A Journal - commencing 19 May 75
May 19 [1775]. I arrived
in Town from
Charlestown at 1 oClo.
after having seated & left my Mamma, Aunts
& Sisters
with Canterbury at
Taunton on Acco't of the
distrest
Situation of
Boston.
21 [May 1775]. A Party of
Soldiers and Sailors, who man'd several Sloops
the last Evening to go in quest of Hay, etc., at
Grape-
-Island near
Weymouth, fir'd upon by our
People
and oblig'd to return with little or none.
25 [May 1775]. The three
Generals, Burgoine,
Clinton &
Howe arrived
to day from
England in the Cerberus: The
Merlin
having got in with their Horses yesterday.
28. [May 1775] Yesterday
the Provincials set fire to some Hay
etc., on
Noddles-Island; (as they did the
23d Ins:
upon
Hog-Isl'd) collected
for Government Use;
in consequence of which a party of marines
were sent over, whereby a pretty constant
Fire was kept up best part of the night;
and several of the regulars killed; also
a King's Schooner that went to annoy the
provincials, listed upon
Chelsea Beach &
was set on fire and burnt.
30 [May 1775]. Several
Buildings were set on fire yesterday by the
provincials on
Noddles-Island; as likewise Hay,
etc.,
on
Thompson's; and to day the large Mansion-Ho.
occupy'd by H
Williams was entirely consumed and
considerable of Cattle drove off.