In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

Captain Wivell of the Association, Port Commander at Portsmouth, has informed the Admiralty that there is an acute shortage of foodstuffs in ships at that Port to the extent that he is considering putting Men ashore. The Commissioners of Victualling are to be ordered to supply the same without delay.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1841/293
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1697-04-30
Creator: Russell, Edward; Priestman, Henry Rooke, George Kendall, James
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London