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By the Commissioners for executing the Office of
Lord High Admiral of Great Britain and Ireland
&ca and of all His Majesty's Plantations &ca
In pursuance of His Majesty's Order in Council dated the 28th day of October 1776, We do hereby Impower and Direct you to Impress, or cause to be Impressed, so many Seamen, Seafaring Men, and Persons whose occupations and Callings are to work in...
Date: 28 October 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Royal Charlotte
Mary
William & Mary
Katherine
Fubbs
Lt Jno Buchanan
" David Maitland
" Stepn Sandys
" Thos Allen (2)
" Thos Hewson
Whereas we have given Orders to the Commanders of His Majesty's Ships Bedford at Woolwich, and Aeolus at Deptford,. to cause one Lieutenant from each of those Ships with such a number of their Master's Mates, Midshipmen and Seamen (including the Yachts Men...
Date: 28 October 1776
Volume: Volume 7
You are hereby required and directed to put to Sea in the Ship you command, with the first Opportunity of Wind & Weather and proceed and cruize between Ushant and Cape Finisterre for the protection of the Trade of His Majesty's Subjects and diligently to look out for, and upon falling in with, to use your best endeavours to take or destroy any Privatiers or other Ships or Vessels belonging to...
Date: 21 February 1777
Volume: Volume 8