Box 4

Content Description

Printed books and pamphlets, 1772-1998; Copies of Correspondence, 1798-1822; Copies of Orders, 1784-1804 Naval Cadet's Journal, 1846-1847; Track charts, 1808-1810; Various charts of North American and Europe, 1693-1778; The Dublin Chronicle, 1790-1791; Signal books and Sailing Instructions, 1791-1798; Naval Appointments, 1799-1844; Instructions for conduct of ships of war, 1795-1798; Instructions for Courts Martial, 1743-1798.

Scope and Contents This leather-bound volume contains copies of letters and orders sent and received on board HMS Trent, Cork Harbor: Order for James Hawkins Whitshed, Vice Admiral of the White and C-in-C Cork and coast of Ireland to hoist his flag aboard HMS Trent (9 June 1807) A list of ships under his command and their commanders Numerous routine orders related to sailing instructions, maintenance, provisioning, discharges, promotions and manning A number of sailing orders dispatching ships under his command, including the Sloop Helena and other vessels, to search for and convoy the homeward-bound West Indies fleet, in response to information received from the Admiralty that 15 sail of French privateers are seeking to intercept and capture the merchantmen (21 July 1807) An order dispatching the HMS Helena in pursuit of Aleig (sp?) of 14 guns, based on an extract of secret intelligence received from the Admiralty that states “the Aleig, a remarkably fast sailor, is on the point of sailing and is to go North about.” Enclosed is a copy of the numeral flags as altered by Rear Adm Cochrane in consequence of the capture of HMS San Lucia, (25 August 1807) General orders for capture of all Danish merchants vessels, as ships are able to fall in with (30 August 1807) An order directing the prize masters of all Danish shipping held in port to muster their crews on deck every evening at sunset to “prevent any disorderly conduct from...

Scope and Contents This leather-bound volume contains copies of outgoing correspondence on board HMS Trent, Cork Harbor: Acknowledgements of numerous misc. Adm. Orders, condition reports submitted, and copies of sailing and provisioning, and convoy orders issued A list of declared deserters from the Sloop Helena, Capt. Worth (29 August 1808) A response to the Adm. Request for an explanation of the extended detention of the tender Perseverance (20 October 1808) An order discharging a Richard Cox from the Resolute, but noting that, although an American citizen, he was not impressed (29 October, 1808) A request for instructions on the handling of supplies on board the victualler Campion, bound for the Lisbon Squadron, the Campion having been seized for smuggling and other breaches of the Revenue Laws. (31 October, 1808) Orders directing a cruise off the Skellings to locate the sloop Concord captured by a French privateer (8 November 1808) and later stating that the Concord was not captured, but deserted by her crew and taken into possession by the master of a merchant schooner from Valencia (12 November 1808) Numerous letters regarding the establishment of signaling stations at various coastal locations, the difficulties of procuring timbers for them, etc. Orders for a cruise to locate vessels carrying timber for various Dockyards that sailed from the St. Lawrence River unescorted and which remain unaccounted for (31...