Record revealed
Letters from the curator of St Vincent Botanic Gardens
Discover how plants travelled across the British Empire in the 19th century and the effect this has on our natural environment, and eating habits, today.
Item
High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: Adelaide of Bordeaux formerly La Nerée (master...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/261/9
What’s it about?
This record is about the High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: Adelaide of Bordeaux formerly La Nerée (master... dating from 1778 Jun 30 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
Is it available online?
No, this record is not available online. However, you can order a copy. Other ways to view it.
Can I see it in person?
Yes, this record is held at The National Archives and is available to see in person. How to view it.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HCA 32/261/9
-
Date (When the record was created)
- 1778 Jun 30
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
High Court of Admiralty.
Captured ship: Adelaide of Bordeaux formerly La Nerée (master Jean Nicolle).
Capture history: a French merchant ship (400 tons, 31 men) bound from St Pierre, Martinique to Bordeaux, laden with sugar, cotton, coffee; taken on 30 June 1778 in latitude 46°25'N, longitude 11°W of Paris by HMS Proserpine (Evelyn Sutton commanding), and brought into Plymouth.
Intended voyage: from the Caribbean Islands to France.
Court papers numbered CP 1-4:-
- [CP 1]: attestation as to papers (numbered 1-88) brought in by the prize master Farquharson McIntosh, master's mate, 28 September 1778;
- [CP 2]: three depositions of Jean Nicolle, François Novel and Jean Devolve Montaure, and commissioners' affidavit, 28-29 September 1778;
- [CP 3]: allegation
- [CP 4]: translations of several of the ship's papers, with translation No 1 here being SP 28, number 2 being SP 44, and the rest of the numbers matching the SP numbers.
Ship's Papers numbered SP 1-88:-
- SP 1-SP 26: mail in transit - personal and business letters from Martinique (6 and 10 from Grenada), with many to André Beaubeur merchant of Bordeaux; also burial and death certificates;
- SP 27-SP 45: official ship's papers etc;
- SP 46-SP 87: bills of lading;
- SP 88: muster roll.
[Papers previously wrongly identified as Court papers: 1-22; Ship's papers: 23-111 (large pencil numbers): sorted and renumbered in 2024].
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- HCA 32/261/9/1-111
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Language (The language of the record)
- English and French
-
Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
-
Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13504744/
How to order it
- View this record page in our current catalogue
- Check viewing and downloading options
- Select an option and follow instructions
Series information
HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
109,109 records
Within the department: HCA
Records of the High Court of Admiralty and colonial Vice-Admiralty courts
37,247 records
Within the series: HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
17 records
Within the piece: HCA 32/261
Captured ships with names beginning with A; dated by date of capture. (Described...
You are currently looking at the item: HCA 32/261/9
High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: Adelaide of Bordeaux formerly La Nerée (master...
You may be interested in
-
-
Focus on
The corsair state of Rabat-Salé
On the Atlantic coast of Morocco are two cities that became one of the most substantial Islamic ports of the 17th Century. -
Focus on
Blood in the Wear: The Sunderland Sailors' Strike and the North Sands Massacre of August 1825
Records of a coroner’s inquest on the body of the sailor Thomas Aird reveal details of a little-known seamen’s strike that was brutally suppressed.
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.