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Captured ship: L'Alcion (master Louis Le Gentil). History: a French merchant ship...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/96/3

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Reference
HCA 32/96/3
Date
1745
Description

Captured ship: L'Alcion (master Louis Le Gentil).

History: a French merchant ship wth a letter of marque (150 tons, 18 carriage guns, 6 swivel guns, 58 men, 2 passengers) bound from St Malo to Saint Domingue, laden with provisions, 100 barrels of salt and 600 barrels of wood hoops; taken in fight on 11 December 1744 in latitude 46ºN, after an eight-hour fight, by the privateer Adventure (Thomas Israel commanding) and brought into Lisbon.

Documents:-

Court Papers:

  • [CP1-CP2]: three examinations taken in Lisbon, wrapper;
  • [CP 3]: allegation;
  • [CP 4]: translation of the 1 ship's paper.

Ship's Paper, SP 1, the letter of marque.

[Decision: condemned as prize, 15 February 1745]

Note
Extra information from HCA 30/775/1 and HCA 30/775/4
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
HCA 32/96/1/3
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English and French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9343976/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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