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 246: Note delivered to Stormont. Orders have been given to all absent ship-carpenters...
Catalogue reference: SP 78/305/115
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Folio 246: Note delivered to Stormont. Orders have been given to all absent ship-carpenters to report to Brest, to be shared with other ports. Similar orders have been issued to several naval officers. Work has begun on 5 ships of the line at Brest, 4 at Toulon and1 at Rochefort, each with 70 cannons. The aim is to have 54 ships of the line ready for action by next Spring. Estaiug has put forward a plan of campaign in case war breaks out. Nevertheless France wishes to preserve peace. Spain has delivered a state of the navy composed of 62 ships of the line and 22 frigates ready for service.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Enclosed in f.244.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- French
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