Letters Illustrative of the Reign of William Iii., From 1696 to 1708
Letters Illustrative of the Reign of William Iii., From 1696 to 1708
Vernon, James, 1646-1727
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There was an express yesterday from Commis- sioner St Lo, who brought an account that the Virginia fleet were passed by Plymouth under the convoy of Rear- Admiral Benbow, who had the good fortune to stay long enough to bring them with him, and none of them, that I hear of, are missing. The wind has hardly served to bring them on, so perhaps they may be now at Torbay. There were several packets sent up at the same time, directed to your Grace, which all came from Sir Edmund Andros and his Counci...l, or the Assembly at Virginia. I have sent them therefore to Mr. Popple, for the perusal of the Commissioners of Trade. Vice-Admiral Mitchell sailed on Saturday last, with eight men-of-war and a fire-ship, from Spithead, to cruise to the westward. Now the Virginia fleet is come in, they say we have no considerable trade abroad, except the East India ships, and I don't hear when they are expected. We have no advice that Sir George Rook is yet put to sea. The Lords Justices have no account from the Admiralty, neither * This seems a most extraordinary rent even for those times^ but I leave it as I find it written.
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