Captain Philip Somerville to Lutwidge, HMS EUGENIE, off Boulogne, 30 July 1801, reporting shortage of fuel and loss of anchors, expecting the fishing boats with despatches, on reverse; no date, annotated by Nelson
Captain Philip Somerville to Lutwidge, HMS EUGENIE, off Boulogne, 30 July 1801, reporting shortage of fuel and loss of anchors, expecting the fishing boats with despatches, on reverse; no date, annotated by Nelson 'order for the HMS JAMAICA to take under command the gun brigs mentioned on the other side and to take the station to the westw[ar]d of Point Portel towards Estaples in order to prevent any of the enemy vessels from passing along shore and to use your utmost endeavours to take or annoy them, HMS JAMAICA, GANNETT, MARRINER, MALLARD, NILE, CYGNET (deleted), TYGRESS, TEAZER (added)
Record Details
| Item reference: | CRK/11/14 |
|---|---|
| Catalogue Section: | Artificial collections previously assembled |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1801-07-30 |
| Creator: | Phillipps-Croker |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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