Captured ship: La Concepcion otherwise La Pura y Limpia Concepcion (master Juan Gonzales)....

Captured ship: La Concepcion otherwise La Pura y Limpia Concepcion (master Juan Gonzales).

History: a Spanish ship (230 tons, 30 men; New England built, and formerly the English ship Anne taken by Spain, and bought for the King's service), bound from Pasajes for Cartagena as a supply ship, laden with beef, flour, pork and nails; taken on 6/17 August 1741 off Cape Machichaco by HMS Assistance (Roger Martin commanding), and brought into Portsmouth.

Documents:-

Court Papers:

• [Examinations taken in London, see: HCA 13/89, fos 279, 284-285, 287, 323]
• [CP 1-CP 4]: standing interrogatories, three examinations, commissioners' affidavit, wrapper [a re-used indenture];
• [CP 5]: attestation as to the perishing nature of the cargo;
• [CP 6]: allegation for HMS Assistance, 23 October 1741;
• [CP 7-CP 8]: allegation for HMS Kingston (Richard Norris commanding)and HMS Nassau for joint capture, 23 October 1741; with a copy of an agreement to share any prizes between the three naval ships, July 1741;
• [CP 9-CP 11]: releases of interest by John Holman and others of HMS Kingston;
• [CP 12-CP 14]: commission, a copy of the allegation at [CP 6], and Captain Martin's responses to the allegation, 1741;
• [CP 15-CP 16]: two copies of an allegation on behalf of HMS Assistance against HMS Kingston, 1743;
• [CP 17]: release of interest by some mariners of HMS Assistance, 1748;
• [CP 18]: special interrogatories on behalf of HMS Kingston, undated;
• [further examinations upon an allegation of 1743, but taken in 1748, are at HCA 13/91, folios 119-20];
• [CP 19]: abstract and translation of the 5 ship's papers.

Ship's papers, marked SP A-SP E.

[Decision: condemned as prize, 23 October 1741]

See also IND 1/9022, f32v.