In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

Captain Wivell of the ASSOCIATION at Portsmouth has nominated Lieutenant Jurin, three Mates and some Seamen to proceed up the Thames in a Merchant ship the Maulesfield together with the ROOK Galley and two ships from Malaga to replace the seafarers he took from those ships. Captain Robinson, Commander-in-Chief at Spithead, has reported a serious shortage of foodstuffs at Portsmouth and that Crews are complaining seriously.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1841/259
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1697-04-26
Creator: Rooke, George; Houblon, John Kendall, James
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London