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Captured ship: Le Mars (commander Charles Felix, Chevalier De Crenay). History: a...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/128/20

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HCA 32/128/20
Date
1746
Description

Captured ship: Le Mars (commander Charles Felix, Chevalier De Crenay).

History: a French warship, part of the Duc D'Anville's expedition to retake Acadia (900 tons, 64 guns, 410 men"with one Black or Negroe") bound from the Isle D'Aix to [Sable Island, Canada, where she was so severely damaged by bad weather that she attempted to return to] Brest, laden with provisions for the expedition; taken in fight on 11 October/22 October 1746 about 15 leagues east of Cape Clear at latitude 49°30'’ by HMS Nottingham (Philip Saumarez commanding), and brought into Plymouth.

Documents:-

Court Papers:

  • [CP 1-CP 5]: standing interrogatories, three examinations, commissioners' affidavit;
  • [CP 6]: allegation;
  • [CP 7]: abstract and translation of the two ship's papers A and B.

Ship's Paper marked SP B: muster roll and provision book. [A, which was De Crenay's commission, was returned to him; De Crenay also threw personal papers overboard.]

[Decision: condemned as prize, 1 December 1746]

Note
Extra information from HCA 30/775/4
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English and Gaelic
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14513374/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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