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Folios 116-117: Joshua Sydney Horton, HMS Fairy, at sea. Reports that he retook the...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1921/44

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This record is about the Folios 116-117: Joshua Sydney Horton, HMS Fairy, at sea. Reports that he retook the... dating from 1799 Jan 7 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 1/1921/44
Date
1799 Jan 7
Description

Folios 116-117: Joshua Sydney Horton, HMS Fairy, at sea. Reports that he retook the Endeavour Brigg after a three hour chase. She had sailed from Newfoundland under convoy of the Venus but seperated in heavy seas on 26 November last and was captured by the [Bouganville?], 14 guns, on the 3 December. He did not encounter her but believes she stood to the West.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap H407
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Language
English
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Open Document, Open Description
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