Naval retirement plan letter to the Earl of Mornington 1837
A dated 1837 letter to the Earl of Mornington argues for a naval retirement list. It references Lord George Lennox Sun of the House of Commons, Deans Dundas, Codrington, and a push to assess and retire older officers, urging energetic measures to strengthen the Navy amid rising foreign powers. It cites past naval supremacy, contrasts with Russia and France, and proposes costs and pay scales for a comprehensive retirement and reorganization of officers, ending with news of Captain Cumby’s death.
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London
George Lennox
House of Commouns
Deans Dundas
E. Codrington
House of Commons
Her Majesty
Durin
England
France
Spain
Denmark
Russia
Crawford
Europe
United States
Independence
Maerty
Queen Elizabeth
Windsor
Hyde Park
North Yarmouth
Navy
William Pryce Cumby
Trafalgar
J. Barnes
Lord Harris
Howard Douglas
Bath
Charles Wood
Naval Service
Tamsour
Cartain
Royal Navy
Flan
Admiralty
Cumby
Wreck of the Tiger Merchantman and 70 Days on Coral Isle
A 16 year old Birmingham apprentice recounts the Tiger wreck after sailing from Liverpool to Bombay in June with the Tigris. The ship stranded on Astoria, a coral island south of the line, where 26 men and one woman survived on turtle, water from a windlass spring, and scarce biscuits. After 70 days a south sea whaler found them. they were taken to Mabé and then Cape, returning to England.
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Bombay
Tigris
Wrightson
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Birmingham
Spurze
Madagascar
Astoria
Mabe
Cape
England
New York Market Notes Reach Seasonal Business Tone
The New York market report describes a season of improved trade and shipping, with merchants from the south and west, rising money market confidence, and better freights to England. It notes steady bank discounts, fluctuating specie, and a new ship channel near New York that eases access during storms, reducing port danger.
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