Order to Proceed from Lewis Town to Seek Out Capt. Dale on Ship Ganges and Deliver Dispatch
Document 1798Holsteincamp is to take his pilot boat and seek out the ship of war Ganges. He should start in the Delaware River, to the Bay, and if he does not find the ship there, head out to sea towards Long Island. When he finds the ship he must deliver the instructions to Captain Dale or the commanding officer, and receive dispatches from them to bring back to the Secretary of War.
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Description
Holsteincamp is to take his pilot boat and seek out the ship of war Ganges. He should start in the Delaware River, to the Bay, and if he does not find the ship there, head out to sea towards Long Island. When he finds the ship he must deliver the instructions to Captain Dale or the commanding officer, and receive dispatches from them to bring back to the Secretary of War.
Date
05/28/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1798052814300
Note
Printed: Naval Documents Related to the Quasi-War between the United States and France, vol. 1, p. 90.
Notable persons
Garrett Holsteincamp
pilot
James McHenry
Captain Richard Dale
Officer then commanding the ship
Commander
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Delaware River
Delaware Bay
sea
Long Island
Notable items
pilot boat
Ganges
deliver
dispatches
utmost diligence
lose no time