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Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… they consisted of one man-of-war of 18 guns, and five privateers, a Danish buss, and four English merchantmen, … 10 men-of-war and two fireships, with the before-mentioned privateers which were to convoy the prizes to North Bergen, … Mary, with a French man-of-war of 18 guns, and two privateers of 10 guns each. The three former, with the Tiger, …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… on board the privateer that took him. That morning the privateers had taken half a score of ships in half an hourone … here today from Dublin, giving an account of two French privateers lying in that bay, I thought it necessary that the … to the Lords of the Admiralty. They are the same privateers that took their Majesties /?/ Hart, with the …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… are to be prosecuted as traitors; and such as are taken in privateers, acting under pretence of the late King James's … at St. Croix, where she was offered for sale by the French privateers who captured her on her way home to England with a … the packet boat which was lately sunk in a fight with two privateers, be forthwith released and brought to England. [ …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… him as far as Dungarvon in search of some small French privateers we hear are upon that coast, and then to return to … have by this means escaped. We hear one of those French privateers, that so much infest this northern coast, carries … in releasing them, seeing they were not taken by privateers (which have now become so insolent they respect no …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… and 40 men." Considering the number and strength of the privateers now at sea, mail boats of that kind "would not go … Schomberg, is a place of such consequence, that two small privateers may fire three score sail of ships, and insult the … for such as have letters of marque or commissions for privateers against the French, by virtue of the commission …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… ships in doing damage to the enemy, and to hinder their privateers from going to sea or returning to harbour. [ H.O. … containing complaints by the Danes against some English privateers. [ H.O. Admiralty 2, p. 353.] Enclosing the letter … to sail in the galley myself, there being two other small privateers on this coast which daily annoy us. On board this …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… her since, but that she was seen under sail with the two privateers going southward. The merchants say that we shall soon have some privateers in this Channel, and I desire we may provide … unless effectual means be taken. There are eleven French privateers designed to watch all ships against this Chester …