Item
Duplicate of SP 78/278 f.252 [see also SP 78/f.250].
Catalogue reference: SP 78/279/3
Date: 1769 nd
Duplicate of SP 78/278 f.252 [see also SP 78/f.250].
Item
Folio 41: Intelligence from Brest. There are 44 ships of the line and 40 frigates....
Catalogue reference: SP 78/296/19
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- 1775 May 25
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Folio 41: Intelligence from Brest. There are 44 ships of the line and 40 frigates. 5 of the frigates are armed and were in the road on May 17th. The numbers of guns are given. Details of repairs to other ships. The magazines are full. There are 8 battalions of marines and 4 of regular troops. The regiment Condé is to embark for Belle-Isle. There had been the possibility of war. The report gives the situation at Rochefort and Toulon.
Date and place: 1775 Received May 25.
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