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Naval action muddled account from late eighteenth century
In a fragmented diary style, the letter recounts naval maneuvers around the Blue admiral and Formidable, mentions ship positions and signal failures, and notes prize captures and dispatches from Halifax and New York era sea warfare, interwoven with Irish and Dublin notices, public annoucements, and maritime commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Java
Blav
The
Blue
Keppel
Cress
Telan
Cofke
Townsend
Jane
Catherine
Rotterdam
Barcelona
Nantes
Ellen
Liverpool
Martha
London
Halifax
Egg Harbour
Gambier
Nantucket
Jersey
Kilkenny
Athy
Dublin
Foxter
Anglesea-street
Stafford-street
Hollal
Whursday
Vilis
Squmess
Finlay & Co
Requel
Ormond-quay
Mag‘dalen Asylum
Mercer's Hospital
St. Catherine's Hospital
St. Nicholas Within
St. Nicholas Without
St. John's
Tao
St. Andeon
Asth
Paris
St. Michelas
John Galt
Glandelagh
Houghers
County of
West
Newgate
Adderman Alexander
Crowe Wugding