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An Event Chronology Based on Louisbourg Accounts Not Available in the Archives of the Fortress of Louisbourg, By Eric Krause, Krause House Info-Research Solutions, 2004 - Present

1766

[January 13, 1766]

MONDAY JANY. 13TH. 1766.

At Boston ...

One Thompson came to me at Cunninghams in the Evening, and engaged me in a Cause of Lampson vs. Buttar, which is for entering a Vessell at Louisbourg and taking away 10 Bbls. Rum. Buttar was or pretended to be a naval Officer for the Port of Louisbourg, or Secretary to Governor Whitmore, and under Colour of that Authority, entered the Vessell and seized and brought off the Rum. Now Butter pretended to give Commissions to officers under him to attend the Wharfs and Keys of the Port and to examine all Goods imported and exported, and to stop the same, and report to him if illegal, or Contrary to the orders of the Governor, &c. ...

[Source: John Adams diary 12, 30 December 1765 - 20 January 1766 [electronic edition]. Adams Family Papers: An Electronic Archive. Boston, Mass. : Massachusetts Historical Society, 2002. http://www.masshist.org/digitaladams/ ]

• March 13, 1766
  Pennsylvania Gazette (Fair Use © Accessible Gazette Inc.)

Philadelphia, March 13.

... Captain Egdon, on the Fifteenth of January, in Lat. 27, Long. 50, spoke a Sloop belonging to New York, but then from Louisbourg for New Orleans. She left New York the Second of December last. --- And on the Twenty-first of February, in Lat. 37: Long. 62:30, spoke the Ship Industry, bound from Piscataqua for Jamaica, out four Days, all well. ...

• April, 1766

April, 1766

FISHERMEN, - wanted for the Island of CAPE-BRETON, in the Province of HALLIFAX: - CAPTAIN Peter Ramsey of the Nancy, Schooner of Louisbourgh, wants some Labouring Men to serve in the above Occupation, at the beforementioned Province. He will give them good Encouragement on Indenting themselves for two Summers and one Winter. Persons inclined to try their Fortunes are desired to apply to the Captain, at the Liverpool Arms, before the Expiration of ten days. – N.B. The Nancy will take Passengers for Louisbourgh. 

[Source: Compiled from Cork Newspapers: CJ April 1766 - http://homepage.eircom.net/~ridgway/America18thcentury.htm 

• August 7, 1766
  Pennsylvania Gazette (Fair Use © Accessible Gazette Inc.)

Boston, July 28.

... Friday last arrived a Schooner from Louisbourg, by whom we learn, that some Time before she sailed from thence, his Majesty armed Schooner the St. Laurence, commanded by Lieut. Dundass, was struck by Lightning, as she lay at Anchor there, which set Fire to the Powder Magazine in the fore Part of the Vessel, and blew her up, by which Accident three Men were instantly killed, and several others terribly wounded, two of whom died the next Day: We hear that the Officers on board, being in the Cabin, escaped unhurted; and that the Bows of the Vessel being carried away by the Explosion, she sunk in a few Minutes after.

• September 4, 1766
  Pennsylvania Gazette (Fair Use © Accessible Gazette Inc.)
  

CUSTOM HOUSE, Philadelphia, ... 

CLEARED. 

... Schooner Charming Nancy, J. Mullowny, Louisbourg. ...

• October 24, 1766

[October 24, 1766]

[Source: Extract of Newfoundland Ships and Passenger Information from the book Port Arrivals and Immigrants to the City of Boston 1715 to 1716 and 1762 to 1769 (Information Originally Published by the Boston Registry Department in 1900) 

http://ngb.chebucto.org/Passenger/port-arrivals-passengers-boston.shtml ]

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