[After 16 Nov. 1777, London]
Vrai Chargement du Navire L'Heureux Capitne. Landais a Marseille—Sçavoir
50 Milliers du Souffre raffiné
48 Pieces de Cannon de Bronze a la Suedoise, de 4 livres de Balle avec leurs affects & avantrains—
20 Mortiers de Bronze avec leurs affects.
20 Mille Boulets de 4 livres
3 Mille Granades
3 Mille Bombes
14500 Outils a Pioniers
8300 Outils tranchants aportis.
269 Outils a Mineurs
150000 Pierre a fusils
25000 Livres de plomb en Balle
2000 Liv: pesant de Mèche
6000 fusils avec leurs Bayonnettes.
1000 fusils d'officiers avec leurs Bayonnettes
500 pairs de pistolets garnis en Cuivre
The Heureux was afterwards called the Flamand, & passed the streights of Gibralter the 1st. October last.
Sent in the Amelia by the way of the W Indies—
19 Brass 4lb Calibre field Cannon with Carriages
4 Do. without Carriages
6561 Cannon Balls
288 Bombs
200 Barrels powder 100wt. each.
120 Barrs of Lead
A Quantity of intrenching & Mining tools.
Arrived at Martinico, & reshipped to the Continent of America.
Sent by the Brig Maria & Catharina, which sailed from Dunkirk the 12 July for Martinico—
34 Brass 4 pounders with their Carriages.
16872 Cannon Balls
2700 Hand Grenades
Arrived safe at Martinico early in Sept: & Mr Bingham was preparing to dispatch them to Congress.
Sent likewise lately from Dunkirk to be reshipped on the Western Coast of France for Congress
66 large Brass Cannon from 32 to 12 pdrs.
36 Brass 4 pounders—fieldpieces— |
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with Carriages &c &c— |
[Translation of the French portion]
True Lading of the Ship L'Heureux, Captain Landais, at Marseille—As follows
50 thousand weight of refined sulphur
48 cannon of Bronze of the Swedish style, of 4 pound balls, with their equipment and carriages—
20 bronze mortars with their equipment
20 thousand 4 pound balls
3 thousand grenades
3 thousand bombs
14,500 pioneers' implements
8,300 entrenching tools
269 miner's tools
150,000 musket shot
25,000 pounds of lead in ball
2,000 pound weight of match
6,000 muskets with their bayonets
1,000 officers' muskets with their bayonets
500 pairs of pistols, trimmed in copper.