Document signed by Phineas Bowles, Secretary to the Admiralty [1689-1690], 1647-1714.
In answer to your letter yesterday, this is to advise you that a letter from Captain Saint Loe from Bristol on 18 August, advised their Lordships that the PORTSMOUTH under his command was taken by the French on 9 August.
Record Details
| Item reference: | ADM/A/1763/126 |
|---|---|
| Catalogue Section: | Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy |
| Level: | PAGE |
| Extent: | 1 page |
| Date made: | 1689-10-09 |
| Creator: | Bowles, Phineas |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |