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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… fortification but at Port Royal: the castle has about 40 guns, and there needs two platforms and a fort at Bonhams … no other cause but a pitiful small Spanish man-of-war of 8 guns, which came vapouring upon these coasts with a … they are advised that four or five French men of 50 or 60 guns cruising upon those coasts took her goods, but the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… sail, two of which proved Dutch men-of-war of 50 or 60 guns, which made up to them; and they, being only two ships … include 100 small arms, six barrels of powder, four great guns, with shot, &c. Signed by John Wentworth in behalf of …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… lately invaded by eight Holland men-of-war, from 30 to 46 guns each ship, and a fire ship, Commanders, Jacob Binkes and … the merchants of that place leave to send a ship of 26 guns with but 30 seamen and one third of them foreigners, and … them have for the two new batteries on Port Royal 20 iron guns, viz., 10 demi and 10 whole culverin, with powder, shot, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… all arrived at Wood's house. The Tomahittans have about 60 guns. The (escaped) prisoners relate the white peole have a … upon the Indians, and about sunrise, hearing many great guns fired by the English, they hastened away, and in less … they made very much of him and gave him back his knife, guns, and hatchett they had taken from him. He gave the knife …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Davies says he had orders some few years past to carry guns thither for strengthening the harbours, but by reasons … when they saw not the enemy, so the Indians, hearing their guns, had room to slide by them; at the last they found … a right. Will see what may be done to furnish him with the guns of 300 lbs. weight for small boats; his Royal Highness …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… for Captain Temple to go with two frigates to recover the guns lost by Captain Knapman. That the Chief Justice consider … the French losses and his purpose to recover their brass guns which were sunk. Has also proposed to the Council the recovery of their own guns lost three years since on the coast of Hispaniola, in …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… total of men, about 1 man to 5 tons, 1,595; total of guns, 569; total of quintals, from 4,000 to 500, 159,059; …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Fort, and the file of men added to the guard of the guns; and besides the yearly charges, the easiest way to the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Vol. XLVII., pp. 6366] [Aug. 16.] 655. Particulars of the guns mounted in Fort Charles, Fort James, and Fort Rupert, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… go to Jamaica and Virginia to careen. (8.) We want forty guns for the armament of our forts. (9.) We supplied the … special friends the Dutch have two, of twenty and thirty guns. The General and every Commander at the sack of Vera … of the African Company in Guinea. This ship had forty six guns and one hundred and twenty men, so they durst not attack …