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... Our disgraces have been great & repeated in America, but I am clear in the opinion I allways had, that they are entirely owing to our having begun too late, and having suffered ourselves to be amused by what were called conciliatory measures; fleets and armies, admirals & generals, can do very little without ships, troops, and orders; & the consequence of their having gotten them...
Date: 30 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Lord Sandwich has the honour to inform your Majesty that he came to town yesterday in order to pay his duty to your Majesty this day, but on his arrival at the Admiralty was met by the melancholly account of the death of his son at Lisbon, which will prevent his attending to recieve your Majesty's Commands till Sunday next.
As your Majesty does not disapprove of being troubled with the sight of...
Date: 10 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Your Majestys great goodness in mentioning to me some things that have been thrown out, intimating that it has been hinted that the Naval Department has not been so expeditious in the equipment of the Southern expedition as they might have been, will I hope incline you to forgive the liberty I take in explaining that matter in which I think your Majesty has been in some part misinformed.
When the...
Date: 11 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Lord Sandwich has the honour to inform your Majesty that a thought has occurred to him that a large number of Transports may be procured at Hamburgh, which would aid us exceedingly, add greatly to the dispatch & be particularly convenient for the embarkation of the foreign troops at Stadt and Ritz-buttell. The Hamburgh Ships are five [sic fine] large Vessels of the Collier sort, and I believe...
Date: 12 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
We have received your Lordship's two Letters of the 5th Instant, each transmitting a Copy of a Letter from the Lord Lieutent of Ireland; in one of which are expressed the Alarms given to the Merchants of that Kingdom from the late appearance of Rebel Privatiers, and their apprehensions for the safety of their Linnen Ships; and in the other a Representation from Sir John Erwin of the defenceless...
Date: 12 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
As Sir George Collier in his letter to Ld Sandwich expressed a wish that the rebel flag should be laid at your Majesty's feet, Ld Sandwich takes the liberty now to send it, not having it in his possession, when he troubled your Majesty yesterday.
The flag was hoisted at the foretopmast head, & seems to be a sort of broad pendant rather than a flag.2
Date: 22 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9
My dear Lord—Having received the enclosed extract from Lord Weymouth,1 I cannot avoid pointing out to your Lordship how necessary it seems to me that further exertions should be made in order to keep pace with the French naval equip ments. If they have commissioned a ship of 110 guns, surely it is time to commission the Victory and every line of battle ship that can be got fit for...
Date: 27 February 1778
Volume: Volume 11
My dear Lord—As you say in your letter, with which you have lately honoured me, that you join with me in opinion that our military preparations should be pressed with great diligence, and that you are ready to have our naval situation discussed in the Cabinet without delay, I conclude you mean that that should be part of our business at our dinner tomorrow; I therefore think it proper to lay...
Date: 6 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11