1
Facsimile
Transcription
L.c.2111
S r London Oc b r 4th 1692
ffalmouth the 29 past a streights shipp richly laden
which had bee trading there 4 years is taken
by the ffr The master thereof came on shoare
at the Lands end and proferr d 1000£ to any
any that could procure the retaking the s d shippe
S r John Ashby with his squadron is cruising
between frilly and the Lizard
plymouth the 30 the transporte
shipp menc oned in my last is sail d with 300
ffr prison s to St Maloe [....] the ostend man
of war homeward - A fleet of about 26
sail was seen off that porte supposed to be
S r John with his squadron
portsmouth the 2d instant a
ffleet of about 26 saile was seen off this place
but wee could at the coming away of the Lett s
discover what they were
Deale Lett
the Chatham well boate was the day before Cast
away in the downs but all the men saued
except one - Their ma ty shipp the [furst]
is come into the downs and reporte shee mett
off the north fforeland 2 flushing 2 flushing
privateers who came last from Dunkirk and
gave an acc t that 2 of our fire shipps were Cast
away with a merchant shipp before that
Harbour and all the men drown d
Eight 3d rate men of war of
60 Gunns each and 6 4th rate of 60 are
upon the flocks and will be all equiped next
sum er
This day the kings yatche goe
for Holland and his Guards goe to morrow
to Lye in the roade betwixt this & Harwich
300 new Canon are contracted
and will be all Cast by Jan y next
obseruing that severall [Ivetterite] Iacobite were Conversant in whitehall gave notice
thereof 2 dayes since to some of the officers of Courte upon which the Beefe eaters
are order d not to suffer Sir Theophilus Ogilthorpe nor any other notorious Jacobite to
walk in the private Gallarii or else where aboue staires - The Queen went this day to
Hampton Courte and afterwards to kensington to prepare for the King's coming home
Notes and Questions
Please sign in to write a note for this page