In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board
Captain Wivell of the ASSOCIATION at Portsmouth has nominated Lieutenant Jurin, three Mates and some Seamen to proceed up the Thames in a Merchant ship the Maulesfield together with the ROOK Galley and two ships from Malaga to replace the seafarers he took from those ships. Captain Robinson, Commander-in-Chief at Spithead, has reported a serious shortage of foodstuffs at Portsmouth and that Crews are complaining seriously.
Record Details
| Item reference: | ADM/A/1841/259 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy |
| Level: | PAGE |
| Extent: | 1 page |
| Date made: | 1697-04-26 |
| Creator: | Rooke, George; Houblon, John Kendall, James |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |