Huskisson, W[illiam], Parliament Street, [London]. To Earl Macartney
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Captain de Jong is to be allowed to visit the Cape of Good Hope to mettle his private affairs but Mr. Dundas instructs Earl Macartney to watch de Jong in case he is disaffected.
In letter-book marked 'Letters from England'.
Principal inhabitants of Grenada. To Lord Macartney, [Grenada]
Parte de Earl George Macartney Papers
Thank Lord Macartney for his good administration and spirited defence of the island with inferior troops. Copy. document signed by 32 individuals.
Dundas, Henry, Parliament Street, [London]. To Earl Macartney
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"Most secret" letter informing Macartney that the proposed expedition to South America has been cancelled, thus revoking the orders of 21 January 1797.
Craig, Major-General. Sir James Henry, Castle of Good Hope. To John Duncan, Governor of Bombay
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Requests wheat, flour or rice to be sent most urgently to the Cape, in view of the failure of crops due to drought; asks also for gunpowder, timber and gunny bags.
Huskisson, William, Parliament Street, [London]. To Earl Macartney
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Headed "Most secret", enclosing letter for Major-General Craig together with copies of letters received from Craig since Earl Macartney's departure; Mr. Dundas eve he will write shortly on the replacement of slaves who will accompany the force to South America and on the feasibility of forming a black regiment at the Cape. Encloses letter signed.
Dundas, Henry, Parliament Street, [London] To Major-General James Henry Craig, [Cape of Good Hope]
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"Most secret" letter, approving the temporary measures taken by Craig to assist the military service from the surplus of the country; also approves the purchase of the Dutch East Indian Company's slaves to accompany the South American expedition as pioneers; considers that as the Cape is adequately protected and attack is unlikely, the South American force should be dispatched promptly. Enclosed in 77.
Dundas, Henry, (London). To Earl Macartney
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Regrets the ill luck at the beginning of Earl Macartney's voyage and wishes him well for the future.
Jervis, Admiral Sir John, Lagos Ray. To Evan Nepean, [Admiralty Office, [London]
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Dispatches relating to the victory over Spain in Lagos Bay, off Cape St. Vincent, 1797 February14; lists numbers of the opposition, casualties and names of captured Spanish ships.
Copies made at the Admiralty Office, 1797 March 3.
Nepean Evan, Admiralty Office, [London]. To Rear-Admiral [Thomas] Pringle
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Encloses extract of a letter from Mr. Wickham, His Majesty's Minister to the Swiss Cantons, to Lord Grenville, headed Berne, 28 December 1796, giving details about the formation at Brest of an attacking force under the Comte de Grandpré.
Copy. Encloses 46. letter.
Dundas, Henry, Parliament Street, (London). To Earl Macartney
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Instructs him to provide houses at the Cape of Good Hope for naval stores, for the use of His Majesty's ships calling at the Cape.
In letter-book marked 'Letters from England'. letter.