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In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-11-16
ADM/A/1789/120
You are directed to have a survey taken of the ANTELOPE upon her arrival at Deptford, and to give us an account of her defects and in what time she may be refitted for sea.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-11-16
ADM/A/1789/118
You are directed to have the PRINCE OF ORANGE, hired ship, now in the Downs, supplied with 4 months victuals from Dover.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-11-16
ADM/A/1789/114
Phillip Austen, Boatswain of the MONCK, is to be appointed Boatswain of the ELIZABETH, in place of the former moved into the ST MICHAEL. You are to enter him accordingly together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant. His warrant is to be dated 16 November 1692.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-11-15
ADM/A/1789/110
The 3rd Rate ships CAPTAIN, SUFFOLK, HOPE, ESSEX, GRAFTON, HAMPTON COURT, BURFORD, RESTORATION and KENT, are ordered to Chatham to be refitted for next year's service. You are to have a survey taken of their defects and to have the work put in hand.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-11-11
ADM/A/1789/80
Samuel Fitch is to be appointed Boatswain of the UNITY hired ship, in place of the former dismissed for neglect of duty. You are to enter him accordingly together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant. His warrant is to be dated 11 November 1692.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-11-11
ADM/A/1789/78
You are directed to have the officers and companies of the CONCORD, SOCIETY and BRISTOW hospital ships, that attended the fleet last summer, to be paid the wages due to them to the time of their discharge.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-11-12
ADM/A/1789/92
You are directed to have the Masters, Wardens and Assistants of Trinity House of Deptford Strand, to examine Lieutenant Thomas Hardy and Lieutenant James Jasson as to their capacities to be Masters of their Majesties' ships.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-11-07
ADM/A/1789/56
Francis Leatherman is to be appointed Master Gunner of the ASSISTANCE. You are directed to enter him accordingly together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant. His warrant is to be dated 7 November 1692.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-11-08
ADM/A/1789/66
Your letter of 4 November, advised this Board that the two French privateers at Plymouth called the MERMAID and JOSEPH, taken by the RUPERT and DEVONSHIRE, were not fitting to be employed as men-of-war, but may be serviceable as fireships.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-11-04
ADM/A/1789/34
We have confirmed a warrant given by Captain Ralph Wrenn, Commander-in-Chief of the squadron in the West Indies, dated 8 March 1692, for John Gilson to be Master Gunner of the MARY. 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)
1692-11-04
ADM/A/1789/40
You advised us at your attendance to this Board, that Captain Boteler, Commander of the MARY, now refitting at Woolwich, had given tickets of leave to some of the ship's company for a longer time than was directed by our order of 4 May.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-11-04
ADM/A/1789/42
You are directed to have the SAPHIRE furnished with one month's victuals at Yarmouth.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-11-05
ADM/A/1789/44
Sir Cloudesley Shovell, Rear Admiral of the Red, desires that on arrival of the DUKE at Chatham, before the seamen are dispersed, the officers and seamen (warrant officers excepted) may be turned over to the ROYAL WILLIAM. You are directed to have this done accordingly.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-11-03
ADM/A/1789/30
You are to give direction to the Master, Wardens and Assistants of trinity House o Deptford Strand, to examine Lieutenant Robert Stapleton as to his capacity of being Master of any of their Majesties' ships.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-11-04
ADM/A/1789/32
We have confirmed a warrant given by Captain Henry Boteler, Commander-in-Chief of the squadron in the West Indies, dated 5 April 1692, for Robert Nixon to be Boatswain 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)
1692-11-29
ADM/A/1789/218
Captain Gillam, Commander of the ST ALBANS, having by his letter to this Board complained of a great delay in refitting his ship at Portsmouth, you are directed to make inquiry into the reason for this and report to us.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-11-29
ADM/A/1789/222
Are enclosing a copy of a paper sent to us from the Earl of Nottingham, concerning some ships at Lubeck and direct you to consider what is proposed in it and to report your opinion, particularly whether it is necessary to send a Shipwright to Lubeck to survey the ships.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-11-29
ADM/A/1789/216
We have confirmed a warrant given by the Rt Hon Edward Russell, Admiral of their Majesties' Fleet, dated 21 August 1692, given to John Grover to be Master Gunner of the DUKE. 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)
1692-11-29
ADM/A/1789/214
The Commissioners at Portsmouth advise us that there are two Dutch men-of-war come into harbour to be cleaned.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-11-24
ADM/A/1789/180
John Copplethorne, Boatswain is to be appointed Boatswain of the KATHERINE transport. You are to enter him accordingly together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant. His warrant is to be dated 24 November 1692.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-11-25
ADM/A/1789/186
You are directed to have the SCARBOROUGH ketch to be furnished with 2 months victuals at Deptford where she is now ready to sail.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-11-24
ADM/A/1789/183
Michael Sander is to be appointed Master Gunner of the KATHERINE transport. You are to enter him accordingly together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant. His warrant is to be dated 24 November 1692.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-11-25
ADM/A/1789/192
You are directed to send us an account of what you know of Captain John Bomsteads being turned out of one of their Majesties' ships and for what misdemenour.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-11-19
ADM/A/1789/154
You are directed to make allowance to Captain David Condon, who was Lieutenant of the ROSE, of pay as Captain for the time he commanded her after the Captain was killed to the time of her paying off.
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