Folios 166-167: Admiralty note. Captain Maxwell has requested to be remunerated for...

Folios 166-167: Admiralty note. Captain Maxwell has requested to be remunerated for demurrage, stores and provisions, and damage done to the ship in the Downs repairs for which he paid out of his private account to save time.

Folios 168-169: enclosure with folios 166-167 dated 30 September. Admiralty note. Ascertain the sum due to him for making good damage to the ship and for stores and provisions received from HMS Portsmouth. 2% interest.

Folios 170-171: Enclosure with folios 166-167 dated Thursday afternoon 3pm from Keith Maxwell. He has called to know if there has been a decision about his requests for reimbursement for the loses sustained in carrying dispatches from the coast of Africa. Mr Yorke had given him hope that payment would be forthcoming.

Folios 172-175: enclosure with folios 166-167 dated 26 Sepember 1811 from Keith Maxwell 22 Surry Street to Charles Yorke, Admiralty. He begs for his case for remuneration be be approved and paid. He has waited 8 months for a decision. At Sierra Leone he seized the Portsmouth with contraband stores and sent it to Goree where he learned of a French squadron at the Cape Verde islands. He sent the Portsmouth in charge of Lieutenant Street to London in order to pass on the information. When he arrived at the Downs he left the ship in charge of an infirm old man who was being sent home as unfit for service, while he proceeded to London with the dispatches. The accident then occurred and has caused him to be charged with the expenses of repairs. His use of his own money had saved the service consideable sums and provided valuable intelligence.

Folios 176-177: enclosure with folios 166-167 dated 1 July 1811 from Keith Maxwell, 16 Fludyer Street, Westminster. He renws his application for reimbursement for the cost of repairs to the American ship Portsmouth which was damaged when left by the Officer in charge while taking dispatches to London. He is also awaiting payment of 2 years' wages which has been delayed due to the necessity of passing his accounts which could not be made up due to the short notice of his being superceded.

Folios 178-179: enclosure with folios 166-167 dated 5 July 1811 from Keith Maxwell, London. In addition to the costs of repair to the Portsmouth when it collided with HMS Antelope, which has now been resolved, he now claims the costs of demurrage while awaiting dispatches on the coast of Africa, and the cost ofprovison taken fom teh Portsmouth for use of HMS Arab. Bill and receipts had been given and received byteh Purser.He had not claimed these before as he had not been charged with these costs at the time. An ostrich was transported to England from the Governor at Goree to a nobleman in England without his knowledge. Beef, pork and bread were used on HMS Arab on her return passage and not or anyprovate gain. Arems were left with the Governor of Goree to prevent them being used by the enemy.

Folios 180-181: enclosure with folios 166-167 dated 1 August 1811, from Keith Maxwell. He is sending the answer of Mr Creed, his Agent, regarding authority from Doctor's Commons to payment of expenses for the repair of damage to the Portsmouth. He used the ship to convey dispatches to England to save hiring another vessel, which incurred demurrage while awaiting receipt of the dispatches. Expenses have been award by the court but have not been reimbursed due to lack of funds. The exact amount of the expenses were provided to Admiral Domet a month ago by his Agent, about £50.

Folio 182: folio number not used.

Folios 183-186: enclosure with folios 166-167 dated 26 September 1811 from [?] Mends. He has read Captain Maxwell's additional information in support of his case for recompense of expenses in regard to the damage to the Portsmouth. He is sending Mr Finlinson's precis which had been made for Mr York. Captain Maxwell has sent affa davits form the Officers of HMS Arab regarding the articles taken off the Portsmouth. Lieutenant Cawkitt states that stores were taken into the charge of the Boatswain and provisions into the charge of the Purser of HMS Arab. Mr Wilson, Purser, corroborates the above. Bills were given to the Master of the Portsmouth by Captain Maxwell drawn on the Victualling Board, which had been paid. Lieutenant Street's affa davit also corroborates this and states the circumstances of the accident at the Downs.

Folios 187-188: enclosure with folios 166-167 dated 31 July 1811 from Richard Creed, Norfolk Street to Captain K.Maxwell. They heard of the arrival of the Portsmouth in the Downs and immediately afterwards of the damage to the Portsmouth. They were being pressed to decide on a course of action: either abandon the ship which would lead to her ruin, or to incurr expense on repairs, which they decided on. Demurrage was justifiably incurred. Expenses have been decreed to be paid but there are no funds.

Folios 189-210: enclosure with folios 166-167. Bound copies of 9 affadavits from Officers of HMS Arab listed in an inventory signed by Captain Keith Maxwell. Letter and affadavit from Lieutenant Cawkett to Captain Maxwell, regarding provisions taken from the American ship Portsmouth. Extract of a letter and affadavit from Mr Wilson, Purser, in corroboration of Lieutenant Cawkett's and Captain Maxwells statements. Letter from Victualling board in reply to Captain Maxwells request for corroboration of the Purser's account of provisions taken from the Portsmouth and enclosing vouchers. Letter from Lieutenant Street regarding stores and provisions usd or damaged on the passage to England. Lieutenant Street's affadavit. An extract from the affadavit and protest from Wiliam Lewes, Master of the American ship Portsmouth about the accident and damage on her way from the Downs to the River.