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Catalogue description Captured ship: St Antoine of Marseilles, otherwise Eagle (master Germain Boyer of...
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| Reference: | HCA 32/168/23 |
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| Description: |
Captured ship: St Antoine of Marseilles, otherwise Eagle (master Germain Boyer of Martigues). History: a French merchant ship with a letter of marque (pink, 60 tons, 6 carriage guns, 4 swivel guns, 33 men), bound from Marseilles to Smyrna, laden with cloth, indigo, cochineal etc; taken on 18 January 1761 about 10 leagues off the island of Pantelleria, having thrown the cargo-papers and a bag of letters overboard following usual Marseilles instructions, by HMS Vestal (Samuel Hood commanding), and brought into Livorno [Leghorn]. Documents:- allegation, examinations, 3 ship's papers |
| Date: | 1761 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Closure status: | Open Document, Open Description |
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