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In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-11-16 ADM/A/1789/122
The several persons undermentioned, by sentence of Court Martial held on board the NEPTUNE on 9 November, have been fined some part of their pay viz; Ezekiel Yates, 5th Lieutenant of the ST MICHAEL, 5 months pay to the Chest; Walter Benion, Surgeon of the WINSOR CASTLE, his whole pay to the Chest; D…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-11-16 ADM/A/1789/116
We have confirmed the warrant given by the Rt. Hon. Edward Russell, Admiral of the Fleet, dated 18 July 1692, to William Douglass to be Master Cook of the OSSORY. You are to enter him accordingly together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-11-14 ADM/A/1789/98
In your letter to us dated 11 October, you advised us that pursuant to our order, you had bought a merchant ship the KATHERINE and ordered her to be fitted for the transportation of naval stores. In particular for fetching timber and plank from Ireland.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-11-15 ADM/A/1789/108
We have considered your letter of 10 November to our Secretary, and direct that you order the Commissioners of the Victualling to have a pinnace built to attend their Agent in the fleet, to replace that lost near the Buoy of the Redsand.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-11-15 ADM/A/1789/112
Your letter of 14 November advised that the HAMPSHIRE can be refitted at Plymouth and you are directed to have her cleaned and refitted there accordingly. She is for service in the Channel, to be manned with her highest complement of men and to be victualled for 3 months.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-11-15 ADM/A/1789/106
Mr Frilsing, Commissary General of Provisions for the Army, advises us that he has a boat with 4 oars at their Majesties' charge to attend him in his duty, and asks that he may have the same at Deptford.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-11-09 ADM/A/1789/76
The Commissioners for Victualling have sent us copies of two letters to your Board of 28 and 31 October, concerning the difficulty in providing pease and oatmeal.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-11-09 ADM/A/1789/74
You are directed to have the ST VINCENT fireship, fitted out for service in the Channel and not for the Straits as formerly ordered, and victualled for 3 months.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-11-11 ADM/A/1789/82
We have confirmed a warrant given by Captain Henry Boteler, Commander-in-Chief in the West Indies, dated 31 March 1692, for Thomas Henton to be Purser of the ASSISTANCE . You are to enter him accordingly together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-11-12 ADM/A/1789/90
You are directed to have the MARY yacht, cleaned and refitted for service in the Channel with all possible dispatch.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-11-07 ADM/A/1789/58
You are directed to have the tenders belonging to the BOYNE to be discharged from their Majesties' service.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-11-08 ADM/A/1789/62
Notwithstanding our orders to you to have ships ordered to the Mediterranean sheathed, you are directed to have the ships fitted with all possible dispatch without being sheathed.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-11-07 ADM/A/1789/60
You are directed to have the CHATHAM, and CHARLES galley, cleaned and refitted for service in the Channel and not for the Mediterranean as was lately ordered. They are to be manned with the highest complement of men and victualled for 2 months.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-11-09 ADM/A/1789/70
You are directed to have survey taken of the HAMPSHIRE at Plymouth, lately returned from the West Indies, and to report your opinion as to whether she can be refitted there.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-11-08 ADM/A/1789/68
As proposed in your letter of 5 November, you are directed to have the complement of the PHEONIX bomb vessel increased to 20 for her voyage to the West Indies.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-11-04 ADM/A/1789/36
You are directed that in fitting the fireships VULTURE and SPEEDWELL at Portsmouth for service in the Mediterranean, you are to have them sheathed for that service.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-11-04 ADM/A/1789/38
We have considered your letter of 31 October, in the case of Thomas Bates, one of the soldiers wounded in the West Indies, who has a pension of £6.13.4 payable from the Navy.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-11-05 ADM/A/1789/48
We understand from your letter of 2 November, that there are several other pilots, other than those mentioned in our letter of 29 October, that have made application to you for the like satisfaction for their services last summer on the coast of France, on board the Dutch ships by Admiral Russell&#0…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-11-05 ADM/A/1789/46
You are directed to furnish the RUSSELL, BREDA and other ships ordered to be fitted for service in the Mediterranean, with such vessels as are fitting for procuring men for the said ships, so that they may be enabled to make up their complements.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-11-05 ADM/A/1789/52
William Knaplock is to be appointed Boatswain of the PRINCESS ANN hired ship, in place of the former who has surrendered the post. You are to enter him accordingly together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant. His warrant is to be dated 5 November 1692.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-11-26 ADM/A/1789/198
The King has signified his pleasure that one of the 6th Rate frigates be lent to the Post Office to be employed as a packet boat between Harwich and Holland.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-11-25 ADM/A/1789/196
Selby Mason is to be appointed Master Carpenter of the KATHERINE transporter. You are to enter him accordingly together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant. His warrant is to be dated 25 November 1692.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-11-27 ADM/A/1789/202
You are directed to have the EAGLET ketch cleaned and refitted at Portsmouth for service in the Channel and victualled for 3 months.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-11-26 ADM/A/1789/200
You are directed to have the TARTAN prize at Plymouth, to be fitted and put in condition for sailing when this shall be required.