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Patrol of Prisoners Described as Harsh in Brest to Vannes
Letters from London dated January 11, 1750, recount harsh treatment of prisoners including Captains and soldiers in Brest and Vannes with meager rations and water, some condemned to die, and exchanges with Sir Edward Hawke. Also notes fleet movements, prize taken, and voyages in 1750 Atlantic operations. William Turner, Jeremiah Watkins sworn at Guildhall. Admiral Hawke, Hawkesbury and Durell appointments and plans for spring expeditions.
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William Turner
Brest
Vannes
Sir Edward Hawke
Quibeyon Bay
Jeremiah Watkins
Edward Boscawen
Blue
Marines
Portsmouth
Royal William
Geary
Sandwich
Edward Hawke
Charles Ardy
Bay of Biscay
Durell
Spithead
Broderick
Perforis
Quebec
Galbraith
Flemish
Thurot
Dunkirk
Plymouth
Montague
Pegay
Formidable
Surrey
Jamaica
Carpenter's River
Davis
Newfay Seeee
Bilboa
Catt
Woetondon
Guadalupe
Pitt
Hunter
Philadelphia
Hamburgh
Orkneys
Shetland
Italy
the Two Sicilies
Campo di
Monte
M. Latella
Genoa
Tuscany
Manif Ito
Leghorn
Itland
Jheny
BarBadoes
St. Bii's
Rand
Jewardlands
Spain
William Pawson
Oporto
Heares
Ghiselhusst
Kent