| Description | 1. Orders to seize and destroy all Danish ships, after the declaration of war by Denmark.
2. Orders to seize and destroy all ships of Tuscany, the Kingdom of Naples, the territory of Ragusa and the rest of the seven islands, all allied with France.
3. General memorandum for the greater accuracy of manifests.
4. Orders to send neutral shipping via Plymouth.
5. Orders not to interrupt ships from northern Germany.
6. Authority for the governor of Nova Scotia to grant licences for ships to St Domingo, as long as the cargo is not either sugar or slaves.
7. Reminder of new regulations regarding Masters' mates and midshipmen training to be lieutenants to keep journals for examination or face unpayment.
8. Orders to warn all ships from Mecklenburgh, Oldenburgh, Papenburgh or Kniphausen not to trade in hostile ports.
9. General orders to detain all Danish ships.
10. Memorandum that all Danish crews be treated with respect and civility (re above).
11. Orders to detain all Danish shipping but not to interfere with cargo.
12. Orders allowing the island of Curacao to grant licences to British ships going to and from the island.
13. Instructions that British vessels already en route to Buenos Aires or St Domingo should proceed accordingly.
14. Orders not to interrupt neutral vessels coming to the United Kingdom.
15. Permissions for trade to British ships with ports in Tobago and Spanish colonies in the United States.
16. Orders that no ships be allowed to trade solely at French or allied to French ports.
17. Orders authorising governors of the Bahamas and Leeward Islands to grant licences to British ships to trade under certain restrictions.
18. Orders not to interfere with Russian ships trading with the French and their allies, laden with innocent articles.
19. Orders not to detain vessels from Spanish Florida under the employ of John Forbes, Thomas Forbes, James Innerarity and William Simpson.
20. Orders that all Prussian ships under the flag of Papenburgh be seized and detained in port until further notice.
21. Orders to blockade all ports from the River Elbe to the Port of Brest, but to allow neutral ships with non-war cargo through.
22. Orders to seize all Prussian ships or destroy if necessary.
23. Orders that captains of the Tops forecastle must be paid the same as quartermasters' mates.
24. Orders to seize and detain all Prussian ships.
25. Orders to stop using the punishment "Running the Gauntlet" on HM ships.
26. Letter to Captain Feilding relating to prize money for capturing ships.
27. Letters and notes relating to the damage done to HMS Cyclops by the Revolutionnaire.
28. Letter to Captain Feilding concerning his request for a leave of absence.
29. Memorandum by Osborn that the ship will take passengers to England.
30. Orders to patrol near Brest, with a view to capturing any vessels.
31. Orders to the Revolutionaire to take on board passengers named William Reardon, John McKoney and John Black.
32. Orders to the Revolutionaire to take on board a passenger named Mr Robert Modland.
33. Orders to the Revolutionaire to drop down to St Helens before 8am the next day.
34. Orders that governors of Jersey and Guernsey can trade with France, with restrictions.
35. Proclamation of the King concerning the distribution of prizes during the present hostilities.
36. Orders not to interrupt any vessels not at war with the United Kingdom at Baltic ports.
37. Orders from the Victualling office about John Thomson's bills.
38. Letter to Captain Feilding not granting leave of absence until the inspection of his ship is complete.
39. Memorandum to discharge William Millegan from the Revolutionnaire with pay.
40. Note of some action. |