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Folio 78: H.D.Derby, [Henry D'Esterre Darby], HMS Bellerophon in Cowsand Bay. Insufficient...
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1718/40
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This record is about the Folio 78: H.D.Derby, [Henry D'Esterre Darby], HMS Bellerophon in Cowsand Bay. Insufficient... dating from 1796 Oct 12 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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- 1796 Oct 12
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Folio 78: H.D.Derby, [Henry D'Esterre Darby], HMS Bellerophon in Cowsand Bay. Insufficient essence of spruce has been provided for the fumigating of ships at St Domingo. The concentrated vitiolic acid and nitric have not arrived. Admiral Sir Richard King has reported on the accident HMS Regulus has suffered.
Folios 79-80: enclosure with folio 78. Details of essence of spruce provided.
Folio 81: enclosure with folio 78. List of ships supplied with essence of spruce, concentrated vitiriolic acid and nitric for fumigation according to the method of Dr C. Smyth. HMS Bellerophon, HMS Alexander, HMS Powerful , HMS Regulus and HMS Maidstone. A supply of these substances has been ordered for ships in the Leeward Islands. Essence of spruce will be forwarded to Portsmouth this evening.
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