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Folios 150-151: John Chesshyre, HMS Plover, Seaford . A Danish brig reported a fleet...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1626/78

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This record is about the Folios 150-151: John Chesshyre, HMS Plover, Seaford . A Danish brig reported a fleet... dating from 1799 Aug 8 in the series Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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ADM 1/1626/78
Date
1799 Aug 8
Description

Folios 150-151: John Chesshyre, HMS Plover, Seaford . A Danish brig reported a fleet preparing to leave Brest. A Swedish Cutter from Alicante, reported the movement of a large fleet of French and Spanish off Cadiz and Gibraltar. A Hambugh brig from Bordeaux reports that all the men in the privateers in Bordeaux are being put aboard the squadron there. A Swedish brig saw 66 sail off Cape de Gatte. An English Schooner from Falmouth said they had seen fleets off Cadiz but had had no sight of the Englsih fleet.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap C78
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Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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Letters from Captains, Surnames C: 1799, numbers 1-240. (Described at item level)

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Folios 150-151: John Chesshyre, HMS Plover, Seaford . A Danish brig reported a fleet...

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