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In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-12-20
ADM/A/1814/307
We are informed that the RUBY at Spithead is defective. We direct you to give orders for stopping her leaks at Spithead if this can be done there, and report to this Board as soon as may be whether she is fit to proceed to the West Indies where she is ordered.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-12-20
ADM/A/1814/305
We direct you that in case Sir Matthew Andrews offers a Ship to serve as a Man of War, cause her to be surveyed, and report your opinion whether she is fit for that purpose, and if so, what number of Men, and number and nature of Guns, will be proper for her.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-12-21
ADM/A/1814/329
Warrant for the appointment of Edward Habordino to be Master Gunner of the CAPTAIN.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-12-21
ADM/A/1814/327
Warrant for the appointment of Thomas Reed to be Master Gunner of the Bomb Vessel SOCIETY.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-12-25
ADM/A/1814/325
Warrant for the appointment of Thomas Barton to be Master Carpenter of the SWAN.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-12-21
ADM/A/1814/323
Having ordered twenty Seamen belonging to the RUPERT's PRIZE to be discharged into the SAPHIRE at the Buoy of the Nore, which is ordered to cruise off St. Malo, we direct you to cause these Men to be paid the Wages due to them on the Ship's return to Spithead.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-12-22
ADM/A/1814/339
We direct you ( upon the arrival of the VIRGIN PRIZE and ROE Ketch at Sheerness, the HENRY PRIZE at Deptford, and the JOLLY PRIZE at Plymouth) to cause them to be cleaned and refitted at those places for service in the Channel, and victualled for three months with all dispatch.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-12-27
ADM/A/1814/337
Warrant for the appointment of Peter Bartlett to be Master Cook of the SWIFTSURE.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-12-22
ADM/A/1814/333
Warrant for the appointment of Thomas Sharman to be Master Carpenter of the PORTSMOUTH's PRIZE.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-12-19
ADM/A/1814/267
Warrant for the appointment of Thomas Pritchard to be Master Gunner of the Ketch NIGHTINGALE.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-12-19
ADM/A/1814/277
Warrant for the appointment of Thomas Gibson to be Boatswain of the SWEEPSTAKES.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-12-19
ADM/A/1814/275
Warrant for the appointment of Robert Scott to be Boatswain of the Ketch NIGHTINGALE.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-12-19
ADM/A/1814/271
Warrant for the appointment of John Windor to be Master Carpenter of the HASTINGS.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-12-19
ADM/A/1814/289
Warrant for the appointment of David Griffith to be Boatswain of the new fourth Rate building at Deptford.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-12-24
ADM/A/1814/345
We direct you upon the arrival of the hired ship SMYRNA MERCHANT at the Buoy of the Nore ( where she is ordered) to cause a survey to be taken of her defects and report to this Board whether she should be employed any longer in their Majesties' service, and if so, how long will it take to refit…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-12-24
ADM/A/1814/343
The COLCHESTER and ROMNEY are ordered on a voyage to the Mediterranean and to Convoy the Victuallers and other Storeships bound there for the service of the Fleet.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-12-24
ADM/A/1814/353
Warrant for the appointment of William Watson to be Boatswain of the MERMAID.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-12-24
ADM/A/1814/351
Warrant for the appointment of James Harvey to be Master Cook of the MERMAID.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-12-26
ADM/A/1814/369
We direct you to sign a Bill on the Treasurer of the Navy for the Pay due to Lord Berkeley, Admiral of the Blue Squadron, from the 16th April 1694, the date of his Commission for that employment, until the 1st January next.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-12-26
ADM/A/1814/367
We direct you to cause the Fireships St.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-12-26
ADM/A/1814/365
We direct you to sign Bills on the Treasury of the Navy for the Pay due to the Marquess of Carmarthen as Rear Admiral of the Blue Squadron, from the 8th January 1693/4, the date of his Commission for that employment, until the 1st January next.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-12-25
ADM/A/1814/361
We direct you to to give directions to the Master Wardens and Assistants of Trinity House of Deptford Strand to examine Captain Stephen Elliot as to his capacity of being Master of their Majesties' ships.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-12-26
ADM/A/1814/377
We direct you to sign Bills on the Treasurer of the Navy for the Pay due to Sir Cloudesley Shovell as Vice Admiral of the Red Squadron, from the 16th April 1694, the date of his Commission for that employment, until the 1st January next.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-12-26
ADM/A/1814/371
Mr Bathurst, Judge Advocate of their Majesties' Fleet, is ordered to the Mediterranean to attend his Duty in the Fleet there under the Command of Admiral Russell. We direct you to imprest one hundred pounds to him for enabling him to proceed to the Straights.
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