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Captain Thrush, Captain of the Sea Fencibles from the Tees to Runswick, at Staithes,...

Catalogue reference: ADM 354/215/351

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ADM 354/215/351
Date
1804 June 15
Description

Captain Thrush, Captain of the Sea Fencibles from the Tees to Runswick, at Staithes, to George Hawks at No.8 anchor wharf, upper Thames Street. He boarded the Tyne and Eagle packets to ask them to help the Princess Augusta hired cutter, then engaged with a French privateer brig twice her size. They were ready to help. Hawks boarded the Tyne with four Sea Fencibles and some men and boys from the Phoebus brig of Sunderland. The Tyne and Eagle packets engaged the privateer for two hours and drove it off. Captain Thrush recommends Lieutenants Tracey and Shaw for their gallant efforts in saving the merchant vessels..

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Held by
National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library, Manuscripts Section
Former department reference
ADM B/215
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Access conditions
Open Immediately
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10618951/

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Captain Thrush, Captain of the Sea Fencibles from the Tees to Runswick, at Staithes,...