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- Record Id:
- 040-002021121
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002021071
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001348.0x000201
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PAPERS relating to the expedition against Cadiz, the intercepting of the French fleet under Admiral Chateau-Regnaud, and other naval operations in the Mediterranean and the West Indies; 1702-1704. Included are:-
1. Instructions, etc., to Sir George Rooke, Admiral of the Fleet; 14 May-24 Sept. 1702. Copies. ff. 1-8, 20, 24, 51, 68, 78, 88, 90, 92.
2. Minutes of the Secret Committee of the Privy Council, with drafts of letters and instructions to the Duke of Ormonde, Admiral John Benbow, Major-General William Selwyn, etc., chiefly in the hand of Daniel Finch, Earl of Nottingham, Secretary of State; 15 May, 1702-10 Mar. 1702, ff. 9, 26, 45, 94, 126, 195, 199, 259, 265.
3. "A relation of the measures ye were taken to intercept and take ye squadron commanded by Monsr Chateaurenaud and ye Spanish galeons;" 15 May-19 Oct. 1702. Partly in the hand of the Earl of Nottingham. f. 5 3. With extracts from orders and copies of letters; 17 July-17 Oct. 1702, ff. 55, 101.
4. Report of examinations, before a committee of the House of Lords, of the Duke of Ormonde and the flag-officers and captains of the fleet, relative to the operations at Cadiz; 15 Jan.-16 Feb. 17 f. 139.
5. [Admiral Sir] G[eorge] Rooke to the Earl of Nottingham; St. Lawrence, Spithead, 25 Feb. 1702-2 Feb. 170¾, ff. 191, 193, 209, 248.
6. Proposals of Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell, commanding the fleet in the Mediterranean, with letters from the same to the Earl of Nottingham enclosing copies of correspondence with the Grand Duke of Tuscany, articles of a treaty with the Emperor of Morocco and other papers; 17 Mar.-25 Oct. 1703, ff. 203, 211, 257.
7. Draft of a proclamation to the Spanish people from James Butler, Duke of Ormonde, cominanding the troops in the expedition against Cadiz, with corrections by the Earl of Nottingham; [1702], f. 253. Paper. Folio.
Navy; England: Collections of papers: 17th and 18th centt.
Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham; afterwards 6th Earl of Winchilsea, Secretary of State: Naval papers and correspondence: 1702-1704.
West Inches: Papers relating to naval operations in: 1702-1704.
Army; England: Papers relating to: 1702-1704.
Philip V of Spain: Papers relating to the English expedition against Cadiz: 1702-1704.
William III of England: Correspondence of Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, Secretary of State: 1694-1725.
Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham; afterwards 6th Earl of Winchilsea, Secretary of State: Correspondence and papers: 17th and 18th centt.
includes:
- ff. 1-8, 20, 24, 51, 68, 78, 88, 90, 92 Sir George Rooke: Instructions to: 1696-1703.
- f. 30 John Benbow, Admiral: Instructions to, from Prince George of Denmark: 1702.
- ff. 53, 55, 101 François Louis Rousselet, Comte de Châteaurenault; French admiral: Measures for intercepting his fleet by the English: 1702.
- ff. 53, 55, 84, 86, 101 Louis XIV of France: Papers on the interception of the French fleet by Sir G. Rooke: 1702.
- f. 97 Sir Charles Hedges, Secretary of State: Official letters to various persons: 1701-1711.: Drafts and Copies.
- f. 141 Richard Hughes, Captain RN: Evidence at a court-martial: 1703.
- f. 155 Albert Bourger, Lieutenant RN: Evidence at a court martial: 1703.
- f. 173 Admiral Sir John Jennings, Lord of the Admiralty and Governor of Greenwich Hospital: Evidence at a court martial: 1703.
- f. 180 Peter Carle, Lieutenant -General: Evidence before a Court-Martial: 1703.
- ff. 191, 193, 209, 248 Sir George Rooke: Letters to Lord Nottingham: 1703-1704.
- f. 197 George Churchill, Admiral: Letter to Lord Nottingham: 1703.
- f. 197 Richard Hill, diplomatist: Correspondence with Lord Nottingham: 1703-1704.
- f. 197 Sir David Mitchell, Admiral: Letter to Lord Nottingham: 1703.
- ff. 199-247, 257, 269 Admiral Sir Clowdisley Shovell: Correspondence and papers, while commanding in the Mediterranean: 1703.
- ff. 217-226 Tuscany, Grand Duchy of. Cosmo III: Correspondence with Sir C. Shovell: 1703.: Copies.
- f. 233 Muley Ishmael, Sultan of Marocco: Treaty with England: 1703.
- ff. 238-247 The Cévennes, France: Papers on English aid to Protestants in: 1703.: Fr.
- f. 252 Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin: Memorandum respecting orders to Sir J. Rooke: 1703.
- f. 253 James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde: Proclamation to the Spaniards: 1702.
- ff. 261, 263, 268 Caribbee al. Leeward Islands: Expedition to: 1703.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
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- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002021071
040-002021121 - Is part of:
- Add MS 29548-29596 : CORRESPONDENCE and papers of the families of Hatton and Finch, 1514-1779; chiefly of Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount…
Add MS 29591 : PAPERS relating to the expedition against Cadiz, the intercepting of the French fleet under Admiral Chateau-Regnaud, and other… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002021071[0016]/040-002021121
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- Languages:
- English
French - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1702
- End Date:
- 1704
- Date Range:
- 1702-1704
- Era:
- CE
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- Names:
- Army of England
Benbow, John, Admiral; of Add MS 21494
Bourger, Albert, Lieutenant RN
Butler, James, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, statesman and soldier, 1665-1745
Carle, Peter, Lieutenant -General
Churchill, George, Admiral
Finch, Daniel, 7th Earl of Winchilsea, politician and privy counsellor, 1647-1729
Godolphin, Sidney, 1st Earl of Godolphin, politician and statesman, 1645-1712
Hedges, Charles, Sec of State
Hill, Richard, diplomatist
Hughes, Richard, Royal Navy officer, fl 1703
Jennings, John, Admiral; Lord of the Admiralty and Governor of Greenwich Hospital
Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715
Marocco, Family
Mitchell, David, Admiral
Navy of England
Philip V, King of Spain
Rooke, George, of Add MS 20311
Rousselet, François Louis, Comte de Châteaurenault, French admiral, 1637-1716
Shovell, Cloudesley, Knight, naval officer, 1650-1707
Tuscany, Grand Duchy of. Cosmo III
William III, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1650-1702 - Places:
- Caribbee al. Leeward Islands, the Carribean
Cévennes, France
West Indies, America