The Siege of Penobscot By the Rebels Containing a Journal of the Proceedings of
The Siege of Penobscot By the Rebels Containing a Journal of the Proceedings of
John Calef
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M. Dis covered the Enemy had moved their piquet from Hainey s 315 28 A JOURNAL OF THE SIEGE OF PENOBSCOT plantation, and given up their design of carrying on a work for two 18-pounders against the men-of-war. Guard-boats as usual during the night. August 10. The Enemy s ships in the former position. A slack fire on all sides, and nothing material. August. 11. A smart cannonading from all the batteries, and some shot from the north battery well directed at the men-of war. August 12. Slack fire o...n all sides, and no material operations the whole day; but at 9 P. M. A large body of seamen and marines from the Enemy s fleet landed below Banks * house to the westward, and setting fire to some barns, houses, and a quantity of lumber-boards, &c. , on the beach, retreated to their ships again. August 13. At day break some skirmishing between the piquets, but no material loss on either side. At 1 P. M. Came in some deserters from the Enemy s ships, who say the boat chaced on shore at Hainey s plantation had in her their Commodore and some officers of their fleet, who, having escaped, returned to their ships after lying two days and a night in the woods; that one of the officers (Capt.
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