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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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This record is about the Captain Thrush, Captain of the Sea Fencibles from the Tees to Runswick, at Staithes,... dating from 1804 June 15.
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- ADM 354/215/351
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1804 June 15
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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 (Who holds the record)
- National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library, Manuscripts Section
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- ADM B/215
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- Open Immediately
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10618951/
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This record is held at National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library, Manuscripts Section
Within the fonds: ADM
Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies
Within the sub-sub-fonds: ADM 354
Navy Board: Bound Out-letters
Within the sub-series: ADM 354/215
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Captain Thrush, Captain of the Sea Fencibles from the Tees to Runswick, at Staithes,...