Robert Corbet, Nereide off Monte Video, to Admiral [ Markham,] honoured by carrying a flag and both commanders in chief to action, plan to march from Buenos Ayres, his view of mistakes by army, should have taken ports rather than house fighting, good support, by Captain Thompson in the Fly, terms of treaty, evacuation inevitable, Admiral [Murray?] adored by all
1 August 1807, (NRS) Robert Corbet, Nereide off Monte Video, to Admiral [ Markham,] honoured by carrying a flag and both commanders in chief to action, plan to march from Buenos Ayres, his view of mistakes by army, should have taken ports rather than house fighting, good support, by Captain Thompson in the Fly, terms of treaty, evacuation inevitable, Admiral [Murray?] adored by all
Record Details
| Item reference: | MRK/101/4/87 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1807 |
| Creator: | Murray, George |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |