Author : Samuel Pepys
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 20,21 MB
Release : 2013-09
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ISBN : 9781230431567
Book Description
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1841 edition. Excerpt: ... with the subscribed results and determinations made that day at Guildhall by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal; which suiting in all respects with what I had with good consideration deliberated on before, and the fleet unanimously concurred in, you may imagine I put them in execution with the more willingness. Sir Robert Strickland's vacant flag of viceadmiral I have given Sir John Berry a commission for, and made my Lord Berkeley rearadmiral. Yesterday they hoisted their flags. Herein I must observe, that Captain Davis being a very good man, that has served well and long in the navy, I could not deny him the commission for rear-admiral a day's date before my Lord Berkeley's, which he submitted to resign to him on my promise of recommending him to be a commissioner of the navy when any vacancy offers, which I do heartily, and hope it will be well approved. My next shall accompany a list of all commission and warrant-officers made since my last, and who succeed to the other papist officers in the fleet, all which I know of, are removed. In the Appendix to Pepys's Memoirs, is a page, " B. L. oriff." which thus commences: --"1688. Dec. 16 His H. the P. of Orange's order from Windsor to the Lord Dartmouth, about the disposing of the fleet. "It being for the service of the nation, we do require you to leave under the command of Sir John Berry, Knight, the ships of war and fireships mentioned in the margin (15), at Spithead," &c.. By the enclosed to the Lords, I have given them an account of my proceedings touching what you sent me from them, which, pray, let it be delivered. In order to the mustering of the fleet on the 10th of this month, I gave orders, at Mr. Shales's desire, that the Kitchen yacht should attend him till that service was...