11To George Washington from Lieutenant General Rochambeau, 20 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
It is with a great pleasure, that I inform Your Excellency, of the arrival of the Frigate The Alliance , at Boston. You will see in the Newspaper herein included, the news that she brings. they are all very good; All I fear, is Least the Departure of the 2d Division should not have taken place, until the Junction of the Spanish fleet, that was not effectuated, when the Frigate set sail. She...
12To George Washington from Lieutenant General Rochambeau, 21 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
The Major of our Artillery who is just returned from Boston told me that Mr De Bougibault aide-de camp to the Marquis de La Fayette had got dispatches for him, for Mr De La Luzerne and for all this army, that he is to bring them, as soon as he hath bought horses, not chusing to trust them to any body, he says further that an officer had come to L’orient , to get on board the frigate L’...
13To George Washington from Lieutenant General Rochambeau, 25 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s favor of the 21st instant, I just now received, together with advices from the Generals on this side Hudson’s river, opposite to the S[o]und, giving a sure intelligence of Mr Clinton’s imbarking a considerable number of Troops. I have another Letter from Stonington, advising the English fleet of the Line having been seen W.S.W. Moncton’s point on Sunday Last on its way to...
14To George Washington from Lieutenant General Rochambeau, 29 October 1780 (Washington Papers)
The Frigates and the person you know, set sail yesterday under a very strong North East wind. May Almighty God conduct them, and may they arrive safe at their destination. I believe that the English fleet that was before us is returned to Sandy-hook; There is no appearanc[e] of its having got into Gardner’s Bay, because the Ships that were Left there, according to the reports from New London,...
15To George Washington from Lieutenant General Rochambeau, 10 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
I receive this moment, Your Excellency’s favor of the 4th instant. We have had no news of our Frigate, and that is a good sign. Arbuthnot is in Gardner’s bay, It is thought, that he prepares to winter there. Yesterday and before yesterday a Ship of the Line and a frigate came to Patrole, and are returned to Judith Point. We have entered our houses, The Lodging of the Troops has been made with...
16To George Washington from Lieutenant General Rochambeau, 14 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
The Marquis de La Fayette has wrote to the Viscount de Noailles, his Brother-in-Law, and shows the Greatest desire to see him. I find his Demand so just, that tho’ I have given Leave to several of Our Colonels to go and wait on Your Excellency, I have added likewise the Viscount de Noailles, and the Marquis De Damas, If Your Excellency does not find a moment to come and see this part of your...
17To George Washington from Lieutenant General Rochambeau, 16 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
There is arrived at Plymouth a Vessel, 300. Tons burden, that has been taken by our Frigates, on the night of the 28. Last month The same night that they set sail, It was from Portugal, bound to New york, its cargo consisting of Port wine, Brandy & Lemons. The Count de Custine, Brigadier, The marquis de Laval, The Count de Deux Ponts, Colonels & Major Fleury are the Bearers of this Letter, and...
18To George Washington from Lieutenant General Rochambeau, 20 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to inform your Excellency of the return of two of our Frigates, to Boston: They Left the Amazoune and our Letter-bearer on the 30th at Night, at an hundred Leagues distance from there, sailing fast before the wind, after being chaced by a ship of the Line and a frigate that were a cruising, and having taken in view of them the ship I mentioned in my Last. We have an...
19To George Washington from Lieutenant General Rochambeau, 27 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
Before yesterday we have had a Cruizer that has been patrolling before our harbour, as usual, One of our Cutters is likewise just arrived from his cruize off gardner’s Bay, where he has seen nine ships of the Line at anchor, besides two others that are cruizing out at Large. The Intelligence from N. London assures me that Rodney is gone, which, I won’t believe till Your Excellency certifies it...
20To George Washington from Lieutenant General Rochambeau, 1 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
Jé reçois ici dans l’instant la lettre dont Votre Exellence m’a honoré du 27 du mois dernier, et je la prie de permettre que je lui renvoje une lettre que j’ai trouvé dans le paquet, adressée au Chevalier de La Luzerne, que j’ai reconnu etre de l’ecriture du Chevalier de Ternay, et qu’il me Semble que Monsieur de La Fayette auroit mieux fait de porter a Philadelphie, dans le petit Voyage qu’il...