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Former piece now catalogued as HCA 32/8A, HCA 32/8B and HCA 32/8C.
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/8
Former piece now catalogued as HCA 32/8A,HCA 32/8B and HCA 32/8C.
Item
Captured ship: La Flore de Nantes (master René Chatellier). History: a French merchant...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/112/18
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HCA 32/112/18
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1744
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: La Flore de Nantes (master René Chatellier).
History: a French merchant ship (200 tons, 8 guns, 39 men), bound from Saint-Domingue to Nantes, laden with sugar, indigo and coffee, one of a fleet of six ships captured together by an Anglo-Dutch squadron, the others being L'Intrépide, La Laurance, Les Bons Enfants, Le Monarque and La Sirenne; taken on 12/23 August 1744 by HMS Augusta (John Hamilton commanding), after being chased and engaged by the privateer Prince Charles (Charles Gwynn commanding), and brought into Portsmouth. Disputed joint capture.
Documents:-
Court Papers:
- [CP 1-CP 2]: standing interrogatories, three examinations, commissioners' affidavit, and wrapper;
- [CP 3-CP 4]: two allegations;
- [CP 5]: abstract and translation of the 12 ship's papers.
Ship's Papers numbered SP 1-SP 12. (The examination of the master erroneously refers to nos. 13 and 14, meaning 11 and 12).
See L'Intrépide (master Pierre Le Gars) for account of sale, expenses, etc.
[Decision: condemned as prize, 27 September 1744]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Extra information from HCA 30/775/4
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Appeal papers are in HCA 42/28/3
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- HCA 32/112/1/18
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English and French
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14512925/
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HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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