Para atender a lo que Umd. me representa con fecha de oy, quedo en tomar los conducentes Informes en punto a los motivos que el marinero Juan Jordan que servia en la Embarcacion de las Colonias Arnericanas que Umd- apresa haya tenido para reclamarle, como de los procedimientos que segun dice Umd. hubo en Ferrol (que ignoro no obstante que estube alli hasta el dia de hayer)... Continue Reading
You are hereby Appointed Commander of our Prize the Brigantine Mary, you are to Navigate her with all possible dispatch to Nantes Bourdeaux, or some other of the most convenient and Safe Ports in France, should you be able to hold way with the Ranger you are to keep Company, untill I give you Orders to make the best of your Way, either by hailing you, or if at a distance by hoisting a Jack at the... Continue Reading
The Commissioners from the United States of America are extreamly concerned to understand that the Courts of Spain and France are offended with said States, on Account of the taking of the French Ship Fortune by an American Privateer, which Ship was bound from England to Cadiz, and is represented to have had Spanish Property on board. The Commissioners are confident that nothing can be more... Continue Reading
J'ai l'honneur, Monsieur, de vous remettre, ci joint, le précise que vous m'avéz communiqué, de la protestation du Capitaine Haukins, Maitre du Brigantin I'Empereur d'Allemagne, au sujet de sa prise par le Senault l'Hirondelle, qui étoit commandé par John Martin, ayant à son Bord une partie de l'Équipage du Portsmouth: J'ai fait des démarches sur ce qui concern cette prise, même pour la... Continue Reading
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Whereas His most Christian Majesty hath ordered the two Merchant Ships named in the Margin1 lately taken by an American Privatier on their Passage from Jamaica & carried into Nantz to be restored to the Owners who have applied to Us for a Convoy to bring them in safety to England & informed Us that they are nearly ready to sail; And Whereas we think fit that the Ship... Continue Reading
That there have been already laid before your Lordship by the individual parties injured, many and various Cases of the Depredations committed against the Trade of this Kingdom, by American Privateers being permitted to carry British Ships and Cargos into French and Spanish Ports, and there to sell them, in violation of a fundamental and uncontrovertible Maxim of the Law of Nations, vizt
"That... Continue Reading
Your much esteem'd favours 20th. ulto. & 6th. Inst. are now before me, in answer to which you may depend on my best efforts towards serving our mutual freind Mr. Ross to whom shall inform of what ocurrs with his cargoe of flour, which thus farr I find remains in Coruna to the number of 2009. Blls.
I doubt not but the Conductt of some of... Continue Reading
At the request of our Correspondents Messrs. Pat McGuire & Sons of Dublin We beg Leave to trouble your Lordship with the following relation respecting the Capture by an American Privateer of the Ship Brothers—Capt. Nichs. Kelly bound from Dublin to Oporto. which Vessell our said Correspondents had put under Portugeese Colours hoping thereby to avoid... Continue Reading
We advise you on your return to L'Orient to put your Ship in readiness for Sea, Capt. Hinman will do the same, and after you have obtained the best intelligence to be had, of the British Merchant Ships, & Commerce to pursue the Course, which you judge best for intercepting and making prizes on Our Enemies Ships, & property. As it is by no means safe to return into the Ports of... Continue Reading
Vous avez reçû Monsieur, les ordres d'arrêter le Sr. [?I Fautret Capitaine du Navire l'amphitrite et Je compte que vous les aurez mis à éxécution. Il sera nécessaire maintenant de linterroger sur les points ce-après.
1e. Savoir les raisons qu'il a eut, de changer la destination de son Batiment. les Procés Verbaux qu'il a remis et que vous m'avez envoyés ne prouvent outre... Continue Reading
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Instruction verbale donnée à M. Holker le 25. 9bre. 1777
. . . On doit l'attendre qu'on Se plaindra du peu de faveur que prouvent les Corsaires. Mais on doit faire sentir que toute Puissance que se respecte, se doit à Ellemême de remplir les obligations qu'elle s'est imposée par les traités; et qu'en rendant ces traités communes aux américains, c'est les mettre au niveaux de... Continue Reading
Mr Peltier has recvd his Instructions from Mr Montieu, but they are not exactly similar to yours, Mr Montieu intending to put all his Goods on board the Chalotais, & I prefer putting as much of yours as I can on board of this Ship, which by the tenor of your agreement it appears I have liberty to do; however rather than have any further Difficulty... Continue Reading
I have wrote Several times Since we have Come into this part of Country Acquainting As fully as the times will permitt, I have had no Answer to any one Letter, this I partly Can Account for. you have been inform'd by mr: Lagoanere of the proceedings heare the Last prize I brought in heare, A Vessell from Newfound1 And have Disposd. off And Sorry to... Continue Reading
In my last I mentioned to your Lordship my suspicion of two French Vessels fitting out in this Port as Privateers. One of them an American built Sloop called the Esperance pierre Reynowe Master has been compleatly equipped with ten carriage Guns, and upwards of fifty Men. She sailed from hence this morning cleared out for Port au Prince but, I am certain she is bound to Charles Town in Virginia,... Continue Reading
Since I last had the honour of writing your Lordship, A quantity of Upwards of 200 Casks of Gun-Powder has been shiped on board of a Swedish Sloop at Marstrand; I have certain Intelligence that she Accompanys Cap'. Woodhouse Vessell1 to Sea, where he receives the Powder, or if the Weather does not permit, he carrys the Sloop with him to some port in Norway there to Unload her—
In the... Continue Reading
"I wrote you formerly, that the Americans had begun a considerable trade with this country. Three American vessels still remain here. The Molly, Treehouse,1 who has taken on board a Swedish mate and several Swedish sailors, is now at Mastrand ready to sail for America. He was stopped some days, owing to the Agent for the Congress here sending on board some cannon, which appeared to... Continue Reading
The Edward, Cheevers, from London to St. Ubes, in ballast, was taken off Cape Finisterre the 19th by a rebel privateer called the True American, who plundered her of sails, cables, and most of her rigging, and intended to burn her, but after being solicited by capt. Cheevers, gave her up to him, and he arrived at St. Ubes the 27th ult.
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Appeared before the Commissaires of the College of Admiralty of the Maese, Capt. Ary Kunst, commanding the Ship Jan Gerard; who hath answered, as is noted to each Article
Interrogatories made by the Council of the Admiralty of the Maese, in the Name and for Mr. Gerard Daniel Denick, Councellor & Advocate Fiscal in the said College of Admiralty, to... Continue Reading
Yours of the 17th is before us, our Letter by your Express will direct you how to proceed with the Cargo of the Amphitrite, The Ship herself is at the Order of Mr. Peltier, and the sooner he has her the better, but the Cargo is at ours
In regard to which we have nothing to alter from the Directions gven in our former untill you favour us with an Answer to our last—The... Continue Reading
Mui senor mio: En la expedicion de V.E. de 23. Octubre que recibió Dn. Ignacio Heredia en mi ausencia, los nos. 2. y 11. tratan de asuntos de los Americanos; en aquel1 se manifiestan las intenciones del Rey de ayudarlos competemente; y en este2 se explica S.M. justamente disgustado del exceso cometido por un Corsario Insurgente3 apresando la... Continue Reading