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Folios 428-429: Zachary Mudge, HMS Fly, off Cherbourg. Reports that a Danish fleet...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2138/184

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This record is about the Folios 428-429: Zachary Mudge, HMS Fly, off Cherbourg. Reports that a Danish fleet... dating from 1800 Aug 4 in the series Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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ADM 1/2138/184
Date
1800 Aug 4
Description

Folios 428-429: Zachary Mudge, HMS Fly, off Cherbourg. Reports that a Danish fleet is expected from Lisbon with cargoes of cotton and sugar. He took depositions from the crew of a Danish vessel coming out of the port who reported that the cargo of the blockaded convoy from La Hogue was being brought round to Cherbourg and that officers joined the frigate Hereuse yesterday with order to get her ready for sea. There is no evidence of any combustibles or fire vessels in the harbour. HMS Rambler joined yesterday.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap M218
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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