Handwritten extract from ‘The Naval History of Great Britain’ by William James, circa 1830

Personal papers: Handwritten extract from the published book ‘The Naval History of Great Britain’ by William James, made by Bond, circa 1830 (2 sheets folded and bound together, 5 pages). The extract discusses carronades, the action between HMS MILBROOK (1798) and the French privateer BELLONE on 13 November 1800, and prizes taken by HMS NETLEY (1798) in the same period, including the Spanish privateer SAN MIGUEL.