Half after ten in
the Morning Embarked off Dunnose in the Isle of Wight on board a small Cutter
and got to Portsmouth about three in the Afternoon. The Harbour a very fine one
and a great Arsenal for Kings Shipping of which great Numbers were laid up, our
Time too short to see the dock Yards.
Landed at Portsmouth
from the good Ship Earl of Dunmore Capt. Effingham Lawrence, Master. It being
late in the day, and General Gage being desirous to get a stage or two on the
Road that Evening we had not time to Visit the Dock Yards. The harbour is
certainly one of the finest in the Kingdom, where there are always great
numbers of the Kings Ships laid up. The Town appears to be neatly built, the
Fortifications are clean and appear to be kept in good order. We lay that
Evening at Petersfield, a small Village about 18 Miles from Portsmouth.
SOURCE: New York
Historical Society, Publisher, Collections of the New York Historical
Society for the Year 1883: The Kemble Papers, Vol. 1 1773-1789, p. 8
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