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Captured ship: La Sirenne of Bordeaux (master François Capmesure otherwise Cap Me...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/153/16

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This record is about the Captured ship: La Sirenne of Bordeaux (master François Capmesure otherwise Cap Me... dating from 1744 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/153/16
Date
1744
Description

Captured ship: La Sirenne of Bordeaux (master François Capmesure otherwise Cap Me Sure or Capmesme).

History: a French merchant ship (150 tons, 10 guns, 26 men), bound from Saint Domingue to Bordeaux, laden with sugar and indigo; taken on 12/23 August 1744 in latitude 45° by the Dutch warship Dordrecht (Vice Admiral t'Hooft commanding) and an English fleet under John Balchen [Channel Fleet], and brought into Portsmouth.

Documents:-

Court Papers:

  • [CP 1a-CP 5]: standing interrogatories, three examinations, commissioners' affidavit, wrapper;
  • [CP 6-CP 7]: allegations, to alleged joint capture;
  • [CP 8-CP 9]: attestation as to papers, and abstracts and translations of the 19 ship's papers.

Ship's Papers numbered SP 1-SP 19, bills of lading, customs papers, muster roll.

[Decision: condemned as prize, 3 November 1744]

Note
Extra information from HCA 30/775/4
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English and French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14513946/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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