught of that Place. ,*^ I iafliired Cc^loneV King (not doubting but ^ ihould tnect the Ships with Provifions and Store in good time to enable us) that nothing ihould \X'aii\ing in nie to forward and carry on that SerJ Tice. The ^^ Wind therefore prcfenting fair, T^ 1^ ^...yiJVlnd S. h :v. IV. N.JV. IV. by N. W.N. IV. fairy den Weather. At Noon Cape Mary hore S.E. ^ Leagues^ andtk IHcs Ql" I ggs, i'y reckoning !>%. IV, by W. 93 Miks. bclieveJ •v; the CANADA ■Expedition. »33 Lglievcd i' beft For us to go immecjiatcly to Spanijh Auguft, XBiver^ where we fhouldbe fp much the neaicr ^^"^^ Placentia-, for that if \ye went ,0rft to G^j^^^, by (^^-yxi the time loft cither from Chapge of Wind apd Weather, anchoring and >veightng, with other ' * Accidents which might happen, it would prove a^ confiderable Delay to our DcCgns. This I fignifi- . cd to the General by a f-etter to have his Concur- rence, to which he agreeing, I made the beft. of;, my way out of the River with the Fleet ; And^j Captain Bonner^ my Pilot, deflring Leave to go tOp Keiv- England, having no farther Occafion for him, , I permitted him to return in the Sapphire. Seeing a Sail at f this Morning, 1 made the Sig- }) 27. nal for the Monmouth and Sunderland to chafe, but they could not fpeak hcrj ^ fo they rejoin'd the , ^ Fleet, and the Lieutenant of the Sunderland came to tell me, they take it to be a two Maft Shallop^^ I made the Signal for Lieutenants of Menof.War^^. and Mafters of Tranlports^ to whom I gave the*. Rendezvous, vihic\\\}^% SpaniJIj River. ^ .. ^ I had a Letter from the GpneraJ, \yhich Colo-r nel King of the Train brought piCj concerning ^ Ship to be fcnt to Ferrjland for one Diiplen New\ "^ foundland Pilot, which I anfwcr'd, anddefirpd the, ^ : ■ Colonel to aflurc* the General of my real Sincerity, to ailift and ftand by him. After which he ww '' away, leaving with mQxhtVh^oiPlacentia^ which Lieutenant- Colonel Fane had brought with* him. ^ — ^^s^.-r-^^^^rrx^-rr-- ■ _ Since the 27*^ of laft Month, we have had for Sertemb. the moft part fair Weather^ and variable WindsT © 2. Being in Sight oi Spanijh River Bay^^ wedifc.oyer- X wind N.W. by W. to W.S. W. N.W. and N.N.JV. f^ir, dear Weather* At Noon Cape Gafpce bore N, W, by N. i ^' 10 Leasees, T .^ n^^^^,-,^,,.,^;: cd V yi JOURNAL of Scptunb. cda Ship at Anchor, which I fuppofcd the Mom^ 'J"- ./w^»ff, not being ab!c to get into the Road by rca» f j4^ fon a£ the S. W. Wind y blowing frefh. J) 2. _L,afl: Night bemg in Sight oi the Mountague\ *^^hts, at '9 a*Glbck having ^f Fathom Water, 11 black Sand, I made the Signal for the Fleet to rhor. Between f arrdl^ this Morning I weighed ^gai^i, and try'd to turn into Spanijh River 5 but it mowing * very frefh, with much Rain at S. by W. lanchored again at 11 a- Glocjcj in 24 Fathom Wa- ter, the Southcrcnoft Point of Spanijh RilferRoady S. W. about 3 Leagues. The Northermoft Point '"■ W, N, W. about f Leagues off j the Men of War and Tranfports, being very much fcatter'd. At f this Morning I weighed with the Fleet a- gain, and ply'd irjto Spanijh Riier RoaJ^ where a- bout 10 a- Clock lanchored with feme of the Men of War, and fevcral TranfportSj the reft of the Fice'r ^plying to get in. Having had in my Thoughts feveral times fincc PUV Difappointment in Canada River^ that it vvoul4 be great pity fuch a Squadron of Ships, and fuch a pody of Land Forces, fhould leave America with- out doing fomethirtg againft the Enemy in feme part or other } and tho' this Seafon might be loij: for a^ing any thing in the Northern Parts, becaufe -of the 3adne(s of the Weather, and Winter hallen- ingon, or for Want of Proviiions, no Supply hav? ^ 4. t maj ■ ;" ■•■y vfini -S. jr. ^y Si U S hy f^. and S,ur. hy S. S. 9.1-7. to W, .£. vf! 5- IV. S. iVr by S. to S. h^s:^y eUttdy Weather, ^f NoowCape r' St. Laurence hrt 27. u Leagms. * Wind S. S. W. by S. N- |J. E. S. by IV. fqunlly, rain) Wtathtr, blowing fr^jh I at Noon at Anchor ojf SpAnifh Ri er. a Win4 S, by W. S. S. W. S. W. IV. N. W. N. W. by W. W. S.W and W. ilowip^/re^j; at Noon at Anchor in Spaniflj River Road »> 7 fath. Wt^fer, thf Eafi Point E. J^. E. and (he fjortk Point offhf Road i^. by^ W. good Ground, ' - //&»//^'{houldelapfe) to return to Ne'i)d^Ehglandy iti order early in the Spring to take that TPlacc^ 'and theVef6re I went this Moriiing ear- Ij^'.abord the Pf^ipidfor y and^ the General .not being up, 'Ptalk'd'^ith CoUcM'KiKg aboUE it privately, ^hb was entirdy of my Opinion . Wltcn theCe- jieVal' was ftirrihg, I told him rny Thoughts upon thi« }\iH<9:yre J and that^ according to myown pri- \^at6' JiK^menr, -gbiiig back to New-England in or- d^tci Undertake fomc Enterprize in the Spring, would be the mod proper Meafures we could no \v pilrfue.' But he faid, it was not obvious to him how there could -be any Reafbn for our fo doings rhd aifliired me, he did not perceive that returning to Britain could be the leaft Prejudice to me. ^*' I went then to my own Ship, and in the After- noon received the following Leitcr from the Ge- neral. c::^ ■Ti" ;^?^,,>t.4..i,.a?f^^ SIR, G return to the ,C A N ADA Expedition. . SIR,? '-—.->' • '...r..-.. .•• :s . '. ., Since I faw you, 1 have thought that certainly the moft proper way for you and I to proceed, is to call a general Council of War, of the Sea and Land Officers, where every thing may be laid be- fore us, relating to the manner of attacking PAiv centia-y therefore defirc you will makcjchc Signal to come abord you to Morrov/ Morning. 1 am with great Truth, nr ^o. "> ttionTtjvoO « :j«i i' " •,uj niJi. ci kf SIR, ■ ■• V^':^'-:.: ' . -=» JbWd-iheWind- Xourmoji h if tnke Servant 37 Septeoib* 1711. Spgniih River Road. SIR, •^•^*^t ul Edgar in Spanifh f '■ Tour moji Faithful River, Sept. f. ^? "^'f • "'- ' Hmble Servant^ ' General Hill. ^^F^ ^-^ c^^^' i^to^H. Vfl This Mormng the ^ Kingston and Leopard came in h^re from the River of Canada^ the former bc- d{r/«<< 5.fr. 5^fri byX s'byW. S.E.hy S. S.E,'s.F.. ky S. moderate Gales\ with cloudy Weather till about Noon ; then it be^an to bloxv pretty frefl)^ which in the Ajternoon became tt Storttti a,nd obliged us to firtkf lards and To^tnafiu c^ ** ^ '" ■ ' ■ f ing ^* 'y •y X 6. S)S ^ ADJOURNAL of ^w 1^'- Sepiemb. ing the Ship chafed by the Monmouth and Sunder^ SMDifh '<**'*' ^^ <^"™c* out of that River. River Captain Winder of the KingSion brought mtXt* Road. Vera) Letters, and one from Captain Partingtm^ ^yy\J with ill tranflated Copies of two * Letters from the Governour of Placentia , and one from the Engi* neer to Monfieur Pontcbartrain which he had in- tercepted* mmiii 'jrtm:, " The ^Governour gives an Account in his firft ^ of the 1^^ of July^ of fcveral Ships loft in the *^ River oi ^uebec^ with a great Quantity of Pro- ^ vidons from thence; for fupplying them atP/^- *' centia. And takes notice of the Intelligence he *' had from him concerning the Defigns of the ** Englifh againft Canada^ or Placentia^ and the *' Care be takes by fending Scouts upon the Coafts ♦' of New England for gaming Intelligence. ^^ And that he had lent one Mr. Ronde Denn'te *' to Bojion^ to treat with the People there, no? *' to ycild any Succours to the Ai ms of Old Eng- *^ land again ft Canada^ as he had been advifed by ^ Monfieur Pontcbartrain, _ Whether this had any Influence on the Meafures of the New Englanders^ I ihall not take upon mc to judge. In his 8 Second pf the 14*'* of July^ " He com- ** plains, that for want of a French Man of War **, to proteft them, the Englijh Privateers are very ^* troublefom upon their Coaft. *' That he had fent Letters to the Governour ^ of ^ebec which advifed him of the Prcpara- **" tions made in England^ againft Canada. ' *' Thar there were 100 Pieces of Canon mount" .5 ■w-f e r/n mount* the CANADA Ex f edition. ' - 1 3 J " ed at ^ehec for its Defence, tnd that to invitef Septcmfc. « the Indians to afliit them, they had promifed to J-^"- « make them a Feail of EngUfh Flcih. r^J„ " He gives a full Account of the State of Pla* Road. f« centia^ and is confident of keeping it againil the V"V^Vi '* ^^i'A Attempts. He alfo informs him con- " cerning the Condition o^ jinnapolis Royal ^ and " the Difagreemenc between the Bdfimans and that Garrifon. ^ , ' " He gives a large Account of the EngUJh Af«. fairs in Niwfoundland^ and that he has received Notice by a Martinico Privateer of the Englifi ^ Squadron going to Bofton. ' *4. *' He fecms to apprehend the ill Con(equences ^ of thcfc Preparations againil New France^ unlefs " the Dangers of the River of St. Laurence^ prove ^* an Obftacle. That he was pcrfedly informM " by an Englfjh Prisoner, of the Arrival of Colo- " ncl Nicbolfon at Bofton^ and of the Preparations " there againil J^ii^ff, and the Expe£i:ation of the " Arrivalof the Englijh Squadron and Forces for ** that purpofc. ^ ^* - " He alfo fienifics to him the Dcfigns of the ^ French ngidnVt jinnapolis Royal^ and that he had ^' a Confirmation of the Preparations againft ^^jv: " bec^ and that after the Succefs againft that Place, " Placentia was to be attempted. He gives a full *« Relation ot 70 Men of the EngVtJh Garrifon of - ^' Annapoih being cut off, and made Prifoners by ' " the Indians j and concludes with a Complainri *' that the Officers at Placentia are in a fad Con- S^ ditioUj for want of Provifions and Monies, of,.. ^' which they have not had a Supply a long time. ^ The ^ Letter from the Engineer, dated zz^ Jul% amoTTgit other things, takes notice from the In- .S,: b Vi4^ A] peni ^elligenc^ 14© .J yoURNJL of s Sc^ptcmb. tclligcncc they have, of the great Force defigne^ Spanifli ^g^*"^ ^«^% I Athat their only Hopes for that River Places Safety, is ihe Difficulty of the River only. Road. Captain Winder^ tho* he came himfelf, yet brought l/V^ not any of the Ships with Provifions, they not being ready to f^il with him from i5o/?cw, and told me, they^crc to come under Convoy of one of the fmall.Fiigate^; which left us Aill under great Uncertainties for a Supply of Provjfions. And by a;^Letter I had from the Govcrnour oi New En* llandy it , wjis plaji) we cpuld not fuddenly expe6^ any froni thatflace : all which Confiderations con- firmed me Hill in my own private Judgment , for returning with. the Fle^tamj Forces to Bofton% and therefore when General///// caipe abord to fee ine, I ag^p ,iiilk'd with him privately about it, and faid, I. continued ftill of Opinion, that by my Inftruftiops 1 could not return to Britain^ ^ebec being untaken, and therefore (Ince our Scheme upon which we were fcnt was broke, by th^ Mis- fortune that happened in Canada River, 1 believed it necelTary fome thing clfe Hiould be undertaken} but the General ftill thinking I might return to Great Br Uain^ without the leaft Hefitation or , Difficulty, I urged it no more to himj neverthe- lefs thought for juy own Juilification and his, that it would be abfolutcly neceflary to have that de- termined by a General Council of War, as well ' as what eljte might be undertaken upon the failing of our pre(cnt Expedition , and told the General . I had ordered a perfect and iexa6t Account of the : Provi0on5,inow with us, to be laid before the Council pf War, and as foon as, that was done, would make the Signal. L it^^r^ft v: ' , • ^^"'V WttMM^MM- i Vide Append. ■■ { - •.t>^ , ,' * ;•• v i-'ri^if^ i|- I went r the ChNADA Expeditiorj. ' 141 I went abord the ^ ff^tndfor this Morningfljcrord Septemb. the General was up, Colonel Krmpenfelt with mc, ^^ ^ ^:- and while the pencifftl was rifing, \Vc talk'd with 'RjJJf Captain Arris and Captain Gor^,, with whom waa Road. Colonel Fetch^ and diicourfing about the Violence iy^sT^ of the Storm lad Night, and what Diftrcfs we 9 7. mud have been in, had it happened co;us when ia Canada River j Colonel Fetch concluded, that if there at that tinpe, w^ ihould inevitably have all ' been loftj and if at the Entrance of chat Riycr, driven cither upon jinticojii^ or LahrcUiore* WheA the General was ftirring, I told hitav I thought ic would be convenient not to call ^ Council of War till the Morrow, at which time every thing would . , be ready for them, andherein he agreed with me j then returning to my own Ship, the Agent Vi- ftualler brought me an Account of thcProvifioris • now in the Fleet, for the Scamep and Soldiersi ' At 8 a-Clock thi^ ^Morning, I made the Signal Tj 8. for a General Council of War of the Sea and Land" Officers. All the Colonels canoc; with the General from the Windfor^ ^nd • Captain ^m with them, and as loon as all, t})e (ji^ptains and Colonels were got together, ampng(l^M^hom were Colonel Vetch and' Cplonel Wal^onv.o'i the New England VoxQt%y the Council begun.- od^s i riri:.*! And when fiite, they chiefly took undeir their "^ Confideration, our prefent Circuo) (lances, with refpeft to the ihortnels of our Jpi50vi{ions, the Uncertainty and- Difficulty of b^ing fupply*d .0 k Wind S.E.hyS. S.W.hyS. S.W. Jtr.'^'.'m V. N.W.by W, we had ver^ /iormy- Weather, which continued all Night from 4 yefierday Afternoon, and obliged us to firike Tar ds and Topmajis ; at 7 this Morning abated, then got them up again, I Vi'ind N. W. S. W. S. S. W, S. W. S. W. by S.' fair Weather, and moderate Gales, ^ ^ . n> Fide Append. *^*" ^vwv ^j^: titmxrm^X , -^^ '»'^-^'* j/'^l * ' . (as 5cptem{]t. 1711. Sp»ni(h River Rosd. .8 J p. j1 JOURNAL of'. (t$ «|»carcd by the Govcrnoar of New En* giand*s Letter) and whether in this Condition it ^aai pra6bicable to make any Attempt againd Pla* tentia. AH which was largely debated, and every thing that could be thought on propofed and fully difcufled) fo that upon the whole Matter^ theu- mnimous Refult wa3, that we could not attempt any thing at this time againd Platentia^ and there- fore we ihould return 10 Great Britain with the Ships and Forces that came from thence, and the Nrtv England Troops and Vcflcls to Boflon. 4> Thus all farther Proceedings in Amtrica^ being put to a Conclufion, I apply'd myfelf to the get- ting every thing in Order, for the Men of War and Tranfports returning home. I gave Orders for the Mountague to cruize off CapeBreton^ to intercept any of the Enemies Ships bound to ^ebiCy and dircfted the Mortars to be taken out of the Bomb VcfTels into the largell McnofWar.^*^ "'«''^ ' Colonel f^etcb Govemour of Annapolis Royal^ came to mc with a " Letter from the General, to confult about ordering a Didribution of the Forces that were to go to that Garrifon^ which I fettled with him, and gave the Agent for Tranfpott Di- re6tions accordingly. A French Bark, a Coafter between ^uehee and Placentia^ being fcized by a New England Tran- iport, the Mafter came to acquaint mc therewith, and brousht the French Malter and the Letters. She was laden with Provifions bound from §uehec to Placentiay and abord her there was one fVtlliam Holland (born in New England^ a Fi{herman) who told mc, •' That one ff^tlliam ff^ilcomb and him- n wind S. W. by S. S. W. by W. S. S, W. by S. S. W, moderate Wtather, fomefimes cairn, chttdy and ch/$4 « < T . ; ^;-» av 211) V y • ftlfj the CANADA Expedition. 143 " fclF, were on the if*^ oijuly^ 17 "©v taken on Septemk^; << Pumkin Ifland, near Sato in the Bay oi Fundy^ V^^'a.^ « by five IttdiMs^ who carry'd them to ^thc in R^Jer ^ •» a Canoe, thro* a River which difcmbogued it Road. « felf into that oi C^ads^ and run wich fo vio- (/V\^ « lent and rapid a Courfe, that they were obliged ^ to keep the Head of the Canoe to the Stream^ '< to avoid beine forced thereby upon the rocky <* Points and daincd to Pieces ) and notwithiland** (< ing they paddled with all their Strength againft « it, the Current was fo fierce , it carry'd then» (' into ^ebec River Virith fuch a Swiftnefs, that tc « datkd their Eyes to look on the Banks } for id « is impofiible, as he affirm 'd, for any Boat or " Vcflcl by any means whatever, to be condud^cd « againft that Stream : Wherefore tho' they mighi; « go to §ueb€( that way , they could not return " by the (amc, but fome other; And that there I" were feveral fuch fmall Rivers and Streams, vio* " lencly difchargingthemfelvesinto C^m^i^^ River, " with many of which (unknown to the Englijli) " the Indians were very well acquainted, as well I" as others from thence into tlic Bay oi Fundy. .* " When they were brought before the Cover* h* nolir, he at firft told them , (hould he difcover " them in a Lie^ he would deliver them to the r Indians to burn or ufe them as they pleafed | I" wherefore upon Examination, they gave him I" an Account of the Englijh Fleet at BoHun then I" going agninft Port Hoyal, arid the Goycrnour r impnfoning them, thev continued there a Month I" without more Cloaths than their Shirts, and p the Provifions they had, not fit for Dogs to car, r it (hink fo ; but by his daily importuning him [' for Cloaths and other Neccflaries , the Govcr- [' nour rather than fupply him, allow'd him his p Liberty to go to Plmentia in a Sloop bound : -' : " thither, 144 Septemb. 1711. Spatiiih River Road. cc . •' €€ i€ and ;hflt Ubout the be*, ginning of oSober , {he ' fa'ilM .with five French Men and himf^tf iaboircl,i/dnd iDays after be^ inggot If Leagues dowti'thb River, they raet with Nbrth ' Weftetiyj'^nd/; iothcr contrary Winds and' Storffjs which laftfed 2 z Pays, but with good Weather after, i?ej|phcd Cape.I)niy^ where they again had a Storm' which hel4 f Days;^^^d^caulfed them to put back again for ^ebeci but next Morning were caft away on a Ledge of Rocks lying iabout a Mile from the S. E. End oF-tbe I{lana<^»//iro//, they ^11 got fafe afhoar in their Long-iboat , and the fame Morning 2. Ships and a Bark which camfc 6ut with thein, were loft on the South Shoar ofF the fame Ifland , w here they continued about 7 Months , living upon Rackoons and ^ what they could catch, it being defolate and uninha- bited : During which time they built a Shal- lop, artd in her proceeded to ^ebec^ where they arrived about the latter end of laft Maj^ the French having mounted 70 great Guns, 2 Mortars and 30 Peteraroes round the. Town, and in 2 Batteries, 7 on one, and p ^n the other^ from the Notice they h aid of our -Pre- parations for coming to attack them: That he was then told, they could in a Week's time, raife 7000 Men, French and Indians yhbt yet wanted an Engineer, having no Perfon that un- derftood how-to throw a'Bomb, or fireaGan* non 5 and that a Fr^w)& Soldier, with whom he I had been Fellow Prifoner,and condemned for a Galley- Slave, was fent t6 and ofFer'd his Li- berty, on condition of managing the Guns and Bombs, which he refufed to do, faying, the Governour had done the worii he could by ' --^.'^ ' « him, the 'C A N A b A kxpedition. i ijf « him, and therefore lie would not fcrvc them. Septemb. [ « He farther told me, that we havebctn cxpcft- g''"^ I « cd at Canada ever fincie June or July laft', and ^5^^^ « not^ppcaring in the River all that wiiil'c^ con- Road « eluded the Seafoh for 6\it attempting any thtng L/VNJ « againft them paft; and therefore the Maftdf of « the Bark now taken, tvho own'd part of the « Vcflcl in which he was laft Year caft away, 6f- « fcred him his Paflage again to Placentiay Dcin|; ' « boupd thither with a Lading of Beef, Poi-kV « Bread, and Flower } and tl^o* the Bark was only « 22 Tans, yet he had beeti 2 Years colle'fting; « that Quantity, the Countrey is fo very poor. This Afternoon Captain fFaltdn in the Aidun- tague^ who failM in the Morning, returned agai'ii with a French Sloop he had taken, which came from Newfoundknd^ and Ica^^irfg her hcre^ laird upon his cruize. This Forenoon the Enterprize and Tritons Prize\ j iq. the 2 Frigates attending on Firginia^ came in hcrc^ but none of the Frovifion Ships with thfeni. I ordered all the Seamen and others of New England^ to be fcnt abord the Tranl^orts belong- ing to that Province, and that the State pf the Tranfports from Britain^ ihould be enquired into , and reported to me by the Agent. . '^^|^^•^, The Sloop brought in by Captain PTaltohy was a Privateer, with a Captain and 20 Men who camt from a fortified Place in Newfoundland^ called Audierne^ uncjer his Government^ about i ^ Leaguds diftant from Placentia; which lay fo conveniently, as the Captain rcprefented to me, that it com- manded the B^y of" Placentiay and was a good Road for Shij^ping. He told me, " That he with " his Wife and feveral fmall Children, and the reft " of the People there, laboured under inexpreffiblc " Calamities for wane of Provifions, their dcpen- L " dance 14^ AJ0URN4Lpf 1711 Spanifli River Road. Septemb. " dancc at Newfoundland htmgu^0TiX\iC Supplier *' they received ffom France 2^ndi ^ebefi^ and mo ft " of the Veflels from the latter having this Year " l)een loft, had reduced them to fuch difmal Ex- (•W " trcmities} wherefore he feeing the fad Condi- " tion of his Family ready to famifh, cnme out as *>^ M^^n defperate, in this Sloop, not caring \vhe« *' ther taken, or taking, in hopes however to "have met with fome Relief, (hould he have " reached Accadiay where lie knew fome Pianta- " tions that could^have furnifticd him with Pota- C« toes , and other fuch like Eatables : For that *' when he was taken he had not above one Day's " Proviiion abord \ , and therefore fince he was *' now prevented by being made a Prifoner , he "offered to deliver up the Fort and Illand he '^ ; commanded into the Hands 'of the £»g///^, that " he might thereby fave his Family from periili- " ing by Hunger} and that he thought *" ^o defpe- " rate a Cafe, he could not be blamed as Ho- nour fuffer in fo doing, having no uciier Relief in view for his diftrefs'd Family. Ail which lie related to me in fo melancholy a manner, and with an Air of lb much Sincerity, that in was ira- poffible not to be moved with Compaffion for him, and thereupon making farther Enquiry concerning the Place, and whether it might be a good Road for receiving a Nunjber of Ships, he aflured mc it was, nnd that he ^ould carry all thefe ° Ships in thefe With Safety, where they might ride fecure- 1)^^: Having informed myfelf in.all I thought ne- ^ceflary, I took him with me and went to dif- .courfe the General upon what he. propofed j but ^it having b,een already determined by a General s.i cc a; ( «. WlnA W. S. W. ■ S. IV. N. IV. W. N. W. S. tyE. E. hy N. fair Weather y ttiodtrate Galesi jmetimes ulm.^ u^t:.:b '• .i. Council! the C A N A D A Rx^ edition. 1 47 Council of War, to return to Britain \fj\\\\ allthe Scptemb.: Ships and Forces, he did not think it juffifiaDle V^^'-'n^ » to snter upon any new project attnis twe... ,,,-; River. ' When 1 returned abord th? 'Ed gar ^ the pooi: Road. Trench Captain finding hisPropofaT did. not inept L/'V^ the Reception he hoped, was very inftaptwi^h me to compaflionate his fa^ Condition, and .the, Mi- - (cries of his Family j but 1 told him, t cftu^d think n > of no Expedient, unlefs he would go to Amapor \ lis and ufe his Endeavours to bring all the French Inhabitants to fubmit quietly under the. Qji'ecn's Government, that fo the Indians miglit be pre- vented murdering fo many EngUJlo as they daily did there, when they happened to flir without the Walls of the Garrifon j which' if he could bring to pais, means would be found for the Relief of his Family, by fendijig to them, and in time, they might Come to him thither and fettle. He joyfully accepted that Service, and alTurcd me, he would faithfully cffc(5l it, and .t^eli^yed without much Diflkulty. ->- . -^ • ; ;".'!^^"f " The Detachment of 400 Men being made from the Britiflo Troops for Annapolis Royal^ concern- ing which the General, Colonel Feic^^ and Co- lonel Cawfeild were with me to concert and dif- ' pofe all Matters relating to their Viftualling and Tranfportation thither: 1 then fpokc about the Trench Captain and his Men going with them to Annapolis^ where he might be of very great tJfe to compofe the Differences between the French Inha- bitants with the Indians^ and Britijh Garrifon there. The General approved of the Delign, and T then prefcntcd the Captain to Colonel Fetch Gover- nour, and. Colonel Cawfeild Lieutenant Governour of Annapolis^' as a Perfon that would be_^ of conii- ^icrable Service to them. ' """" " ' ^ " ti^i'k. ^J^i'^i4i* -s>4 * <:'. L % ^1 » * % Colonel Septemb. 1711. Spanish River Road. 148 A JOURNAL of' Coionel ^i?/^i& believing it neceflliry,' according to what the Miniftry had promifed at home, thac a fmall iFrigate went a good way up into the Woods alone, yet met with no manner oi Infult from the Indians '^ therefore I fuppofe, thofe Men were kill'd for ' meddling with a Wreck which the Indians be- lieved themfelves only to have a Right to : For I was told by feveral of the New Englanderr^ who had often been upon this liland and convcrfed with P iVind E. S. R. S. E. hyS. S. E. S. W. S. W. by IV. W. W. S. W. blowing Jrejijy that Teflerday Evening we ftruck Yards and To^majis, at 5 this Evening got them up again, / 5 L 3 the ^/I'yobRNAL of A .SI 1? If- 150 Seprcmb. the Natives, as ulfo by the Frcucby that they were Spa,Ilfl, ^ ^4,7 inoffenfive People.. ^ „ . ■ / .,: ' River. 1 he equal Proportiwn or Provilions to each R,oad. Man of War jand Tranfport , being Icttlcd by the OWJ Agent Vidualler, I, bordered the Diftribution ac- P^ ^3* cordingly. Some of the A^cw £«^/«W Tianfports J^ttempting to fail before the rcit were ready, I ' ftop*d them, that they might all go together un* dcrth'2 Prote^ion of their Convoy. The Fleet being now fufficienily wooded and Watered » at 7 this Morning I made the Signal to unmoor ^ The Cook of the Sunderland was turn'd out by a Court Martial, for endeavouring to com- mit Sodomywhh his Boy, v/ho accufcd him. Being informed by feveral Officers who had been there, that a Crofs was erected on the Shoar with the Names of the French Sea Officers who had been here, which I look'd upon as a Claim of Right they pretend to for the Kmg their Mailer, the Ifland having been always in the times of Peace ufed in Common, both by the Endijh and French^ for lading Coals, which are extraordinary good here, and taken out of the Clifts with Iron Crows only, and no other Labour; I thought it not a- mifs therefore to leave fomething of that kind to declare the Queen^s Right to this Place j and ha- ving a Board made by the Carpenter^ and painted, I fent him afhoar to fix it upon a Tree in fome eminent Place where it might moft cafily be fecn, "which was after this Form, with the ^nfcription followmg. , 9 Wind W. N. iV. IV. by S. S. S.IV. S. W. by IV. IV. S. IV. fomettmes jrejh Gales, dear and cloudy by turns. ;•■■ r IVind ^\lV. 'N.IV. ly N. N. iV. S.S.IV. S.IV. fome part tain* with moderate and eaf.e Galesf cloudy and clear ulter- fiately. arlj • ; , ? ^i JN ./ //&^ C A N A D A Expedtttor. ')'L Septemb. 1711. Spanidi Riyer Road. : 3!0ft' ..i : SS -■■'■'■ IN NOMINE PATRIS FILII ET SPIRITUS SANCTI AMEN. OMNT^'JS IN CHRISTO FIDELIBUS SALUTEM, ANNA DEI GRATIA ''^:?/f7 MAG. BRITANNIvE: ' -'.T^*:t^ FRANCI/E ET HIBERNI/E REGINA TOTIUSQUE AMERICA SEPTENTRIONALIS DOMINA, FIDE' DEFENSOR, &c. CUJUS HARUM INSULARUM VULGO CAPE BRETON PROPRIEl'ATIS ,.-:Jv; " ET DOMINII .i^:l i i:-V TESTIMONIUM HOC EREXIT MONUMENTUM r ; ' SUy£ MAJESTATIS SERVUS ET SUBDITUS FIDELISSIMUS D. HOVENDEN WALKER EQUES AURATUS OMNIUM IN AMERICA NAVIUM REGALIUM PR7EFECTUS ET THALASSIARCHA MENSE SEPTEMBRIS ;A5&B^»'-»»>>*4f.>-:».ANNO SALUTIS v^ -sji \jia«j MDCCXI. \ ^^ h 4 At M <- .0 ^3' rji AJOJJRNAh of Septemb. At 4 this ''Mornh^j I m^e the Signal for the V/ L. F^eet to weigh, and at Bay-brfcak got to I'ail. In'thc ly^/yj Evening the Mountaau^ nna Tntom Pnz^ joyn'd © 16. ^^* the latter of which foqn after fail'd for JVi?B;. foundland Wi^h Ordcra to Cvi£Uin Jioufe of the Sapphire to '^KtYi^^f^iapQ]isRoyal- The iW^y £«^/^«iTraiifports aiid Storcfliips parjed alfo from me, and witjilh'etr Convoy proee«}c4 to Bofion. Yefterday afternooii we fayV" a French Bark, a Ban- ker, lying under a MJzcn , all Hands aflccp j we came up with her, and fired a *Gun, which a- waked and furprized them j but a great Sea run- ning, and Night coming on, it was not fafe fend- ing a Boat abord her,; and therefore, no doubt to , their great Joy^ thc^ faw all-the- ¥kct pais by them as they lay a-hnU, having haul'd up the Mizen. iShc was light, and 1 fuppofe juft come upon the Banks to fifh, having only Salt and Nets abord. ' The Mount ague^ which yefterday Morning cha- fed by my Signal, that Evening joined us again, having taken a Banker, which he brought into the Fleet. At 7 this Morning we founded,and had 43 Fathom jWater, at 11 we founded again, and then had no Ground,beinggot over the Banks oi Newfoundland. > 24. This ^ Morning the Lijle Tranfport made the f Wind S. IV, by S. W. by S. S. IV. by IV. W. N. IV. by W. fair Weather. At Noon N. Point of the next great Bay ta Spanifti River, bore S. S. E. 4 Leagues. - ' t Wind N. E. JH. N.E. N. E. by N. N. E. by E N.E. by N. N. N. E. E. N. E. E. N. by E. blowing Weather -witlt: much Rain laji Nighty and a great tumbling Sea, in the Morn- •ing; thick' and hazey. Cape Breton at Noon bore N. 76°. 17'. ?H^ 497. Miles. Lat. p. R. 430. 40'. N. Long. 1 1°. zi'. E. I V iyi„4 If, w: m N. W. W. by S. W. 'S. W. frefh ftrong Gales till Midnight, after which the Weather proved better, And at Noon cleared up, and we had an Obfervation. Cape Breton then bore N. 830. n'. W. 586. Miles, Lat. 440. 30'! N. Long. 130. 45'. £". -' ' :A .; V '' Signal the CAl^ AD A ExpedkioM. IJ3 Signal of Diftrcfs ; I brought too, and the Car' Septcmb. penter of her came to tell me, that the Maftcr was y/ J*^ in a dying Condition and given over, the Mate /^^y%; alfo very nl, and dedred me to fend fomc Pcrfons to take charge of the Ship, as Mafter and Mate, and accordingly I ordered two Men for that pur- pofc. Captain PFalton came abord with the Mafter of the Bark he had taken, who told me, he came out in Company with the Hero from Rocbel^ which Ship was gone iQ^ttehec with two or three others, , fhe being the only Man of War, the reft Mer- chant Ships of 30 and 40 Guns j that they arri- ,^■ vcd on the Banks o^ Newfoundland the 1 1}^ of Sep" tember^ N. S. being the i" O. S. by which ac- count computing the Time, and other Circum-^ fiances, it may very well be concluded that a Ship Capt. Walton chafed when off Cape Breton^ might have been one of them which got away from him in Itormy Weather. Captain H'alton fays, he fpoke with Captain Danverfe in the Seaford^ who gave him an Ac- count, that the adventure was gone \yith an Ex- prefs for me to S^iebec^ that Captain Crow was at % St. John's^ that the Humber and Devonjbire had been cruizing off Placentia. This Morning one of the Tranfports (hew'd her ^<^obcr. ^f Colours, having fti'uck Ground > at half paft 6 ^ ^» we founded, and had 84 Fathom Water, fine Sand } at Noon we had 80, ^nd the fame kind of Ground. We have been with the Fleet 21 Days coming . into the Soundings from Spanijh Rher, only one t'4 i <., X IVind IV. by N W. by S. N. W. by IV. hax.€y .Vea*her, and moderate Gales y cleared up before Noon , and tve had an Ob- ftrvation. Lat.j^^^. 15'. N. Cape Breton S, 84°. 09'. W. 1125. Transport ♦■ . © 7- IJ4 • A "JOURNAL of O(ftobcr .Trtnfport niiiffing, which I riippofe run a- head in ^y\' thc'.Nighr, Between the 2.%^^ and ip'** Day oFhrt C/^^^^ ]\iibhth, not obfcrving the Signal when I brought too, as I lifually did every Evening during the whole Padagc, tor the Ships a-llcrn to gather tlicm together before I made Sail for the Night, having had hard Gales alniotl ever lincc wc came from Cape Breton. '''■^^' This y Morning having had Ground between f and 6 a-Clock, with 66 Fathom, fine Sand inter- mixt with black Specks, and judging us near Scil- /y, I made the Signal for the Mountague to llretch a- head to make it, and at Noon faw it from the Topmallhead. ■■ The Man of War a-flern, made the Signal be- tween p and 10 in the Forenoon, for ieeing a ftrange Ship, and lay by for herj and 1 brought too that all the Tranfports might come up with me, and at 1 1 made fail again. The Ship feen Yeftcrday by the Dunkirk^ being the Sorlings^ came into the Fleet about i a-Clock this ' Morning 5 and Captain Fanhrough fpoke with us, giving an Account, that Sir John Norris was ppon our Larbord Qiiarter, with 10 Sail of Men of War, and ifo Merchant Ships from Lisbon^ haying been 21 Days in their Paflage from thence. ' This Morning at Day-lighr, 1 Itood in to the Shoar, and made the Land off Dartmouth^ and rit l^bon w^s off Portland. ,,.,.. > 8. .h .1 *«^ • ^::^->:::" \'^ t>. the CANADA Expedition. xkk By niy reckoning and fallinc in with SciUy^ OAober, Cape Breton is from thence S. §3°. ij'. W. 2170 ^^Ium Miles, or 7f6y Leagues. Long. f6». 10'. W. ac- ^J^yvj counting according to the C)brervations we had made, Cape Breton to be in the Lat. 4f °. 38'. N. Yefterday Afternoon blowing* hard, and like to ^ P« continue fo all Night, I therefore thought it nc- cellkry , left the Tranfports might be fcattered,' or driven beyond Pcr/yiwoa/^, to anchor in Por/- *"l r Imd till the Morning, and at half paft 4 in the Evening, I anchored there with all the Ships, it » proving moderate Weather all Night. i, .^f 5 At I this Morning 1 made the Signal to weigh, nnd at 3 got to fail with the Fleet, and about 2 this Afternoon anchored at Si* Helens ^ and fent No- 5. Helen* ticc by Rxprefs to the Secretary of State, and the Admiralty, of my Arrival. The Leopard got to Plymoutb but 4 Days before my coming off that Portj fo that 1 came from Spanijb River with the Fleet of Tranfports, in as ihort a time as that ilnglc Ship, tho' a very good Sailer, having left ihiit Place only 4 Days after her. f The Soldiers being all afligned their Quarters, ^ 1 3. and the Tranfports direded to the feveral Ports where the Regiments were to difembark, and I having the Admiralty's Leave to come to London^ this Evening I went aflioar, and ordered my Flag to be llruck in the Night.- Being come to London^ foon after I received a ^ i:> 'j!^ "l|V.x.«i4-Vi^;j'».' i ;.i<^ '«.■.=' ■ l< 1 kJ -'H <^;;-r'?' ^ iv* ';^*> ■ ^•'- 'i' >• V ■ t \ \\^ **»' .j.-»«*t», n ■^ V- 4«i»». -'>f-^?'...f • :;--i..i- if,. -It,!-.,.. ' , .'^M-h APPENDIX^:: Containing the C/5,YJrij/^^^^^ jhu£lionSy f^etters^ 'Memoriahy Me* moranduYni\ Courts- Marfhly Coun* cth ofWaVy &c. teferred to id the foregoing Account. Ak^A m CO I juGnmra'. gtjiastin -n) ^(.vomst J7;^ QommiJJion for commanding the Squadron aP' '' '•^**^^ !«o/»/^^ »po» « /^fr^/ Expedition. . k*':^W^ D*! By the CommiiTioners for executing {Ji(6 ('Il5^.j Office of Lord High-Admiral oi Great /-"i'- ' Britain znd Ireiand^ &c. and of all her '' •'^•; Majelly's Plantations, (ij'r. i fi? Hovenden WalKcr, £/^i kear- Admiral of the White Squadron of her Majefiy^s Fleet, ,p^ Y Virtue of the Power and Authority to us given, and in Purfuance of her Ma- jefty's Pleafurc, we do conftitute you Commander in chief of all her Majefty's Ships and VefTels that are orlhall be appointed for a prefent fccret Expedition. Willing and requiring 4 you APflEfirWf^ 160 yiPPENBT^: ^^? vou to take upon you the Coiiimartc^ of the faij Ships and Vcflels accordingly J and ft'ridly dj^iarg. kig and requirine the refpedive Officers and Com- panies thereuntol)eloi^ing to be obedient r6 youjf Commands; and pun^aliy ittd diligcmty to put in Execution all fuch Orders as you fhall give them for her Majefty*s Service. And you arc to obfcrve and follow all fuch Orders as you fhall from time to time receive from us, the Lord High- Admiral of Great Britain^ or the Commiflioners for execu- ting that Office for the time being. And whereas Death and th'" Accidents of War, and the Faults and Offences of the Perfons to be employed in the Squadron under your Command, may often occa- iion a Neceflity of removing Commanders and Of- ficers, and appointing others in their Itead : We do therefore hereby authorize and empower you, as often as her Majefty's Service fhall require it, to remove or difcharge any Commanders or Officers in the faid Squadron, and to chufe and appoint o- thers in their room, by Commiffion or Warrant under your Hand and Seal, to a6t therein until far- ther Order. Hereof nor you nor any of you may fail, as you will anfwer the contrary at your Perils. And for fo doing this fhall be your Warrant. Gi- ven under our Hands, and the Seal of the Office of Admiralty, this third Day of jipril 1711, in the tenth Year of her Majefly*s Reign. , By Command of their Lordjhips^ ' 'M\ 'Vi'\ \m v^' J. Burchct.' Aui^ ill y, Leake. iVilliam Drake, ''^' J.JiJlabie. :'•' ;-/' Geo. Clarke, f..v. f.J IJ J n ' i i-yii*^^.- vi n ■? < ' f ■ ; ft. ■ Orders . APPENDIX. ORDERS for wearing the Union Flag at Maintop- msift Head, and following the Queen's Orders. By the €&9fimiffiomrs for ey^euting the Office of Lord Mgh Admiral of Great Britain and Ire- land, ^e. and of all Her Majeflfs Planta^ tions^ 6cc. * fc ' -^ Whejjsas we have by oqr Commiflion of this Date, m purfuance of the Q^iecn's Pleafure, figni- fyed to us, appointed you Commander m Chief of Her Majeily's Ships and Veflels mentioned in the ''Margiw hereof, defigned on a particukr Expe- dition, and which are to rendezvous at ^pithead : You arc therefore hereby required aivi dire^Sted to take them under your Command accordsingjy, and under your Cafe apd Protc^ion, the Rt'ivard Ho- fpital Ship, and fuch Traofport Ships, and other Veflels as ihall be appointed to accompany you : And you are fr<>iB time to tivosy to pro/ceed with the faid Ships and Vcflcls according to fuch Or- ders as you ihall receive from, the Queen, or one of the Principal Secretaries of State by Her Ma- jefty's Command, correfpoj^ling with, and giving frequent Accounts of your Proceedings to Mr. Secretary 4^/. John. And whereas it is Her Msjefty's Pleafure that you {hall, as foon as you (hall be out of the Cha- nel, hoift the Union Flag at the Maintopmaft- head of the Ship wherein you ihall be, and bear the fame until you return into the Soundings a- gain, unlefs you fhall be joyned by a fuperior Flag-Officer, Wc do hereby empower and direct i6x >> ships. Torbay, Edgar, Monmouth, Swiftfure, Dunkirk, Ktngfton, Mountague, Sunderland. Bomb Veffils, Bafiliik, Granadoe. M you i6i APPENDIX. you fo to do : But when you do happen to meet I with a fuperior Flag-Officer, you are during fuch time as you (hall be in Company with hm^ to bear I , only your proper Flag as Rear- Admiral of the| •JThite Squadron of Her Majefty's Fleet, ^vj^^cn you fhall be out of the Ghanel, you] .are to caufe the Companies of the Ships and Veflels under your Command, to be put to I fhort Allowance of Provifions, of fix to four ' Mens Allowance, or otherwifc, as (hall be judged fitting for lengthening out your Provifions, aflli- ring the Seamen they ihall be duly paid for the | fame. \ Ahd whereas during your being abroad, feverall Vacancies of Employments may happen in the| ; Squadron, you are, upon filling up thofe Vacan* cics, to have a particular Regard to the Preten* I fions and Seniority of the Perfons who have a Right to thofe Employments } provided they '. do fo behave themfelves, as that you (hall not{ , have juft Caufe to objeffc againft their being ap- pointed to the fame. - Given under Our Hands | this third Day oi^pril^ 171 1. {: ^0 Hovendcn Walker, 1 Efq-j Rear Admiral of '^'\ *-' the White Squadron of Her Majeftfs Fleet. ^^H By Command of their i^'** I Jjordftfips^ '- ■f^pd'l J.,Burchett.. ^■''^^-■' .■ , .a-- t:^^- 'U'-^ ':iiiiJ ^Ki". .::.',■ ■ .;' y. Leake fii William Drakt. ' J,Aifiabie. George Clarke, -V a :dl li'.y 'fiU d V|. ..'J' 7bt\ :Vf A # iVi APPENDIX. ' ^eJVarrant for holding Courts Martial, ' ■•;■.■ \- > .': r'ln'.iii'J lo -.tli^ nr By the Commidioners for execuJng the \{l,S-) Office of Lord High MmixzXoi Great Britain and Ireland^ ^iw<:^tii$ iikvjii ■ ' • '--•:l'.1 \fi) Hovcnden Walker, Efqy Rear Admiral , of the pTbite Squadron of Her Majeftfs Fleet ^ andCem- mOnder in Chief of all Her Majeflfs Sbipt and Vefjels that are^ or fhall be appointed for a ptS" fent fecret Expedition, ^ilTjtu (f=^ ti;i«t^ Whereas by the Laws and Statutes of this iRcalm, the Lord High Admiral of Great Britain^ lor the Commiflioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain^ have Power and Authority to grant Commiffions to inferior IVice Admirals, oi Commanders in Chief of any pquadron of Ships, to call and alTemble Courts JMartiali to confifl of Commanders and Captains, Ifor the putting in Execution certain Articles and lOrders in the A£fc of Parliament made in the 13*'* [year of K. Charles the Second, entituled, Anh£i fur eftablijhing certain yirticles and Orders for rex plating and better governing the Navy , Ships of War and Forces by Sea^ and for the Tryal of/uck IPerfons as fhall offend againfi the fame. We do ■therefore, in order thereunto, hereby author|:^e Lnd empower you, to call and aflemble Courts [Martial, conliding of Commanders and Captains ■of Her Majc(ly*s Ships, according as is mention- ed by the faid hdc of Parliament; who are tp Iproceed to enquire into and examine all Crimes land Qfiences committed by any Perfon or Per- Ifons whatfoever, againd the faid Articles and [Orders^ and to caufe fuch due Sentences to be ex- M ^ ecutc^ ««3 i64 J3>rEND IXi ecuted accordingly, except in cafe of Death I which Sentence » UOt to be executed, except! in cafe of Mutiny, without our Leave. And jn| cafe of the Abfehce of the judge Advocate of HfT Majcfty's'Fleic,' and the Deputy^ you afcl hereby cntpowcrciJ as often as you call Courtsl Martial^ 1:0 appoint fotr^e fitting Perfon to cxe- cKt^ the Ofkc of Ji '^liie Advocate of the faidi Qoi^i Martial fros u X\k^.\^ to time, for the morel orderly proceeding of ch^ fame. For which this! Khali be your Warrant. Given under our Hands! and Seal of the Office of Admiralty this third ofl JptU^ 171 1. » ' ^ ■:.^ fy ''€i>mmand of ..-.ofit^ .'; x\v^¥i b ■ J. Leake, -^^kfirLordjhipSj * ^^k-a tj} kil^M Jf^illiant Drakt\ Vi^ y J. Burchett.v ^^^^'tts, m^^■7. Jiflabie. ' ■ippDiftt oj 't'ioi.i^[i\^t^S'j'2fiilt^t>l George Clarke. \Mtar>J Mr. Secretary Burcbett'sLetxer^t-^'^rn:^ ^ nlo0 a njiir MmiraJty Office^ f April, 1711J ^^* I fend you herewith my Lords Commiflione of the Admiralty's Commiflion for commandir the Squadron of Her Majefty's Ships appoimd fbrafecret Expedition, together with Orders fo( ' you? proceeding thereon, and a Warrant empowj ieriog you to call Courts Martial. . I am, ... ^nifiiqiiDfcfi^'^giisfeniA-a Sir, niJ^F'u-p \. -^ ' JiearMmralV^iX'^^li^'lXourmofibumhkSer^i *i^ 'rj Ovjii-'i vQfi^vd i.;-Jwir>3 J. Burch«{| ■■'■ -'it- b^u " " w » ^ Th Appendix. The ORDERS conccrcirig tht Marines for the Expedition to be complesiicd to 6oo.rqjdt-^ ^j/ Vi&tf CoTnmiffiomrs for eicecttting the Office vf Lord High Admiral of Great Britain and Ire- land, 6?<-. and hf all HetrMajeJiys Plmtay tions^ &c. ' Whercai Her Majcfty has been pkafctl to ^U re£t that the Marines defigned for tbe prc^nc Ex- pedition, fhall be compleaccd td {i Battftliofi of 6x hundred Men, befides Non*Comini{fion Ofitctrs^ In order whereunto, we have appointed thitty Men and an Officer of Brigadier Bi»rr^9> Rcciment in the \i\Q of Height ^ to embark abord fuch one of the eight Ships under your Command, as you ihall judge moft proper, and that feventy more of Her Majcfty'^ own Regiment conKnandic4 by Lieutenant General Holt^ now at Chichejier^ with proper Officers, Aiall embarl? abord the Edgar when (he arrives at Spitbead. You are hereby re- quired ^nd direfted to give the ncceflary Ordei-s for the Reception of thofe Men accordingly. And whereas for making up them, and tnofc which are already abord the Ships to the afore^ faid Number of fix h«ndi>cd, there is a Detach- ment ^isVv IV. Upon your Arrival at New' Ef^lartd'y the Sapphire and Leopard are to join you. ..w y.. Vou are like wife to conGdcr whether yew tvill make any Addition to our faid Squadrc^, by « add* ing the Convoy to New England for the Malt Ships or any of the Guard Ships on the Conti- nent oir^merifa^ which Vfc hereby empkiwer you to do, not with (landing any Orders the faid Ships have received or fball receive from the Conlmii- fioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral to the contrary. . ' r - V.,.In cafe our General of our Forces fhall upon aavidng with you, think it pradicable without lofsof time, to fend any Tranfports to carry fomc of the new-raifed Forces in New England^ to Gar- riibn Annapolis Royal ^ and to bring from thence die Marines that were left in Garrifon there kit OSloier, or any part pf them, or any of the Ar- tillery or Stores of War ^ in fuch Cafe we do di- xeSt that you appoint a fufficient Convoy thither, with piredions to return with all Expedition to New England. Vl. At Bo/loH you arc to take under your Care, the Tranfports, Vcflcls, Ketches, Hoys, Boats, and other Neccflaries provided at New England j « To add to the Squadron tht New pngland Convoy ^ or any other of the Ships on the Continent of America, if »eed- ffil, notwithfianding tht Admiralty Orders to tht contrary. i(.ikVva i^ <5 . and APPENDIX. and as fnon as our Forces arc re-fhippcd, and thofc liilfed i.. New England put abord. you afe to fail* with the fatd Trajifports, and thoic from hence, to the Rfver of ^t. Laurence up to ^ehc^ in order", 1(3 ftttirck the fame j and being arrived there, you ' are immedisttely to make a proper Dilpofition of the Ships for that purpofe, as well of luch as are' t6 be employed before the Town, as of fuch as yoo, upon confulting our General, Ihall judge fit rd pafs the faid Town, and to proceed up the faicl' River tdtvards the Lake, not only to prevent any Communication with the Town 6^ ^ebecy but' alfo to protcft the Canoes and floats with our Forces from Nho-Tork*, to which end, we do. hereby *^cmpowcr you to make fotne of the fmall. Vefl'efe, cither fent from hence, or from New En-' ^knd^ mto Frigates fuitable to the Navigation of; the upper part of that River, and td triah and arm^ the laid Frigates accordingly. ; _ - ,^ , , , vr Vn. You are at New EngJarii] S 'any 'otner, Place where yoU fhall happen to come, to afllft our General with Veflels and Boats proper for landing our Forces, or putting them again on Shipboard, and particularly upon your Arrival at- ^nbec 5 and fo from time to time yoii are to af», flit our faid General with fuch Verfcls and Boats fitting and nece(!ary foi* landing our Forces, or' tranfporting them from Place to Place, or return- ing them on Shipbord, as our faid General fhall frorti titTie to time demand the fame of you. And alfo tvt'direft and command, that you Tend to our* General fuch Marines as are abord our faid Squa- drorl^* when oUr General ihall demand them of you. • And our Will and Pleafurc is, that our faid Gcnerahfliall have the fole Command of fuch Ma- i^i ■^-•rt- Empowtred to convert fmall Vejfels mto Frigates./ rmes I70 APPENDIX. rines during the time they are employed aHioar. And alfo that ) ^ dc from time to time aflift our faid General with (uch Number of Seamen, and alfo Gunners, Guns, Ammunition, or other Stores belonging to our faid Squadron, as he fhall de- mand ot you to be employed aihoar : And the Seamen are to aflid the drawing of Cannon, or any other neceflary Service to which they can contri- bute. And we do hereby flri6bly charge and com- mand you, that no time be unneceflarily lofl in your Voyage to New Englandy or to the River of St. Laurence^ or putting in Execution thefe our Commands at ^ebec^ and in the (aid River Ca* nada > but that all Diligence and Induftry be ufed by you for the fpccdy Reduction oi Quebec ^ and the Country oi Canada^ and for the feafonable Re- turn of our faid Souadron and Tranfports, or fo many of them as mail be judged convenient to return. VIII. You may dire6l: our CommifTary of the Stores, to deliver to any Ship or Veflcl, whether of War or Tranfjport, any Provifions or Liquors under his Care, (o as he may have Bills for the fame on the 8 Commiflioners of Victualling or Tranfportation. In like manner, you may pro- vide any other Naval Stores for the Ufe of our Squadron, giving Bills for the fame on the Com- miflioners or our Navy. iX. In cafe of Succefs (of which, with the Bleding of Almighty God, we have no Reafon to doubt, coniidering the Preparations that have been made, and the Directions that have been given, and the Methods that have been taken to carry on - g Impowtrtd to draw Bills on the Commijftontrs of Viflual' ling and Tranfportation ^ and to frovidt Naval Stortt, and draw Bills, on tht Navy Board, ,;^.,, e. :- -« .■^'^m this APPENDIX. this Expedition) it is our Will and Pleafure, thar if it (hall be found ncceflary bv you and our Gc« neral, that a Naval Force oe left in the faid k> ver of St. Laurence^ you may appoint fuch of our Squadron to ^ remain there as you and our Ge- neral {hall think proper, making fuitable Provi- (Ions for the Mamtenance and Repair of fuch Ships. And if it (hall alfo be proper to leave any fmaller Ve(rels there, be(idcs thofe taken from the Enemy , you may take any of the ^ VeHels fenc from hence, or from New England^ and appoint them to attend there, and fit and arm them ac- cordingly : It being our Will and Pleafure, that fuch Tranfports do continue at the fame Hire of Freight that was agreed with them by our Com- mid^ners of Tranfportation, or our Governour of New England \ or if that be not fufficient, that you make any other reafonable Agreement with them for their Satisfaction. You are alfo to ap- point fuch of the Enemies Ships which you (hall take there (if they are proper) or any other of the Tranfports, to bring into Europe fuch Govcrnours, regular Forces, religious Perfons, or others, whom our General by our Initru£l;ions to him is directed to fend away from Canada^ with CommilTaries, Stores, and Provifions for their Tranfportation. X. When you have dire£ied thefe Services, you are to take abord our General, if he (hall think fit to return, and fuch of the Forces as (hall not be left in Canada^ and to haften with our Squadron and Tranfports out of the VLxYtx Canada 'f and if the Seafon will permit, that you proceed in order to fummon and attack Placentia in Newfoundland, h To Uav$ Ship at Quebec, if nttd be, and frovide Jor their Repair.' ■^"•■'"■* "^'^ =• ^^'./^i^'-y jn^i i- ^uo , » To take up Vejfeh, if proper, for that pnrpofe^ and make them Frigate!. 171 I /•■+ S. \ f MiVJ in 17 i APPENDIX. ._?.- iflfudi mitirier'sfiour GciiCTal fhaM dircft. Which Service bejitg over, youf are to ordei^ fiirh Ships of War as do hot pro^rly belong to the Squadron iinder j^onr Commandj to return to their feveral Stations. And a5 to ftichTranfports of which you (hall have no farther Occafion, you arc todi^ reft them to go and feck Freights y either upon the Continent of America , or in the lilands, to cafe the Publrck of the Burthen of fudi Tran- fports, and for the Good and Benefit of the Trade of Great Brifam:<^^'-}- ^/'r/v i^^ino f¥^?<;^j|; mot^ /Xaftly, Forafmtidit as the Succcfs of thisUft. dcrtaking, will in a great Meafure (next under God) depend upon a perfcft good Underftanding and Agreement betwixt you our Admiral of our Squadron, and our Commander in Chief of our Laud Forces, our Will and Pleafure is, and we do hereby ftriftly charge and require you , that you give and renaer urrto our faid Commander in Chief of our Land Forces j and that our faid Command- er in Chief of our Land Forces do give and ren- dtf unto you, all ncceflary and requifite Afliftance in all things relating to the better and more effe- 'ftual carrying on this Undertaking. And we do hereby declare, that if any Difference (hall arife between you upon any Conftruftion of Command, or the Nature if Command in the Service, or o- t her wife howfoever, we do refci-ve the Determi- nation of the (ame to our felf, at your Return in- ; to Creat Britain^ without Prejudice to eithcs? of you m fubmitting to each other for the Good of the Service, which we hereby command each of 'you to do. And that you may be fufficicntly informed of our Defign upon Canada, and of the Preparations we have direfted to be made for carrying it on, you will herewith receive Copies of our Inflruftions • to APPENDIX. to our refpe^tivc Gpyfimcnirs o£ Nevx-Torky the M^^^ttfi^s ^^y-i ^n^ New Hofnpjbire^ bearing Datie the (w.h Pay of February la^ i as alfo Co- piei pf our additional Inilru^ions to our Cover* nour o£ New-Tor k^ dated the one aod twentieth Day of the ^inie Month, with Copies of our In- Aru£bions of the fame Date] to Fraj$cif\ Nicbolfm Efqi and to the refpeftive Governours of the Co- lonies oi ConneSiicut^ Rhode IJland and Providence Plantation and Pen/yhama, ■■■; • ■ .;■ V ■...: ;_ J-: r-^Wiv^V/ i4*^l^Anne R. ,^ Additional fnfiru&ions for our trufiy and 'well'beloved Sir Hovcnden Walker, Kt. Rear Admiral of our White Squadron. Given at our Court at St, JanaesV tb« eleventh Day 0/ April, 171 1. Jntbe Unth Tear of our Reign. ,^ ,,. i-j^ ( A* xc« .1 -..V-' tV mi^ii^W^V-'^'h •^X .5. • t (L. S.) i--ii^rr -v Whereas it may happen, that upon your Arri- val in North America, you may find it necelTary to encreafe as much as is poffible the Force ieat with you, and that prepared in purfiiance to our Inftruations there; Or whereas you may find the Complements of your Ships at the End of the , Expedition, (o weakened cither by Deuchments which you ihall be obliged ^to leave behind you^ or by Men loft in Service, that it {hall appear to you expedient to recruit the Crews of the feyeral Ships and Vcflels under your Command, our Will and Pleafui e therefore is, that oat of fuch Men as you ihall be able to procure in any of our Colonies of Noitb America^ you do enter and bear abord the feveral Ships and VefTels, as many as fhall fuHice to man the fame to ;he highed Complement. 17% An4 t74 APPENDIX. ^'\And whereas it may happen, that you may have Occafion of fome Oranance Stores more than what you carry with you, our Will and Pleafure there- tore is, that you do in fuch cafe ufe your beit En- deavours to procure the fame, in any of our Co- lonies in North America^ drawing Bills on our Of- ficers of Ordnance for the Charge thereof, who fhall be direftcd to accept the fame. A. R. A Copy of Mr. Secretary St. JohnV Letter relating to a Reinforcement to the Squadron , and a Uke- lihood of being joined by fome •f the IVefiern '^".jCruizers. • - .. ^- •«.^*^'--. - v ■-. Xh._.^. ..,, . .: .» .^.-,..-_. .■'. ,\ ,,■. ^ ■ -^^i^V, iv>. • ).. ifThitehall 1 6 April, 1 7 1 1 . I fend you inclofed a Copy of the Letter which I writ to the Lords of the Admiralty, by which you will find , that Her Majefty has though: fit to order a Reinforcement of the Squadron under your Command. My Lords were of Opinion ^ Ycfterday at Council, that they ihould be able to fend along with you, at leall two Ships of eighty Guns, and perhaps fome of the ^ Weftern Crui- sers. You remember the manner in which we agreed thefc Orders fhould be given, how far you ihould take thefe Ships with you, and what you fhould do in cafe any of the Squadron which pro- perly belongs to you, ihould appear not to be fo fit for the Voyage as fome of the additional vShips which are to go into the Sea with you. If you think it abfolutely necefTary to have an Order (ign- cd by the Queen for the latter part, you will pleafe to give me notice by a flying Pacquet, and I will > Seme of the Wtflern CrutMrs might be Jtnt with me. tal^e imf' APPENDIX. , take care to fend you one immediately down by Exprefs. I am ■' ^'* ' Sir, Sir Hovenden Tour mofi humble Servant^ Walker. H. St. John. A Copy of a Letter to Mr. Burchctr. .r SIR, Since my Letter to you by the Poft, finding Sir Edward fFhitaker has no Direftions for putting the eight Ships now at Spithead under my Com- mand, I cannot give any Orders, and therefore have not fent any Ship to Plymouth for the Ma^ rines there j and till the Captains of thofe Ships are dire£ted fo to do, their Officers cannot take any Notice of my Signals. ^^^ ^-- - - : Sir Edward has ordered the feventy Marines abord the Edgar ^ as alfo the other thirty, to the proper Ship. 1 am, * :, > v . , Sir, "' ^ Tour mofi Obedient Humble Servant^ .*'4> '^ Edgar, Spithead, " 17 April, 171 1. mnd N. E.fair fVeather. Jofiah Burchet Efq-, Secretary of the Admiralty, :-f,N. <■■ *y ' -"iv* H.W. iJiii* <•■' •.*-? Mr* Secretary ^l,}o\iVi% Letter. SIR, Whitehall I J Aprils 17 II. I fent you Yeftcrday by a flying Pacquct, a Copy of the Letter which I wrote by Her Maje- fty's Order to the Lords of the Admiralty. I am now to communicate to you fome Papers which I received laft Nignt and this Morning from their Lordihip* The firft is., their Letter of the 16***, together with a Copy of their Inltru^ions to the Commodore 175 17.6 APPENDIX. Commodore of the Newfot^ndland Squadron, 2nd 9i LiH of the Ships appointed to attend on the Service in North kmerka. The fecond is a Let- ter of the fame Date ^ incloHng tbeh Memorial to Her ^ajeily, and a Lift of the Ships fpr hoine Service. Upon' the firft you will obfervc, th^st under the Pretence of feconding Nicbolfon , ^^and dcfenfling Port Royal^ fomc of the Newfoundland Ships >vill join you, in cafe an Fjiemies Squadron appears in thofe Seas. You will likewifc perceive whax Ship^ of Her Majefly's are employed this Yeap- ii) jhat part of the World; apd upon the whole, yop will make the bell Ufe of thefc Accounts, and of the Powers which are given you for advancii^ and fecuring the Expedition, and at the faoqie i\^t for proteding the Coafts and Trade whiph ^ve- ral of the Ships are appointed to guard. ' Upon the fecond you will ^bferve , that two eighty Gun Ships, viz. the Humber and Deioh' Jhire will proceed with you ; of thofe which are ordered to cruife in the Soundings, it will not, I [ doubt be poffible for you to be joined by any. The Lords of the Admiralty you find, look on thefe additional Ships as given you for the Expe- dition, and it is fit they mould do fo j but when you are got far enough into the Sea, you are to fend back two of the ten Sail > and if you find any of the eight firft appointed to compofe your Squa- dron not fit for the Voyage , as the Torbay is re- ported not to be , you may in fuch cafe fend home the Ship which is unfit, talking which you Ihall like beu of the two additional Ships in lieu of lier. V-? . ,, ^ ... .. • .«..-. J,-,-..-,,. . A.'iv ■.■■ ' A Doubi whethtr any of the Crmten in the Sounding, fan join me. The ^v APPENtift. ' ■ The Mcflcnger who brings this Pacqueif is I ordered to ftajr tiU difpatchM back again by Mr. //;■// and your fclf. I muft tell you, thati find per MAJeily exj;rcmely impatient to hear you arc failed, any concerned left ydii fhoiild lofc the Ad- wntage of th'is Eaftcrly Wind. I hope therefore that by th'c, Retiirn of the Meflengcr, you will inform tn^ exaftly whetn you fllall be ready to pro- ceed. . 1 hare nothing nlore to stdd, but to recom- mend all {ib{}ible Ejtpedition to you, upon which nioraily ^riB" probably fpekking your Succefs en-^ tirely attends. -That you niay have a prdfpcrous Voyage, and be together with Mr. Hi//, the In- llrumen^s of doing fo much Hondtir, and bringing fo rnuch Advantage to your Country, as are pro- pofed by th^ Attempt you are ordeted to m^ke, is the hearty Prayers of Sir Ilovenden '-i Tottr ntoji Humble Walker. 1 . Jnd Obedient Servafit^ ipiVt' rt*"?,* •K^vlvl ,lI34'-'^'"^'^*'-;l\ H. St.Johm Mr. BurchcttV Letter, and the Lords of the Ad- I miraltfs Order for the Humber and pev9n- (hiic to froseed on th^ Expedition, '''v*!^ -r SiR^.;>u^7.^*id Jdniiralty Office iyJpriUiy it I fend this to rrieet you at Port/mouth, with Or- ders inclos'dfor your taking the Humher and De- ^onjhire with yoU on the Expedition you are or- dered. 1 am. Sir Hovenden Wal- ker, Spithead. Sxil A i-i-'i«-«*u*^f k:i. -f \ Vy7<;(.\, O'.I? Tour moft humble Seirvani^ J, Burchctti ii L .a}":fi 'vM,'- q ».t LtV .vT. 'M. N By iff ..i« I %7i APPE.,NDIX. 11 J^ the CommjUtoncrs for €xecutiM-4he Office of .ij Lord High Admfal of Great Briiaip md Le- -. Jnpvirfuancc of the Queen's Pleafure fignificd ^ !^np *?* by Mr. Secretary St. John^ we do hereby jsnipower and dircd you to take under your Com- mandj Her Majefty's Ships the Humher and Di- VQfiJhire^ and carry them with you when you pro- ^f}e^d pn the intended E^xpedition, their rcfpcdive Captain? being hereby required to obey your Or- ders. Qiven up^er oiir Haiids this 17*51 oi Jpril^ STe Sir Hoven^pn WalKiqr Knt]^\ ^ :fnob ' Rea* Jdmiral oj the White^ ^'^ , ^ < , ^. Leah. ,arid Cpmmand^r in Qh^ef of the Squadron of Her Majeftfs Ships to he employed on a par^ ticuhr Expedition^ <»^ Spit- By Command of their Lord' -ynh ^*^^' Drake, .Hi i3|>^(?J J,-i -i' J. Burchett. ^ ^i>!^i^ .';j\>^ ^;A Letter from Mr, Secretary St;John.;\j\ SIR, iVhit^ehaU^ April io, 1711. I have yours of the 1^8 '*» Inilant from Spithead^ and I make no doubt but you have received Or- jiers to, take the Humber and Devonfhirey as well as the other eight Ships under your Command, which Mr. Burchett informs me were Tent the 17*'*, and alfo Direftions to Sir Edward ffhitaker not to in- terfere with you in any thing relating to thofe ten ShipS.*^ .v;.^.',.,.' n. .^ ,^ .. >f. r vfT .^,,?:^,,.„.5v; f- I agree with you, in thinking that k will be moft proper to defer fhifting the Stores and Pro- viflons out of the Torbay into the Devonjhire^ till v"lv. jiPPENDlX. you ire at 8ca, and I hope you will meet with fuch favourable Weather in the Voyage, that nei- ther this or any other Part of the Service propo- ied, will be obftr«£i;ed. • • Nicholfon's Departure indeed, makes your Stay at Spithead not fo much to be regretted as other* wife it would be. The Queen however is very defirous to havi you follow him as foon as poffible. I make no doubt of your having Her Majefty*i Service (cfpecially this material Branch of it) ex- tremely at Heart, and of your doing all that is in your Power to bring it to a happy Iflue. I am Sir Hovendcn Tour Obedient ' Walker. v.\^%\s^V in ^^jp mm ^ Humble Servant^ '- tiiaaiJi^ni^ 1 ■•Ji^?^ki> -^i^^ # b{i^~ fi^ ' H. St. John. my.v ('JUO *iJi f> PPhiiehally li April 171 1\ SIR, 6»-*.-<^^*7--») .' .. ,i I have received your Letter of^the to^^ from on bord the Edgar vx Spithead^ which I have read to Her Majefty, who commands me to obtervc to you upon it, that fince the Admiralty imagine that the Humber and the Devonjhire are to pro- ceed the whole Expedition along with you, thoie Ships having but three Months Provifion abord them, they will be led into the Error we defire, and nxay very naturally think that whatever Ser** vice waft at fb-ft intended, when eight Months Stores and Provifions were ordered, yet the Dc- fign they now go upon is to be executed nearer home, and requires but three Months > whereas if thcfe two Ships were made up to the Propor- tion of others , there would be an end of this Blind. I hopiS ybU Will be able a€ Sea to {hift the Stores and Proviiions from the Torbay^ which is N i to t79 it' & -'» i8o APPENDIX. to eomc bsck with the )f /umbers into the Devon- Jhire^ which is to go t+ie whole Voyage; But if there iliould not, be a Proba'>ility of, being aiblc to do this, in fuch cafe Her Majelfty ^odd have it be perfoimed befdrey-wi fail. ¥(>u/are the bell: Judge in this Matter, it certainly teiVds moft to conceal the Dcfign, to have nothwig oif this kind done tin you are gone from our Coail.'.; O I\ The Qiiccn commanded me again, particularly Eo recpAimcfid Expedition to y^u^ and' fhe hopes, that if the 'Weather permit, yo(i wiH endeavour to get to Plymouth J tho' the Wind ihould not coi;ne fpir. If you are fo unfortunate aj to be kept at this laft Place, I fuppofe the Commifllorier of Tranf- portation, who attends nov/ at Port/mouthy muft DC ordered thither, dnd fome other Dirt^t/ons gi- ven to the Admiralty. Mr. iV/7/and you will con- /ider what may be necefl^ry in this Cafe, and com- nrmnicate your thoughts to, , . . , '.. .v.... .Sir, ':'• -"- ^^*? Sir llQvtndcn ih'd'Tr^ f\- Your md ft Faithful , W4lkj?r. ? -^.a i'onnn,.':: . fii(nii>le Setuunt^ :^n'-i::crn y-^n rabh t,V} ^u,'ivi{\} ,:H,,St. John. «;v>rT^ Co^y of a Letter to Mr. Burthet.^'^H? V"»*^'> SIR, f» ?j 1^ ^ I have yoursbf the ij;'^ fnflaiit, relating to the three Ships with Recruits and Cloathing for the Army in Portugal', arid according to my Lords Comraiflioners of the Admiralty's Dire^ions, I fhall when ! proceed, take care to fee them fafc into Plymouth, We have had fuch bluftering Weather for thefe four Days pad, that it has very much retarded us, not being able to embark the Regiment that was ordered, neither could we, as it is abfolutely necef- fary, take the Mortars out of the Bomb-Vcflcls in- to APPENDIX.- ijo Men of War, nor gef iSiards off, Boats not pafTing but with much Difficulty •, however^ Iftrall Lake ulc of every Oppol"tunity to get ready the Squadroiv for proceeding to Sea.,' 1 amao «ic^tv.i ^ .i '. Sir, :. v^^'^^J'i^^'^ 'T»i^v^i ^dgJir ^/ Spithead, „ .^ Tpurmofl Ohe^ient I 2iJ April , 171 1. --^ ^^'^.f^'j^iimble Servant mnd fVefterly, ^- •■^>'^^*»**^''^^ H. Walker. hir fVeather. ''lS^\':'^' t , -i^ '\ *. SIR, \'* s i .Sfd,....^? -4nr^ There being an Occafion lipon the prefent Ex- Ipedition that fix hundred MariAes (hould be cm- bark'd abord the Ships defigned tWereon, vhich will (becaufe they arc cxclufivc of Gt m and Non-commi^on Offktffs )^^make their ,..ai- plemcnts exceed: between t\^efitj' and thirty Men to each Ship, which Number, it^ t^kfciY from tfis Seamen,, when the Mafincs fliall be landed ,, and feveral Gunners and others pub aAobr for the -Ser- vice of the: Train, as is rfu»l>"On feich Occafions, there will not be Seamien en6»ibgh; left tofeciire'the Ships, {hottld any Accident h{^{5eft' to them While at Anchor, . befidcs, it will bei^eqiiifite fome of the Men of War' fliouldi cruize,' and then they ought no have their full Gomplemerits from thofe that are moored jj 1 therefore believe my L'^rd^ of the Ad- miralty will think it reafonable^'lhar the general Order given that no Captain fhoiild bear Super- numerariesj may be di^cnfdd -with fof the Squai- dron under my Command, and 'that I giving OV- Iders to the feveral Captains of the Ships with me, ho bear all fuch Marine Soldiers and OfHcers,- as may exceed the ; allowed GomplcrAents of -their Ships, as Supernumetaries in didind Liftfr, ^^3^ ('runrj - N 3 ■ Lords ii I i i8i APPENDIX.. Lords oF the Admiralty may be pleafed to allow theicof. 1 am, . . :f ,v r • : ' vfi.i! Sir, Edgar, Spithcad, Tour mofi Obedient 21^ April, 171 1. Humble Servant^ Wind li' 'i^erly^ ^m.* fair IVtather, Hovendcn Walker. Joiiah Burchett, Ffqs Se^ ^■' tretary of the Admiralty. A Copy of a Letter to Mr, Secretary St. John. •V Right Hon^'% r ^'^fi^'^- ^ » The turbulent Weather we have had thefc four ' ' Days, has been juft fo much hindrance to usi for the Boats not being &ble to row from Ship to Ship, there could no Survey be taken of the Anchor;, Cables, and Sails of the Tranfports, which is fo needful to be done 3 neither could Lieutenant Ge- neral Seymour'^ Regiment be embarked : befides I what is abiblutely necelTary for the Prefervation of | the Bomb*Vel!el$, their Mortars could not be ta- Icen out to be flowed abord fome of the Men of| War, and what is uTually done upon thofe Occa- iions) to which add this, that neither Stores, nor{ Provifions could be brought off from the Shoar. ■..;There being a kte Order from the Admiralty, I that no Captain (hould bear any Supernumeraries, I have writ to defire that Order may be difpenfedj ^ with for the Squadron I have upon this Expcdi- tioUf becaufe upon compleating abord the Ships^j the Number of 600 Marines, ejcqlufive of Com* miifion and N^A-Gomnfiiffion Officers, it will fdj happen that each Ship will have between twenty gnd thirty iHUMie than their Compleanentj and if thaic Number ,be taiken from the Seamen when ihe ' Afoipneii.iliaU be landed, andicv^alffuoncrs, and ,:L ;.;...: ; /i Others, | Appendix. lorticrs, put acdtoar for the Service of the TraiW,' there will not be Seamen enough left to fccurc the I Ships, fhould any Accident happen to them while at Anchor; beiide^itwill be rcquidte fome of the Men of War fhould cruize, and then they ought to have their full Complements, to be fuppfied from thofe that are moored. The Copy of the Letter to the Lords of the Admiralty I have here- with fent, that you may be acquainted with what I have writ on thar Account. "V Tho* the her has hitherto hinder'd us, yer I hope whc '^es it will prove a lalting fau" Scafon, and have time enough j for there can now be n.. ^^, it but Nicholfon will gain his Paffage, unlcfs a very violent Storm fhould difab.lc bis Snips, and fo force him back again. Theltorbay being fo labourfome a Ship, and the Swiftfure having fuftain'd fome Damage that has not yet been fearched into, neither indeed can be now, I fhaU ftill believe it for the Service to keep the Humber dXid Devon/hire^ an(J fend the other twp back. ■ -■;•■^.r■■^i=«-^'■^•1^' ■-. - '• - The Humber and Devonjhire are order'd four Months ProVjfions for Chanel Service at whole Al- lowance for thehigheft Complements, which at ihort Allowance will ferve fix Monthsj and if the Marines, when aihoar, can have Provifions with.- out fpending the Ships Prdvilions, it will hold out fo much the longer; befides, iV/V^<7^« being a pretty while before us, a fufficient Provifion may DC made for us agatnfl we arrive; neither can we wafit arty Provifipns there, if we have either Mo» nies or Credit, for we can be fup.plied from trn^c tQ time? <5«** "3^ '■ ''fi^ fn-fij to RQis^^ m' . :m^' -t^^ma^m -u'^^ii I hope you vj\\\ excqfc me for fo freely giving my Opinion in all thefc Matters, it proceeding from the Z»eal I have for the Succefs of the Expe- N 4 , i«3 IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 I.I U£|28 |25 |jo ^^ IMB m m Its lit 140 ■ 2.0 Pll^u^ ^ 6" » Hiotographic Sciences Corporation ^ # \ V 23 WIST MAIN STRUT WnSTIR.N.Y. MSM (716) •72-4903 3s, . ^ ^^t^- *> o^ i I' I •***?■ ||4 4 PPE:JVDJ^ , ^z 4pnl, 171 if;„,Vj*i <-u v'*'' ^ofi^Mt^nt fUtf^] ' if^r mather., ^^.^.y t >, .f,;^ ^pM. Walker. ■■#^-fL- , ■ . V :f^*^^'"'V^j '••; *i'i5'-^'»» ^'U^"^J;^'>"■•;•■ ^. Biwchctt f X«//^r With the^ Pf«i?f 1 Jor, ke^m^ :'i. fW :k $upernuf^eraries, Sir, MmtraftyOffic^y h^r\\%\y^ l.have commuiiicatcd to the l^^prids domqaiiHo^ tiers of ^hc Admiralty yovir two 4p!^t'^^s pi" t'he ii^ |n(]ai?):^ apd hercwitjh you will 1 ecdvc their Lordt Jnips Orders relating tpi^he bearing Swpeiroaqjerj^' ries?abor(J the Ships and iVeflels ui^cr yQ^.Cppnv- mnd, to jhich referring you. I rc^%vA%:?. jj/r Hoy. Walkcrjifa/. . Sir, , ■.^^^^ 4\ ,. Spithead. , j.,j s ^^ we Commtponersjor .execuUng tkf Office of Lord High-Admiral of Grisa^ Britain and Ireland, C5?c. :;f |*iotwithftanding our forincrprdcrs, directing the Captains of her Majefty*s §hips i?6^ to ^>c4r Su- pcrmiipcr^ries bpyon4 thpfirft ofJlJ%.np^ ?ir6' hiqrqhy cmppweVd and direfted, \>ppn Confi- ^cratiop of your Letter of the ^2^ Inftanti to pauC; .the Seanien and Marines abord: the ^n^fs and Vef- fefs iinder yo^r Comipand, tp be diipofed of io iuch manner, as that each of them may be as equal? jy ipwiq'd as 'pis pofllbJe| and then y^u arc to or- per their Com majodcrs to Lear fuch.jof the.Marinp pjficcrs gd4 Soldi^rs;^ ^s il^all be ab|ove ^heir refpc- > V; ^^vc m>n. i^-"' under our Hands this i{''oF,v*f>-;/„CriL. , ,■ ; , Mr, Secretin StJql^'svftt/werJ^m.U^ ^ It*^ b/ April. • SI,R,.o V' ;^ijji^ frhtiehall, April fj,, 17x1. , I acltnowleagc the Receipt of both your Letters of Yeftcrdays Date, with theinclofcd Copy of that yoi^ frnt to the Mmjfalt)^ w.hi<:h^J[-fbinJ« is ^ve- ry reaionable Reqiieiijapj^tiiF they are not willing to difpcnfe with their' foi^mer Order that no Cap- tains ihali bear'#uperflij|q.ieTar^^Sj I hope it will, not be any great Prejij^dKc tp the Service,' iiriccyou jre ili)pp\y?r*d by your In(lru£tions to fill up the fevefal Shifts pfyour Squadron tp their Coniplc- ment, cxclufive of Marines, when "ybii arc abord, H ,iWl H^e Qcc^fion-fq to ^0, » ^,., ... . ^r . It i$ with grcaii pje^fjjre that I f^c th? wipd ij cp|aelfai|r, finqc in qi^e gf your Lctters^ypu acquaihc m9.jthat.jy0u ] \yefe ' ih?s^P*y !^o j^rpak .Qripynd 5 gnd I Jibpc' there i$ iiptb'in|; np^ tp !?e don^, which mfilicyc^t ypuKi^iittin^ ;har Dp%p Ji^ ^^ci;ii- ^ lyQu iccm to bo . m^%^y •■ m^n^A .wij:h ■ the Thoughts of'^fchoffini gainipg^his jF'siIJa^ j^^^ indeed is a very neceftaryp^t of thiV Service, but I can by no means think it ^ Reafon fo^*- th^.lea(( Delay jjQ your following Kim: -Fpr the. $ealoh of the Year is how fo far advanced,' that ihdqJ4 any Opportunity be loil, the Undertaking would be in danger^ l^A iii bring it to a prcjper lilue. theni tk^thwith you, knd fettd the SuDiftfure zn^ Torbay back, as yoU ihall Juc^ie proper. That whole Af!air is left to you,^ and yod will ad in it as you (hall think beft for her .Majefty's Seryiqb, without expe&ing any farther brders. ^ I have nothing more to fay at pfefent, than chat i wifh y oil a prbTperpus Voyage, and am, * - ^ 3irj ^/rHovendeti . Tour moft Obedient ,^ Walkcif. Humble ServanL H.St;John. -•.( -^. %ti O R D E R for not lofing the Fleet trpdn \ fiy Ssrli6vtndenW9[ker Kttt, Rear-Mmifalof ' i theWhite Squadron of her M^efifs Fket^ and ^.^;; "^tiomnoHdir in chief of her Majeftfs Stiips de? r ' * ^ M^^ ^^ ^ particular Expedition » ~ ,- ' .1 You are hereby direfted and required, upon nd Pretence whatfoev when th ^TJgrtfeu ^his A^^E^ ibh Order was delivered ic all the Captains fdlow* Captain Moodie of the Tcrbay. Mtebell Gore Ufle jfrris CulUUfd ,Walfm lender "fjooper SfitJiT iSi/vrd M(^9ff^outb. Sunderland, Uii^end. Devenfiire. Jiumber, Mo^^ague, KingHon, "Simftfure, Dmikirk, Be<^(n-dG^l\tf. Z ExperifUf^nt, \ u 3 o ^»9 By the Clcftk's Ncglcfli not ddliircr'd |o Captafti Soanes^ he beins abord t|ie Ship frhere the Fl^ iva«theoJboi4ed, ' * : ■;; C' o VMM' : .si...i s; 1 ■« ; ^ * ^ i ■' » i 1 " '1 ^ D,5'he 4«K** ,^v ♦itiNlfV m I 4 p. PE;W « CQ 't^^ Uh ** «» ^ 1^ iJ ^ *> v» da \ ;'iH'>'i'ivitt t^. *^'>ViO u^ ^ 'V<"iV)ii\) 1 J CD O O 6 'O O O O O O o r- 00 \0 vo r-»vo 'i-j^ - ^aO O O VZ' Os v> tT rn Vi ^ tT rl vo ^0 O vo '^ ir> rr> f <^ Tj- ro •R:!i io t'la M 6 ■%T7fr r-^ ^kpl^I.^'mo^dj VH irrl". v-tvfii-d M<^Vi>^ "Oja 'Hi'U « ti «i « n >o^ - - <» « ^ «•" oog.2« ^ 30 s'te 5 »-• .M ^3 .2 'Ota <« 04 oqcqOW uf^^/ jiiife brm c eading, nthe J Upoi «7crc ad petwccr ^fex b !whcn tl: as bcfo] Places. l%A% ^ — J .0 u4^ 5 O O 3 \0 r-SS D NO O VD "O f<^ '^ rn > O 3 e ft *« ** 2 5 ♦• *» ir J; o u o 1S3 jp>%vbr^ Edgar. 10. leacU and^tlie Z^r^^ -toJmng m>^4be- Op tne 3{yi j bord 5n*.'-ic'; ,ord : 5«»i*r/Jii^ »odIS^iy«r^ G^i/T^^^e'^M Lar-^^- ' '^f ; ord »pdyv oC. |h)' ;FWBt/ Thc'T' ' jtarbord, IIuAl^/md X^pigJIon , „^^ . buarter. Dsilpd&oidrthc-fidgar at St. MelenSf April 27*^ I7ip. ! . '"-'^ I I WMfen-Uhc IlA[¥tti (hifte4 to the ^JtJil^tfr,0thr'i7f.flifi>l iorm bf SailiigTwaf ialceredij ^tht^mMirl thcn^''^f''f; leading, the i,|ir hilthci)^»«/W*ii^fe^^^ in the Humber\ BcartnT"^," 7 1 I Upon joinirtg, the \Efix^^ Kent ^ and Plmoutb ere added to ih^Iiikof-BmtePi-^Hfe-*f*rhc£'^^"^^ ,veen.tjie.^«»^ ei^Hr^A Bi^oi^l^^m^ between the u^pa^tf^4 ^oa f>wo^iir^i tand the jnn^an's y^^AT between^ the' TUbxtf/^Alf and KingBonk and iwhen they parted fronb the Fleet, the Line rlofed k before, ony the '^^fr a^^4 ^^f^riiift^^^ Places^ 'J Of:/ '"^ u:£j 'jsriil I ■".5! V..;s» ,r(;4-' .r Wc ^pef^Nm^ pofitknoftbeSmitrs. ,: ^ •m p Rccojrcry.,,^ Delight i , Fortune lm Stepfk.piOIAai . 156 Three Smyrna Mcr-1 chant J Globe Samuel Colchefter Nalh. and E-"7 lizabeth J Sam. and Anne i^n JWn* ' ^^ r» (•» ^ l^ ?,^T.^ Refolution^,{ JJ%t^^jpellos! MarlboroHl^ U^%^x£%j\t^ Samuel ^ > , TohtTBttw^ Pheafant f)rit 1 J^hntKMA^ ^ob. Thbmpfoh Henry Vernon Michael King Sam. Ferrier JoC Henning Magnus How-") fon S ThcWalkup iiii» liii>i ! ' i 'i' ii ' ii n '- 761 X15 ir^iirM>> the South^iL take lit for gkimtea that this Letter will find you ftt Plpnouth^ot iii ^orkayy the ufial Bane of oui Maricim -fcjtpeaSo*- h-O <; I YduY^W jallQw rtie tottclbyou, fhat thtf Queer •v'jnViC left her behind^ thin delay your failing. If th( Tran(^ports wierc thd Occafion of t lis Misfortune, ?M\ ^^ t4heCi)t4jmifli)ncr3 or Mafiei^f 'jME^n.are to Wa'riic. .«,«,.,..iirtrf.fl,^,a:^4ppain^4-^;;;;.i:Tj ■'••'■ „;;.;;;' .^vz V,.., I tike it fr gran(ed>.if-yodij£idntinuc amytime _'^^''''^Wina'botili\Jj that you wi ll bg'tfiBp t for good #c all, that the whole Expence and Trouble will be throv/n away, and that we fhall make as little of oar Hied: tfaisb"jfeaif as we.-|ijive ilohd'in former Summers. ' _ In cafe Pj-oylSence wTlT carry Tus Ibrwafd 7n ^ uw;/^ fpight 6f <^ .Ti, I hopiS:tlic|laft Ddiy will I !b^JL^^''''lnk^tqjfqu, and ti^^ will improve - ! M«uvtp Drty mUeap of depending upon tb JV^orro\^, - ,i%xav If any thing is to be Cratttdj oil done hert^ let ««v\; (ne k^ow it iy Exprefsj and tHlfre^aU be as miieli Expedition jufed a$ I wi0i th^rb had bieeh at Port/mouth, f ' . ^71^^ ; j ' '' ; I have fentj to Coleby to go t^rherdrer you are dHi ' ' ven back, tliat this part of the Service may have . ,, , the due '.>^-, \ Cari taken of it. latti, J . ,^,,i ,. ^:,' If Sir, I- :i... r-'-trf e tm u t t j V»*<'l>miUimtx*»*¥^ * •A f Mmiral Walker* -^ Ttmr moft bumbk Strvant^ \ H. St. John. Rig Ih( jbundrc to me, drance Iwrs h Howe lExpedi lever th Tis {the Ma aod Yei IS dilig quired J the Msi be left t I hope tbreatni Iture th( YtHii \my^ dc liie was Ihe hean bad bee the To^ him im Ithc Fret IdifcourH tion wei Rochel^ ask'd hi foi ih it is eigt ik' ^ APPENDIX, m Tlife Anftuttk Right Honbie, I hope before this rlcachts you, I fhall be « I hundred Leagues ofF. It has been no Icfs Regret to me, that x}^t Devonjhirt proved fo great a nin'* drance> neither had 1 ftaki for her, if the Gene« raPs Monies and Mortars had not been abord her: However, I hope Providence will fuccced th« I Expedition to Her Majefty*s Satisfaction, and the Blefling of God will dill attend Her Armr where- I ever they are. Tis impo(]ibIe for you to imagine how much I the Mafters of the Traniports neglcft their Duty, and Yefterday Evening 1 had faiPd if they had been as diligent as the Emergency of the Service re- quired } for I was my feU amongft them, and half the Mailers were alhoar. If any of them fhould be left behind, for I will not (lay for two or three, I hope they will be feverely puniihed, for I have threatned them, and believe they will hardly ven- |ture the evil Confequence of fuch a Negle£t. Yefterday a Frenchman belonging to the Mei*' |ffIX. Uought ic for the Service^ to order them to aC- npany me fbme part of my Way into the Sea^ the AJfuranci being difabled and leaky, I have her in I and here lent you enclofed her De<*. *», Sir^ umber, o^/i&e Dead* [nan, 4«*' May, 171!. mni S. E. fair fTea^ hbtr, Mr. Secretary Burehett ^ fiftbe Admiralty ^ T9ur mfi Obedient Humble Servant^ H.W. I StR) Another t$ Mr, BurchetC* Being now above a hundred Leagues from Scilfyi |ii2^e fent back the Torbay (with the EfetCy i\.ent^ nd Plymouth) for Ihe being the word man*d Ship) Idid believe it better for the Service to (end her ck, becaufe I could not Man her from the reft) thout difabling them. Captain Meodie has my Orders to remain at Ply* ttb till farther Orders. I am^ ••■"•i Sir» |r./r(WwScfMy,^iW h,hy N.frejh Gales \enia ffeat Sea^ 8^ I'May, 1711. Jofiah Burchett, jE/5", Secre^ tary of the Admiralty ^ by Euj^refu P« Tour mofl Obedient Humble Servant H. W. 'i. m V. i; a:S ■y X 1 9 (5 t • tf ALstUr to Mr* Secretary St. John, Right HoTi''^, ' I thank God by this I can fend you Word o^ tny being above a hundred Leagues Weft fror Scilly^ with a fair Wind. I have fent back the Torbay ^ vj'wh the Ejfex\ Kent and Plymouth^ and had alfo fent back th( Swiftfure^ but then I fliould have leflencd the Nirinber of Marines •, for the feventy were orderJ cd to the Devonjhire : yet it was fo late^ that we faird without them, and I .was oblig'd to put fe- venty of our fupernumerary Marines abord her. and there is no taking any Marines from any Shipj without difabHi)g her, in cafe ihe fhould meet thel Enemy in her Return home : Befides if the 7w\ fejy could fpare her Marines, the Weather pi(ovc( fb turbulent, that we can have no Opportunity to inift Men or any thing elfej and I hope that our PaHage may be fhort, and that the Swift fure wil| Qot be warned at botne, the Admiralty believins that I was not to fend any of the ten Sail backj as ] I find by their Orders, and the 2orhay bcins the word man*d JShip, was therefore the unfittd^ to keep abroad. I believe, and with all humble SubmiiTion, l| hope "you Will concur with me, that the Addi-T tion of a Ship will not be amifsj becaufe indj likelihood there may be Ships wanted for cruizingj ahdTecilring our own Plantation Trade, and there^ ^^^n from| their Stations. ^^ :^^,a;^^a ->•; *^^ r r- ''' I hope therefore the Reafons for my taking thel Swiftfure with me, will be approv'dj njy Orders! from the Admiralty, being to take both Ships withl me upon the Expedition ^ and what I have dooel t.i. APPENDIX. in Zeal for the defigned Service, and with the ncurrence of the General. I have cnclofcd a Copy of the Letter I fend to c Secretary of the Admiralty, and remain with moll dutiful Refped, Right Honourable^ Tourmoft Obedient . and Faithful f Humble Servant ^ lumber lOf Leagues [r. from Scilly, fVind \t by N. frejb Gales und a great Sea^ S^^ May 171 1 Mr, Secretary .St. John. f oj lort -3i|^i)o H. W^ tfi ij.. A Letter to the General. SIR, Indofed I fend a Copy of my Letter to Mr. tcretary St, joh^y and defire your Opinion 5 for Icittinot fee how wc ihould part with two Ships, without leflening the number of Marines very con- Jiderably : Nor will it be fafe to take any out of pc Ships to be.fent back. I therefore dehre your i)piniol2, and that you' would write to Mr. Se- Jctary to the fame purpofe, if you think fit} for Dthe ten Ships we nave 630 Marines, and when he Torbay is gone, from which Ship wc can take nne without difabling her, there will remain but |fff, which are 4f lels .than we were to have. I am forry the Weather will not permit me to rait on you, but fliall be glad of your Anfwer as loon as poflible, that I may clofe my Letters, and Mribute the Rendezvous. I am very finc^rely. Sir, lumber 10^ Leagues PF. I <)/ Scilly, May 8, 1711. mnd E. by N, frefi Gales^ and a great Sea. '* ^ General Hill abord the Devonfliirc. Oj :tr.^% ■-%•> Tour moft bumble Servant^ H. W. '5>7 r .*^' x ipt /tPPENDFX The GeneraVs Mfwer, From ahord the Devonfhsre, May 8, i7u| SIR, This blowing Weather has fo difordercd me that I cannot anfwer your Letter of this Day Date with my own Hand, for which Rcafon hope you'll pardon me for doing it by another. I am of your Opinion, that the f^umbcrofou Marines ought not to be Icflcned, and therefor your taking the Siviftfure with you, is for th Service, which I ihall not fail to acquaint Mi Secretary St. John of, when I can write to him I am, Sir^ $ir Hovenden Yottr mfi bumble Sei[vm ^aJkcr. tw-^;:^ J. Hil *^-« ^be ORDER about Defertm, Anno P-pgni A N N -^ Regingc Pecimo. MASSACHUSE T BAT. \4t ^ Great and General Court or A(fe, and beid at Bofton upon Wedncfday tbe 50^5 oj May, 17U. June 12 Whereas Her Majefty for the Eafe and Bcncfii of Her good Subjeas in tfaefe Provinces and Co lonies, has been gracioufly pleafed to order an im portant Expedition with Sea and Land Forces fron Her Majetty's Kingdom of Qreat MrMttj to bi APPENBIX. joined by fome of Her Majefty's Troops of this {Province, agai nil the common Eoemy^. At i it being of the lad Coniequence,, th^t the I Sail :, Marines, and Soldiers retained in Her Ma- jedy s Service upon the faid Expeditipn , be held Uo their Duty, and be not enticed away, do not deferc or withdraw themfelves from the Service: ' For the better Prevention whereof,. it*s ordered. That for this extraordinary Occafion ,, and pro^ hac vice J if any Perfon or t^er£bns (hall entice^, harbour, conceal or convey away any Sailor, Ma^ rine or Soldier, enlifted or retained in Her Maje* (i:y*s Service for the faid Expedition, and be heKe^ or convided, fhall be punimed by Fine or Impri- fonment j not exceeding twenty Pounds Fine, or fix Months Imprifonment for every fuch Offence^ And that thjs Order be prelencly printeil and pub^^ liihed. : - i^ BOSTON: Printed Ify B. Green, Printer to his Excellency the Qovernour and Council^ ijii. This Order fcem'd to me defe^bivc, becaufe the Penalty of twenty Pounds is not (aid by whom, nor how toi be levied,, nor to whom to be paid, nor any Encouragement to the Informer; where" as I iliould have thought it more e£Fe^ual, ba4 the Penalty of twenty Pounds been to be paid tp the Informer, and that afiy S^ilor,>larine, or SoU dier being concealed, upon (urrendring himfell^ ihould have the Rewara of twenty Pounds, ana whoever hadtru(led, or entertained them, orknt them any Monies, or other NecefIarieS| i^oul^ loie it. ; v . 19^ i . m WjMh 4a u^ %» fi% Pf '/f( ■% > t09 APPENDIX. jit a Court Martial held abord Her Majeflfs Ship /)&t Monmouth, Humber. Devonjhire, Swiftfure. Mount ague. Sunderland, Windfor^ Weymouth^ Sapphire* Jaeotard. Whereas Captain Soanes Commander of Her Majefty's Ship ^dgar^ being appointed by the Flag Officer, to repeat all Signals that were to be made for the better keeping together the feveral Tranf- ports then bound upon a particular Expedition, did upon the twenty eighth Day of May lad in the Evening, give Chale to g fmall VefTel that appeared in fight, without any Signal n^ade for fd (doing, arid had like to have lofl Company with the Fleet, but joined it next Dayi which bein^ taken into Confideration by the Court in all its Circumftances, and all Captain Soanes Reafons for Jp doipg, being by hipofelf alledged in his own qflific^tion ^ gmongft which was, that he had V''- APPENDIX. not the Order which had been delivered to the other Captains upon a Chafe not to hazard lofing the Fleet, whith happened by Miftake of the Clerk) the Flag at thai time being hoifled abord the Edgar. All which the Court having duly weighed and conlidered, concluded him to have been guilty of breach of Difcipline, and that he falls under pare of the eleventh and thirteenth Articles of the Aft of Parliament of the thirteenth Year of King Charles the Second, entituled, jin A6i far eftabHJh- ing Articles and Orders for the Regulating and better Government of his Majefly*s Navy^ Ships of IVar^ md Forces by Sea \ but in confideratipn of his ha- ving joined the Fleet next Day, thought he dc- ferved only to be fined three Months Pay to be given to the .Cheft at Ctoi&^iw, and he is hereby accordingly fined and amerced three Months Pay. Hovenden Pf^alker, John Mitchell Richard Culliford, Robert Arris, John Cooper, Jfaac Cook, George ff^altoH, Henry Gore, George PaddoWl' Richayd Leftock, John Cockburn. i At a Court Martial held abord Her Majefly^s Ship the Humber in Nantaskec Road ne^r Bofton in New England, June 2^, 1711. Prefent, t^/f^f , Sir Hovenden talker K*, Rear Admiral of the White Squadron of Her Majefty's Fleet, and Com- mander in Chief of Her Majeny*s Ships defigned on a particular Expedition. '[■.^ A "iMiJ^A:>J v^a. f- -v' ^ lOf »i \ Frefidcnti, X 20» APPENjyiX. r Prcfidcnt, Capuin John Mitchell, Richard Callifordy Jiobert Arris^ John Cooper, George fV'aUon, Henry Gore, George Paddon^ Richard Lefiock^ John Cockburn, Jf(Mc Cook, Monmouth Number, Devinjhire, Swiftfure, Mountague, Sunderland, ff^iftdfor, fFeymouth, Sapphire. Leopard* Whereas Captain Thomas Butler Commander of JHer Majjefly's Ship Dunkirk, being appointed by the Flag Omcer, to repeat all Signals that vrere to be made, for the better keeping together the fe?eral Trarifports then bound upon a particular Expedition, aid upon the twenty eighth of May lad in the Evenins, give chafe to a fmall Veflel that appeared in ught, without gny Signal made for fo doing, and did thereby lofe Company with the Fleet, notwitbibnding an Order he had re- ceived from the Flag Omcer not to ba^^ard the lofs of the Fleet in Chafe, upon any Pretence whatever, as he fhould anfwer the contrary, and till the Arrival of the Fleet at Nantasket near Bo^ fimp in New England, the fiiid Fleet did not fee the Dunkirk ^ and this being duly examinM. into, weighed and confidesed, it appealed to the faid Court, that Captain Butler having amufed himfelf | in taking the faid fmall VefTel, and preferving her for his private lotercfl , did negled not only the common Good of the Expedition, but was aHb guilty of pofitive Breach or Orders and Difcipline, and therefore was found guilty of part of the eleventh and thirteenth Articles of the AQi of I Parliament gf the thirteenth Year of |(ing CbarUi\ ^.■•-'ri'-'*/ < •'■■■' iiPPENDlX. tfic Second, cntiwlcd, An A6i ftv ipablilhing Ar» tides and Orders for the Regulating and better 60* vernment of bit Majejiy's Ships of fFar^ and Forces ky Sea ^ and the Court has therefore thought him worthy of beitie difchargcd and diiinrffr'd from bif Command, and he is hereby accordingly dikhix\ gtd and difmifs^d. ffovenden talker, John Mitchell. Jticbard Culliford, Robert Arris, John Cooper, George fpalton, ^ii ^ Henry Qoro, George Paddon. Rickard Lejiock* Jehn Coekburn^ jffaac Cook, (.a: » j ".1 Both thefe Sentences were fent home to the Adinirglcy, by Captain CulUfdrd in the Hutnber ♦ ■ K General HillV L'stter, SIR, -'^«^'^^^''^' ^^^^t(yffl;^>«.Z(5, 1711; The Council of this Province have been with mc this Morning, and informed me that a French Man of War of fome Countenance is now cleaning near the Entrance to Annapolis Royal^ which gives thebi fome Apprehenfion for the Safety of the Garrrfon : They likewife inform me, that Colonel Fetch and Colonel Whitens prefence is very necefTary at this Place, the one commanding the Troops to be rai- fed in Neio-England^ and the other thofc in Con-f peSlicut^ and therefore they defire that a Man of War may be immediately fent to Annapolis for thefe Gentlemen. This differs very much from what was concerted with them yefterday, which was that the Man of W^r defign'd to be fent to An* papolis ihould (lay for the new raifed Forces here, wik\c\^ wre Qrd9y'a tQ relieve the .Marines of that Garrifoa 203 %94 APPENDIX. Garritbn, and were ready to parade on Moni^ ]a(l. Bui you are the beft Judge how far it will uc proper to gratify them in that Particular, for in a few Days another Man of War mud be fent to ex* change the Marines with the NeW' England Men. ' I aefire youMl let me know by the Bearer what you think to do upon this new Refolution of the Council i and I hope you will think it proper to order the Marines, of all the Ships you ihall have occafion to fend out of the Fleet, to be tajkep out and put abord other Ships, in order to their being landed here. I am» Sir, Tour mofi humble Servant^ J. Hill. 7%e ninth jtrticU of Governour Hunter* s additional InfiruSiions^relating to Captain Cyprian Southack. 9. That the Pfovifions, Ships and Stores, which by our general Indru6t;ions are diroded to be (ent to Piffataway be fent to Bofton, and that Captain Cyprian Southack be orderM to attend the Arrival of pur Squadron at Bofion^ in order to. affid to pilot iphem in the Majfacbufets Province Galley up the River Canada. . * ,• ' .-'4^'!v.;s.',» • ,''a-:1 Sir Hovenden Walker. The Warrant to the Agent Viftuallers. ,^ By ^Jr Hovenden Walker Knt. Risar-Mmiral of the White Squadron of her Maje^fs Fket^ and ^i. Commander in chief of her Majeftfs Ships de^ figned on a particular Expedition. Whereas the Squadron and Tranfports under my Command are in want of Provifions, and there be- ing " ^■^■H--^ ^-1 APPENDIX. ing no Agent Vifhialler in this Port for viAualling her Majcfty's Ships, you arc hereby required and dircdcd to afk jointly and feparately, as Agent Vi- 6hiallers for this Squadron, during the whole Ex- pedition, in furniihing and providing fuch Quanti- ties of Provifions, and all other Matters neceflary relating to the Viftualling, as will from time to time complete the faid Squadron to fix Months, of ^1 Species of Provifions at whole Allowance, for which this ihall be your Warrant. Dated abord her .Majefty's Ship the Number in Nantasket Road , near Bofion in New-England^ the ly^^ of June^ 171 1. xoy to Mr. Daniel Mahon and John Horton, hereby appointed Jgent . FiSluaUers for this Expedition, Duplicates to each. H. yValkcr. Captain Matthews's ORDER. By Sir Hovenden Walker, (^c. You are hereby required and direded to take the Storefhips mentioned in the > Margin under your Care and ProteAion, and without lofs of time to proceed with her Majefty's Ship under your Com- mand, together with the faid Storefliips, to New Torki and having feen them in Safety there, then to make the bcft of your way, and cruize off Pla' centia to gain Intelligence, and fo foon as you have gained any Intelligence, forthwith to return and join me, otherwife to continue cruizing till the zo^^ of July next J at which time you are to fail for Cape Breton^ and keep cruizing off there till f Jofeph and Neptune^ Sforejhifs, you ..^^'^ 20^ APPENDIX. founfe join*d by mcy or meet Come o£ the Ships ttnder my Command with Orders. If you {hall happen to be joined by her Majefly*s Ship the Leopard off Phcetttia or Cape Breton^ to taxe her under your Command. Dated abord herMajcily's Ship the Humher in Natntasket Road, near B4)Jion in Ntw-Englandy the i% »*» of June 1 7 1 1 . To Captain Matthews, Com^ mander of her Majejiy's H. Walker, ^ Ship Chcfter. Another ORDER to Csupttiin Matthews* By Sir Hovcndcn Walker Jf/;/. 6ff* You are hereby reouired and directed, if you meet the Province Galley, to put the two Stored fhips nnder her Care and Proteftion to iee them fafe into NeW'Tork^ and then put in Execution the Or- ders you have already reoeived for cruizing. Da- ted abord her Majefty*s Ship the Number in Nant' asket Road, near Bofion in NewEngiand^ the i^^}^. ofjuneijii. Sio'CapfmnMaViAtcv/Sy Com' mander of her Majefifs H. Walker* iSibj^ Chefler. ^^»f^ AnO'RDER to Captain Pici^iHg of the Pr^ 'uinee GiWy, . ..^ -' a^^^ir Hovcndcn Walker ^»f. ^c. Tou arc hereby itiquired and ^ire^ed, upon join* ing hcrMajc'fty's Ship the Chefter, with the two Stor^ips mentioned in the *» Margin, to take them !^ Jofcph und Ncptunci Stmjhifs, undet APPENDIX. uncler your Care and Prote£fcion, and fee them in Safety into New-Tarki and having fo done, to fol* low your former Orders. Dated abord her Ma- je(ly*s Ship the Number in Nantasket Road, near Bopon in New^England^ the 29^ of June 171 1. to Ctf^/^iif Pickering, Com' mander of tbe Province H. Walker. Gailey. Qovernour Hunter and Lieutenant-General Nichol* fonV Letter to me. Dear SIR, This ferves to congratulate your fafe Arrival, the Juftioe her Majedy has done to your Services, and the honourable manner ihe has thought fit to em* ploy them at this time. I refer you to Brigadier Hill for Accounts o£ what has been done in the little Space of time we have had for Preparations ^ one Months Advice had made ^11 cafv, which is now nothing but Hur- ry j but by doubling of Diligence, I hope may be well. I have writ preifingly to Governour Dudly too, to intercede with you for a light Cruizer to go be- tween New London and Bofton to convoy the Pro- vidons, which lifaaU fend thither from time to time as I pick them up, and beg your Compliance $ witrhout it there is no Security. I wifh you all ima* ginable Succefs and Honour} and if I can in vxf thing be of ufe to you, cither in ^our private or pubHck Capacity, I'il affure you, without Compk* ment, it will be no fmall SatisfaAion to, Dear Sir, 'f Tour mofi Humhle ^^ andOiedient Servanff^ Rob. Hunter. ti* Ft. Nicholfon. 20/ Admiral Walker. Ithis Letter was m$bout Datci n- ao8 APPENDIX A Litur from General Hill, inclofing Governour Hunter*j Lttter to bim^ for me to read. i SIR, Bofton^ JuJyiy 171 1. You will fee by the inclofcd Letter which I jud now received from Colonel Hunter^ that he as got fome Provifions for the Troops under my Command, and that he dedres a Man of War to convoy them from New London^ and to cruize id the Sound between that and Rhode IJland^ foi the Security of the Viftuallers which m^y • ^< ;o New London ffom time to time. 11 the Chtjier ihould not be already failed wi**!* the tv^ o Store* ihips, this Letter has come vcr; yportunely for her performing this Service > biiu if ihc %juld be Sonc, in my Opinion it's very ncceflary lome Ship lould be immediately orderM upon it. If you ihould have any Letter to fend to New-Tork^ I am juft going to fend ofFan Exprefs thither. I am, I pray return the inclo^ Sir, fed^ with your Anfwer^ Your mofi i*} Major hjSovity. Humble Servant^ < Sir H. Walker. i «u J. Hill. An Anfttier to Governour Hunter. 4 SIR, I have fent three Ordersj one for the Kingfion^ which 1 hope is by this time arrived at New-Tork^ another for the Chefter^ which Ship convoys two Storeihips to Nef'- Tc-k^ and it will be convenient tc have Boats rea^^*' ^*> fend off ''* ■ Orders as foon as fhe appears ii ^ Jt, jccaufe ihe is not to an- chor, I taking it for granted that the Kingfionmu^ have been there s here is a third. for the Province Galley, if the Chefler does not come, but ihe with the Tranfport$ in her dead} neither is ihe to an- %, " . chof APPENDIX. chor upon the fame Suppofition of the KinipM^n being there 1 ani) Sir, Bofton, July i , 1 7 r r . Tour mofl Govirnour Humer*/ Humble Servant^ New- York. H. Walker. The Warrant for the Agent to the Tranfports. By Sir Hovendcn Walker Knt Rear- admiral of the fVhite Squadron of her Majeftf > Fleet ^ and Commander in chief of her Majeftj's Shi^s dt" ftgned on a particular Expedition, Whereas frequent Complaints are made con- cerning the Tranfports, ancl that fomc of them arc unfit to be employed any longer in the Service* I do therefore authorize and appoint you Agent to the Tranfports duHns this Expedition } and you are cmpower'd to a£ and perform, in doing all and every thing relating to the Duty and Place of Agent to the Tranfports, as well difcharging fuch of them as arc found, on Survey, not fie for Ser- vice, acquainting me firit thereof) and to have a particular regard in your taking up fuch other Ships to ferve in their room, as are well fouiid, up* on a Survey, fit for her Majeft y*s Service j and yoa are to enter into Contrad, as is cuflomary to be done, according to the Rules and Methods of the Tranfport Office. For which this fhall be yonr Warrant, dated abord her Majefty's Ship iht Hum* \her in Nantasket Road, near Bofton in New-Eng* mnd^ the 1^ of July 171 1 . \To Afr. Henry Fotter, hereby ap^ pointed jigent to the Tranfports dnrii^ this Expedition, >vu »t P H.W. 209 iA(i.i- Cover* 210 APPENDIX. 'I !'■'■ Governour Dudley's printed ORDER for fearcb' t 'Vjjj for Provijions, A. R. MASSACHUSETS. By hii Excellency JqCcph Dudley E/q^ Governour, ■¥'. Irberc being a large Demand of Provifions for the Supply of her Majeily's Sea and Land Forces from Great Britain^ for the prefcnt im- . portanc Expedition, fetting forth by her Ma- jeily*s Royal Commands. To the Intent nothing may be wanting on icke Y> part of this 0bvornmenc to exert their utmoft Vigour and Zeal, to promote and aOift the fame in every thing within their Power. effieurs H^llism Clarke^ and Francis Clarke of | bofion^ Merchants, are hereby dire&ed and order- led with fuch Officer or Officers as his Excellency I peneral Hill^ or the Honourable Admiral fFalkerl ihali appoint, to accompany them forthwith to I make Ari£): Enquiry and diligent Search of all Per- fois, and in all JMaritime and Sea Ports and Places I within this ProvioQf:, what Salt Provifions, v/2;. of I ^f .and Pork, Bisket, Wheat, Flour, PeafeJ Ricib, Butter, Cheefe, and other Species proper and ufeful for the Service of the faid Fleet and Troops on the prefent intended Expedition j are to be fQUix),! and to fecure the (ame, that they may be had foi| her Majefty*s immediate Service} and to make Re- port where, with whom, and what Quantity of | each Specie they can come to the Knowledge of. Andl Vi-W 1 1 AP?ENt>tX. And Mr. CommilTary General Belcher is hereby direded to take up all Pork, Wheat, Grain, snd other Species brought in by Water, and iecurethc fame for the Service of the faid Expedition, over and above what is neceflai'y iot the Troops of this Province, going in the fame. *"' And Captain Samuel Gookin^ and Captain Samuef PhipSy are hereby appointed and cmpower*d to at- tend conlhntly in the Day-time, at the Camp on Noddles IJlandy to fee there be no Extortion 6t Oppreffion in the Sale of Viftuals, or Exchange of Money, or other Things that the Clerks of the Market ought to do. Given at the Council-Cham- ber at Bofton the fecond Day of July 171 1 . in the tenth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lady uinne^ by the Grace of God, of Great Britairt^ France and Ireland, QUEEN, Defender of the Faith, ^c, >' 'i^ By Command of his Excellency, luith '/'": JJ'^^ £ /fdvice of f he Council, * y- ■ Ifaac Addington, Secretary, ^^ , BOSTON: Printed by B. Green, Printer to his ^ Excellency the Governour and Council, 171 1, A rough Draught of the Manifefio as drawn hy di, which was tranfiated intif French to be dijperfed 'among0theC^^dfitt9, by General HiWs Order. The Queen of Great Britain's Right and Title to North America being indifputably juft by Priori- ty df Difcdvery and Poffcffion, and acknowledged fa^h even by thc^ moft Chriftian King, as appears by the Grants af- -Pi And lit lit APPENDIX. And whereas it cannot be imagined, either in ' Natur(! or Rcafon, that fuch Grants and Concef- lions (hould be given only for People to fettle as ^ Enemies to, and Dillurbers of, the Peare of the natural Liege Subjects of the Crown of Great Bri^ tain-, but rather that fuch Lands and Territories ihould be held in the Nature of Fiefs, and by a Fcwdatory Title. And (ince, contrary to the Nature of fuch Te- nures, as alfo to the Articles of a ^ Treaty of Neu- trality ftipulated and agreed to, between the Crown of Great Britain and the moll Chriilian King, to be obferved by the Englijh and French in Jmerica^ (not with (landing a War ihould happen to break out between the Crown of Great Britain^ and the mod Chriilian King in Europe ;) the French have committed feveral Hollilities againll the Subje6>s of the Kings and Queens of Great Britain^ therefore thofc Lands and Territories, fo polTcfled by the French^ do, according to the Laws of Nature and Nations, of Right revert to the Crown of Gr^tf/ Britain where they originally werej and it be- comes lawful for her Majelly of Great Britain^ al- though there were no a£l:ual War between her Majeily and the moll Chriilian King, to refume them. "^ And farther, from the continual Complaints of her Majelly of Great Britain's Subje6ls, of the un- l heard of and barbarous Cruelties excited and ad- cd by the French^ in Concert with the Indians^ a- ^ gainll her Majelly*s faid Subjefls, as does mod no- torioufly appear by a Recompence of 40 Livers ^w' Scalp given, has jullly dcferved her Majelly's Re- fentment and Relief unto her faid opprelTed Sub- |ects» ^ f '( ■..^•■ (:d? O. e Treaty of Pedce, 16 Nov. 1686. N. S, ■;^^., Captain I^eeh -y Captain Bonner i of Bojlon, Czptain Beadgood S Capuin Fowleso'i Salem, . i C^tain Carlile Captain Jenkit Captain Grant Ins . > t i Captain ytf»^/w.S. o£Bofion, Hml' James Hill of Charles Town. y, John Maybeuo of New London, I'o the Confiahles 0/Bofton, Charles Town, Salem, »?ri > and Marblehead, and every of them. You are re<^rcd in her Majefty*s Name, im- mediately on re(:eipt hereof, to notify and (urn* mens the feveral Pcrfons above-named, forthwith to attend the Honourable Sir Hovenden IValker^ Admiral of her Maje%*s Squadron, at the Houfe of Captain Southack in Boftonj to receive Orders and dommand^ from him for her Majedy's Sen* ovn4 ^ -■:—■-:■: • ■ vice APPENDIX. rice in the preTenc Expedition. Hereof l«il not i |,nd make Return of this Wtrranc with your Do^ Ijflgs therein, into the -Secretary's OiHcc in BoJIon, ■Given under my Hand at Boflon^ the vin^ Day of rjulyt 171 1) in the tenth Year of her Mdjefty*s fceign. i 7. Dudley^ Captain Cook of the Leopard*/ ORDERS. * By Sir Hovendcn Walker, Kt. fife. You are hereby required and dire^bod, fo foon IS the Pilot comes abord her Majefty's Ship under your Command, forthwith to fail and proceed off Placentia^ and if you meet the Cbefier there, you arc to deliver to Captain Mattfiews the Orders you herewith receive for her, putiting your fdf under bis Command : And in cafe you do not join the Cbefter before the twentieth of Jufy^ fhen to faii for Cape Breton^ \nd keep cruizing off there till you are joined by me, or meet fome ojf the Ships lunder my Command, with Orders > putting your felf under the Command of the fenior Officer, un- hefs you are the fenior Officer your felf Dated abord her Majefty's Ship the Humhr iin N^ta^sket Road nc^v Bo0on in Iieif'Engl0ndj thcp* ofjuly. 1 To Captain Cook Commander of her Majeftfs Ship ihf Leopard, f'^"^. ■'■'"■'■' zo. H.W. 2x9 ■ X. -T ;f f h Sy. •*.! Ui'i ' 5*. ■f-' ». "A.f. >j ^^i^ Captain Matthews ORDER. .' ^''' By Sir Hovcndcn Walker, Kt, &c ■■'-'■ -U You are hereby recjuired and dire6i:ed, if you meet with her Majefty's Ships the Bnterprize^ Triton^ s Prize^ Loeftoffe^ and Feverjham^ or any of ._ ;hcm i < ^i! '^lo APPENDIX. them off PlacBHtia^ or Cape Breton^ to take them under your Command, whofe Captains have myl Orders to put themfelves under the Command oH the fenior Officer. Dated abord her Majcfly'sl Ship the Number in Nantasket Road near Bojlon] in New-England, July p, 171 1. 70 Captain Matthews Commander of her Ma- H. W.| jeftfs Ship Chtiitx, f^e Dijiribution of the Pilots to the fever al Ships of IVar. Ships Names. Edgar. Humber. Devonfliirc. Swiftfure. Monmouth. Dunkirk. Sunderland. Windfor. Mountague. Weymouth. Granada.") Bafilisk. J Kingilon. Leopard. Chefter. Sapphire. Emerprize. • Trytons-Prize LoeftofF. Fevcriham. Guns, 80 \ 80; 70 70 60 60 ■So 60 fo Bombs. 60 r4 40 4i 90 Pilots Names. 3f I i . Caj,h'ain Bonner, ^ Togo home. Capt, Gilbert. Capt. Fowles. Capt, Mahew. Capt. Carlifle. Capty Beadgood. Capt. Cawlcy. , ^^ j^^,, X Not of the Squa- ^ dron. Jenkins. Grant. ^mW to be abord the LEdg^r till joined. ^' Harris. Wallis. 1 To go abord Miller. ( the Edgar Will. Hinds. > //// join- Nich. Merrit. C ed by tbefe Mr. Leech, j Ships. -M' k*ttt}' ■ .A.^,'^mh:\ ' Piloti APPENDIX. zii }ikti ordered abord the Edgar, to be ready to be put abordfuch Ships as might want them. Pilots Names. their Abode. apt . Smith fon '^ Tone h undred Miles off. i^i.Sam. H'^illiams Pifcattaway, ipt. John Harridan Glocefter. ircb. Fergufon ^of < Marveihead, Jmes Rojfe Salem. M. Harward \[. HiUiard J K. Marvelhead. Salem. The Pilots not all appearing, I writ to the Go- kernour. SIR, Upon^ farther Enquiry, I find the Pilots in the ficlofcd Lid , have not yet appeared, and I de- Ire your Excellency to iffue out your Orders for km to attend, that they may be afligned the Ships they are to go abord. I have in the Lift y the Ships Names to which they are afligned j nd the Ships that are not here, we (hall meet [iSCape Breton^ and therefore the Pilots muft go rith us in fome of the Ships here. I am, Sir, 3fton, July 13, r« ibur Excellency's 1711. . ^ "^ ^^ ^'^^ ^^ and Qk^dient Servant^ Governour Dudley. ''' *' ' ' ■■" ' H. W. A Lift of the Pilots. Ships. Pilots. , - Their Abode. inurprize^ JVilL Hyndes^ y iountague^ JohnCawley^ > Marvelhead. ■ frytsns Prize^ Nich, Merrit^ i . - Chejler^ XI z APPENDIX. Ships. Cbejier^ Loeftoffy Feverfiantf Pilots. Their Abode. Jofepb ^aWsj Bevtrly. Capt. Leacby BoBon, ^e Govcrnour's j^n/wer, SIR, \ I have your Letter and the Names of fevenpj lots not yet wai'n'd. I have fign'd the Warranj to the Sheriffs and Conftables, to warn and brinj them forthwith to attend her Majeily*s Scrvicj and to go on board fuch of her Majcfty's Ships you ihall fee meet to order. I am, Sir, Bofton, July 15. , Tourmoji Obedient ;-' 171 1. Humble Servant! J. Dudl(^ Tl&f Governour^s Memorial concerning Cruizers guard the CoaJI* '■i% To the Honourable Sir Hovenden fTaliker, M miral of her Majefty's Squadton for the prj {cM EsJpedition. jf Memorial of his Excellency Colonel Dudley, CI vernouf in chief of her Majefly*s Provinces of i\ , M^chufetsBay, «»^New-Hainpihirei»Ne^ England. Sbeweth, -' ->V5^^ • -That ini time pad, by the Favour of the King ff^illianii and of her prefent Majelly our gr (pious Sovereign Lady Queeii Jnne^ this Gover ment have had two, never Icis than otie, Frigate j * V APPENDIX. t«3 lignM them for guarding the Coaft, and fecuring 0^ l^ade aiid Navigation. I pcrfujidcd the Aflcmbly when one Frigate was abated to build the Galley, which they according- ly did at their own Charge, and have nuintained I her at a great Yearly Expence. The Sea Coail being of large Extent, and the Frigates demanding a greater Depth of Water than the Shoals, Bays and PafTages for cur coaiiing Pro* vilion Vcrtcls does aiibrd, the Aflembly were jpre- vail'd with to raife a fmall Sloop of War, oFlefs Draught of Water, that might attend the Coafl* ers^ and be able to look upon the lefler Privateers wherewith weufed to be infefled, and all thefe are too little. The Queen has commanded the Service of the Galley in the Expedition. Your Honour has otdcr'd the Chefer^ the pre- fent Station Ship, to ferve at a difl^ance, and the Sloop is employed relatii^ to the Expedition alfo. Her Majefty in her Royal lnftru6fcions has com- manded, that during the Expedition we ihould be all in Arms, and the Cruizers ktpt conftantly out, not knowing what Attempts may be made by the Enemy. -^ We ihall be left extremely naked*smd expofed, after the Departure of the Fleet, unlefs your Ho« nour fhall dircft a proper Methc^ for the Sectrrtty of the Coaft, and allow the Galley prefently to . come into Harbour to be fitted for theExpedttiOfl^ without which Hie can't poffibly proceed. I am, . Sir, ^* JBofton, July 3c> art i; Tour n»f OhediefH • 13,1711. "j<:j&im;v:;/. '?r HmriM^SeruArttj^ ■ihi^ i^j hm ^4umi^J ' I.;'f? in < icJ rvjf^iC Anpwir 214 APPENDIX. SIR, Anfwer to the above Memorial, In Anfwer to your Excellency's Memorial of j Yeftcrday's Date, I fliall acquaint you, that the* the prefent Expedition againft Canada required fmall Frigates, yet the Reafon why none came in the Squadron from Britain^ was becaufe, accord- ing to my Orders and Inflrudtions, I am to take . with me the Stationary Ships of New-England^ NeW'Tork^ and yirginia^ which after the Expedi- tion I ihall fend again to their refpe£fcive Stations, as well as thofe Men of War alfo appointed for the Newfoundland Fishery were to have joined me, provided they could have returned by the firft of O&ober; but the Time being too far elapfed for that, I have^ not thought it proper to fend for them, but have fcnt Orders for the Enterprize^ and fryton^s Prize, the Loeftoff and Feverjham^ to cruize off Cape Breton^ and meet me there, where alfo I expe6b to find the Cbeftef and Leopard^ now fent to gain Intelligence of the Enemy } and I ihall when I come thither, difpofe of Matters fo as may beft contribute to the Advantage of the prefent Expedition, and the Service of the Colonies. And whereas your Excellency reprefents to me, that a Man of War is ^XXo^cdi New- England for guarding that Coaft, it is what I am well alTured of, and that the Norwich is now coming hither, 'which Ship is to continue upon the Station, and the Chefier to proceed home, with the Mail-Ships, fo foon as the Canada Expedition is over. The Shoreham and HeSlor are coming to NeW' Torky fo that beiides the Advantage of the Squa- dron under my Command, and the cruizing Ships with me, clearing the Coail, in all Probability, the Station Ships will be u New-England znd New* tf - York^ 'v. Vr\. APPENDI X. Work^ before I get to Cape Breton -^ and I fliall, when I fail from hence, leave an Order for Cap- tain Studley of the Norwich ro put himfelf under your Excellency *s Command, in cafe he fhould Inot have fuch Orders from the Admiralty. As to the Galley, ihe may come into the Hav- Iboiir as foon as fhe arrives; and had not the two Men of War that came with Colonel Nicholfon been ordcr'd to clean, but proceeded to New-lork with the Storefhips that came to New- England ^ the Galley might have been now at Bojion j but the great want of thofe Storefhips at New^Tork^ and Neceffity of gaining fome Intelligence from Pla- hmtia^ obliged me to order the Chejier to cruize off \?lacentia«.x,j i,*,^ ^w^w Sir, . ^v '. [Boflon, July : vi^j^^ur Excetlencfs mofi v*^ 14, 1 7 1 1 . -' QMm. bMwkk Suri^Hfy Go-Kerw^r Dudley. 4rr>f^«v-Hi' ,...^1 'ft'3t?^-4lr>*ufiM • ■ . . .^ ,. ,H. \y"4 \\nk-CV Q, - " ' A Let*, ^M »^ v>«^ ■*.♦*«- ti6 APPENDIX. ji Letter to the Govermur, to appoint fome Merchants to audit the Accompts of the Ships Supplies. SIR, The Squadron under my Command having been refitted and fupply'd with Naval and Ordnance Stores here, I defire you will, for the more Dif- patch, appoint fome proper Perfons which are! moft at Leifure, to attend examining the Tradef- mcns'.Bills, which will be deliver'd them by Mr. I FaneuiL lam, •- I ■■ Sifj "^'■"^^■^' j Bofton, July ' Tour Excellency'* s moft 14, 1711. • ^'^ "^ Obedient humble Servant^ Gowr«o«r Dudley. H.W. i^'^.rr fVi^y^'". j1 Memorial to the Governour relating to Deferters. .■vinm ;!■ To his Excellency Jofeph Dudley Efqj Captain- General, and Governour in chief of her Ma- a jefty's Provinces oiiht Majachufets Bay, and| New'HampJhire in New-England* ' Memorial of Sir Hovenden Walker Knt. Rear' Admiral of the White Squadron of her Majeftfs Fleet ^ and Commander in chief of her Majeftfs Ships dejigned on a particular Expedition. -•iit'**>v> Sbewetb^ - " By the Queen's Inftruftions to me, I was to I have procured as many Seamen here, as would have mann'd the Men of War with me to their | highcft Complement, without Marines 5 but find- ing it fo much otherwife, that even the Seamen wcl brought hither defert very faft'j and thofe Seamen of this Colony abfcond from the Services of the / J,'V Tranfporis «x APPENDIX. .' Tranfports, nd other VefTels that are to proceed [upon this Expedition to Canada^ to the great De- triment of her Majefty's Services I defirc your Excellency therefore to confider of fome proper Methods for remedying this great Evil , and 1 be- lieve were a Publication madc^ that all fuch Sea- men and others, who ihall voluntarily enter them- felves, either abord the Men of War, or New^ £»g/'i#f<:;>.n$^"^0:«J:. vVv f~v'a1i.^^A..' A Letter from Cover nour Hunter about the Arrival of the Tranfports and Kingfton, and concerning one Rene Hctt, for ivhom 1 writ to be a Pilot up Canada River, ■»,«^vw-i, «i.«i^','i.ii 1 iiti A 3lRi \^''v^ 9Nho arrived herc^ laft Night with the Province Galley j foon after came in the Mafter of the Mary Traufport, haying left her with the KingHon at Sandy Hooky we ex- pcd her in this Tide. <»^».* ■ i-'^ A I ci» I have It' •iSfi iartr xr8 APPENDIX. "1 have wrote at large to General Hill about the Provifions, to which I beg leave to refer you. I fent for Rene Hett^ who proteib he never was in th^t River in his Life, and knows nothing of it, but by hear fay 5 I fhall however fend him to you hy^tProvince Galley} I can find none here that know any thing of the Navigation of that River. I may aflure you of Flour enough, and I am pretty confident of Bread > and i hope loon to give you a good Account of the other necefl^ry Provi- fions, for I have all Hands at work to find it out j j^otbing that is within my Power fliall be wanting to forward you 5 and I think hitherto all goes on here better than I expeftcd, confidering how (hort Advice we have had. I wifh you all imaginable Honour and Succefs, dnd am with all due Regard, ' ' 'vV ^ ' ^ \ Sir, New- York, Ju- Tour moft- Obedient ly 12, .1711. ,. Humble Servant^ jfdmiraiWsilkcT.' ' R. Hunter. TT^e Covernour^s Letter^ incloftng an Order concerning . . Deff tiers. SIR, Bofton, July r/f ijii. I ftay*d my Anfwer to you, the Memorial about Deferters, ^c. till I might cover the inclofed Or- der, which I hope will be to your Satisfadion, and am always ready tp follow any oth^r Method that may be thought conducive to the £.nd we all aim at. ' Tourmofi Obedient Servant^ %H. Walker. J.Dudley. ;"*f* \ The APPENDIX. The ORDER conccrmng Defertcrs. Z2p t>tii:{j it . By his Excellency the Governour, .■:\z:i Upon Information from his Excellency General Hilhi Qc^oMpander in chief of her Majclly*s Forces for the prefenc Expedition, and the Honourable Sir Hovenden fFalker Admiral^ relating to the Deiertion of the Soldiers and Sailers from the Camp and Fleet. ) For the more e6Fe6tual preventing thereof for the futuTey and the reclaiming of fuch as have withdrawn fronfi their Duty. i I do hereby direft and command you forthwith |to raife the military Companies of //»//, Hingham^ '^eymoutty Brantry^ Milton^ Dorchefier^ Roxbury^ )edbam^ Medfieldr Robert Spur. -^,; Colonel John Phillips. '• Cc/o«i^''^ ^'jqo'Tt;? iiJ vii-nfj . M' ^^ Kaac Addingtom iy^fr(?/^fy. BOSTON: Printed b^ B. Green, Printer to h\ Excellency the Govermur and Council,^ 171 1. \..i t&IVtiA.U. •4.* .1 Vv' „a;'-J ni Memorandum^ JxA^Xp'^ 171 1.' To Morrow Morning before Hfgh- Water, al Officer with the'Boats to be ^t Noddles JJlatid tj affift in embarking the Forces abord the Tranf iports, and to follow the Dirc^ions of the coi inatiding Officer at the Camp. Thl APPENDIX- The Boatfwain, Carpenter, and Gunner, arc to Igo to Bofton to fign the Receipts for fuch Stores las have been fupplied by Mr. Faneuil to the Ship uhder your Command, (unlefs already done). Thefe were given to the Officers of the Ships I mentioned in the ^ Margin, being all of the Squ£(- \^xoi\ then ^t Bofton. The AU of the AJfemhly concerning Deferters. Anno Regni ANN-^ Reginas Decimo. DESERTERS. 131 A. R. Jn AH puffed by the great and general Court or Af- fembJy of her Majefty^s Province of Maflachufcts Bay in New- England, begun and held at Bofton on Wednefday the thirtieth Day of May 171 1 5 and continued by fever al Prorogations and Adjourn^ TnentSj unto Wednefday the eighteenth of July following^ and then met. An A6i for farther enforcing and enlarging the A6t^ or Order of this Court , pajjed at their SeJJion in May laft^ againft enticing^ harbouring^ concealing^ or conveying away any of the Soldiers^ Marines or Sailer i'^ of her Motjejifs Land or Sea Forces^ from the Kingdom of Great Britain, or of tbofe raifed within this Province f^r the Service of the prefent Expedition now on Foot^ and for a more fpeedy Profecution of Offenders, II II II ■ I I ■! I III |«— »■ I I >> Edgar, Monmouth, Sunderland, Swiftfure, Humber, Mout\tague, Punkiik, Devon(|;)ire. . a4 Be :ji APPENDIX. Be it cnafbcd by his Excellency the Governour, Council and Rcprefentatives in General Court afr (cmblcd, and by the Authority of the fame, That every Perfon or Pcrfons who fhall entice and with- draw from his Duty any Soldier, Marine, or Sailor retained in her Majefty*s Service, in the Expedi- tion aforcfaid, or knowingly entertain, harbour, conceal, or convey away any Soldier, Marine, or Sailor retained in the faid Service, and be thereof convided, (hall, forfeit and pay the Sum of Fifty Pounds i the one Moiety thereof to her Majefty for the Support of the Government, and the o- ther Moiety to the Informer; the Charge of Pro- fecution to be paid out of the whole, or fhiU be pLiniihcd by fufFering Twelve Months Imprifon- mcnt, without Bail or Mainprize ; Unlefs any Pei:- ioi} or Pcrfons fo offending, (hall within twenty four Hours after the Publication of this Aft, by Beat of Drum in the refpcftive Towns to which they belong, inform of, or deHvcr up to the next crvji or military Officer, fuch Deferter or Defcrt- ci^!by him or them entertained. And lOr the more fpecdy and fummary Proceed- ii^g On this extraordinary iniportant Occallon, than ihe ordinary Forms of Law dodire6b, or admit of, • Be it farther enaftcd by the Authority afore- I'.id, That pro hdc vice^ Elijha Hut chin fon^ Pern T(,>-ivfifemlffenpcs againft this A6f, and to award Ex6cutioi^ thciconi and all the Sheriff and other Officers •■ ^'■■■'. . .-..-. , arc .» c '■) APPENDIX. are hereby required to obey the Orders and Ex- ecutions of the Juftices aforefaid. And the Sheriff of the County of Suffolk^ is hereby cmpower'd and requir*d by Warrant from the faid Courts immediately to return and fum* mon a Jury o' i,«reltre good and lawful Men to be impannelled and fworn , to try fuch Offenders ; and every Juror fo returned as afore(aid, making default of Appearance, 6r to attend the Trial, ihall pay the Sum of five Pounds, unlefs for juft Cauie ihewn, the Court ihallexcufe hisferving, and the Court to makccup the Number de taliSus circunt" Hantihusy for any Exceptions taken fortheQuccny [or Chiillehges anoMrcd the Prifoner. : r. i; ^i And it is farther enaded, that it AfAKtfhc! fti^ Ibe lawful, to arid for the Sheriff, his Deputy o^ Deputies, or Conflables, in the Execution of theiif Warrant, for th0 apprehending of any Deferters^ to require necetfary AfUftance, and with Force to enter any Houfes, or Places of which the faid Of- Hcer fliall have Information, or juft Sufpicion that any fuch Deferter or Deferters are entertained and concealed, after Demand firft made, to have the Doors opened unto him, and Refulal thereof, in joider to their making fcarch aforefaid. Provided this Ad fhall continue and abide in Iforce unto the lall Day of O^htr next coming, land no longer. By his E^kncy the Governpttr. ^ ' I hereby connnattd the Colond or thief military OiHcer of the rel^dive Regiments within 4bis Province,' to caiife chis A^ to be jpuWiihcd by beat lof Drum in the fever^ Towns WKhin their Regi* pent, and to caufe the Day and Hour of the Pub- llication thereof in each Town to be rcgiftrcd. Gi- ■^"■'"'" ''■"'■' '"■' ' ■' ' "" ' -"-^ ^ yen / f »3B 34 APPENDIX. ven under my Hand at Bafion^ the 20'>* Day of July^ 171 1. J. Dudley. «i BOSTON: Printed by B. Green, Printer to bh Excellency the Governour and Council. An ORDER for feveral PilotJ to be ab. rd the ill xht Edgar t\\\ joined by the Ships in which they i\. were to fcrve. By Sir Hovendcn Walker, Kt. &c. You are hereby: required and direded to receive i abord her Majel(y*$, Ship under your Command, the Perfons cxprcfsM in the ^ Marein, who are deiigned Pilots for the prefent Expedition, and* to vidual them as your Ship*s Company, till farther Orders. Dated abord the Humber in Nantasket\ Road neaif Bpfion in J^ew England^ this zz^ of Ju by »7«»-. . ■'ili.HV'"' ■"■ ■ ■ '■ To Captain^ Paddon, Com", tnander of her Majefty's Ship Edgar. General HillV Letter^ with a Copy of Govermur\ HunterV to him enclofed. SIR, Bofton, ii**July, 1711, You will fee by the enclofed Copy of Colonel /fa»/tfr'sLctter ot the 14*'* Inftant to me, thePo- « Capmn Hill, Captain Wallis, C4^Mm Miller, Willia Hinds, Nich.Merrit, Leach, Sam. WilHams, J. Ha: radan, Ard^. Fergiiifon, James RoiTe, Jof. Harward, Jo HiUiard. ,^ .^ ,■ ^ ■:A7 .V- flurd APPENDIX. fture of Affairs at Netv-Tork^ I will (hew you the Addrcfs mentioned in it at Meeting: The bcft Sentence in the Addrefs is, that they have rcfolved to raife twelve thoufand five hundred Ounces of Plate, to be difpofed oF by him For the Encourage- ment of Volunteers, ^c. He is in fome doubt, that the Feverfham and Loeftoff^ will not join us, and I Fear he cannot fup- ply the Former with the Men (he will want, when he has performed his Promife to the Merchants : However this may be, I have no doubt but you will employ your bell Endeavours for getting the Provi(ions which he has with fo much Trou^ ble and Difficulty, got together in thofc Pro- vinces, convoy'd to us; for it is of the greateft Confcquence, to fettle and concert witli Colonei Hunter^ the Method you intend to put that Mat«- ter in, before you leave this Place. I am with great Truth, Sir, .y/r Hovenden Wallcer Tourmoft nhQrd the Humber* Humkle Servant^ "^ J.Ht«. j4 Copy of Govermur HunterV Letter to General Hill, from Perth Amboy, dated the i4«h July, '»3T 1711 --r This Minute I have the Honour of yours of the 8^** Inftant, and have little to add to what I have writ by the lail Exprefs, and Captain Harrifon^ but that I am pufhing on Affairs with all imagi- nable Difpatch , in fpight of fome Rubs I meet by the way, gnd hope to get the better of them time enoqgh. By the enclofed Addrefs, you'll perceive what is done here, and co Da^- 1 (hill hijive up from them their %. xjrf APPENDIX. their A£fc for the Purpofcs mentioned in If, and a< Docher for the Currency of Bills of Credit. I am tfraid the h'ever/bam and Leoftoff will not be here time enough to join yoU( tho* I exped both e- vcry Day, for the Feverjham is not half man'd, and I was obliged to get Men from the outward bound Merchant Men, upon Promifc to fend them back at her Return hither, before I could fend her to Firginia for the Provifions. I fend off your Bread and other Providons, as fad as I can get it, and get it loaded, fo that in a little time, 1 hope you'll be in a Condition to proceed. You have all my Prayers, Wiflics, and £ndeavours for your Succefs. I wiih there were more in my Power } but I never laboured with a better Heart in any thing, and am with the greatr ,.. v^ ':\- .v;i'nA ■^^.lifc^ ■^'li'i ,,-:'Ti IV.Q\ ot i>:/H.' ;■;*;> t}^! 'i ■'i'>f'>Ti Sir, ■ '^A I Humberzz'^i.j ; ,, ^Tour Epccellencfs July, 1 71 1 .-f ! v J * c r* J mofl Obedient ' \ Humble Ser"jant^ V Governour Hutittt ,^ ^, , H. W,| //New-York, ^^v; -j « t •'.Ji'Jl APPENDIX. ^3J O R D E R S to Captain mnder. By Sir Hovcridcn Walker, i:/. &c. You are hereby required and direded, fo foon as you can podibly be ready^ together with all the Vcflcls laden with Provifions or Stores^ or any other things for the Expedition, provided by Go- vernour Hunter^ to fail to Cape Breton^ without calling in at Bohon^ and if you meet with no Ship cruizing off Cape Breton^ you are then to proceed with the Veflcls under your Command, to the I- fland of St. Paul offSpaniJb River, in the Ifland of Cape Breton; and if you meet no Orders there, you are to proceed diredtly toGaJpee^ which is on the South Land of the Mouth of the River Ca- nada^ where you will find a Pilot,, if you have none, to carry you up the River Canada to ^e^^ kc. You are alfo to obferve all fuch Orders and Direftions, not contained herein, which tyoU fhall from time to time, receive from his Excellency Robert Hunter^ Efqj Governpur of New-Tork, for the Service of thit Iprefent Expeditioti, and pro- ceed acc6rdingly 3 and if he fhall find it reafonable upon any Intelligence or otherwife , for you to call at BoBon^ or elfewhere, in your' coming to Canada, you are fo to do, not with (landing what is hereby orderci otherwife. Dated abord her Ma jelly's Ship Humber in Nantasket Road near BoBon in New- England this Zi*^ oi July, 171 1. H W 7(> C^;>/^;» Winder, Com^^:^^^:ii^^i^^.r4 Jof^ manderofberMajefifs \^^ ^ix;^ ^i^j a^i *y^(^ Kingfton. ..J^^i^^j^ joalff^^ I e*ar m . II |> I - wf -ST A\ A a's ■ [ORDEJIS 24Q APPENDIX. O R D E R S to Captain Pafton, By Sir Hovcndcn Walker, Kt. &c. r You are hereby required and direfted to proceed with her Majefty's Ship under your Command off Cape Breton^ and keep cruizing off there till you are joined by me, or meet fome of the Ships under my Command with Orders, and then to put your felf under the Command of the fcnior CMcer, obfer- ving his Orders (except you are the fenior Officer your felf J ) and you are farther to obferve fuch o- thter Onkts and Diredions as his Excellency Rq^ hirt Hunter^ E(qj Governour of New-Tor k (hall find reafonablc to give for the Service of this prc- fent Expedition. Dated abord her Majefty*s Ship Number in Nantasket Road near BiiSion in Neim- England^ this zjA of July ^ 171 1. i ' STtf Captain Pafton, Cofff t#^tt« ': mander of her Majefifs \ ^^Feverfliam. '^'s^^ c Another of the fame to Captain Gordon Com- mander of her Majefty*s Ship Leoftojf^ all three enclofed to Governour Hunter. • -^^. jf Letter to Captain Winder, 5 SIR, This owns the Receipt of both your Letters, and I am forry you are fo <^{ickly, and if you can- not be fupplyed with a new Main-yard , I will take care to get one made for you here v howe- ver, I have fent frcfli Orders for you, under Co- ; ^ (i, c.) Tht ship Company, v'i W" ver, » r f^" ' ▼ defitA ydfirti trtlsiall pjfigcticfc to jbiri iflc "as Toon aspoffibk. Jam.' v^A^r^fA y- w .nU Nani^asket :ksdd hear ^ •:\rdUphmHf Servm Bofton ii»!¥)f<:w-Eng- ■ :V' . p^irW^^ H. W; '^ Captain Winder, Kidf^^^^^^ ''^■ aT&^ tUM ti GeHe^I ItiM Slfti .l^«\&vour*d, wMb yWiw; djrtd idi^ CSop^ of Qm^t^w^tfiunter'sl^^SH^^b)^ and I fend you the Cop^ Qf ^is to ine|; and tm^opy of mine to him, wner^hl,' you ffSe l\l^c^^ the KingHon and t^e'cNCtol^hips iii « grencxinm^re under his Dire^UofWj jfOifome ^hiagifHiif 1s«|ipfl!n that makes it neceflary fo to do^ and when t come to Townj you ihall (ee the Copies of the Orders I have fent to the Ci Jhftt^fi'6hdtm to follow us. *V ' P^P^ I ^0 bi^ Excellency •^ •A>.y >■' lots wantingi The Pilbts id the ^ntlofc^ lAi^^ h^Ve ^ot yec ftpp^ared, and | defire yout ik^ellency to iuue out R yout 24^ - 1- ' . • -, V -^ \ - A V i .1 I i ■ . ,jfpur.Qrdcrs.foi: ^hein, oc^ attend^,, fo^hat they may ^ / ^- Sir* , T • ,, Humbprfw l^Tanuskct lour Exmmcfs ^ . < A!d<^^, 2id July, ,yi J. ^ .^.1„^^. 0^ffl5f>»/ v/ 1/ -^-"^ Mumbh Servant^ ,:.... jfLiJl of PiJpn.,^rr -aim To yrj^ynarh ]»&*:>ra o^ • 'f^^^^^vai;^..-'"'' W'J ; fHwoT 03 oraoD i ir.»Hv/ tmR <;<^b 03, ui \(ii^U'OJi.^.i SIR, /'*3 t^l'lie^tijdofed ^is^ Repoi^t o#'^^ Gdn<*itiott W l^iR:^eiii-En^imd Tranfport^, ^wi^ aA-Accoiint di^t'ihere h a Want of Provilions and Men, to enable them to prpf eed on this J>i'efqnt E^pjcdi- 4it«fv 'I thertitei^'acfir'e your^fe Coa- ^fSfeWfoihc M^aris tb haftcn tteif £)%tch, and f6r«'W ' Stibpiy tilT Men and Pi'bvifions for, thetn. * am, .,.,.., p , Humbcr in Nantaskcc Hfhw Excellency's . J^ad, 11^ July ^, 171 1 ., ., tn^ Obedient and •jj;ai>\v^'f>\y? ■(;■W^ !;^:f^^^wn»W'toi^ Humble Servant, 7JJ0' >i t-- \ ' /* ■■ ■ APPENDIX. HJ A Copy of the Report of the Survey. \Purfuant to an Order from the honour abU Sir Ho* venden Walker, Kt.Rear Mmiral nf $k$ IVkU^ Squadron of her Majefty^s Fleet ^ and Qmm^nder in Chief of her Majefifs Ships deftgned q^^ a par* ticular Expedition, . . - ^ mm] 3d of! ,..., ;m?l\-. :.v. . ': ■ oa,jion ,.:-■ We whofe Names are undcrwitten. We been. labord the VelTels as follow, and have tnkfcp a>ftiti£b and careful Survey of them, viz. Dolphin Prigan- tine, Samuel Ems Marter, Elizahtb Sloopy John Welfh Matter, John and Mary^ John Stevens Ma- iler, Speedwell Johr* Harris, Matter, are allrpady to go to Sfea, Men and Provifions excepted i J!niia Storcttiip, Edward Smith IvUikcr, Tuefday Morn* ing next will be ready to take in thirty fix Horfcs, and then will be ready to go to Sea, Men and Pro* vifiohs excepted : Twenty Whale-boats -with, ^x Oars and ten Paddles each, are ready, to be deli- vered by Major Fitchy at two Hours Wai'ning : iTwenty flat-bottom'd Boats with eight Oars each, are ready to be delivered by Mr. Green'wo^d. one oii the Committee, at fix Hours Warning. ,» li ,, I July 25, 171 1 . . i.-. i ty**^« \ Thomas fayfer. | Botton in New- Ed. Bradfhaw* England. u ^y*\. 'Vfty L Governour Dudley V Anjvoer which he forgot to datCy . which Jhould h July 23, 171 1. SIR, > 1 had thij, Morning the Favour of your two Letters, both of Yefterday*s Date, the onp refer- ring to the Pilots yet wanting : The firft five of them, if they jirc at home, live all in the County V . X44 APPENDIX^:. of EJfeXy and I have fent cxprcfs Warrant to the SherifFttiere, fetcing afidq all £xcu&$, to warn and bring them to BoSion immediately to be delivered to Vour Order. ^ The laft Pilot called ff^liattti^ is at Piftataqua^ near one hundred Miles diftance, and th^ tell me, was jiamed but two Ehys finqe, and ten to one if he be found -, however, I ihall this Nig&t fend^ by the Poft, to the Sheriff of New-Hampjhire^ to bring him !uther. ! ^ ,Tne other Letter refen to the five Vcflbls taken up for her Majefty's Service, together with the Stpreihfp \ for their Men and Proviiions, Mr^C-^m- miflary General is taking care for the Provifions, and I have already in Cuilody fifty Sailors, which - I would have juftly divided between the twelve Tranfports in the Service of this Province, and the five abovefaid more imniediately in her Majcfly's Service) but am afraid of their running, until the Veflels are fallen down under your imn^diate Care and View. ' • • - , • >* ■« xxn :.• •,• i can deliver my Sailers at a Minqtc^ Wiarning when you pkafe, and entirely fubmit the Method of their being put abord to your Order, and ray Officers are labouring to get more Night aifed Day > and if the Galky arrive, I fhall take (omq out of her. I am^ Tour Honour's mo ft Sir H. Walker. Faithful humble Servanh '^^, *-^ ■ ' ..:^^'i^^£* ■• ■ ■ '^ -J. Dudley. SIR, ji Letter to the Governour^ I defire your Excellency will ifliie out your Or- ders for all the Tranfports and Tenders of New- 'M,.. . '^' >/. -^0.^- ,r^-,i England APPENDIX. »43r \^n^ani forthwith to proceed to Kin^-Road, there to re- ceive my Orders and Iniirud^ons. I am^ Sir, . [Boflony July Tour Excellency^ s mofl 24, 171 1. Obediekt bumble Servant^ \GoverHourD\xd\ty, H.W. The foUowifig Lifts (bnt me by the Governour. A lAB of the Fepls taken up for her Majeflfs Ufe as ^ranf^ ports for the Fortius of the Maflafchufets, in the prefent Exf pediiion. ^hipf tines Ship Vfjfcts Nahet, Hinmh and E\iz. A^itelope FrJkncis Difp'' Rebecca ]ci. and Thomas Jonn 4»<^Hannajh MmhiandHinhih Hdhn(^tta Fpbr Friends Province Galhy Unity, an Hofpital Commknders, \ 9 Ik J. Venteman J. Anderfon Wal. Goodridge Beamily Perkins kenry kichards J. Jenkins Nath. MarftoQ Fran. ' irris Iflich.i. ^ringtbn J. Viber^ Sam. Long Zach. Fowles 127 139 III 284 89 jort H 108 93 75 182 Enter d into Pay. 61 15 55 50 55 19 83 ?•: 2. 1 1 41 June 18 Ditto 20 Ditto 18 July 4 June ^9 Ditto 25 Ditto 28 Ditto i8 Ditto -20 Ditto 18 Ditto 20 July . 2 5-i 2 2 2 2 I I I I III I I d Li/i of Fe£elstakenupfQr her M^jeftfs Service^ by her Command in her Injlru^ions to the. , i j^^ '^^ J. Dudley, J- X-| Dolphin Elizabeth Pitto John «»r-/*#, . |.S.R. Granada Bomb ^>?r -^ \^ ' Swiftfure Sundetland Enterprize Sapphire Kinglton Mountague Devcnfiiire Edgar Hum her VYindfor Dunkirk Fevcrftiam t/copard Chelter Mnnrpcnh Captains Karnes. Capt.So^m Roufe Smith Cockburn Winder Walton Coopef Jjr H.Walker C4/i?.Paddon Cuiiiford Arris Gore Pafton Cook Matthews } Men. • 440 365 70 60 190 40 190 36s 36s 40 60 60 Szo 80 470 70 516 80 36s 36s 190 60 60 36 z8o 180 54 54 r44<^ '7 c What Divifion J. S. A. CB. J. S..R. *Pr. B.S.L. *Rear- Adm.ojA the White. !| ♦Pr. B.S.L. •■ c$. CB.Pr. B.S.L, ■•T" Mmo^andutn, That when the Humher apd Devqnjhire leave the Fleet,! "■the TVindfor and Mouniague cloie "the Line. Dated abordl .her Majehy's Ship the Humher in Nartiasket Koidy near! ! J^offoft in NeixfffKnglandy the 44^^* of July 1 7 1 1 . I i ' ' H,w\ * I i N.^. The 5hips nrtj^rk'd th^ [*] failed with be from \Bofton,: Thofe piark'd [CD] join'd me off Cape Breton \ Thofe mark*d [Pr. B.S.L.] parted from mc in the Bay of ^i. Laurence: Thofc'marVd [J.S.R.] joitt^ 01c txSpanifi! |Uve*i 'yhoCcmark'd [N. J.J never jom*dnic ' A^P'PENDI]^ K> » t» » to CO ?rif>' '^ -r-r ' m f if •mi' il '3 ^.V 'j n Ob- .^ ^ 1 s^liru^l 'ir:rM ^.v.: r-^ •5 o w ■ **—-■* "if-' S .cu j i ' ■ II ^ 9 5 y « 73 1- K 4, "-" o a « 8 jiii e e- "^ s c aS' ^;^ a § a 5.,tJii;5^.^fi -v. Q r^ X Cld 3 O B B O a^^iSliVOii -iiii' C 5 -s oi »"> p: The JVtnif9t to wetr a broad Uuo Pendant^ with 3t. Giofgi^^Qx^^^ and two Lights on the Poop ooly. ■■■'■ - 1 ■ - ^' ^And for the more convenient sind prder^y Keep^ ihg together, this i$. the Method to beobferved in i^>(tn^} and the Si^al Captains are to give a Cop^ jOf th4S to the Traniports svid Storcihips in their pivifion j . TAu^brM o£|; t)^tmn Tianfpoits Siu'/ifurt, s I '-{T taafpoits o: »imtmhh^ittdfift\of the t.diar's\lli»i*itMi9t |the Swififiv*t f-4 DiUifion. { Mmbtr. DiviHon. Dtttn/birt. Di^ifioiK SundtrUni^ J» O^'*. ; The forcfflenrton^ Divilipns, Signals, and Liite fbf Battel, delivered to her Mlaje^'S Ships, Swifts Jfurey Sufiderlandy A^duntag^ey Deimfifprey Edgat^ fjumber^ PFindfoff thtnkirk^ M(inmoutti,^ Granadt^ f^nd Bafilik Bombs^ SkfpbtH^ (^befifir^ Leofardt dec. . By Sir Hovcndcn Walkeii, Kt. kc. *' T Whereas it is ^(oMtcly necffliry fpr the better keeping together the feyeraliTratirpQrts and Store- ifhips, that there be (eyeral Men ct War td repeat iheSignarsj ybq are therefore heireby required and lire£i:ed to repeat all fuo^ Signals as I imll i^akei $nd ^or your piiibtti^iotY, y^u are to wear a^oad ted Pendant with S£. Gtorge's Crcfs, and at If ight fffrry |wo l^iglti fn^ t^e jpQopi and one in the Ai.n. :: Top: Ami bedadfe it wi^ htt mbre bt^lyt^f di- vide tite fevdrai TrftftTfKim ttHi StOl-elhiM itiCb Di- vilion^ yo^ ate ttiemf taiti of tho Sundirhnd a Lift of thoft Ships under your Care; Dac6d abord her Majefty*$ Ship Hum" kef inNanfasMKoi^ neat Bdfion jh New- England^ Julyi^y 171 1. fto Captain So^s^ Commander ^'^'^ of berMajeftys Ship Ssvifi- mrc. • V i^ •**■ ♦ Colonel Kain*' ILegiment. Ships Namtt, Maflers Namis, Three Martins, Smyrna Merchant, Globey 3amqcl, Richard Thorn pfon. Henry Vernon. -Mr. King. Samuel Ferricr. iMutenant-Gwfal Seymour'* Regiment, Colfhefter, JofcphH inning. hli^HSt\attdtMuhct% Magnus Howfon. ^amucl att^^tit, Thomas Walku^. Cotonel Windreffe'x Regiment, George* Ifaac Dove. Ifabella Anne Katharine, Hichard Bayley. 91evbcim, .Chatliam, Anna, John and Sarah, Jttwgaret, Thotnas djtibincto. }. Alexandet. Recrmts. Edward Rothcrford. J. Laurence. J. Duni^. ■:-A-' M^ fa Ii> purAianpe of the above, Orders were given to the Captain of the Sundtrland^ and to the re- fpedfcive Maders of the Ships and Veflels, to obferve Captain' i^MMj Kjs Signals and Orders. The Signal for fpeaking with all the Mafters of Yranfports and Storeihips, was a Flag ftriped yel« low and white in the Mizen-topnmft Shrouds, and for thofe of my own DiviiioR, the fame Flag ill the Mi^en Shrouds. Captain Mitcbel of the Monmouth had the fame Order verbatim with that of Captain ^mw;, only he was to wear a white broad Pendant with St. George's Crofs, and one Light on the Poop, and one in the Top. The particular Ships under his Care were, .ii '^ v^v I Colonel DiCncy' s Rf^lmenf. Ships. Mailers. Blejfifigy 'Thomas Clarke^ Rebeccay ' Samuel jidanu.. Two Sheriff Sy Luke Rogers, ^araby * ^ George St ory^^ ■^v- Tram Ships. • Rebeccay Anne Bleffing^ Richard Harman. Prince Eugene^ Dolphin^ Maryy Herbin Galley^ Friends Encreafsy Marlborougby Charles Davis. Ntnyon Mafters, Cheefeman Pearcy. John Wffton, Cornelius Martin, Edward Friend. Captain Gore in the Dunkirk had alfo Or^(?rs, and thefe above Matters, to obferve Captain Mit" chel\ Signals and Ordejrs. , ^m , Captain *l f .. » APPENDIX. n^ >f(t ?(•(>( pv^^orrr.'fir/") Captain Arm of the lVindfor\ ORDERS, • ft By Sir Hovcndtn Walker, Kt. &c.^ "•i^n Whereas it is abfolutely ncccflary for the better keeping together the feveral Tranfpores and Store* ihips, that there be feveral Men or War to repeat the Signals as I Ihall make, and for your Diftin- £kion , to wear a broad blew Pendant vi i St. George's Crofs, and two Lights on the Poop only. Dated abord the Humber in Nantasket Road near Boftot^ in New- England^ Ju^y 14, 171 1; To Captain Arris Com- H. W. mander of her Majc' .ctai^^H fifi Ship Windfor. '' ' ..n!??' ■ Mr. 'faneuii*s Warrant to aft as A ^ent for the Navy during this Expecicun. - ^ By Sir Hovenden Walker, Kt. &cV jq tua Whereas it will be ncceflkry when ! iih Tailed from hence with her Maje%*s Fleet and Forces, that fomc Perfon be left at Boflon to tranfaft all the Naval Affairs relating to the prefent £xpedi- tiooy by making Application to the Government, and keeping a conuaot ^^^rrefpondence with me, or fuch as I (hall direft i . keep a Correfpondence with. 1 have therefore hereby conftituted and appoint- ed you to adk ar Agent accordingly for her Maje- ily*s Navy in Bofton^ and to do and perform alt fuch Matters and Things as relate to fuch an AfFair, and tfcat wfaatfoever ihall be furnifhcd either of Naval or Ordnance Stores to any of her Majefly^ $hips in this Port, you take the Captains and »I* APPENDIX. Commanders Bills upon tliofe Officers, and for fo doii^ tMs fh&ll be your Wftlranc. DaMd tbord her Majefty*s Ship the Humber in Nantasket Road near Bofiin i& Ne^'EngjfaHd this 17.^ oi July^ 1711. ^ H. W. To Mr, Andrew Faneuil^ ktrehy appoiMed ti^ aB as \ ,_, Jf^ent for her Ma^tftfi Vr-iW'f - ' : • . Naijy dmifig t^is fre^ fiwi Exptdithni A Letter to the ChverMUr gi> give him Mtict of Mr. Fz^mVs being appointed Agent fot the NUtvy at Bofton. -w>i-r Tour Exeellemfi : jHMdi the tj^ Julyy .i:;jn moft Obedient ir, 1711* i . rr . w. ;. v ^ J ^tii, . Humklt Set^vOnt^ Gp^tnokr Dudley/ --jj toiojc;. ^snuubiO io;UVf:i. ^ '- , - «... ...i-T'uqv ^1(0*1 fciff? f?i .1'' 'ii'.^ij Another APPENDIX. .,..r! Jn^M ^ietier ta tit QowrmHar rehting 't$. tke Ike* uiH^nge gained from th^ Neptune Pvize fint in hy Oi^ain Misixxhvn^ i ...t . ,,„••. Caj^ain Matthews having fent in a FfMck Wai6 he took bound for Qtnada^ and I having examinedl the PrifonerS) they give an Account that they came in Company^with Monfieur Dtt Gmy^ with a, Squa^ dron of flxteca Men of War (ajuvft of nii^e of which I fenaJfYou) with Bonub'^eifels and Traoli- portS) in aH aboi|t forty feven Sail: They parted from him a hundi^ed aind p^d Leagues Weil off Copt FinifierS thdy faid* he' was upon a fecrec Ex« pedition, and imag^ined it might either h^KyBraf^ or our lihnds. Captain Mantbems havki^ Tent me all the Let* terS) I opened them tp try if I could find any In> tithatioii of the J^c^gi^ and in fome they write of our Expedition againil Canada^ and feem^ ^ ber lieve tiiat Pike to te in a desperate C^tiditiop 9 and fonie conclude ^kltc will be takcyi. 0ne I.^ter'fays^ that the C^eenlna^granted the Gj^ntlic^ men of Boftm vipoik^eir Requeft, fix Men of War and two Bomb Veilbls to attack ^tbui They alt ipeak o^a' Man of War of f4 Gum o»> ming toj^e^f^ dalledthe Htr(h, «id th^ Pirifon- ers (peak'of 30 Guns to come with he#^ theybe* ing to teave ir^w^^' this Month, ij! • Jt; vm .^ The Fri(baers (ay, two Ships mbf tf CitcAe out of Fr-aM4 with them of 16 Guns each, bound for Canada with Soldiers, Stores, (^c. as alfothe tw« Men of War that areexpeffced from Frume^ bring the fame, being thofeMcn^ that were at Port^Royaf. All this InteUigenGe I think may be depended up- ott: But as to the Expedition defigoed by^ Quay, >T$ ■frr.* t 'a. ■ i J. ?j4 .APPENDIX. Guayj the Prifoners pretend not to know any thing ofvity and therefore as to that, I find in the Let- ters but one Conjcfturc, the' fcveral fpeak of his arming a ftrong Squadron slI Bnfii bnt not that any one knows for what Intent. One Letter from Rochel fpeaks to this purpofe: There ^tc tWo Ships going from hence to join Monlleur iD» Quay ' .^hocoroHian<}siaSqua4ron of thirty; Sail of Meri of War, wth'fome Bomb-Veflcls , and feveral Tranfports, but none knows for what De(ign, tho* every Body, fuppoftss it is for iS^/a». In Tome o- ' ther Letters they fay., that it is dcfigil'd in i^0i here , 1 muft take leave to fay, that iincc byXHefcrtion and Sicknels, while we have , been herei the Men of War under my Command, ,1 are verynjuch weakned j dnd it wits expected by I iier Majeiiy^ rithat this Cbjlpny (b populous and a- b.Qundi;Qg.in.39ilors, ihould have fupplied me with as many Seamen as would have mann'd me to the higheft Gpmplement, without the Marines, I fnall only take,nQtice, that if upon my failing from this ^, Port in r<^ weak a Condition, and meeting with ' Mpnfipur Du Guay^ as in all probability, if his De- .flgn is to this Place, I {hall, and any Accident hap- i -pen for want of my being fufficiently mann*d, the ■ blame mult lie upon this Colony. Her Majefty's ,f5i\v > ' Inftru- APPEND!:?^., -.' ml. " • ' 1 ■* Inftrudions to your Excellency hcin^vcff fhit* live as to the AfTiftartcc you ar^ to give this Ex^ pcdition. I and, ' * •" r.... .-..,;.. Sir, ■ --'V; Bofton 27«H Mo^%r.^Z'(wrEycellency''^^-^ ^ July, I J 11 i»i^; >f/i<"K> '^v. n ;i3 j|«e>^^ Obedient ^'^ ' Governour Dudley f«^'; H. W. ijj ,ti ifif>uuif Lifi 0ft be french MenofJP'ar. |i.'73 fiobv:.'.. Shipis. I ; • , ' .! t ':■ Le Lisy >^ •' » »» ''^ i u#>m j- vi:-/ • Z^ Magnanime] ' 7<5 «i Hi go-' d '^ :; h-Le Brtflantj'i Yao Sent to Governour Dudley t\kzy^ » t>y C^pt4t9 ^^^w/j of a strong ?* fremb Saj^drojj,' of M«« pf War, BomhrVdi. " fels and TranfportS) fct out on a feciet Expc- " dition, and that thi? Sbip parted from them one I *' hundred ^nd odd l-eagues to the Weft ward of] *' C^pf^ Piu^er^xh^ Letters of Conje^ure fuppoiing f *' they arc eiitjir defigned hither, toBarbadoes^ or *^ Brazil, One Letter from i?v^/ cxprefics it to ** be the Suppofition of every Body there, the| > " Defign is for Bofton^ which he thought necef-j ** fary to %nifi€,v that ,pf0pCJ!!v^^csCarcs might be " taken 5 and that if the Defign be here^ he muft ] ** take leave to fay^ that fince by iDcfertion and ! *^ Sicknefs, while the Squadron has lain here, the •* Men of War 4inder his Qoinmand^ are very •* much weake^^, and it was crpc^cd by her| •* Majefty, that; this Colony fo populous, and a* ^ bounding in Sailors, fhould J^ave fupplyM him ^ with as many Seamen as would have mann*d him •* to the higheft. Complement without the Ma- *' rines : Adding,-, that he (hould only take notice, " that if upon £^i« failing from this.Port in Jo weak *^ a ConditKui^ and meeting Moofieur Du Cuay, <' as in all probability, if hiaOedgnistothisPlace, " he fhall, and any Accident happen for want of j .*' liisbeiQglpificirnilyimii&^di the Blame limit be " upon this Colo!>y> Her Majefty*s Inftrudions •' to his Excellency being very pofitive as to the *^.,AifiilanQ^bf is to give this Expedition. }iy ^he Council pray his Excellency j f^ That he be pleaied to acquaint the nondurable Admiral fFaJkery tbat fince the Receipt of her Ma^ jelly's Commaodsjfor the kid Expedition, the Ser- vice has been puc forward on the part of this Go- vernment by all poflible Mecfaodc, Application and Diligence, with chcarful and «Atttitul Obedience ■ APPENDIX. to her Msjefty's Royal Commands: The Land Troops on the part ot' the Governments on this llidc, being one hundred and fixty above theQyota [demanded, are raifcd, and with their Provifions 9nd [Stores, are aftually abord the Tranfports, over and jabove the Stores, Tranfports and Tenders raifcd, |cquip*d, viftualled and mann'd here on her Maje- Ifty's immediate Service, all ready to attend the (Admiral's Orders. The Men on the Sea part, in any meafure fit [for that Service, not being to be found within the jGovernmentj but by ftrid Search and Imprefts Imade both on the Land and Water, and by ta- lking of them out of the two fmalF VefTels of War raifed by the Government for Cruizers on the Coalt, whereby we are left wholly deftitute of any |arm*d VefJel to look into the Sea. And being alarm'd with the notice in the ho*' Incurable Admiral's Letter, of a formidable French Squadron under the Command of Monfieur Z);i \Quay^ put forth to Sea on a fecret Expedition j [the Letters itota France intimating their Conje-*^ Iclures, that they are defignedfor thefc Parts, be- Ifpeaks it to be of the laft Confequence to be con- lliantly looking oiit to lland under our Arms, and Imakc all the neceflary Preparations we arc capable of to oppofc them, as her Majefty in her Inltru- - Iftions has commanded. j- iivr, * The ordinary Guards for the Sea Coaft, and the [inland Frontiers, with thofe detached for the Ser- > Ivice of the prefent Expedition, are upwards of two thoufand Men, which upon a ftriffc Examinar: tion into the Mufter Rolls in the feveral Parts, is- more than one fifth of all the Perfons within thi». Government capable of bearing Arms 5 and the putting of the Militia into Arms for the Security' |of the Sea-Coaft, will at this time endanger the ' S Loft »J7 ■r^ 158 APPENDIX. Lofs of a great Part of the Harvcft, which yet mufk necefTarily be done. Upon the whole, we are humbly of Opinion that no more Men can at prefcnt be drawn from hence, without apparent Hazard of expoling this her Majefty's Plaiication. By Ordci of the Co ;ncil, Ifaac jfadtr/gtofiy Secretary. 'Vv*9^/ ''s'tM Tbe Governour^s Letter. r^l SIR^ ' Ih^fion ij Jufyy 1711. I had the Favour of y^ir Letter of this Date, giving an Account of the Intelligence of a French Squadron under Dtt Guay^ not unlikely to m^ke theii: ImprefEon upon this Place ', which as you intimated in your Letter, I communicated to her Majefty's Cour^cil of this Government, and for your Satisfafl:ior»j I have enclofed a Copy of their Reprefentation to me thereupon, which fo far as is Matter of Fa6t, I muil acknowledge to be true. For the Land Part, her Majefty has command- ed a thoufand efFe6:ive Men on this fide, which I have made eleven hundred and iixty, and one hun« dred and fixty Sailors in the fcveral Tranfports, en- creafes the Number yet. I believe I have figned twenty imprels Warrants for Sailors, to Sheriffs, Conftables, Marshals of the Admiralty, and their Deputies, to every Mafter of the Traniports, and at your Advicei have two Veflels arm'd and equip- ped for the Expedition, now cruizing to take up Sailors and Fiihei'men that can be found for the Service, and fhali yet attend any Method that can be propofcd here, without leaving the Province it the lait Hazard -, and I pray that my ilncere Ser- ,•>. «4^.j. vice • '■ ''^iSjis, A V APPENDIX. vice herein may be accepted and fo reprefented. I am, Your Honour's I moft Obedient Humble Servant^ J. Dudley*! T'he Majier of the Samuel and AnneV Letter, Honoured Sir, I humbly pray leave to acquaint you, that 1 have had deferted (from her Majefty's hired Ship the Samuel aud Jnne^ now belonging to this prelent Expedition) four Men, which I purfued, and found out the Perfons that carried them oflT, and entertained them j which faid Perfous being brought before the Court-, declared the Faft, and were fome fined, and others imprifoned for the lame : Since which, 1 have offered to pay the Fine, if I might have my Men again •, and notwithftanding that, and tho' I have found the Cloaths in their Houfe, yet they deny them , and my Men have fuch Encouragement from the Country, that they go armed, and Hand upon their own i>efeiKC. \ thcpefore humbly beg your Honour*s AlVulancc vn this Afi^, that I may be affiiUni with Men t\> fup*^ ply their Places, the Ship being dilkbled^ and not in a C'apacity to proceed without thci», efpecially vay Carj.xntev. I am. Honoured Sir, ^ Samuel and Anne in Tour mofi Obedient x Kii>groad near Bo- Humble Servant^ f fton,July 28,1711 Thomas Walkup. *J9 S 1 Jmther x6o APPENDIX. ., .•»•.».. Another Letter complaining of Mens Defertion^ from Mr, Tucker Mafter of the Queen Anne. Kingroad near Bofton, Ncw- Honoui'd Sir, England, 18 July, 171 1. This is humbly to inform you, that fince my coming here, I have had dcfertcd from her Maje- ily's hired Ship the ^^ueen Jnnty ten Men, amongll whom is my feconci Male, Gunner, and Boat- fwain. 1 hope therefore your Honour will be pleafed to Ibpply me with the like Number, or my Ship will not be fit lu proceed po the iULeiid- eil fciliPPdirion. F am, Huiioui'd Hii'i Tour moft Obedient humble Servant, George Tucker. My Anfwer to the Council's Reprefentation^ and Let- ter to the Governour^ with a Copy of Mr. Wal- kupp'j Letter to me, enclofed. 1 am not a little aftoniflied at the Council's An- fwer to my Letter of Yellerday's Date, fince the Matters of the Tenders tnken up by this Govern- ment, complain that they want Men to enable them to proceed 5 and on the other hand, the Sea- tnetl continually defert from the Tranfports I brought hither} and tho' fome of thofe Deferters have Deen difcovered, and the Parties who have en- couraged and concealed them brought to light, and fome of the Mailers of the Ships have oflfcrcd Monies for their Men again, they could never pre- vail to have them, as appears by the enclofed Co- py of a Letter writ to me this Day, which is not .# the •r <-■ .. M/. A APPENDIX. the only Inftancc of this Nature, and 1 am collc£t- ing all the Matters of Faft of this kind, on pur- pofc to lay before the Queen in Council : And as to what they alledge concerning taking the Seamen out of the two fmall VeHels of War, to man their Tranfports and Sloops, is a Prafticc unheard of, and will be very furprizing in Britain^ when known there j it being the ufuul Method there, to man Men of War out of Merchant Ships and other Veflcls, and not to unman Men of War for Tranf- ports and Tenders j fo that the Queen is entirely uifappojnred in her Expeftation of having the two Vefiels of War to proceed with me. f have here enclofed that Article of my Inftru- ftions concerning my having of Men here, and I ti\\\{\ needs be oblig'd to concur with the general Opinioji of all the Sea and Land Officers here, that inftead of affifting, the Government ot this Colony have prejudiced the prcfent Expedition, notwithftanding their pretended Declarations to the contrary, and how they will be able to defend themfelvcs againft fo great a Multitude of Wit- nefles, and fo many evident Matters of Fa6l, I leave them to judge J for they may flatter themfelves with a great many Friends in Britain^ yet when the Parliament there (hall Come to enquire, and be informed of the Httle Affiftancc they have given in refpe6t to the Sea- part of the Expedition, it will produce fuch a Refentment as perhaps New-Eng' land may repent. The Cafe in fhort is this : We by the Blefllng of God arrived here the i^^^ of the laft Month, our Ships of War and Tranfports mann'd, and ex- peding according to the Queen's Inftrudions, that we fhould have found here in lefs than this time, all the Tranfports and Tenders of this Colony, S3 oaann'd 261 \ i6% APPENDIX. mannM and victualled, as well as the two VcfTels of War belonging thereto, in ft Condition for Ser- vice as to Men, and our own Want of Men fup- ply'd : On the contrary, the Men from the Men of War and Tranfports which came with me, .'javc deferted abundantly, as the Men of War and Tranfports Books will notorioufly make aopear, and that the Tranrports and Tenders of this Colony are not compleatly mann'd, notwithilanding their manning their two Veflels of War > that there are 1 ooSloops fi{hing,bcfides fevcral Coaftersfrom Place to Place, and great Numbers of Seamen concealed aflioar, even by the Confeflion of this Govern- ment > therefore thefc things being known in Bri- ^ tain^ it will be impoffible by all the Art of the Go- vernment oi New-England^ to make the Queen ^d Council believe they were not able to furnillt t,hrec or four hundred Seamen for this Expedition. We have had more Seamen deferted trom the Fleet than are required to man the Tranfports and Tenders taken up by this Government j whereas they alledge that their Land Troops are a hundred and fixty above their Quota i it would have been more for the Service, that thofe hundred and fixty fhould have been Seamen inftead of Landmen : And tho' I was in hopes to have parted from this Govern- ment fo as to have reprefented them with Advan- tage to her Majefty, yet their Procetdings have dilablcd me fo to do. My Stay is but fhort, for I hope by the Blefling of God to fail to Morrow, or at fartheft, by Monday ; and whatever Tranf- ports either that came from England^ or have been / : taken up here, fhall be left behind me, or fufFer any Accident for Want of Seamen, I ihall lay it Xo rhe Charge of the Government of Neiv-Eng- lanay ^ liberavi animam meam^ which concludes '.■ ^i '-' "v., • APPENDIX. this Letter, dcfiring you will communicate it to [the Council) ir nri^ Sir, Tour ExceUencfs ,,... moft Obedient i* .\ Humble Servant y H. W.: Edgar in Nantaskct Road near Boltoi) in New - England, z8 July, 1711. Governour DudleyV Jnfwer* TO (fK) SIR, Bodon Z9 July, 1 7 1 1 .i I have your Letter by Mr. H^alkupp^ and am for-, ry I can do no more to your jult Satisfaction. I have given Mr. fValkupp two Sailors towards his Supply, and ordered him nine Pounds, being fd much upon the hdi of Aflembly fot his Informa- tion and Profecution of Henjhaw^ and {hall com- municate your Letter to her Majefty*s Council of this Government immediately. I am, Tour Honour^ s y'- mo ft Obedient . ^.viU i\\^.-v,. witl^ i6^ x(J4 AP PE IStDI X. with the utmoft Rigour, it woi not to be thought that Men could be krp: fK^m Ddcrtion. I am nowunmoon^^, and to all appearance, fhall fail without feveraloF tbj Tranfports, unlefs there be fome vigorous and quick Meafures taken aAidar to fend off Dcfcrters, of others in their ftead, and herewith I fend you a Lift of the Names of fuch as have dcfcrtcd from the Men of War only, not counting the Tj anfports. I have fcnt all the Boats aftioar for the Pilots, and defire they may be fent off immediately. Your Excellency may Communicate this Letter as well as all my others, to the Council, fi:om, Edgar /» Nantaskct 171 1. Sir, Tour Excellencfs f-" 'f^ moft Obedient \ Humble Servant^ Governour Dudley. ^x'i Wi*- H. W. \ALifi of Deferten from the Ships under-mentioned. 'i Mountague. William Lee. Dunkirk. John 'tinfon. Ithomas Derrham^ Ma- Thomas Wright, Fine. Itr Swiftfure. 'Nicholas Power, ' Samuel Carpenter. John Rujfell^ Marine. I Sunderland. William NichoJfon, Robert Harris, '«ii^ T" ' ^ Nathanael Pike, David Reed, William Marfhal, John Carroll, Daniel Leonard, John Whemtly. TT^omas Leopard, William Wheatley, Tl^omas Sbeppard, John Lawler, '-^^^ Francis >: APPENDIX.. i^y Francis fVallis, David Mac Daniel. John Higgon. Monmouth. Roger ^ubh. Lamk. Diver, John Perm. Henry Burbit. Richard Ferrar. Thomas Jones., Corporal of Marines. John Francifco^ Drum- mer, ditto. A '' Devonfhifc. ' Rich Still. I Dennis Mahony. I David Matthews. William Spiers. John Frevill. , \George Beck. William Turin. {Francis Kaine, VFrancis Baker. VSaniuel Sparks. I Samuel Row. \john Chapman. \ William John/on. \john Browne. XHugh Browne, Vfobn Griffith. \Edward Jottesy {Robert IVilliams, \Roger Perry. . VfobH Watfon. iThomas fFhitmore, '^m^ sjnr ■,A» ^ ■(.«.■> ; A. "^^^m't^ John Fowler. \\ Titty Coachman. '\ IVilliam Monrowe. '^^vSI John Strickland, A John Parlow, ^\us»\^ Robert Gaimby, Mordecai Millet. Bafilisk, Bomb, Richard Felton^ Carpcn cer*s Mace. Edgar. 7%omas Parker. 'John Stephen/on. Mllliam Car nail, ^*' ; Edward Nichols.'^ ^^^J* Jeremiah Tomlinfon. ^^'^^ fVilliam Howlet, Humbcr. Griffin PF'illiams* Thomas Brooks, Thomas Jennings. George Powell. Richard Power, James Fenilfan, John Pylot, Windfor. Ralph Hook. Henry Verin, John Fletcher, Patrick Flym, Charles Head/peatb, \^,' M'Vliam Skinner, Thmas NortbgMe. fVilUam qlyf A ^\ •.<<" ,/ t66 APPENDIX ffilUam Feunintor'e. Robert Paimor, John Cherry* Daniel Bing, John HeweU Jofeph Heisjhy, JohnWooddard. jilexander NoUng,^ Thomas Baker. Edward Hbgbin, Sent to the Gorcrnour, Bofton^ ip July^ 171 1 . The Dtfcrters from the Leopard^ Sapphire and Cbefter^ not mentioned in this Lift, thofe Ships being at Sea whcii this Account wgs taken. The Warrant for Mr. fFilliam Clark to ad as A- gent-Vidualler at Bofton. r By Sir Hovenden Walker, Kf. &c. W»,' \'^ Whereas it will be neceflary, when I am fail'd irom hence with her Majefty's Fleet and Forces, that fome Perfon be left here at Bojlon to tranlad all the Viftualling Affairs, relating to the prefent Expedition, by making Application to the Go- vernment, and keeping a conftant Correfpondence with me, or fuch as 1 Ihall dire6l to keep a Cor- refpondence with. ,<.^,^ti '■'^^^■:. I have therefore hereby conftitutcd and appoint- ed you to a£t as Agent accordingly, for the Vi- ctualling her Majefty's Ships in Bojion^ and to do ' ^nd perfbriri all iuch Matters and Things as relate I to fuch an Affair 1 and whatfoever Provifion ftiall be furniflied to aiiy of her Majefty's Ships in this I Port, you cake the proper meafures relating to fuch anpmcer: And for fo doing this fhall be your Warrant. 0ated abord her Majefty's Ship Edm^ off Bofion Harbour in l^eiv- England^ this 50^** Day oijuly.ifii- H. W.I fo Mr. Will. Clark, hereby appoint •• ^ ^^vr^^^ ' ed Agent for Vi^ualling her Maje^ .«?4\'; ij'^vi ,««. fifs Skijfs^ in Ek)fton, : '-■\Hi.;wr^^ t^^ APPENDIX. An Account of each Divifion and Regments, VSt >':> Edgar, Windfbr «» Chri/iopber Redfhavi, ^' \^een Jnne^ \' » George Tucker, '•] :-. ' .4 Colonel Clayton's Regtmeot. 7^ ^ ^^-^ ^: I Refolution^ Matthew Gilieu. '^v/^ j; IMarlborougby ;-^ v'^ w. James 'Tay lour t, •' -^ Samuel^' ', '' J,H^hibbean, t<.--d\ Pbeafanty . .: " ^ * ' *- J. Mafon. 'i- SwiftlUreV, Sunderland. < .; - » v«i , Colonel Kain^s R.cgimcnfr three Martins^ «^.k./ Robert fbompfon. --v^ Smyrna Merchant^ ''^ \ //(?W7 Fernon, - - <^ 1 G/o^^, / -^ V Michael King, ,.^^V,as. '^ Samuely \. Samuel Ferrier^ Lieutenant / •■H.l x6i APPENDIX. Licutenant-General Seymour's Regiment. Colcbefler^ Jof, Hinning, Nathanael and Elizabeth Magnus Howfon. Samuel and jlnne^ Thomas JValkup. Colonel Windrejfs'% Regiment. George^ Ifaac Dove. Ifabella Anne Kathariney Richard Bayley, Blenheim^ , Ithomas Simmons. Chatham^ "^^^ ^^, 7- Alexander. U't v «■ c . ...JWooWQUthV, Dunkirk. * l[ Colonel Difney's Regiment. \ Rebecca^ ^ -',\q^ '^ > Samuel Adams Two Sheriffs^, :^% ^^t '* ' -^^^^ Rogers. Saraby __^ -fi^i., . George Story. . _^ . - cj^rf- Train-Ships. Rebecca Anne Blejfmgy Richard Harman. Prince Eugene^ „,...,. Charles Davis. ' Dolphin^ ^.A^IkWu' Nenyon Mafters. Mary^ * .^'^^^iaXV. Cheefeman Pearcy. Her bin Galley, • = ^\h * • J • IVefton . Friends Increafe^ ".. Cornelius Martin. Marlborough^ t)ck:\;^v^*»^' ^^'^^^^ Friend. \ ■ iVi?w--E»g/^«;. New-England Tranfports. Beuuijly Perkins. Manhew Vybert. Walter Gcodridge. Nathanael Ma'^flon, Richard Barrington, Samuel Long. John Anderfon. John Venteman, Henry Few. Henry Richards. v« * Francis Norris, >ii John Fincale, Unityy jifpatch, mr Friends^ -'^l -: :,f' rancis^ Mn and Hannah^ i ^ i< mrietta^ f1 ail'-t metope^ umtah and Elizabeth, h'rtds Advent ure, ^,, ^.; i'feccay krtha and Hannah, mnnah, . _ %6f 179 APPENDIX. Unity^ Hofpital. John Richards. Newcaftkj Clement Deering. To be in the Rear Number and De'uonJInre. This was deliver'd to all the above-named Ship] as alfo the following Rendezvous. In cafe of Separation by bad Weather, or other wife, the Place of Rendezvous is Spanijh River i| Cape Breton l^i^indi. Dated abord the £ and the the othe/ Commodores, with their Oivifions, a to fall a/rtern till the Admiral's whole Divifion is head^ them. And it he would have theCaptai of ;me Swiftfure with his Divition next, and t" Captain of the Monmouth with his Divifion a-fte; of all, he will at the fame time hoilt a white Fla| at the Mifen^Peek. And if he would have t Captain of the Monmouth with his Divifion nex and the Captain of the Swiftfure with his Divifiol ikHftern of all, he will at the fame time hoilt a bl FW at the Mifcn-Peek. Xyhen the Admiral would have the Captain the ^wift/urs ftretch a- head with his Divifioi tho' ttG himfclf fhortens Sail, he will hoift a whit Flag on the Enilgn- Staff and fire a Gun, which ■\>-' APPENDIX. to be repeated by each Signal-Ship; and then the Captain of the Swiftfure is to ftretch a-head, Co kf as to bring bis whole £>ivifioii a-head of the Admiral > and at the fame time the Captain of the Monmouth with his Divifion is to fall a-ft^rq of the. Admiral's Divifion, and the Fleet to continue fail- ing fo both Day and Night j the Swiftfure then lei^(^ipg the Fleet, till the Adawal makes a Signal for altering that Pofture of Sailii^. When the Admiral would haye the Captain of the Monmouth flretch a-head with his Divifion, tho' himfelf ftiorten Sail, he will hoift a blue Flag on the Enfign-Staff and fire a Gun, which is to be repeated by each Signal- Ship; and then the. Captain of the Monmouth is to ftretch a-bead fo far as to bring his whole Divifion a-head of thei Admiral ; and at the lame time the Captain of the Swiftfure with his Divifion »s to fall a Uern. The Monmouth leading the Fleet, and continuing to fail in that PoUure Day and Night, till the Signal is madfi to alter it. When the Ad niral would have the Commodores; and their Divifions (after being in any Form or Order) to fail in the firft Order prefcribed, he will hoi ft a Flag ftriped red, white and blue, at the Mamtopmall-head under the Union Flag, and fire a Gun. Then the Commodores muft ufe their beft Endeavours, by (hcrtning or making Sail, to get into their proper Stations, with their refpedive Divifions. The Corpmodores are in failing to keep a Mil^: diftant from \ac Flag, or each other j and as near^ as poflible keep the fame Diftance, if room enough, when they anchor j or at leaft obfcrve fuch a prp*. portionabie Diftance as the Place will allowr .. i 271 ^y^,y'- The if? *7i, APPENDIX. 5 The Shijjs that arc appointed for the Rear are al- ways to continue there, notwith (landing any Alce- mions made' in the reft of the Fleer. When the Signal is made for the headmoft Ships to tack, then that Commodore and his Divifion which \s a-head, niuft tack firft, and keep a-head upon that Tack 5 and the Divifion next to that inuft tack next, and the Divifion a-ftern laft of all, and continue failing in the fame Station. ")' When the Signal is made for the fternmofl: Ships to tack firlti the Commodore with his Divifion that is a-ftern muft tack firft, and keep a-head up- ' on that Tack; the next to that Divifion muft tack next, and the headmoft laft, and continue failing in that Pofture J the Van and Rear changed. And no Commodore or Divifion is to tack, before all the Ships that are to tack before him, are tack'd. When the Signal is made for the whole Fleet to tack at once, then all the Ships are to tack as near as pofiible together, if conveniently they can ; and being tack'd, to continue failing in the Order they then are, the Van and Rear changed. '^ No Commodore is to fuffer any Ship of his Di- vifion to go a-head of him, and in cafe any do, to fire at them ; and the Man of War, in his Divi- fion, or next to that Ship, that goes a-head, ftiall make Sail to get up with her, and caufe the Shot to be paid for by the iVlafter. -* : j . . When the Signal is made for anchoring, each Commodore with his Divifion is to anchor in the fame Order as at that time they failed in, to avoid Confuficn, and no Ship to anchor out of his Sta- tion, nor before thofe that are to anchor firft are bearth'd > and therefore when the Signal is made for anchoring, each Commodore ftiali Ihorten, or make Sail accordingly, for the better bearthing '^- ^ t,hemfelves APPENDIX. themfdvcs and their Divifions in their proper Sta- tions. The above Signals and Inftruftions, together with thofc for altering the Courfe in a Fog, were given to each Man of War and Tranfport. Dated abord her Majefty's Ship kdgar at Sea, Jug. i, 171 1. and delivered out the J**. Signals and InfiruSlions for the regular anchoring with the Fleets to Caf tain Kou£e, ? '- * . .., -^-j ' ^.'- '•'. * By Sir Hovenden Walker lOtt. &c. When I would have you proceed before the Fleet to the Road or Harbour where it may be pro- per to anchor, I will hoift the anchoring Colours on the Flag-itaflFat thcForctopmaft-head, and fire a Gun i then you are to make the bed of your way, together with the Ships and Vcflfels named in tha * Margin appointed to attend you upon that Scr* vice, to the Place where the Fleet is to anchor. Being come thither, you are to obfervc the fol- lowing Method in placing the three Signal Veflcls^ Brigantines or Sloops, for the three Divifions | and they mud wear the following Marks of Di* ftin£):ion: That for the firft, or my Divifion, a Jack- Flag at Maintopmaft-head) that for the fe* cond or Swift fure*s Divifion, a red Flag, Enfign or Pendant J that for the third or Monmouth's Di- vifion, a white Flag, Enfign or Pendant, which they are to hoiil as loon as they are at Anchor, and not before. They arc to be bcarth'd near the Place where the Commodores of each Divifion are to drop their IIBW11 l^Ml IMH L. _ ,JJ. t , L.J._ III, 1 I .] II r - " Difpatch> Four Friends Brigantme, Bicfliog and Good- will Sloops, ■ W Anchors, »73 »74 y^PPENDl X. AnjJhors, always fprcaouf , you are to obferve the Method of the Fleets lading when you parted from it, and to pl.Ke the Signal Veflels "which is for the headmoft Division, or the Divi- sion that leads the p'leet in the innermoft Bearth, or on the Starbord or Larbord Wing alongrt Shoar, according to the Method of their then failing when you left the Fleet, and the Nature of the Place where they are to anchor} and the Signal Veflels for the Divifion in the Ceuter-, and the Signal Veflel for that Divifion that is a-ftern in the oui- fermoft Bearth, or on the Starbord or Larbord Wing along Shoar, according to the Method of the Fleets failing at the time when you left it, and the Nature of the Place where we arc to anchor. ^ The Signal Vefltls are to anchor in a Line, each of them at an equal diftance from the Shoar^ as near as the Ground, or other Circumftances of the Road or Harbour will admit. When I would have you go a-head, I will rnafee the Signal to fpctk with you, and fpread a blue Flag in the Foretopgallant*mrowds,and fire a Gun. Wfien I would have you to fall a-ftern to fpeak with you, I will make the Signal to fpeak with ou, and fpread a v jJre Flag in the Foretopgal- I nt-flirowds, and fire a Gun. And when you are a-head you are to keep a Mile t-bead, and in the Night to wear a Light in your Poop. -■^- • '■■ ^ ■■■' ''■'. <• • When I would have you ftretch a-head to make the Land , I will make the Signal for fpeaking 4 with APPENDIX. with you, and hoid a Flag (Iripcd red and white at Foretopmall-head, and then you are to ftretch in as far as you can be certain, to join me again that Evening. Dated abord her Majefty's Ship the Edgar at Sea, the i f *'^ of Augufl^ 171 1 . to \Captam Roufe, Commander H. W, of her Majeftf s Ship S^^^hixQ, Copies of thcfe above Orders and Inftrudions were given to all the Captains of the Men of War and Maftcrs of Tranfports, with Orders to each of them, for their punctually obfcrving them in an- choring. -tw. :■,_;;, -^JVi H.'-^-^ -Wi '■■ I- IM>*.J<*/'/ ^WiJllt The following Minutes were taken by Mr. Gordon, ; General HillV Secretary.- ^75 Minutes taken at a Confultation of Sea Officers in the River of St. Laurence^ the if ^^ of j^ug, ' 7 7. i . abord her Majelly's Ship the fVindfor, li lu:;; i'XW tn. \V- f*v~ Prefenty ^-^ '^'•- '' '^ Sir Hovenden Walker Knt. Rear-Admiral of the White, (^c. Captain Soans Mitchel ^ * ^^ jirris " , Walton '••' ' 'i- Gore .-<.*?: » P addon ^^^ •^' * Cockburn Roufe 'r>i '& i_V ''Swiftfure^ *- Monmouth, Wind for. j^J^f r , Mountamer °f '■"=< Dunkirk. M^ Edgar. Sunderland* "^ ^Sapphire. M: ■ti The Admiral told thefe Gentlemen that he had called them together, to ask their Advice what was now to be done in the prefent Jundure of our AiFairsi that we had loft many Tranfports, with a vv. ' , X 2 great 1^6 APPENDIX. . great Number of Men in the Entrancf of the &id Liver. Several of the Captains faid, tj jt they not ha- | ving been fooner confuhcd tonching the Naviga- tion of the River, could not no m dcicrmine. The Admiral faid, hat the Pilots, viz. Paradie and Bonner^ had b(Ln confultcd, and did agree in their Opinions, in what was donej but the Qjc- ftion was now, What was to be done? and if there was any thing wrong in his Condud, he Iccm'd to hint he was to anfwer it in another Place. And then he defired their Anfwer to this fhort Qiie- ilion, whether it was pradicable togo up the Ri- ver St. Laurence as far as ^ebec^ with the Men of War and Tranfporcs, or not. Captain A//Vf/^./ faid, his Pilot had told him the 21'^ of this Month, that we lleer'd too far Nor- therly. ^' \ • K.',;': V V-. •;.."-:>' ' ■ ^^tnh.' • All the Captains did agree that the Pilots were very ignorant, and not to be depended upon. Then the Pilots wcrecall'd in. Mv . Bonnenht Admiral's Pilot wascalPd in) and the Admiral told him, the Courfe- he Iteer'd the zz^ Inftant was found Fault with j that by fteering Northerly, and W. N. W. we were fct away by the Current. He faid, that he advifed to Iteer more Wellerly, which he own'd was done. Being asked what he knew of the Navigation of the relf of the River, he faid, between the Land and the Ifland Coudreey was very difficult -, that a Trench Man of War, lefs than any in this Fleet, had perform 'd it with great Hazard. Being ask'd whether it was pradicable to get up to ^ebec^ with regard to the Seafon of the Year, he faidj it would be very difficult , and that he could not anfwer doing it} that he was involunta- rily fcot abord, as not thinking any one Man ca- pable was 14 ( Captain and try'd none. 1 liam Pbi^ another \ Mulbay^ very nar Being the Yea might h I APPENDIX. pable of carrying a Ship up this River. Some of the Captains faid, that this was no more than what the Pilots had faid before we came hither. Mr. Betfgood, Pilot of the ^i«<;^r was called in, and the Admiral ask'd him if he would undertake to carry us up to ^u^bec^ he faid, he had been there but once, and could nor undertake it. Mr. Fozvlesy Pilot cF the Monmouth^ was calPd 177 e was capable of carrying ^o ^ekcj he faid, he own, but that he had in, and being ask*d the Ships and Trar had been but once been fcveral times th ^ i^i, and therefore he could only do his Endeavour. ^ .';;:*. > , ,. ;; i . Mr. Miller^ Pilot of the Swiftfure^ was called in, and being ask'd if he could carry up the Ships of War to ^ehec^ he faid, he could carry up a Merchant Ship 5 but a Ship of War was dange- rous) and if (he mifcarry'd, he might be tried for his Life. He faid there was good anchoring in Mulbay^ and all the way up. Being ask*d if he thought we could go up with this Fleet, he faid, he thought we might go up if we had good An- chorage : And he faid, there was good Anchorage when the Wind was ofF Shoar, but there were no Harbours, and two or three Miles off Shoar there was 14 or ir Fathom Water. He was told, that Captain Roufe of the Sapphire had been fent out, and try'd to find anchoring Ground, and could find none. He faid, he had only been up with Sir fVil" Ham Pbipfy and then his Ships went all up one after another -, and that there was i f Fathom Water in Mulbay^ but the Padage of the Ifle oiCoudree was very narrow. Being ask*d what he thought as to the Seafon of the Year, he faid, it was late enough;^ but WQ might have good Weather. T 3 Mr, IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 1.1 11.25 ■ 50 ^^" ■■■ yuu 1.4 mil 1.6 ..^7 P% f. Hiotographic Sciences Corporation .S5 \ V ^ 23 WIST MAIN STRUT WnSTH.N.Y. M5S0 (716) S72-4S03 ^ \\ 3* Z78 AVPENDIX,. Mr. Harrad^t^ Pilot of K}^tMwntague and they came to the following Refolution, viz, 'Tis our unanimous Opinion^ that by reafon of the Ignorance of the Pilots abord the Men of War, it is wholly imprafticable to go up the Rivea: of St. Laurence fo far as Quebec. in ji Copy of the Confultation and Refult, . At a Confultation of Sea Officers belonging to the Squadron under Command of Sir Hovenden fFal- her Km, Rear^Admiralof the White, abord her Majefty's Ship the ^»^r, the zj-'^ of Jugufi 1711. in the River of St. Laurence, 14^ A Prefenty ivcr in a APPENDIX. Pfefentf Sir Hovenden ff^alker, Knt. i^c. CvpitAtiJof. Soans, ' JobnMttcbeh -^t Robert jirr is. ' George JFdlf Oft, ' Uenry Gore, . George Paddoit, JobnCockburn,' jSuguftin Roufi. The rcfpe£l:ive Pilots abord the Men of War ha- ving been feverally examined in the Priefence of ui the aforefaid Rear- Admiral and Captains, we ane unanimoufly of Opinion, that by reafon of the Ig^ norance of the faid Pilots, it is wholly impni^bica- ble to eo up the River of St. L^^rfxrr^ with the Men ot War and Tranfports fo far as Quebec \ as alfo the Uncertainty and Rapidity of theCurrents, as by fatal Experience we have found. Hoveuden JFalker, Jof. Soam. JobuMitcheL Robert Arris, George IValtors, Henry Gore, George P addon. JobnCockburn* Auguftin Roufe, Captain Partington^ Letter by tbe Kingfton, with the tranjlated Copies of tbe French Letters fro^ , Placenti^ which he had intercepted* ^1 Warwick, /»Co««p«%o//i&tfMilford, Aug. 1 6, 1 7 1 1 j o/ Nova Scotia about 1 8 Lsag, to tbe Southward ofQz^t Breton. Honourable Sir, I fend enclofed Copies of Letters from the Go- vernour of Placentia to the Secretary of State at T 4 Paris^ 179 HonW* Sir, ^our mofi Obedient Humble Servant^ H. Partingtop. %%o APPENDIX. Pmsy ivhich I prefutne may be ferviceable ^ an4 likewife a French Prifoner that was born in Canada^ he's a good Pilot there, and at Placentia. Sir, I am bound to Bofton to t^ke the Gover- nour*s Dire&ions , if in cafe Pert-Royal or Neva* Scotia fhould be in Danger of the Enemy, whicH your Honour will be Judgjc of by the enclofed : we (hall return for Newfoundland very (hortly, if the Goyernour of Bofton has no Service for u$. I hope you*ll pleafe to pardon Hade, and (hall fend more fully by next Opportunity from Boftop, I am with great Refpe^t, 1 Likewife have enclofed aUfiofallfuchSbips of the Enemy that ar4 at Newfoundland. ' ' My Captain Winder ofherMa^, J9fiy*5 Ship Kingfton. s ^e Copy of the Governour of Placcntia'jf Letter t^ yi/49Xi^<»r Pontchartrajn. > i My Lord, 1 have not had an Opportpnity to inform yopr Lordihip of the Condition of this Colony, fince the Departure of the Loire of this Port on Decemr ber laii 171 o, ihe going to the Idcs oi Domingo^ ^ before her Return to JBarow. This prcfcnt Letter that I do iny felf the Honour to write to you, foes by the way of Martinico } if it comes to your « • titgrtts thi Lofs of the Valcur. I have hcArri* -rved at ^ct arri- d in any Port to d with rigatc ^mand . fcli in chcCo- imcrce, ihould ofRea- irhichJ 9 in not i them, ontrary rcfcm- ^nd to id you and of Letter, >s that ig out ...Ovid s: Jn rfe to that ^erncd d for I and APPENDIX. I have fent Mr. Ronde Dennh to Bofiotty upon the Account of the NegotiacibB chat your Lofd- {hip wiihed I might do to hinder the People at Bofton to give their new Succours to x)» Arms oi Old England miht CoTiio^ft for the many Ships and Barks that have been wanting to us, coming from ^ebet hither, which will appear to your Highneis, by the Account I fent you (igned by Mr. Recudat In- • tendant of Canada. The £f{cd$ lod upon theBri- gantine commanded by Captain Chanceleer^ off of Cape Derey part are fare aflioar, and the Brigantine which I freighted from hence the 4*^ of Jufte^ to recover them, does not as yet appear i fo that *tts to be feared, ihe is either taken or loil. The 8 Englijh Privateers begin to (hew them- (elves without in our Bay, where they cruize with- out any Risk, beddes that of the Sea, not having fo much as one Ship of War to put them off from this Coaft. The Lofs of the ^4/^»r commanded by Mr. De St, Ovid upon this Occafion, renews my Regret. Three Brigantines fitted out here for cruizing by particular l^ople, gone out (ince my lail, have brought into this Port ten EngUJh Prizes "< i " " S CfmpU'mt far want »/ i^m. of War, thjt Englift Crniztrs infefiing their Coa/ls, ' ' .^j: ^j,^,^ ^^i^v^ ve., ^i^.^;;^. frbm 60 and Mei| retaken tinue tl ving an^ St. Joht upon thj gerous arrived tl cr and helps vel tho* the] of the The way, a you by the Lett here I above. Idifp fmall Ve Marquef Highnef of the L paration with 30 I rcc< Breamoi Govern notes to BoBon^ cing a 1 . Nicbolji Ivnd^ h h Ho ^. » i from APPENDIX. frbm 60 to )o Tuos, laden with fome t^vifionl and Merchandize, with 1 Frtncb Veflek, Baol^n, retaken from the Enemy. 1 have let them coo* tinue their Cruizes till the end of July^ not ha- ving any ^ News from the Port ofFwrillm and St. John's y that the Englijb Squadron was arrived upon their Coaft which makes us fear fome dan^ gerous Enterprize upon this Colony. There are arrived three Barks from Canada loaden with Flow- er and Bread, for the Trade of Particulars, whick helps very much our Inhabitants that wanted iti tho* they are obliged to buy it at cxceffive Rates of the Merchants arrived from Europe, The Marquefs de Faudreuil fent to me by that way, a Packet for your Highnefs» which 1 fenc you by way of Martinieo^ the 4*^ of June^ with the Letter I Had the Honour to write to you, and here I fend you Duplicates as mentioned to you above« I difpatch'd from Plaantia the %\^ ofMay^ % fmall Veflel for ^ehecy by which I (ent to the Marquefs de Faudreuil^ the Packet which your Highnefs had remitted me, and fent him Copies of the Letter by which you advife me of the ^Pre- paration that was making in England for Canada^ with 3000 Men to be embark'd. I received by way of §uebec^ a Letter from Mr. Breancoutt^ Captain andEngineer General of the Government^ dated the 4'^ of May ^ by which he notes to me, that RouilU has been this Winter ac BoHon^ by way of Or^^f, under pretence of .redu- cing a Major of the Militia, a great Talker ^ that NiebolfoHy General of all the Forces in NeW'Eng- Ipfid^ has fent to ^tbecy with the Baron of St. h No News of an Englifli SquMdron. * Adviftdfnm France of$b§ Pr§fAre$mt MgttinfiC^mAt. Cafiin^ »«l r - ti6 APPENDIX. Ca^itff from th0 ptrt of Mr. Suhifcsfi^ to give Airk!^ of die taking oi jfccaeiiay and to treat a- btfttc the exehangtag of Prifoners. The Difpatches of the St^lifr Etivoy, were a Letter from iV»-| thlpmi flfld another from one of the Counci], ofl e^tof thetr 'Moft coofiderable Officers, full off Thfettnings, if our General Mr. ^^fM/rfcri/, conti- nued t<^ fend bis Parties of Savages to exercife their aeettftomed Cmekies upon their Colonies. To Whkrh our faid General nas anf^ered as proudly to I thefbD, hating at the nime time fent a Party ofl thifty three Phuran Indians to viHt them : We ex- [ KGt News io a fhort time. This fame Envoy, his ame^ is Nirf^ /, has aiTurcd us here wkh a grtfat dtel of affronting and Boldnefs, that they would come this Spring to take ^ Canada^ and that they expeded to have at lead as good< a Market as of Jtcadia. This at the beginning put | us in a Motion, which has flackned upon the Ar- rival of RouiUe, who reports, that there was not I tiie leafl; ^News of Nkbolfin at Ba^on^ and chat ihey had Diftorbances in England^ which feemed CO brealc their ill Dcfigns upon this Country: We don't-notwithllandiBp omk to work every Day by degrees, towards making a good Battery of Stones for fix great Cannons, inflead of the Cul de Sac of ^ebtti to make the Lodgings [of the Redoubt dlCap9 Diamond^ and to put the Powder within | she MagasLines for Bomb-proof, to repair the Breaches, and clofe the Places which are open: Ifl the i9kiarm renews, we fhall force the Work, and open yet above twenty Embra7.ures within the Gardens of the Bifhoprick, and of the Seminary d (b that we fhall have at leaft a ^ hundred Pieces ^ An Account of Canada being threaten d by the Englifli. * No News of tiichoKon' sArrtval at Bodon. ^ OnthMMdrtd Pitees jpf Cann$n mounted at Quebec. of APPENDIX. of Cannon inounted, and the lead of^hem fie for the Field, to bring upon the Defceot and other ncceflary Places. And before the Anival otRouUU^ they have difpatch'd more Officers and People thac know all the Savages of this Con^nepty to incite, thfcm to defend, and take part of a °Feaft which they would make o£ Englifi FleQi at j^i^c, io ca(e they were fo incentod to make fo fatal an £a* terprize as is reported. The Advantages whicb^ thefe had upon Jceadia^ may be has; turn*d theis Brains, and in(pircd them with Fits^ but they will foon enough meet with Punifhment. Thus, my Lord, I have given your Highnels an advantagious Idea of the Situation oiCanad^y and alfo aifure you of the good *^ Difpoficion all tbin^ are in at Quebec to anfwer the Enemy. I have for my part, provided all that can contribute to a vi- gorous Defence in cafe the Rage Should fall up- on US: It is very certain that Ida not want Canr non nor Ammunition for War, nor indeed Hands for the Number of Merchant Ships that are in this Port j but they are. upon account of the Fifhery, out of Heart, all the Ships Crews being difpexfed upon the Coad, North, Eaft, and W^ft, tenor fifteen Leagues from Placentia^ where they arc employed in their Bufinefs, which I don*t know how to hinders fo that in the Surprize of an Ar- rival of a great Squadron of Enemies Ships, I canr not account certainly upon any befides my Garrifon, and the Sailors that are upon the Beech drying of Fifh,. which are but a fmall Niimber. The poutive Orders that I have ''given to repair to tne Fort upon Signal of an Alarm, I am fatisfyed, notwith- »>9 ^ 287 n Promift tt ftafi th* Indians with Englifti llejh, if they €*mt to Quebec. o An Atmnt of the State of Placentia. -^ ' ^ < V. , ' ftanding i8S APPEND IJt. flinding chit the sreatell part of them will ads fcond in the Woodt, and not appear till the Dan** ger ii paft i but notwithftanding all thefe Incouve* niencet) I will p aniwer tp your Highnefs for the Place which the King hal done me the Honour CO truft me With» through the Protedion of your Highnefs ) but for a greater Security* there is a Necdfity, ifyouplea(^ for the two Companies of Foot come back from Accadia^ which would put me at pfefent id a great deal of Repofc if they were arrived* The Enpifi are about to re-eftabli(h their Re- doubt at the Lntry of the Port of 8t. Jobn^ and to make a GoVemour in that Place^ this Summer, with a Gartifon of Troops } he is called Captain Moodie that defended it the Vear that Mr. Suker- mfi was fatisfied to burn the Inhabitants. I have underftood by an Inhabitant of Accadia^ that wintered at Beauhafin^ and departed from Grein-Bay in the Month of May ^ that the (aid ^ ) Inhabitants had not put themfelves under the Et^Ulb Govemraenc, and even that the Englijb had not (fared to come there during the Winter, nor §o far from the Votloi Port-Royal^ for fear of the avages : That the Plague had been fo ftrong a- mon^ft their Troops, that more than a hundred Soldiers were dead, and thofe that remained, were dyine for want of Provilions and Succours. The ' Boftonians would not give them any, and demand- ed them to withdraw their Garifon, faying, that as the Conqueft was attributed to the Queen , it belonged to the Parliament of Old England to provide for it. The Englijb Govcrnour of Port- . P C9nfidt»t t0 k«0f Placentia Mgaimfi tht Englifli Atttmfts. ^ Jl» AeeoMitt §f tin Stat§ of AaMpolii-Koyil ' Thi DifMgrttmtnt of tkt Boftonians iviih tkt Gurriftn of Annapolis. , 5 Hoyal i{\-^ APPENtylX. Reyslf \m confifcaced the Veflels of Boftcn thac were within the Limit! of his Government, Whiclr * has irritated them to a ereat decree : Their Fort' is entirelv fallen down from the Deeinntng of the Spring, before that it was in a Condition to make' up the Breaches , where Chariots could enter on all (Ides, till the Inhabitants had formed a Party of ifo Men to i ing Officers at their Head, and feeing themfelveT too far from any French AiBftante, they dcfifted' that Enternrize, for fear of being fubdued by theC Force of tnc Enemy, who would not liave ^iverf > them any Quarter. I am perfaaded, if Monfieur de y^audreuil had been informed of their difadvan- Itagious Situation, he had profited by fo fine an' Opportunity to bring it again } 1 fay, Port-Royal agami under the Goverrlinent of the King, aftd- he would not have had much trouble to have re*' leftablifhed it. . ' -= >>; ' ' ' There are arrived at ihi* Port this Dayj t!W 4*; lof 7«/;', twenty nine Merchant Ships, of which I fend the Lift to your Highnefs, with their Names, and that of the Ports of France whence ^■ they came, that you may know the Number of Ifuch as are gone another way. ^ The Green-Fifhcry hitherto appears very niin- lous, for the fmall Quantity of Coddss which With IReafon, very much difhirbs the Merchants and llnhabitants. '^^ The Spies which I fent to St. John's that part- • led the I}*** of 7«»tf, and returned the ij'^i have Ibrought me an Englijh Prifoner off their Coaf(, |\^ho ' aflures me not to have heard Talk from Ithe Merchant Ships come from Old England^ of it^ ^,»>im :0 AnAeeottnt 0fth» Englilh^jftfir; in Newfoundland* U . . any apo APPENDIX. smy gr^at Preparation? of Ships of War , nor of Troops to be embarked for the Ifland of New* foundlandi and the laid Prifoner has not own*dto me any thing elfe, than the Return of the Go- vernour for the Fort of the place of St. John\ vith.a Garifon of Troops, and the Projeft of rc- eftabiifliing the Redoubt at the Entry of the Port, demolfihed two Years ago by the Party command- ed by Mr. St. Ovid. Their Fleet, commonly con- voyed by three or fpur Men of War, was not ar- rivM , they cxped^d it every Day, and they had not, the iS*** of 7«w, any more than feven Bjerchanc Ships. I difpatch*d to Day, the i^ of Jtfly f£our Hunters for the Woods, to return to the Hatbours of the Enemies Coafts of St. John*s 2nd Fpufiliion^ ta be informed of their Motions, and of their Forces. If they return before the Departure of the Letter which I have the Honour to write to your Highnefs, I fhall not be wanting to inform you if there is any thing worth report- iijg. Since the Contents of my Letter above, two Irijbmen have dcfertcd from the Harbour of Ferryl(tnd on the Englijh Coail, and are come to Phcenfia the 8'** of Juiy^ who have told me of the Arrival of the Englifii Merchant Ships at St. yih&;i?'s the 11^' of Jtme^ under Convoy of two A^fn of War of f o and 40 GunSj and a third of 40. GAimCo the ^14 H^xhQUX oi Firryland y with feventeen fifhing Ships s they don't know juilly the Nuspiber of thofe at St. Jffhn\ being Servants o{t;he Inhabitants^ and not come with the Fleet : Xbcy aflure me not to have heard Talk of any Preparation of Ships oC War, for attacking Cana* dn or Phcentm. There is arrived to Day the ly^ oftjuly^ a French Privateer from Martinica^ or 6 Guns and 80 Men» who has brought three Sloops \ .- . .. of , APPENDlJt. ofBofton that he took upon the Banks of the Coafl o^ Jccadia j the Captain, called Clinet^ tells " me to have met ^f Men of War, which he has counted and feen very plain upon the iyth Day of Juney which have doubled the Cape Sables ^ and made way for Bofton. The Englijh Prifoners that he has brought here, have declared to me, that that Squadron was deflgned to attack Canada. This great Preparation of theEnerhy, threatens dangerous Confequences to New-France ^ if the * Dangers that there is of {hipping in the River of St. Laurence , do oqc create fome Obflacles to their Enterpnze. > , ■ . V An Engltjh Boats- Matter, Prifoner of War at Placentiay that parted from Bofipn the lo^^ oijune^ Ifhave exactly qucftioned $ who, after having faith- fully promifed to tell me the apparent Truth, has afllired me, v that there were arrived at Bojion^ z Men of War of 70 Guns from the lo**^ to the 1 2*^ of June y in which was embarked Mv.Nicholfon General of all the Forces of New-England^ thefc two Ships having been fent from a Squadron of 10 Ships of 60 Guns, and one of 70 Guns, ^ fiomb-Veflcls with 30 Ships of 24 to 30 Guns; and that thefe were undoubtedly t^e Ships that the French Privateer of Martinico^ had difcovercd off of Cape Sahl9. That there were z ^tBofion of f o Guns, with zf Merchant Men fitted out to carry Provifions, and 3000 Men of the Militia of the Country , with other Ammunition for War , and were ready to fail as fopn as the Ships of War from Old' England fliould be arrived, according to 29 1 « An Account of the EngliAi Squadron going to attack Cx' n«da. « Banger of tht Rivtr of St. Laurence. y A fuU Account of the Arrival o/Nicholfpa at New- EngUnd, an4 tbtPeftgn againji Canada. , , U Z the ijt APPENDIX. the Orders that had been brought by the faid Mr. Nicbolfon. The faid Englijh Prifoncr has declared to me farther, that the Ship of War called the Cbefier^ of 60 Guns, commanded by Matthews^ was to depart the zj^^ of the month oijune to cruize at the mouth of the River of ^ebecy and to wait for their grand Fleet, upon wfiich were embarked a Brigadier of the Army, and three Co- lonels of the Queen's Troops. He has confirm'^ ■^ to me, thaL there was at New-Tork, the month of March laft, 4 Men of War with 60 Guns, with 20 Ships of Burthen, in which there were y 000 Sol- diers > if this be fo, they muft be new Troops raifed in Nova-Scot'ta^ to which they were to join 1000 Inhabitants and Savages of the Nation of the Mo- hofksy to go to attack Canada by Land : And again, that there was arrived at Bofion^ 1 Ships of 60 . Guns come from Jamaica ^ which had taken k French Ship from Fera Cruzcy very richly laden, upon which the Governour of P^era Cruze was Paflcnger, who is deid of the Wounds he received in the Fight. I am always upon my Guard as if the Storm was to come upon us. I have wrote to Mr. Faudreuil all that I have had the Honour to report to your Highnefs, by 4 Barks going to ^ebec^ that are in this Port rea- dy to fail the firft favourable /Wind i altho' I doubt not but the faid Mr. Faudreuil has had cer- tain News of the Enemies Motions, and is wel) prepared to receive them. I have underftood by the fame Privateer of Mar ' tinicoy who touch *d in a Harbour on the Coaft of Accadia Bonnecon that the EngUJb Fort and Gar- rifon of ^ Port-Royal^ were very difadvantagioufly fituated, and that Mr. Faudreuil had fent a De- The French Defigns againfi Anfiapolis-Royal. tachmenc faid Mr. declared ailed the fatthewSf June to ?hecy and ich were hree Co- onfirm'd e month ins, with 000 Sol- ►ps raifed 3in 1000 the Mo- id again, s of (So taken k ly laden, uze was received ard as if : I have nefs, by ort rca- Wtho' I ad cer- is well Toaft of id Gar- gioufly It a De- chmcnc ' APPENDIX. I tachment of joo commanded by Mr. Montigney^^. to put themfelves at the Head of th Inhabitant!^ of the Country that were remainin^^ J tht French Party, and to join with all the Savages that thc^. Baron of St. Cafiin could find with Arms, and to^| employ all their Strength and Valour, to charges the EngUJh out of Port-Royal. I am afraid, if the French have not done their Bufinefs before the Arrival of the Squadron of Ships from Old- Eng-} . Jandy that Place will be fuccoured by fome De-| tachment from them. ^;f---- --t There is arrived to Day the 19^^ o^July^ at Placentia^ French Prifoners returned from the Eng", UJh Ports of St. John's and Ferrylandy belonging to two of our Merchant Ships, taken by their f Privateers 5 the one going to Quebec departed from Bayonne the 6'^ of May^ commanded by Captain Joachin Deturbide, Their great » Preparations of War to attack Canada^ arc confirmed by the faid French Prifoners, as well as the Arrival of their Squadron at Bofion^ and it is not more to bedoubt-^ ed, their Expedition happily ended as they expert,' they threaten Placentia. Thus you fee the grand Projefts for the Campaign: 1 prepare myfelf to receive them well. ... ...i ..^ r By a Boat arriv'd the iS^'* o£ July, come from Cape Breton^ the Miflionary of the Savages o(j^c- cadiay called Mr. Gaulin^ hath wrote to me, dated June 16, that three ^EngUfh Boats armed with 70 Men, commanded by the Major and Engineer, and feveral other Officers, being got to the Top *5>3 • Th$ Account confirmed of the Men of War and Forces ar- rived at Bofton, and that after Quebec may be taken^ Pla- centia is to be attempted. t> A perfect Account of the Defeat of 10 Men of the Englifli Garrifon at Annapolls-Royal hy the French-Indians in thofe Parts* U 5 of *94 y APPENDIX. of the River of Port- Royai^ fell within an Ambufli of 40 Savages, who had for their Chief VAim^ ahiey detached by Order of the Baron of St. Cofiin^ and that there efcaped only one 'Englijb Man from their Fury, being jo killed, and the others made IPrifoners of War. The Major and Engineer were of the NumbeY killed. This Aftion has put Heart into all the inhabitants, who have taken up Arms wkh a Defign to invell and attack the Fort. All the Englijh Garrifon being much difcompofed^ of 1 00 Soldiers, they dcfire no more than to abandon that Port, for the Diftemper that continues a- mongft them, being all that remain of foo Men which were left there (ince the taking of that Place. The faid Miflionary, Mr. Gaulin, repre- fcnts to me the Necefllty there was of fending fome Officei-s with a Detachment of Troops to put thcmfclvcs at the Head of the Savages and In- habitants who wanted a Chief i but we are too far one from the other for that. I have enough to do to furniih myfelf with an indifferent Guard for the different Port* I am oblig'd to keep. The few Troops that are here, arc very much fatigued, ahd in the prefent State of Affairs, I will take fpecial care, not to make any Entcrprize with my Forces} all that I can do, to maintain the Sa- vage Nations in the Countenance of a War with the Englijh^ is to fend them the Preients which his Majedy made them laft Year, and unloaded here by the Ship Loire ^ except the Mufquets, which I will keep for myfelf, being well informed that they are already fufficiently armed- I am per- fuaded, that your Highnefs will approve my Con- duft, having nothing elfe in view but the Good ^cnd Service of the King. I do not leave off, my Lord , to reprcfcnt to yoyr Highnefs, the fad Condition of the Officers ^ ' here. Ambuflf )t. Cofiin^ ^an frpm ers made leer were )ut Heart up Arms )rt. AH jofedj of abandon tinues a- roo Men of that r, repre- fendini roops » and Jn- arc too r enough It Guard p. The fatigued, n\\ take with my the Sa- '^ar with s which mloadcd ufquets, nform^d am per- ly Cpn- e Good rfcnt to Dfficcrs , here, APPENDIX. > here, not having this long time received either Prbvifions or Monies. I hope you'll give a (crif ous Attention to this^ Which wiH oblige you for the future to fend them fome Help. 1 beg you*l| not ceafc to honour me, my Lord, with yowr Fa* ^ vour and Protedion, I never had fo much need^ through thefc miferable Times, for the condder- able Sums that I have paid and ^isburfed on my Credit for the King. I am, my Lord, with great* Refped, and always praying for your Highncfs'9 Health and Profperity, .w My Lord, mnuh Placentia, July Tour moji HumhU and ^ 'n^.'t 24, 171 1. mofi Obedient Servant^ "^^ To my Lord Pontchar- De Coft\ BelU. > tr^An Secretary at the ^ ^ Court of VZX'XS, llidl ■-:Hf^VM>'^ ■r ■ ii'lb.'OWf ^he Letter to Monfieur Pontchartrain from the Ent) .:tr\,t-:m^Mjh'-A gineer. /..< 1.' SIR, I take this Opportunity by a French VefTel re- taken from the Englifh^ which goes from this Port ^ for France.^ by whom I take the Liberty to write to your Honour by him, to give an Account of our Place. As foon as the Ice had left us, which, was not until the End of Aprils I began to make ' all neceflary Reparations df our Fort. The Re*i doubt and the Batteries without all, is in order j it is only at the Fort, I have fomething yet to do, as the Gentry-Box of the Redoubt, which is of Wood, and that of this Country, which lafts not long , the Winds having blown them down this Winter : I have made them of Stone which are in this Place. I have but three Soldiers in the Bud- ncfs of the King, and two Mafons. I am ferv'd by the Sofdicrs eycry one in bis turn, which has V 4 beeq »?; 1^6 APPENDIX. been To mucH pains to me u> make the necefTary Work. Your Honour has made Mr. Cojia Bella to hope you would fend him two Companies fropi Accadia^ but they are not yet arriv'd. We are but few ^ in this Place for to guard fuch a Port as we have. I have given Mr. Co^a Bella the State of the Ships that are here : There are amongft the Ships, ac- cording to their Declaration made me, 1 57} Men, amongft them, included a great many little Boys which are upon the Beach ; Ampngft the Inha- bitants, not above 400. In all this Country and this Place, not above 700 Men, as many of the Ships as of the Inhabitants, are difperfed in their Fifliing- place, being already wanting. We have no News of the Enemies Defign to attack us. There is arrived the 14*'* of this Month two of our Couriers, which have brought a Pri- foncr which they took in the Harbour of St. Jobn'i, There is come to us two Irijh Deferters from Fer- ryland^ who have told, us that there arrived there the 17*** their Fleer, if we can believe them, they fay they are more afraid of us, than they can make us. I can aflure your Honour we do not believe or fear, only the Cruizers which have for a Month paft cruized off our Bay, and have not yet left a Ship to enter, We have heard lately of a Prize ^ taken coming from ^e&ec, which is a great Da- inage to the Colony, expefting they were thofe which brought Succours for this Places for as much as the Ships that come to fiih bring nothing to fell without three Barks that are come from ^ebec^ the Famine had been in this Place. I ftall not fpeak to your Honour any of the News we have heard of the Englijh Forces for ^^» ^ec^ Monfieur Cofia Bella l^isith fhewed me he hath inforro'd you of 4II; Jf it be true whiph the Pri- : -• 4 J i foncr§ fonevs my by I the Shi| the Ri^ but th< great ml River. Barks 14*^ cul the Ene| of the Moni Briganti ftofti I not doul (ign to ( on their (hall fine your Ho as jiccadi habitant Pcrmiflic me a Lc June^ ai jforms us, lof the R counter'i Joing tc Ithem Pri which t other Oi the Indit themfelv roo Me Fort, ar ling a Pe Ithere^ tl rom APPENDIX. foners have told tis, there is zfooo Men in this Ar* my by Sea and Land, including the Equipage of the Ships. There is nothing but the Difficulty o£ the River makes me believe they fhall not fucceed} but the fame Prifonersdo aflure me, they haveni great many Pilots for the River, and expea for the River. Notwithftanding this News, che three Barks which were here ^om Quebec are failed the 14*^ current, in hopes to be in the River before the Enemy, to give Monfieur Faudreuil an Accounc of the Enemies Force againft him. ^ Monfieur De la Ronde is failed hence with ft Brigantine, and the EngUJh the ii^o^May for Bp* ft on i I know not the Defign of his Voyage : 1 do not doubt but he is arrived. In cafe the Enemy de*' fign to come to fee us, I believe this will be up* on their return from Canada^ and in fuch cafe they (hall find us ready to receive them. I can aflure^ your Honour, that they ihall not take us fo eafily ASj^ccadia, There is arrived the iS'** sl French In* habitant fome time fince in Port-Royal^ who had Permiflion to retire with his Family. He brought me a Letter from Mondeur Gaulin of the i4<^ of June^ and one to Monfieur Cofia Bella. He in* forms us, that 40 Indians being found at the Head of the River the fame Day he writ to us, was en* countered with 60 Englijh in two Canoes that were going to burn the Inhabitants Houfes, and take them Prifoners, without any one efcape } amongft which there was a Major and Engineer, with fix other OfHcers. This has given Encouragement to the Indians and Inhabitants, that they have all puc themfelves under Aims 5 he fays, to the Number of foo Men, who are actually going to inved the Fort, and endeavour to retake it 5 out they want* ing a Perfon of Authority to put this in Execution (here^ the^ applyM to Monfieur Cojla B^U^ to fend mc ijr S*-l ( ' tSt^ APPENDIX. ne thither. H6 tells ine,the Inhabitants have pray* ied him to write to me: He tells Monfieur Cofla BeUs^ thit the Inhabitants and Indians have more Confidence in me thati any other ; but we are not in a Capacity xo yiiit them^ we are very weak our icives. ..' ';bnr. If we had beeil-1in(brm*d plainly the laft Winter of the Good-will of the Inhabitants and Indians^ and I had been permitted to go, I can allure your Honour that the Fort ihould not have been long in the PofTeffion of the Englijb i the Injuftice and cvij Treatment that every Governour does to the Inha- bitants, beine very (evere in the Countrey. ♦ The ip*^licre arrived another Bark of Mon- fieur GaUain parted fome time fincc, which comes to carry the Prefent which your Honour fent the Savages lall Year ( he has brought a Serjeant and two Drums, and two Englijh Soldiers deferted from the Garrifon oi Port' Roy ai: They report that of f GO that was left in the Garrifon^ there is dead and deferted 35*0 Men, and that they have no more than 1 f o Men when they left that Fort. There wa$ two Months they fay the Plague was fo violent this laft Winter, that loo Men could have retaken it, becaufe the Snow hadfo much da- maged the Work. 1 hope. Sir, the like Occafion may prefent it felfj this Fall , and that Monfieur Cofia Bella will fufFdl* me to go .V I can afiure your Honour that I ihall de- mand no other Affiftance but the Countrey People, ieeing they have a Confidence in me) oecaufe X\ find in thefe Pans of the World they would re- ceive me with greater Pleafure than any other : As| for this Place we are always on our Guard, altho' we have no Lieutenant-Governour in this Place, the place will not be lefs guarded. This I can af- furc Appendix. fure your Honoor, defiring Pcrmiffion to (ay with profound Refpefb, Sir, Flacentia, Jufy Tntr moft Humble 12} 1711. 4ni mf Obf4i$nt Strvanij ' L^ermitt; crefary to the C$urt (»/Parii. Thcfc arc true Copi«. ■;rs Ub ft- ' i^ndw .4. i\ ' The three Letters being all thade fafttogether, aptain Partington attcftcd then the laft, after the manner above. .4 . . Qovernour Dudley*/ Letter, SIR, Bofien^ Aug.ii^ lytu You have the good Wiihcs of all good Men, that you are in Polfcflion of ^ebec before this can reach you. I have been a witncft of your own and the Generars moft fblicitous Endeavours to gain the Time, and to have every thing in your Power done to make the Service fuccefsful > and I trufl in God it ihall be fo. This comes by Captain PFinder^ who is very im- patient to do his Duty in the Fleet % and after this Evening paft in hopes of the return of your Orders from York^ (if any) will fail immediately. Captain Southack I hope will get fitted and mann'd in 10 Days time to bring a Brigantine from hence, with your remaining Provifions from Tork^ and Stores from Annapolis \ and then I have no- thing left but the Province Sloop, not fit or in- tended to any Service, greater than to pafs to P^ ^away ox Rhode JJlanal 5 I am tp9 ' f JOO APPENDIX. I am in Contra^, as the General direflecl, for Providons to be killed and fatred in Seftember^ which I muft not enter upon qiiitil the i f »" of that Month, and will not be ready till the Beginning of OHoier I and I mud pray the Gencrars and your Qwn Dire^on how to fend it fecurely. If a light Frigate be not fent to guard it, it may be loft, to the great Hurt of the Service. , I earneftly pray your Confideration and Dire- ction therein, left the whole Supply be loft, or I be deterred, by all Advice here, from fending ir, which is equally difadvantagious to the Garrifon, which I hope will be left there, by our good Sue- Cefs againft the Place. It is not likely that Captain Soutback can ob- tain Quebec, and return foon enough to be the nc- ceflary Convoy. ' I pray your juft Confideration of the Matter, and Piredion therein. And am, Sir, fbiMmiraL Tour moft Faithful Obliged Humble Servant^ J. Dudley. A Copy of the Refolution of a Council of War for re- turning to Britain. Refolution of a Council of War of Sea and Land Officers, held abord her Majefty*s Ship the Ed- gar in the Spanijb River, the S^** Day of $ep- tembery 17.U. Prefenty The honourable Sir Hovenden Walker Knt, Rear- Admiral of the White Squadron, and Admiral and Commander in chief of tne Ships employed on the prefent Expedition} Prefideq(. . The APPENDIX. 30.1 • The hoftourable Jtibn Hilly Efqj Sea officers. General of her Ma jcfty's Troops in North' America, Capt. Soans. Col. Charles Churchill. Mitchel miliam Windrejfe, Arrii. Kemptnfelt, fValton, Clayton, Gore. Kirk. Paddon. Difney, Winder, Kane. Cockburn, Cooke, r- * u (Of the Forces ^^^'^''- i England, The twenty firft Article of her Majefty's In- ftruftions to the General for attacking Placentia in Newfoundland y in his return from Canada^ to- gether with the tenth Article of the Admiral's In- itru£lions to the fame purpofe, beine feverally read to the Council of War, as alfo a Letter from Co- lonel Dudley Governour of NeW'England^ to the Admiral, touching the Latenefs of the Prepara- tion of Providons now makine in that Colony, for the Supply of the Troops irthey had wintered at ^ebecy all which being maturely confidered and debated, the Queflion was put as follow- cth, viz. The State of Provifions for the Ships of War and Land-Forces, being conddered, which Provifions not amouting to above 10 Weeks at ihort Allow- ance, computing it from the i z"^^ of this Inflanc September y as appears by the Agent- Viftuallers £gned Account thereof j and allowing it to be all good, and to hold out to that Time, the faid iz^^ of September being the fooned we can fail from hence, and there being no Hopes of any Supply from NeW'England before the beginning of iV _ Fifli and Rice S^ Butter and Oil \ ^ For Btoter and ChecfeJ ^ ■~iP4- ■r i 'S^eptember f.iy II. This Computation is made from this Date, and will vi^ual-thc Land and Sea Forces for 7645 Men for the fpace of eleven Weeks, at fhort Al- lowance, - ,-*%Mti.-^ James uillen. John Netmaker, John Horton, [■ d to be a* fcrve that wance. liole, 75 — ~7