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The siege of Penobscot by the rebels containing a Journal of the proceedings of His Majesty's forces detached from the 74th and 82d regiments, consisting of about 700 rank and file, under the command of Captain Brigadier-General Francis M'Lean, and of three of His Majesty's sloops of war, of 16 guns each, under the command of Captain Henry Mowat, senior officer : when besieged by three thousand three hundred (rebel) land forces, under the command of Brigadier-General Solomon Lovell, and seventeen rebel ships and vessels of war, under the command of G. Saltonstall, commodore : to which is annexed a Proclamation issued June 15, 1779, by General M'Lean and Captain Barclay to the inhabitants : also Brigadier-General Lovell's Proclamation to the inhabitants : and his letter to Commodore Saltonstall, found on board the rebel ship Hunter : together with the names, force, and commanders, of the rebel ships destroyed in Penobscot Bay and River, August 14 and 15, 1779 : with a chart of the Peninsula of Majabigwaduce, and of Penobscot River : to which is subjoined a Postscript, wherein a short account of the country of Penobscot is given

Title
The siege of Penobscot by the rebels [electronic resource] : containing a Journal of the proceedings of His Majesty's forces detached from the 74th and 82d regiments, consisting of about 700 rank and file, under the command of Captain Brigadier-General Francis M'Lean, and of three of His Majesty's sloops of war, of 16 guns each, under the command of Captain Henry Mowat, senior officer : when besieged by three thousand three hundred (rebel) land forces, under the command of Brigadier-General Solomon Lovell, and seventeen rebel ships and vessels of war, under the command of G. Saltonstall, commodore : to which is annexed a Proclamation issued June 15, 1779, by General M'Lean and Captain Barclay to the inhabitants : also Brigadier-General Lovell's Proclamation to the inhabitants : and his letter to Commodore Saltonstall, found on board the rebel ship Hunter : together with the names, force, and commanders, of the rebel ships destroyed in Penobscot Bay and River, August 14 and 15, 1779 : with a chart of the Peninsula of Majabigwaduce, and of Penobscot River : to which is subjoined a Postscript, wherein a short account of the country of Penobscot is given / by J.C. esq., a volunteer.
Author
Calef, John, 1725-1812.
Publication
London : Printed for G. Kearsley [etc.], 1781 ; New York : Reprinted, W. Abbatt, 1910.

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Additional Authors
  • Mowat, Henry, 1734-1798.
  • Goold, Nathan, 1846-1914.
Description
55 p. : front. (map); 27 cm.
Series Statement
The Magazine of history with notes and queries. Extra number ; [vol. III] no. 11 [pt. 1]
Uniform Title
Magazine of history with notes and queries. Extra number ; no. 11, pt. 1.
Subject
  • Penobscot Expedition, 1779
  • Maine > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Note
  • On cover: ... Added, Captain Henry Mowat's "Relation" and biographical and topographical notes.
  • Edited by Nathan Goold.
  • Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
  • Sabin no. 9925.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 14.
Indexed In (note)
  • RLIN
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
LCCN
10020712
OCLC
CTRG10147055-B
Author
Calef, John, 1725-1812.
Title
The siege of Penobscot by the rebels [electronic resource] : containing a Journal of the proceedings of His Majesty's forces detached from the 74th and 82d regiments, consisting of about 700 rank and file, under the command of Captain Brigadier-General Francis M'Lean, and of three of His Majesty's sloops of war, of 16 guns each, under the command of Captain Henry Mowat, senior officer : when besieged by three thousand three hundred (rebel) land forces, under the command of Brigadier-General Solomon Lovell, and seventeen rebel ships and vessels of war, under the command of G. Saltonstall, commodore : to which is annexed a Proclamation issued June 15, 1779, by General M'Lean and Captain Barclay to the inhabitants : also Brigadier-General Lovell's Proclamation to the inhabitants : and his letter to Commodore Saltonstall, found on board the rebel ship Hunter : together with the names, force, and commanders, of the rebel ships destroyed in Penobscot Bay and River, August 14 and 15, 1779 : with a chart of the Peninsula of Majabigwaduce, and of Penobscot River : to which is subjoined a Postscript, wherein a short account of the country of Penobscot is given / by J.C. esq., a volunteer.
Imprint
London : Printed for G. Kearsley [etc.], 1781 ; New York : Reprinted, W. Abbatt, 1910.
Series
The Magazine of history with notes and queries. Extra number ; [vol. III] no. 11 [pt. 1]
Magazine of history with notes and queries. Extra number ; no. 11, pt. 1.
Bibliography
Bibliography: p. 14.
Indexed In:
RLIN, CTRG10147055-B
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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Added Author
Mowat, Henry, 1734-1798.
Goold, Nathan, 1846-1914.
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