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Storms and Recoveries in Nevis and Nearby Ports
A review recounts ships plundered near Nevis, the Campéel lost at the Fort on Nevis, and Captain Goodwin traveling from Nevis aboard the Hampshire. It notes the Earl of Lord Londonderry’s arrival at Nevis aboard the Pearl, and Captain Warren’s dispatches from South Carolina about restitution of South Sea Company ships seized at Vera Cruz. Also described are Speedwell and Isabella actions near Gibraltar, with a Spanish battery forcing them to cut cables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Chrisiopacr’s
St. Cariflopacr
Earl of Lordonderry
Leeward Islands
Nevis
Antigua
Warren
Porto Royal
la Vera Cruz
King of Spain
Mexico
South-Sea Company
Prince Frederick