Captured ship: Le Comte de Virlade (master Inguene or Juguen Gueguen). History: a...

Captured ship: Le Comte de Virlade (master Inguene or Juguen Gueguen).

History: a French merchant ship (240 tons, 32 men) bound from Martinique to Bordeaux, laden with sugar, coffee, cotton and cocoa; taken on 4/15 January 1745 in 47º 18 by the privateer Shoreham (Robert Milligen commanding), in sight of the privateers Tuscany of Bristol (Robert Raitt commanding) and Tryall of Bristol (William Woods commanding) as a joint capture, and brought into Kinsale.

Documents:-

Court Papers:

• [CP 1]: three examinations taken at Kinsale, commissioners' affidavit, 26 January 1745 OS;
• [CP 2]: additional interrogatories and three examinations taken at Kinsale, commissioners' affidavit, 9 February 1745;
• [CP 3]: attestation that the cargo will sell for more in London than elsewhere, 11 March 1745;
• [CP 4]: allegation on behalf of the Shoreham, 12 March 1745;
• [CP 5]: affidavit giving details of the capture by some of the crew of the Shoreham at Kinsale, 19 March 1745;
• [CP 6]: attestation as to insurance for voyage to London, March 1745;
• [CP 7]: attestation that the cargo will sell for more in London than in Bristol, 3 April 1745;
• [CP 7A]: prayer for the ship to be brought form Kinsale to London, with details of costs, April 1745;
• [CP 8 -CP 9]: two allegations on behalf of the Shoreham against the Tuscany and Tryall, June 1745;
• [CP 10 - CP 11]: allegation listing articles for examinations on behalf of the Tuscany and Tryall against Shoreham, June 1745, attached to a commission for further examinations to be taken at Bristol, 5 September 1745;
• [CP 12-CP 14]: special interrogatories;
• [CP 15-CP 28]: 14 examinations taken at Bristol (including details about the capture, and about the prisoners of war)
• [CP 29-CP 37]: notes of who answered what questions at Bristol;
• [CP 38]: commissioner's affidavit from Bristol, 21 September 1745;
• [CP 39]: wrapper for the returned commission etc, sealed;
• [CP 40-CP 42]: three releases by men of the Tuscany and Tryall, September 1745;
• [CP 43]: affidavit by William Hallett of Kinsale, late pilot of the Shoreham that he is departing on a six month cruise on the privateer Inspector (Richard Beale commanding), 12 September 1745;
• [CP 44-CP 50]: seven releases, September 1745-April 1746;
• [CP 51-CP 53]: account of sales by public auction on 4 July 1745, brought into court April 1747; ship and cargo raised £15,697 11s 2d, with account of expenses and customs £6,336 7s 6d.
• [CP 54-CP 55]: two attestations;
• [CP 56]: attestation as to half the proceeds being deposited with the court to await a decision on the share of the Tuscany and Tryall, May 1747;
• [CP 57]: calculations, annotated 'no ship pronounced captor';
• [CP 58-CP 61]: attestations and notes on the owners of the Tuscany and Tryall, April and May 1748;
• CP 62: attestation as to ship's papers, February 1745, and abstract and translation of the 81 ship's papers.

Ship's Papers numbered SP 1- SP 81.

[Decision: condemned as prize, 12 March 1745]

See the 23 examinations in HCA 13/90