Box 4

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...