D-15. Baytun, H.W. AL (copy) to John Duckworth. On board the Cumberland between Jean Ravel and Cape Nicola. 3p. 32 x 19.5 cm. Account of the encounter with the French Frigate, Creole, of 44 guns with a crew of 150 commanded by Le Bastard bound for Port au Prince. It seems they didn't know of hostilities having commanded another small schooner from Cuba bound to Port au prince which was taken too, 1803 June 30

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D-15. Baytun, H.W. AL (copy) to John Duckworth. On board the Cumberland between Jean Ravel and Cape Nicola. 3p. 32 x 19.5 cm. Account of the encounter with the French Frigate, Creole, of 44 guns with a crew of 150 commanded by Le Bastard bound for Port au Prince. It seems they didn't know of hostilities having commanded another small schooner from Cuba bound to Port au prince which was taken too

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Consists of letters to and from Sir John Duckworth to family and his naval associates and superiors regarding his naval engagements in the Caribbean, the outcomes (casualties, disposition of captured vessels, logistics), his courts-martial and some insights on the colonial administration of British Jamaica. There are 28 sets of manuscript letters, with the dates ranging from March of 1801 to July of 1807. Each of the letters are numbered D-1 to D-28, but the letters are listed in chronological order. Numbers D-5 through D-10 were copied in the same folio leaves.