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Folios 202-203: John Williams, Falmouth. Reporting his arrival back in England and...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2678/86

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This record is about the Folios 202-203: John Williams, Falmouth. Reporting his arrival back in England and... dating from 1793 July 7 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 1/2678/86
Date
1793 July 7
Description

Folios 202-203: John Williams, Falmouth. Reporting his arrival back in England and gives a brief description of his journey from Tangier via Gibraltar and Portugal. Reports seeing a convoy of about 40 sail ships pass Faro on 9 June 1793, and on 15 June 1793 Lord Hood with two Three Deckers, ten Two Deckers, six Frigates, three Cutters and a Snow. The Spanish had several cruisers, some of the line, and several frigates taken as Prizes off the Cape [St Vincent]. On 15 June 1793, a Royal Navy Frigate passed the Cape with a large Snow in tow.

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Cap W91
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Open Document, Open Description
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