Catalogue description Printed prize appeal from the Vice-Admiralty Court of Bermuda. Captured ship: Bacchus...
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Reference: | HCA 45/28/28 |
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Description: |
Printed prize appeal from the Vice-Admiralty Court of Bermuda. Captured ship: Bacchus (master Roger Robbins). Nationality: American. History: bound from Bordeaux to Baltimore, laden with wine and brandy; taken on 14 December 1794 by HMS Thetis (Alexander Forrester Cochrane commanding) and HMS Cleopatra (Charles Vinicomb Penrose commanding), and brought into Bermuda. Appellant: Samuel Bayard, US government Agent, for the cargo on behalf of Henry Jackson of Boston Massachusetts; and for the ship and freight on behalf of Roger Bacchus of Baltimore, the master. Respondent: The captors. Bound printed appeal with manuscript decree of 19 July 1800 (folios). Decision: further proof required, and also for the London Packet and Bedford. Folios 431-435: case for the hearing of further proof; Folio 436-457: plea in further proof; Folio 457: decree |
Date: | 1800 |
Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
Closure status: | Open Document, Open Description |
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