1808-13 Orders all to Robert Mitford, commanding H.M Sloop "...

Estimate

£350 - £500

1808-13 Orders all to Robert Mitford, commanding H.M Sloop "Espoir"; comprising 1808 (Oct. 27) order from Admiral Sir Alexander Ball "on the Trident at Malta" ordering Mitford to proceed to Palermo, escort three supply vessels to Port Mahon then rendezvous with Admiral Collingwood; 1809 (June 14) order from Admiral Sir George Martin "on the Canopus in the Gulf of St. Eufemia" ordering Mitford to rendezvous with the "Alceste" and Sicilian frigates and transports near Stromboli, deliver an order to Capt. Maxwell then proceed to Ischia; 1809 (Nov. 15) order from Capt. John West on the "Excellent Palermo Bay" requesting Mitford get his ship repaired at Malta as quickly as possible but if caulkers are otherwise engaged proceed to Palermo Bay; 1810 (Nov 20) order from Admiral Sir Charles Cotton on "San Josef, Mahon" warning against enterprises where ships cannot offer support or where the object to be gained does not justify the risk of lives to be incurred; 1811 (Aug 18) order from Capt. G.H Dundas on H.M.S "Euryalus" to proceed with letters to Toulon then return off Talavera; 1813 (June 25) order from Admiral J.N Linzee on "San Juan Gibraltar" to Mitford on H.M.S "Minstrel" conveying a bag of Admiralty letters to Mitford to be landed at the first port in England; also an 1811 bill of lading for seven boxes containing 19,500 Spanish Pillar Dollars shipped from Gibraltar to Malta in the "Espoir". An interesting lot with some notable signatures. (7).