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Ongoing Allied Requests and Naval Encounters in 1741
A letter from Capt. John Edwards reports a sea chase near York River with two Spanish vessels. The engagement ends when Edwards repels the attackers, losing one gun and damage, while the Spaniards retreat after exchanges of fire. News from Whitehall notes promotions in regiments and shipbuilding for the king’s service and further naval movements across Europe and the Atlantic.
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Republick
Great- Britain
Baron de Reisbach
Hungary
John Edwards
Guiney
Virginia
York River
Bristol
Glasgow
Altho
Paris
England
London
Whitehall
Thomas Fowke
Kirk
Regiment of Foot
William Graham
Fowke’s. Scipio Dufour
Wetham
Richard O’ffarel
Radget’s. John Cope
Regiment of Dragoons
Kerr’s, Power
Lord James Cavendish
Montagu
Handafyd
Horne
George Lucas
George Michelson
Dalzell
John Hamilton
George Cortnam
Philips
David Bell
Thomas Martin
Churchill
Dragoons
John M'Vicar
James Campbell
Lord Serpill
Griffith
James Tindal
Robert Rich
Lee Spencer
Colonel Price
Joshua Marshall
Foot Guards
John Stone
Frargrave
Foot
James Hamilton
Columbine
Nicholas Hervey
Henry Bellafye
Capes
Ferty
Holland
Netherlands
Williamsbourg
Argyll Snow
Mac Cunn
Scotland
Patuxen
John Shaw
Choptark
Maryland
St. Domingo
Shaw
Cape Henry
Hawkins’s Hole
James River
Batra
Amsterdam
Madrid
Duke de Montemar
Barcelona
Marquiss de Hary
Corsica
France
Sardinia
Italy
Marquiss de Maillebois
Marquiss de la Minzon
Spain
Brest
Toulon
Cadiz
Admiralty
Vincent
Royal Oak
Turner
Keller
New
Kent
Dreden
Tapis
Duffeldorp
Elector Palatine
Elector of Cologn
Rhine
Neifs
Juliers
Bergies
Rennes
Don Philip
Dover
Wilson
Calaiss
Calais