Folios 725-726: Thomas Duval, HMS Fly, Spithead. On 14 August he encountered an American...

Folios 725-726: Thomas Duval, HMS Fly, Spithead.

On 14 August he encountered an American brig bound for Havre with a French family on board. As the papers were in order the vessel and there was a passport issued by the consul in New York the Georgia kept company with HMS Fly for 3 days. As the weather was calm he went on board to see if the family required any assistance. He refers to the enclosed letter.

Folios 727-728: enclosed with folios 725-727. N. Olive on board the Georgia in Dartmouth Roads writes in French to the American consul Hunt, 19 August 1801. He claims to have been treated appallingly and to be confined on board the vessel.

Folio 729-730: enclosed with folios 725-726. Peter Ledet certifies that the day after the Georgia arrived at Dartmouth a lieutenant, subsequently named as Evans, came on board where he was detained although an American citizen and a passenger. Papers were presented but sailors were ordered to search the beds. He translated for Mrs Olive who said that she could not speak English protesting that it was not decent but was ignored. The sailor left but the lieutenant searched the bed in spite of being informed by Landon, captain of the Georgia, that it was not the conduct of a gentleman. Evans produced a letter from his superior Lieutenant Derby of HMS Mitchel ordering him to search the lady's dirty linen. Mr Clement was ordered to bring a woman to search the lady and he did. Although Mrs Olive and her 3 daughters were search to the skin no papers were found. Later Lieutenant Derby came on board the Georgia but appeared drunk and insisted in entering the bedroom of Mrs Olive. Further details follow. Ledet says that he was kept on board for 8 days.