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Captured ship: Adventure of La Rochelle (master Peter Cadet). History: a French merchant...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1850/3

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This record is about the Captured ship: Adventure of La Rochelle (master Peter Cadet). History: a French merchant... dating from 1693 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/1850/3
Date
1693
Description

Captured ship: Adventure of La Rochelle (master Peter Cadet).

History: a French merchant ship (barque, 50 tons), bound from Lisbon to Rouen, laden with oranges and lemons; taken on 19 February / 1 March 1693, about 5 leagues from Le Havre by HMS Goodwin Prize (Thomas Stepney commanding), and brought first into the Isle of Wight, where Stepney removed the cargo into hoys and into his own ship, and also removed sails, and anchor, various hawsers and cable into his own ship, and then took the Adventure into Spithead, Portsmouth, and left her there.

Documents:-

Court Papers:-

  • [CP 1]: examinations taken at Portsmouth;
  • [CP 2] allegation.

[Decision: condemned, 23 March 1693]

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
HCA 32/21; HCA 32/33
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17513993/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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