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CORRESPONDENCE  OF  THE  FAMILY  OF  HADDOCK  1657-1719. 

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CORRESPONDENCE 


OP 


THE   FAMILY  OF   HADDOCK 


1657—1719 


EDITED  BY 

EDWARD  MAUNDE  THOMPSON 


PRINTED  FOR  THE  CAMDEN  SOCIETY 


M.DCCC.LXXXI. 


PKEFACE. 


Settled  from  remote  times  in  the  little  town  of  Leigh,  in  Essex, 
at  the  mouth  of  the  Thames,  the  family  of  Haddock,  we  may  be 
sure,  took  early  to  the  sea,  as  was  befitting  their  name.  There 
are  traces  of  Haddocks  of  Leigh  to  be  found  as  far  back  as  Edward 
the  Third's  days;  but  we  need  not  search  for  earlier  generations 
than  those  which  sprang  from  Richard  Haddock,  a  captain  in  the 
Parliamentary  Navy.  That  the  family  had  followed  the  sea  from 
father  to  son  in  bygone  times,  and  had  so  established  a  tradition  to 
be  observed  by  their  descendants,  might  be  argued  from  the  regu- 
larity with  which  the  Haddocks  of  the  seventeenth  and  eighteenth 
centuries  served  in  the  Navy  for  upwards  of  a  hundred  years.  This 
regularity  is  only  to  be  equalled  by  that  with  which  they  named 
their  children  Richard,  to  the  perpetual  confusion  of  their  bio- 
graphers. 

Captain  Richard  Haddock,  to  whom  reference  has  been  made 
above,  served  under  the  Commonwealth.  In  1642  we  find  him  in 
command  of  the  ship  Victory,  and  in  1652  he  received  a  reward  of 
£40  for  good  service.  He  died  in  1660  at  the  age  of  79.  His 


IV  PREFACE. 

eldest  son  William,  also  a  Parliamentary  captain,  commanded  the 
ship  America  in  1650,  and  the  Hannibal  in  1653.  He  survived 
his  father  only  seven  years,  dying  in  1667,  aged  60.  Captain 
Eichard  Haddock  had  another  son,  Eichard,  who  was  probably 
a  good  deal  younger  than  his  brother.  He  served  with  distinction 
in  the  Dutch  war  in  1673  ;*  and  was  in  all  probability  the  father 
of  William  Haddock  whom  the  family  papers  show  to  have  been  a 
lieutenant  in  the  Cornwall  in  1696-1697,  and  who  commanded  a 
ship  in  the  action  off  Cape  Passaro  in  1718  (p.  54)  and  died  in 
1726. 

William  Haddock,  the  Parliamentary  captain,  had  at  least  four 
sons:  Eichard,  Andrew,  Joseph,  and  William.  Eichard  will  be 
noticed  presently.  Andrew  is  mentioned  in  the  first  letter  of  this 
Correspondence.  William  was  at  sea  with  his  brother  Eichard  in 
1657  and  1658.  Joseph  was  a  lieutenant  in  the  Lion  in  1672,  and 
in  the  Eoyal  Charles  in  1673,  and  served  in  the  Dutch  war  in  those 
years  ;  and  afterwards  held  a  command  in  the  East  Indies,  whence 
he  wrote  an  interesting  letter  here  printed  (p.  37).  Eichard 
Haddock  was  born  about  the  year  1629,  and  must  have  entered  the 
service  at  an  early  age  ;  for  in  1657,  when  the  present  Correspond- 
ence begins,  he  was  already  a  captain  in  command  of  the  Dragon 
frigate,  which  formed  part  of  the  squadron  cruising  off  Dunkirk. 
In  1666  he  was  captain  of  the  Portland  ;  but  from  1667  to  1671 


*  See  p.  19  in  the  Correspondence.     Charnock  in  his  BiograpMa  Navalis,  i.  334, 
has  made  him  out  to  be  the  son  of  Andrew  Haddock,  his  own  nephew. 


PREFACE.  V 

lie  appears  to  have  temporarily  left  the  Navy  and  engaged  in 
trading  to  the  Mediterranean.  On  the  breaking  out  of  the  Dutch 
war,  however,  he  was  made  captain  of  the  Koyal  James,  the  ship 
on  which  the  ill-starred  Earl  of  Sandwich  hoisted  his  flag  in  the 
battle  of  Southwold  Bay.  He  was  one  of  the  few  officers  of  that 
vessel  who  survived  the  day.  though  he  did  not  escape  unwounded. 
He  next  commanded  the  Lion;  but  early  in  1673  he  was  appointed 
to  the  Eoyal  Charles,  Prince  Rupert's  ship,  and  within  a  few  weeks 
followed  the  Prince  into  the  Royal  Sovereign,  when  the  bad 
qualities  of  the  former  ship  in  action  became  evident.  In  July  of 
the  same  year  he  was  made  Commissioner  of  the  Navy ;  and  on  the 
3rd  of  July,  1675,  he  was  knighted.  In  1682  he  was  appointed  to 
the  command  of  the  Duke  and  to  the  chief  command  of  ships  of  war 
in  the  Thames  and  narrow  seas  ;  and  in  the  next  year  became  First 
Commissioner  of  the  Victualling  Office.  After  the  Revolution  he 
was  named  Comptroller  of  the  Navy,  which  office  he  continued  to 
hold  till  his  death,  and  received  a  pension  of  £500  a  year.  He  was 
one  of  the  joint  commanders-in-chief  of  the  fleet  in  the  expedition 
to  Ireland  in  1690.  He  died  on  the  26th  of  January,  1715,  in  his 
eighty- sixth  year,  and  was  buried  in  his  native  town  of  Leigh. 

Sir  Richard  represented  the  borough  of  Shoreham  in  the  parlia- 
ment of  1685-1687.  He  was  twice  married,  his  first  wife  being 
named  Lydia,  probably  a  member  of  the  family  of  Stevens,  which 
was  settled  at  Leigh.  The  maiden  name  of  his  second  wife  Eliza- 
beth  is  unknown.  He  probably  married  her  not  earlier  than  1670, 


VI  PREFACE. 

when  she  was  about  twenty  years  of  age,  the  inscription  on  her 
tomb  recording  her  death  in  1709,  at  the  age  of  59. 

Sir  Richard  appears  to  have  had  at  the  least  six  children,  three 
sons  and  three  daughters.  The  sons  were  Richard,  William,  and 
Nicholas.  Of  the  daughters  the  name  of  only  one,  Elizabeth,  has 
survived,  who  married  John  Clarke,  of  Blake  Hall  in  Bobbing- 
worth,  co.  Essex.  Another  daughter  married  a  Lydell.  The 
third  daughter  died  unmarried.  William,  apparently  the  second 
son,  died  young.  Richard  and  Nicholas  both  entered  the  Navy. 

Richard,  the  eldest  son,  was,  in  1692,  fifth  lieutenant  of  the 
Duchess,  and  was  present  at  the  battle  of  La  Hogue.  He  after- 
wards served  in  the  London,  and  in  1695  was  in  command  of  the 
Rye.  At  the  beginning  of  1702  he  received  his  commission  as 
captain  of  the  Reserve,  and  in  the  following  year  succeeded  to  the 
Swallow.  In  the  latter  ship  he  served  with  Sir  George  Rooke  in 
the  Mediterranean.  But  in  1707  he  had  the  misfortune  to  be 
surprised  by  the  French  when  convoying  the  Archangel  merchant 
fleet  and  to  lose  fifteen  ships  ;  and,  although  appointed  to  the 
Resolution  early  in  the  following  year,  he  seems  to  have  soon 
retired  from  active  service.  In  1734,  however,  he  re-appears  as 
Comptroller  of  the  Navy,  and  held  the  post  for  fifteen  years,  dying 
at  an  advanced  age  in  1751.  From  the  entries  in  Leigh  parish 
registers  it  seems  that  he  was  married  thrice  and  had  issue,  none  of 
whom,  however,  survived  him  many  years. 

Of  Nicholas,  the  youngest  son  of  Sir  Richard  Haddock,  we  first 


PREFACE.  Vll 

catch  sight  in  the  following  pages  (p.  43)  as  distinguishing  himself 
at  Vigo  in  1702,  and  serving  in  Spain  in  1706.  In  the  following 
year,  on  the  7th  April,  he  received  the  command  of  the  new  ship 
Ludlow  Castle,  being  not  yet  twenty  years  old.  At  the  battle  of 
Cape  Passaro  he  fought  his  ship,  the  Grafton,  with  great  gallantry; 
and  indeed  at  all  times  proved  himself  a  very  skilful  and  dashing 
officer.  He  rose  eventually  to  the  rank  of  Admiral  of  the  Blue, 
and  commanded  the  squadron  sent  into  the  Mediterranean  to 
overawe  the  Spaniards  in  1738-1741.  He  returned  to  England 
invalided  and  did  not  long  survive,  dying  in  1746,  aged  60. 

About  the  year  1723  he  purchased  Wrotham  Place,  in  Kent, 
where  he  occasionally  lived.  He  left  three  sons  :  Nicholas, 
Richard,  and  Charles.  The  first  died  in  1781 ;  Richard  served  in 
the  Navy;  Charles  was  still  living  at  Wrotham  in  1792. 

Here  the  male  line  of  the  Haddocks  fails  :  and  it  is  not  necessary 
to  follow  the  family  history  further.  A  pedigree,  which  maybe 
found  useful,  is  appended.* 

It  will  be  seen  that  the  letters  and  papers  here  printed  belonged, 
for  the  most  part,  to  Sir  Richard  Haddock.  His  long  life  enabled 

*  The  best  account  of  the  Haddock  family  is  to  be  found  in  a  paper  written  bj 
Mr.  H.  W.  King  and  printed  in  The  Archaeological  Mine,  a  work  relating  to 
Kentish  history  by  A.  J.  Dunkin,  vol.  ii.,  pp.  41-51.  Charnock's  Biographia 
Navalis  of  course  gives  particulars  of  the  services  of  the  family ;  and  a  number  of 
original  naval  commissions  of  its  different  members  are  still  extant  in  Egerton  MS. 
2520.  See  also  The  History  of  Rochford  Hundred  by  Philip  Benton,  1872,  pp. 
35  xqg. 


Vlll  PREFACE. 

* 

him  to  embrace  four  adult  generations  in  his  correspondence.  The 
collection  of  documents  from  which  they  have  been  selected  was 
purchased  by  the  Trustees  of  the  British  Museum  in  1879,  and  now 
forms  the  Egerton  MSS.  2520-2532. 

It  is  to  be  regretted  that  the  Correspondence  is  so  comparatively 
scanty,  for  no  doubt  at  one  time  the  collection  was  a  good  deal 
larger.  From  Nichols's  Literary  Anecdotes  (vol.  v.  p.  376)  we 
know  that  the  Haddock  papers  were  placed  in  the  hands  of  Captain 
William  Locker,  the  Lieutenant-Governor  of  Greenwich  Hospital, 
who  contemplated  a  publication  of  naval  biography  which  was 
carried  out  by  Charnock  in  his  Biographia  Navalis  from  the  same 
materials.  There  is  also  evidence  among  the  papers  themselves,  in 
the  form  of  a  letter  written  by  Charles  Haddock  in  1792,  to 
show  that  they  were  placed  in  Locker's  hands.  The  fate  of 
borrowed  books  and  papers  is  a  mournful  one. 

But,  few  as  they  are,  a  selection  from  the  Haddock  Papers  has 
been  thought  worthy  to  appear  in  print.  As  specimens  of  the  letter- 
writing  of  a  seafaring  family  of  the  seventeenth  and  eighteenth 
centuries,  the  letters  have  a  value  of  their  own,  even  apart  from  the 
personal  interest  which  they  inspire  as  the  record  of  long  and 
honourable  service. 

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COKBESPONDENCE 

OF 

THE    FAMILY    OF    HADDOCK. 


CAPTAIN  KICHARD  HADDOCK  a  TO  HIS  FATHER. 

HoNd  FATHER,  Dragon  frig*  in  the  Downes,  this  30th  May,  a°  1657. 

Sir,  these  I  hope  will  congratulate  yor  safe  arrivall  at  Leghorne, 
wch  God  graunt  may  be  with  yor  health  and  well  fare,  for  the  con- 
tinuation whereof  I  shall  ever  pray. 

I  cannot  yet  forgett  my  unhapynes  y*  soe  short  a  tyme  and  small 
distance  hindred  me  the  inioym*  of  seeing  you  before  you  gote  out 
ye  Channell,  seeing  I  made  it  my  aime  and  bussines  to  performe  it, 
but  pleased  God  to  frustrate  me  of  my  intended  hapynes.  I  hope 
y*  our  next  interview  may  be  with  the  greater  ioy  and  comfort. 
Indeed,  when  I  returned  to  Dover,  which  was  the  Sonday  following 
yor  departure,  I  was  not  a  little  greived  when  Major  Gen11  Kelseyb 
tould  me  ye  unwellcome  news  of  yor  being  past  by;  and  himselfe 
was  very  sory  when  I  gave  him  an  ace*  y*  I  mett  you  not,  and  tould 
me,  if  I  had  in  ye  least  desired  not  to  have  gone  for  Zeinhead,  he 
would  have  ordered  an  other  ship  in  or  roome.  I  was  very  thank- 
full  for  his  respect  he  exprest  towards  you,  but  I  knew  not  before  yl 
I  might  be  soe  bould  wth  him  as  to  desire  such  a  favor.  You  saild 
hence  ye  Fry  day  evening;  and  Satuarday,  by  10  in  ye  forenoone, 
we  were  soe  neare  ye  head  of  Beachy  y*  noe  shipp  could  or  did  passe 

*  Afterwards  Admiral  Sir  K.  Haddock. 

b  Major-General  Thomas  Kelsey,  commanding  in  Kent  and  Surrey. 
CAMD.  SOC.  B 


*  HADDOCK   CORRESPONDENCE. 

by  us,  but  we  spake  wth  in  hopes  of  meeting  you.  Surely  the  wind 
blew  the  harder  to  deny  me  yl  hapynes.  God  in  mercy  goe  alongst 
with  you  and  preserve  you  from  the  rage  of  unreasonable  men.  I 
shall  not  be  wanting,  as  I  am  bound  in  duty,  to  make  it  my  earnest 
request  to  God  for  yor  preservation.  My  wife,  in  good  health, 
presents  her  humble  duty  to  you,  and  hath  ever  since  bine  very  sor- 
rowfull  she  stayed  not  behind  to  present  her  duty  and  respects  to 
you  at  yor  departure. 

Sir,  litle  of  novelty  ofers  at  present,  only  of  great  preparations  for 
ye  fitting  out  seavrall  great  shipps,  as  ye  Resolution,  Naiesby,  and 
Andrew,  from  Portsm0 ;  ye  Tryomph,  Victory,  Vantguard,  and 
Entrance,  from  Chatham.  I  cannot  give  you  an  ace1,  ye  occasion  or 
upon  wl  designe  ye  shipps  are  prepared ;  only  suppose  it  may  be  to 
be  in  a  readynes  to  defend  our  selves  if  any  treachorus  act  should  be 
ofered  by  the  Hollander,  who  will  have  70  saile  men  of  warr  out 
very  sodainely,  as  is  certainely  reported.  I  hope  noe  act  of  hostillity 
against  us  is  intended.  We  have  iust  cause  to  feare  ye  worst;  and  I 
think,  as  farr  as  I  am  able  to  aprehend,  you  will  have  little  occasion 
to  trust  or  put  any  confidence  in  them  abroad.  God  send  us  peace 
at  home  and  abroad ;  but,  if  these  faile  us,  peace  wth  God  will  beare 
up  our  spirits  in  the  greatest  dificulties  y*  doe  atend  our  earthly 
pilgrimage. 

Sir,  my  wife  desires  you  please,  at  yor  arrivall  at  Ven%  to  buy  for 
her  a  foiled  stone  of  the  measure  I  conseave  was  given  by  her  sisters 
to  Brother  Andrew  at  Leigh ;  as  alsoe  a  pott  ketle  and  2  stue  panns, 
one  lesser  than  the  other;  as  alsoe  a  jarr  from  Leghorne,  with  wl 
other  things  nessesary  for  a  howse,  to  ye  value  of  £3  in  fower  pound 
in  all,  which  shall  be  thankfully  repayed.  I  intend  to  wright  you 
to  Vena,  when  [I]  conseave  you  may  ataine  thither,  and  what  ofers 
shall  not  be  wanting  of  advizeing  you. 

My  Lord  Protector  hath  denyed  ye  governm1  of  the  Comon wealth 
under  ye  title  of  King,a  and  since,  its  established  to  him  in  the  title 
he  now  beares.b 

*  On  the  8th  May.  b  On  the  25th  May. 


HADDOCK   CORRESPONDENCE.  6 

I  have  not  heard  from  home  since  yor  departure.  My  intire  love 
with  my  wives  remembred  to  our  3  brothers  wth  all  or  freinds  on 
bord  you.  Brother  Wm.,  in  health,  prests  his  humble  duty  to  you, 
wth  his  love  to  his  Bror.  My  saluts  to  Mr.  Holder;  and,  with  my 
most  humble  duty  presented  to  yor  self,  I  remayne, 

Sir,  yor  ever  lo.  and  obedient  sonne  till  death, 

RICHARD  HADDOCK. 

My  wife  being  present  desires,  wth  ye  presenting  her  humble  duty 
to  you,  to  subscribe  herselfe  yor  lo.  daughter  till  death, 

LYDIA  HADDOCKE.* 

Since  ye  wrighting  ye  above  lynes  I  have  recd  order  to  goe  over 
and  ryde  before  Dunkerk,  and  to  take  ye  comand  of  yfc  squadron 
now  riding  there.  This  day  is  arrived  hapy  news,  Gen11  Blake's 
burneing  and  sinking  16  saile  of  the  K.  of  Spaine's  gallions  and 
shipps  at  Sta  Cruse,  most  welcome  and  true.b  K,  H. 

To  his  hond.  father,  Capt.  Wm.  Haddock,  Comander  of  the 
shipp  Hanniball,  these  present,  Livorno. 


THE    SAME   TO    THE    SAME. 

Dragon  frig*  in  Dunkirk  Road,  this  15th  June,  a°  1657. 

HoNd  FATHER, 

Sr,  my  most  humble  duty  wtb  Bro.  Wms.  presented  unto  you  wth 
or  intire  loves  to  or  loveing  brothers  and  freinds  wth  you.  These 
only  serve  to  advize  you  of  our  wellfare,  hopeing  and  earnestly 
praying  to  the  Lord  that  ye  like  good  health  atends  you  y*,  blessed 

a  Richard  Haddock's  first  wife.  Perhaps  her  maiden  name  was  Stevens.  (See 
letter  of  1  May  1658,  in  which  Haddock  sends  his  duty  to  "  Father  and  Mother 
Steevens.") 

b  Blake's  last  victory  at  Santa  Cruz,  in  the  Canaries,  20th  April.  He  died  on  his 
voyage  home,  in  sight  of  land,  on  the  17th  August. 


HADDOCK    CORRESPONDENCE. 

be  God,  we  injoy.  These  I  hope  will  find  you  safe  arrived  at 
Leghorne.  My  last  from  the  Downes  gave  you  an  ace*  y1  we  were 
ordered  over  hither  to  take  the  command  of  this  squadron  that  now 
lyes  wth  us  before  this  place. a  Since  or  arrivall  heere,  wch  is  14 
dayes  since,  not  anything  of  action  hath  ofered  worth  yor  advice ; 
the  good  we  doe  heere  is  only  to  keepe  there  men  of  warr  in  y1  are 
in,  and  prevent  those  comeing  in  wth  there  prisses  y1  are  abroad. 
But  they  want  not  harbours  in  Holland  to  secure  them  and  w*  they 
ketch  from  us.  I  conseave  you  want  not  letters  of  caution  from  yor 
owners  to  be  carefull  of  trusting  the  Hollanders.  I  feare  they  will 
prove  treacherous  to  there  ingagem1*  wth  us  in  the  peace  agreed 
betwixt  us.  They  are  almost  ready  to  saile  wth  50  or  upward  men 
of  warr,  besides  16  saile  now  in  or  Channell.  My  Lord  Protector  is 
not  wanting  to  prevent  there  treacherous  actions,  if  any  intended 
against  us.  I  conseave  in  14  dayes  we  may  have  upwards  of  40 
saile,  considerable  men  of  warr,  in  the  Downes,  to  answer  any  atempt 
may  be  ofered  by  them ;  and  doe  beleive  both  we  and  the  squadron 
before  Ostend  may  be  called  of,  as  soone  as  we  have  any  intelligence 
of  there  redynes  to  saile. 

All  or  freinds  in  England,  I  heare,  are  in  health.  My  wife  still 
at  Deall,  and  stayes  to  accompa  Aunt  Morgan  to  London ;  my  unkle 
now  being  in  the  Downes,  and  conseave  may  saile  very  sodainely, 
the  wind  presenting  faire  at  present.  Sir,  please  at  yor  arrival  at 
Vena  to  present  my  service  and  respects  to  my  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hobson, 
with  Mr.  Jno.  Hobson,  junr.  my  saluts;  as  also  to  Mr.  Jones  and  his 
wife. 

Sir,  I  have  not  else  at  present  worth  yor  advice.  With  my  earnest 
prayers  to  Almighty  God  to  preserve  you  out  of  the  hands  of  yor 
mercy les  enemyes,  and  send  you  a  safe  returne  to  the  injoy m*  of  yor 

a  By  the  treaty  (23  Mar.  1657)  with  France  against  Spain,  Cromwell  agreed  to 
find  6000  men,  with  a  sufficient  fleet,  to  operate  against  Gravelines,  Mardike,  and 
Dunkirk  ;  the  two  latter  towns,  when  reduced,  to  be  delivered  to  the  English.  Mar- 
dike  was  captured  in  September  of  this  year,  and  Dunkirk  in  June  1658  ;  and  both 
towns  were  duly  handed  over  to  the  English  forces. 


uer 

n  , 
HUHITE] 

HADDOCK    CORRESPONDENCE.  5 

•    .     •• 

relations,  for  the  happy  accomplish m*  whereof  itt  shall  be  the  earnest 
request  of, 

Sir,  yor  most  affetionate  and  obedient  sonne  till  death, 

EICHARD  HADDOCK. 

To  his  hond  freind  Capt.  Wm  Haddock,  Comander  of  the 
ship  Hanniball,  these  present,  at  Livorno. 


THE    SAME    TO    THE    SAME. 

Dragon  frig*  in  Dunkirke  Road,  this  26  Aprill,  1658;  Monday. 

HoNd  FATHER, 

Sr,  my  most  humble  duty  presented  unto  you  wth  my  deare  Mother, 
Grandfather,  and  Grandm0,  wth  my  loveing  saluts  to  my  wife,  bros, 
sisters,  and  freinds.  My  last,  of  18  instant,  I  sent  by  my  Bror  Wm., 
whome  I  gave  leave  to  goe  to  London ;  wch  hope  is  safely  arrived 
with  you.  Since  wch,  litle  of  acction  here  in  these  parts.  The 
21  instant,  about  midnight,  heere  escaped  out  a  small  pickeron  of 
4  or  6  guns  out  this  habor,  notwthstanding  our  vigilancy  and 
indeavors  for  his  surprizall,  ha  vein  g  or  boates  in  wth  the  shore  and  a 
small  frig1,  who  gave  him  chase  and  fired  seavrall  guns  at  him ;  but 
the  darknes  of  the  night  prevented  there  long  keepeing  sight  of  him, 
and,  notwthstanding  they  made  after  him  to  the  best  of  there  under- 
standing, yet  he  got  away  and  noe  sight  of  him  at  day  light.  Last 
Saturday  heere  went  from  Mardike  Marshall  d'Aumon,  Duke  of 
Bouligne/  wth  13  hundred  French  souldiers,  imbarqued  in  seaverall 
vessells,  and  gone  to  Oastend,  before  wch  place  they  arrived  that 
night  wth  the  Vice  Admirall.b 

a  Antoine,  Marshal  d'Aumont,  Governor  of  Boulogne.  Negotiations  had  been 
opened  with  traitors  within  Ostend;  but  the  matter  was  kept  no  secret,  and  the  gar- 
rison was  prepared.  When  therefore  D'Aumont  attempted  a  surprise,  the  tables 
were  turned;  he  was  caught  in  a  trap  and  had  to  surrender. — Sismondi,  Hist,  des 
Frangais,  vol.  xxiv.  (1840),  p.  564. 

b  Edward  Montague,  afterwards  Earl  of  Sandwich,  who  had  command  of  the 
English  fleet. 


5  HADDOCK   CORRESPONDENCE. 

If  the  intelligence  given  me  be  true,  we  shall  see  a  sodaine  altera- 
tion in  Flaunders.  Its  said  y*,  for  a  considerable  summe  of  mony, 
the  towne  of  Ostend  is  to  be  delivered  up  to  ye  King  of  Fraunce  by 
the  Governor  and  inhabitants  of  sd  place,  they  being  in  such  a  sad 
condition  by  reasone  of  the  extreame  burden  y*  lyes  upon  them. 

For  security  of  performance  there  is  a  considerable  man,  who  hath 
confirmed  the  accord  wth  the  K.  of  Fraunce,  now  wth  Marshall 
d'Aumon,  that  belongs  to  Ostend,  who  hath  ingaged  his  life  for  per- 
formance. I  pray  God  they  faile  not  in  there  undertakeings ;  and, 
although  treachery  be  hateful  and  odious  throughout  the  world,  yet 
doubtles  *twill  prove  hapye  for  our  poore  traders  when  such  a  con- 
siderable place  as  yl  is,  a  neast  of  roages,  shall  be  routed.  If  it 
proves  efectuall,  farwell  most  pta  of  Flaunders  this  sumer. 

Sr,  please  to  keepe  this  intelligence  to  yor  selfe,  least  it  should 
come  from  me,  being  privately  advized  me.  I  hope,  when  our  vic- 
tualling is  out,  we  shall  come  over  to  tallow;  wch  God  graunt,  that 
I  may  not  fayle  of  my  earnest  desire  of  seeing  you  before  you  goe 
forth.  I  intend  sodaynly  to  send  to  the  Vice  Admirall  to  know 
where  we  shall  be  disposed  by  him  or  otherwise  from  the  Comissrs 
of  Admiralty.  Sr,  I  have  not  other  at  present.  Wth  my  humble 
request  to  ye  Allmighty  for  yor  preservation,  I  remayne 

Yor  most  loveing  and  obedient  son  till  death, 

RICHARD  HADDOCK. 

To  his  hond  freind  Capt.  Wm.  Haddock,  at  his  howse  nere  the 
Newstaires  in  Wapping,  these  present,  in  London. 


THE   SAME   TO    THE   SAME. 

Dragon  frig1  in  Dnnkirke  Road,  this  prim0  May,  1658;  Satuarday. 

HoNd  FATHER, 

Sr,  my  last  from  this  place  was  of  26th  past,  since  wch  not  any- 
thing hath  ofered.  The  great  Monsr  with  the  soldiers  I  gave  you 
ace1  of  are  yet  before  Oastend  with  the  Vice  Admirall  have  efected 


HADDOCK   COERESPONDENCE.  7 

nothing,  not  haveing  had  opertunity,  these  out  winds  preventing 
there  landing.  God  sending  us  shore  winds,  we  shall  quicklie  see 
the  result  of  the  action  in  hand. 

I  sent  to  the  Vice  Admirall  to  desire  he  would  order  us  into  the 
river  to  tallow  and  revictuall ;  but  he  wrights  me,  in  regard  he  hath 
noe  ship  with  him  to  place  in  our  roome,  he  will  not  wthout  order 
from  the  Adm^.  Soe  this  day  I  have  wrote  to  them,  advizeing  the 
neere  expiration  of  our  victualling,  also  makeing  it  my  humble 
request  that  we  may  come  to  Chatham  to  tallow  and  revictuall;  wch 
I  hope  they  will  graunt,  but  am  dubious  of  my  desired  hapynesse  of 
seeing  you  before  you  goe  forth.  My  humble  duty  presented  to  my 
deare  Mother,  Grandfather,  and  Grandm0,  Father  and  Mother 
Steevens,  wth  my  loveing  saluts  to  my  wife,  brothers,  sisters,  and 
freinds  in  gen11;  and,  wth  my  most  humble  duty  to  yor  selfe,  wth 
prayers  to  the  Allmighty  for  yor  continued  preservation,  I  remaine, 
Sr,  your  most  loveing  and  dutyfull  sonne  till  death, 

RICHARD  HADDOCK. 

Being  hast,  ye  frig*  under  saile  with  a  lee  tyde,  my  wife  must 
excuse  my  not  wrighting  her  at  present. 


THE  SAME  TO  SIR  WILLIAM  COVENTRY.* 

Portland  frig"  in  Oasely  Bay,b  11th  Sept.  1666;  Tuesday,  8  at  night. 

EIGHT  HoNble, 

Yours  of  8th  instant,  wth  his  R.  Highnesse  order  inclosed,  I 
received  this  afternoone;  wch  shall  put  in  execution  to  morrow 
morning,  wind  and  weather  permiting.  Sonday  last,  in  compa  wth 
the  Adventure  and  a  fire  ship,  we  say  led  out  of  Oasely  bay  through 
the  Slade  Way,c  intending  for  the  North  Forland,  and  soe  unto  the 

a  Sir  William  Coventry  was  at  this  time  one  of  the  Commissioners  of  the  Navy. 
b  Hollesley  Bay,  or  Haven,  on  the  Suffolk  coast,  between  Orford  Ness  and  the 
River  Deben. 

c  The  channel  leading  south  from  Hollesley  Bay. 


8  HADDOCK    CORRESPONDENCE. 

Downes,  in  search  of  our  fleet.  About  noone  we  gote  sight  of  the 
Forland,  and  within  one  hower  after  we  espied  a  fleet  of  shipps  on 
the  back  of  the  Goodwin  sand,  wch  we  deemed  to  be  our  fleet;  but, 
standing  wth  them,  we  found  them  to  be  the  Dutch  fleet,  consisting 
of  70  in  75  sayle.  Two  ships  of  the  fleet  makeing  us  bore  downe 
wtb  us,  and  presantly  after  two  more  followed  them.  We  stood  away 
from  them  to  the  eastwards,  towards  a  ship  then  to  leewards,  wch  we 
suposed  to  be  a  Hollander,  but  proved  a  Sweed  bound  for  Burdaix 
Light;  and,  finding  two  of  the  men  of  warr  spring  there  luffs  againe 
and  only  2  bore  downe  wth  us,  we  clapt  upon  a  wind  and  stood 
towards  them,  haveing  gote  them  about  5  or  6  miles  to  leewards  of 
ye  body  of  there  fleet.  But,  when  they  came  wthin  neere  shote  of 
us,  they  keept  there  wind,  would  not  come  neere  to  fight  us,  but 
kept  fireing  guns  to  windwards  and  makeing  a  waft  wth  there 
ensignes  for  more  assistance;  whereupon  7  or  8  sayie  more  bore 
away  wth  us.  Night  comeing  on,  we  thought  it  not  convenient  to 
lye  by  for  them,  but  stood  away  for  our  owne  coast,  not  being  able 
to  keep  our  lower  tire  of  guns  out  to  windwards,  and  but  32  brUs 
powder  on  bord.  Yesterday  we  got  into  Alborough  bay,  when  I 
gave  ace*  to  the  Comissr  at  Harwch  by  an  expresse  from  Alborough 
of  our  proceedings,  desireing  him  to  send  the  said  letter  to  yor  Honr, 
if  he  thought  it  convenient.  I  have  now  recd  from  Harwch  an 
aditionall  suply  of  sixty  barills  of  powder.  The  Adventure  intends 
alongst  wth  us.  The  Litle  Mary,  I  understand,  will  not  be  ready  in 
3  or  4  dayes.  To  conclud,  Sonday  night  proved  such  a  hard  galle 
of  wind  y*  I  iudge  the  Dutch  fleet  either  drove  or  bore  away  towards 
there  owne  coast,  for  we  saw  them  all  under  sayle  before  twas  dark. 
I  shall  not  be  wanting  to  give  yor  Honr  an  ace*  of  our  proceedings, 
wch  ig  wt  Ofers  at  present  from, 

Rt  Honble,  yr  humble  serv'  att  Comd, 

EICHARD  HADDOCK. 

Endorsed:  "Copie  of  lettr  to  S'Wm.  Coventry,  from  Sr  Rd  Haddock." 


HADDOCK  CORRESPONDENCE. 
DECLARATION  OF  CAPTAIN  RICHARD  HADDOCK. 

A°  1657, 

NoYeinb*.  Dragon  frig*,  Novemb',  1657. 

18.  The  18th  November  I  recd  orders  from  Sr  Richard  Stainera 
to  sayle  out  ye  Downes,  and  in  company  wth  the  Colchester  frig1*  to 
plye  of  of  Ostend. 

26.  The  26  day,  Thursday,  we  sailed  out  ye  Downes,  ye  wind  at 
west.  We  went  out  at  ye  North  Sand  Head,  twixt  ye  Brake  and 
Goodwin.  This  noone  we  spake  wth  the  Pembrooke  frigtt,  come 
from  Harwich  cleane  tallowed;  N.E.  from  ye  north  Forland,  in  15 
fadoms  watter,  we  clapt  by  under  a  maine  course,  intending  to  drive 
all  night ;  but,  upon  sight  of  6  sayle  of  Holland  men  of  warr,  3  wth 
there  flaggs  abroad,  to  say  Adm11  Vice  and  Rear  Admirall,  we  stood 
with  them.  Ye  Pembrooke  haveing  espied  them  before  us,  though 
bound  into  ye  Downes,  bore  away  on  the  back  of  the  Goodwin 
towards  them;  comeing  up  with  them,  first  fired  at  ye  Adm18  flagg, 
but  was  not  struck.  Upon  wch  ye  Comandr  of  the  Pembrooke  sent 
his  boats  on  bord  to  know  ye  reason  of  itt.  Whilst  they  were  in 
dispute,  we,  comeing  in  shote,  fired  at  ye  AdmUs  flagg  alsoe,  and 
presantly  after  they  sent  up  a  man  to  topmasthead  and  struck  the 
flagg,  wch  his  Vice  and  Reare  Adm11  did  the  like.  Then  we  bore 
under  his  lee  ahead  of  him,  and  hayld  him  and  stood  asterne,  and, 
after,  tackt  and  came  and  lay  on  his  weather  quarters.  There  flaggs 
hang  as  a  waft  for  about  J  an  hower,  and  afterwards  furld  them ;  the 
Adm11  fired  a  gun  to  lewards,  filld,  and  stood  away  to  ye  etwards. 
We  answerd  him  with  another;  lay  by  and  drove  all  night.  These 
men  of  warr  came  there  from  ye  coast  of  Portugall,  ye  Ld  Updam 
Adm11,  as  I  was  informed  by  Sr  Richard  Stayner  at  my  returne  into 
ye  Downes.  This  I  can  testifie  upon  oath,  if  calld  thereunto. 

Given  under  my  hand  this  primo  January,  167J. 

RICHARD  HADDOCK. 


a  Admiral  Sir  Richard  Stayner  was  knighted  for  his  gallantry  in  Blake's  attack  oil 
Santa  Cruz.     (See  above,  p.  3.) 

CAMD.  8OC.  C 


10  HADDOCK    CORRESPONDENCE. 


CAPTAIN  EICHARD  HADDOCK  TO  HIS  WiFE.a 

On  bord  y6  R.  James,  at  anchor  4  miles  wthout  St.  Hellens, 
this  5th  May,  1672;  Sonday  night. 

MY  DEARE  BETTY, 

This  afternoone  we  arrived  this  place  wtb  our  noble  fleet.  Wthin, 
at  Spitthead,  we  see  ye  French  fleet  gote  heere  before  us  wilbe 
good  company.  Tomorrow  I  doubt  not  but  we  shall  joyne  wth 
them.  A  few  daies  will  prepare  us  to  goe  to  seeke  ye  Hollanders, 
who  are  out.  We  saw  some  of  there  scouts  that  day  we  sailed  out 
ye  river.  I  have  no  other  news  to  write  thee  at  present. 

I  hope  these  will  find  ye  at  London,  where  I  advize  thee  to  stay 
that  I  may  the  more  certainely  direct  my  letters  to  the.  I  shall  not 
be  wanting  to  give  the  advice  by  all  opertunities  how  itt  fares  with 
us.  God  Almighty  preserve  and  keepe  the  and  us  in  good  health, 
and  in  His  good  tyme  send  us  a  ioyfull  meeteing.  My  deere  love  to 
all  myne  and  thy  loveing  relations.  Wth  intire  saluts  to  thy  selfe  and 
my  daughter,  I  remayne  thyne,  whilst  I  am 

RICHARD  HADDOCK. 

My  love  to  my  deare  Coz  Goodlad  at  Wapping.  Pray  venture  a 
letter  or  two  to  Portsm0  to  me.  R.  H. 


THE    SAME   TO   THE   SAME. 

On  bord  the  Royall  James,  this  14th  May,  1672;  Tuesday 
evening,  at  anchor  neere  Dungenesse. 

MY  DEAREST  LOVE, 

These  are  to  give  the  an  ace1  of  my  wellfare  and  good  health,  wcb 
I  blesse  God  I  doe  injoy.  We  are  now  at  anchor  neere  Dungenesse 
wth  our  whole  fleet,  consisting  of  80  men  of  warr,  English  and 
French,  about  20  or  22  fireships,  and  many  small  vessells  besides. 
We  have  bine  tydeing  it  up  from  the  Isle  of  Wind  (sic).  Ever  since 
a  His  second  wife,  Elizabeth;  maiden  name  unknown. 


HADDOCK   CORRESPONDENCE.  11 

Wedensday  last  the  winds  have  hung  easterly.  The  Dutch  fleet, 
we  heard  yesterday,  were  at  ye  North  Forland.  We  doe  our  utmost 
endeavor  to  get  to  them,  if  they  have  a  mind  to  fight  us.  To  ye 
westwards  of  ye  Downes  they  may  easely  be  wth  us;  but  we  judge 
there  designe  is  to  ingage  us  amongst  the  sands,  wch  posibly  they 
may  be  deceaved  in  there  expectation.  God  Almighty  goe  along 
wth  us  and  give  us  victory  over  our  enemyes.  I  know  I  shall  not 
want  thy  prayers  and  the  well  wishes  of  all  my  deare  relations  for 
my  preservation.  We  have  a  brave  fleet  and,  in  the  maine,  well 
mand.  For  our  parts  we  doe  not  complayn,  haveing  neere  900  men 
on  bord  us;  ye  Duke  1000,  I  beleive,  and  upwards.  It  is  probable, 
before  we  ingage,  we  may  have  ye  ships  in  the  river  ioyne  wth  us, 
wch  are  10  or  11  men  of  warr  and  4  fire  ships.  I  desire  we  may  put 
our  strength  in  God  Almighty;  but  soe  noble  a  brave  fleet  have  not 
bine  seene  together  in  our  dayes. 

My  deare,  speake  to  my  bror  Joseph  for  the  ballence  of  the  mony 
I  desired  him  to  rece  for  me  of  Mr.  Forth  and  Mr.  Beare,  and  to  pay 
out  of  it  severall  debts  wch  at  present  I  doe  not  remember  the  per- 
ticulars.  I  know  not  how  to  direct  the  to  answer  these,  nor  where 
you  may  send  to  meet  us.  If  this  arrive  you  on  Thursday,  you  may 
venture  a  lyne  or  two  to  Dover  Road,  where  posibly  we  may  stop  24 
houres  to  watter,  and  next  I  supose  for  Sowle  Bay  or  the  coast  of 
Holland.  Desire  my  Coz  Goodlad,  the  draper,  to  rece  three  pounds 
for  the  of  Cozen  Boys,  wch  is  due  April  last;  and  pray,  when  the 
bond  is  due  of  Mr.Welsted  and  Temple,  goe  to  them  and  rece  the 
interest  £9,  and  desire  them  to  lett  me  have  £100  or  more,  if 
posible,  to  suply  my  occasions.  Thou  knowest  the  imploym*  I  am 
in  is  very  expencive,  and  therfore  let  me  not  faile  of  haveing  £100 
at  least  of  them.  Twas  Mr.  Welsted's  promise  in  a  month,  but  I 
have  stayd  neere  10  weeks.  Pray  let  me  know  w*  is  done  wth  the 
mony  in  bror  Hurleston's  hands  and  brother  Thornburgh.  I  know 
they  will  be  very  kind.  I  have  heere  inclosed  sent  the  my  will,  wch 
have  made  for  all  good  respects.  I  desire  the  to  keepe  it  by  the,, 
sealed  as  it  is.  If  God  Almighty  in  His  providence  should  take  me 


12  HADDOCK    CORRESPONDENCE. 

out  this  life,  you  will  find  I  have  not  failed  of  my  promise  to  thee, 
though  I  have  some  reason  to  lament  the  kindnes  done  me  by  thy 
freinds ;  but  that  shall  not  trouble  me  at  this  tyme.  God  Almighty, 
I  doubt  not,  will  preserve  me,  that  I  may  live  to  see  the  againe  wth 
ioy  and  comfort.  Pray  lett  me  know  by  some  meanes  or  other  of 
the  receipt  of  these.  My  deare  love  to  my  sister  Jessen,  bror  and 
sister  Thornburgh,  bror  Hurlestone.  My  respects  to  my  Unckle 
Moyer;  all  of  them.  My  kind  saluts  to  my  dear  Coz  Goodlad  at 
Wapping.  To  all  my  loveing  freinds  comend  me.  My  deare,  I 
have  only  to  add  my  prayers  to  God  for  thy  wellfare.  Wth  my  intire 
love  and  saluts  to  thee  and  my  daughter,  I  remaine 

Thyne,  till  death  us  p1, 

KICHARD  HADDOCK. 

These  I  send  to  Dover  by  our  kitch,  who  is  goeing  to  watter  foi 
us,  but  doe  beleive  we  may  get  thither  ourselves  as  soone. 


THE    SAME    TO   THE    SAME. 

E.  James,  neare  Sowle  Bay,  this  21  May,  1672; 
Tuesday  evening. 

MY  DEARE  BETTY, 

The  18th  instant,  wch  was  Satuarday  last,  I  wrote  the  by  one  of 
the  yachts,  and  as  thou  advised.  Ye  next  day  we  saw  the  Dutch 
fleet.  We  drew  ours  into  a  lyne  of  bataile,  the  French  leading,  we 
in  the  reare,  all  prepared  to  fight,  haveing  stav'd  and  heft  over  bord 
all  ours,  and  I  think  all  the  cabins  of  the  whole  fleet.  The  Hol- 
landers stood  over  for  ye  Flaunders  Banks  and  ye  Weelings.  About 
7  at  night  we  were  up  wth  them  in  a  lyne,  as  they  lay  in  the  same 
posture  very  orderly  to  rece  us;  but,  finding  it  would  have  bine 
darke  before  we  could  have  well  began  with  them,  being  about  4  or 
5  miles  to  leewards  of  us,  ye  wind  at  W.S.W.,  we  thought  it  not 
convenient  to  ingage  them.  Ye  night  following,  upon  there  tacking 
of,  we  tackt  in  ye  reare,  ye  whole  fleet  following  to  keep  them  to 


HADDOCK    CORRESPONDENCE.  13 

leewards  of  us,  as  we  did  y*  night  by  our  twice  tacking  againe. 
Yesterday  morning  it  proved  a  very  thick  fogge.  We  wth  our 
division  anchored,  standing  in  wth  the  Banks  of  Flaunders  of  Oostend. 
About  10  in  ye  morning,  upon  cleareing  up,  we  wayed  anchor,  ye 
Dutch  fleet  3  miles  to  leewards  of  us.  We  stood  of  and  mett  our 
fleet  standing  in.  Ye  Dutch  stood  of  wth  us.  This  day  it  proved 
much  wind,  that  we  could  not  fight  them;  whereupon  we  stood  in 
to  our  shore  N.W.,  and  about  ^  seas  over  we  anchored  all  night. 
This  morneing  we  saw  ye  fleet  again.  We  stood  of  towards  them, 
expecting  they  would  have  stood  wth  us ;  but  they  stood  of  intending 
to  draw  us  over  amongst  those  shoulds,  to  fight  them  there.  We 
keeping  our  wind,  and  they  bearing  away,  as  we  suposed,  from  ye 
wind,  we  lost  sight  of  them.  It  blowing  hard  we  tackt,  and  now 
come  neare  to  Sowle  Bay,  where  I  supose  we  may  stay  a  day  or  two 
to  watter  our  fleet. 

This  day  came  into  us  the  Katherine,  Princes,  and  Advice,  wth  2 
fire  ships  more;  soe  yl  I  supose  we  are  neerer  90  then  fowerscore 
men  of  warr,  upwards  25  fireships,  amongst  wch  my  unckle  E.  H.  is 
come.  The  Dutch  fleet  not  soe  many  men  of  warr  as  we,  I  beleive, 
by  8  or  10  saile,  many  small  vessells  and  fire  ships.  Had  it  pleased 
God  yesterday  to  have  given  us  faire  weather,  God  assisting,  we 
had  given  a  good  ace*  of  or  actions ;  our  men  briske  and  brave  and 
very  ready  and  willing  to  fight.  The  Earle  of  Bristow*  on  bord  wth 
us.  I  thinke  a  fourth  part  the  nobles  of  England  in  the  fleett.  This 
I  send  on  shore  to  Sowle,  to  take  its  fortune  towards  thee.  Being 
in  hast,  have  not  tyme  to  wright  any  body  else.  If  my  bror  Bra- 
denham  be  in  towne,  shew  him  this  letter.  I  two  dayes  since  recd  a 
letter  from  Mr.  Clarke,  ye  apothecary,  wth  a  case  of  spiritts,  come 
very  opertunely  (as  he  wrights  me)  to  raise  my  courage,  but  I  have 
not  yet  tasted  them.  Pray  returne  him  my  kind  thanks.  I  hope 
shall  survive  this  warr  to  make  him  amends.  My  deare,  I  should 
be  glad  to  heare  from  the,  but  I  know  not  how.  I  shall  not  be 
wanting  to  give  the  a  constant  advice,  as  opertunity  presents,  of  my 
a  George  Digby,  2nd  Earl  of  Bristol. 


14  HADDOCK    CORRESPONDENCE. 

wellfare  and  our  actions.  Youl  excuse  me  to  my  loveing  relations 
y*  I  wright  none  of  them.  At  present  it  is  fowle  weather.  Am  glad 
we  gote  hither,  for  stormy  weather  may  shatter  us  and  disable  us 
more  then  a  bataile.  God  Almighty  be  our  guard  and  defence,  and 
give  us  victory  over  our  enemyes.  His  providence  hath  hitherto 
prevented  our  ingageing  twice.  My  deare  and  loveing  saluts  to  all 
my  loveing  relations  at  Rederif,a  and  to  my  lo:  Coz.  Goodlad  at 
Wapping  and  London,  &c.  Wth  intire  love  and  saluts  to  thyselfe 
wth  my  daughter,  I  remaine 

Thy  loveing  husband  till  death  us  part, 

RICHARD  HADDOCK. 

His  Royal  Highness  the  Duke  of  Yorke  is  very  zeolus  to  ingage 
ye  Dutch,  God  sending  a  good  opertunity  and  watter  enough  under 
our  keels. 

I  had  almost  forgot  to  desire  the  to  returne  my  thanks  to  Capt. 
Grantham  for  ye  barill  of  Muscadine  he  brought  me  from  Mr.  Wil- 
kinson, of  Messina,  and  for  a  chest  of  Florence  he  sent  me  from  him- 
selfe,  wth  seavrall  other  things,  all  wcl1  I  reced,  wth  a  chest  of  Florence 
for  my  Lord  Sandwch.  Pray  pay  him  three  pound  for  itt.  I  shall 
rece  it  heere  of  Mr.  Lowe,  my  Lord's  serv1.  Thyne, 

R.  HADDOCK. 


THE    SAME    TO    THE    SAME. 

K.  James,  in  Sonthold  Bay,  this  25th  May,  1672;  Saturday  evening. 
MY  DEAREST  LOVE, 

These  I  send  by  Capt.  Poole,b  who,  wth  the  Garland  frig"  in 
compa,  hath  leave  to  goe  his  former  intended  voaidge  for  Barbados. 
Pray  advize  my  bror  Bradenham  of  itt.  They  will  be  good  convoy 
for  Mr.  Naufan's  ship  wth  masts,  &c.,  wch  lyes  at  Gravesend,  to  goe 
thorough  the  Channell  wth  them. 

a  Rotherhithe. 

b  Sir  William  Poole,  distinguished  by  his  share  in  the  reduction  of  Tobago,  this  year. 


HADDOCK   CORRESPONDENCE.  15 

This  day  I  gote  two  protections  from  the  Duke,  one  for  Mr. 
Naufan's  ship  at  Lancaster  for  50  men,  ye  other  for  ye  ship  wth  stores 
for  20  men,  wch  is  speciall  protections,  y*  the  men  will  not  be 
molested.  Tell  my  Bror  Bradenham  I  have  given  them  to  Mr.  Sam. 
Hawkes,  who  is  comeing  wth  them. 

I  am  sory  to  heare  poore  Sam  Lane  was  prest  into  ye  French 
Victory,  and  since  caryed  into  Holland.  I  pitty  the  losse  of  the  men 
in  her,  but  ye  Capt.  will  have  his  reward  for  looseing  her  soe  basely. 
The  Dutch  fleet  lye  now  neare  the  Gallaper  in  expectation  of  us; 
we  are  very  neere,  ready  to  waite  on  them.  2  or  3  days  must  not 
breake  square  wth  us;  but  they  are  deceaved  to  think  we  intend  to 
fight  them  amongst  the  sands.  I  supose  our  martch  wilbe  over  for 
ye  coast  of  Holland  into  sea  roome  and  deepe  watter.  We  are,  not- 
withstanding Capt.  Poole  and  his  consarts  leaveing  us,  90  men  of 
warr,  26  fire  ships,  many  small  vessells.  I  supose  the  Dutch 
daylie  add  to  ther  strength  as  well  as  wee.  God  Allmighty  be  our 
defence. 

My  deare,  I  am  sory  that  my  first  letter  from  Southold,  wch  went 
by  land,  advized  the  of  our  2  days  stay,  whereas  we  have  bine  heere 
4  days,  and  shall  stay  3  or  4  longer.  Then  we  shall  have  wattered 
our  whole  fleet  for  one  month,  and  victualld  compleat  for  2  months, 
and  mand  I  beleive  thoroughout  ye  fleet,  not  500  wanting.  I 
rather  think,  in  a  day  or  two  longer,  we  may  have  1000  super- 
numeraryes.  A  very  worthy  brave  fleet,  I  think,  as  ever  were 
together.  God  give  us  couragious  hearts,  and  then  I  beleive  they 
may  be  ventured. 

I  hope  all  my  loveing  relations  at  Kederif  and  Wapping  are  in 
health,  to  whome  present  my  love  and  saluts.  I  expect  to  heare 
from  the  by  the  yacht  wch  I  sent  my  last  letter  by,  Captain  Burstow, 
Comander.a  I  blesse  God  I  am  now  in  good  health,  though  5  or  6 
days  since,  and  when  we  were  going  to  fight  the  Dutch,  I  had  such 
a  paine  in  my  right  arme  that  could  not  use  it  but  very  litle;  but 
now,  thanke  God,  am  very  well.  My  deare  Betty,  I  have  only  to 
*  William  Bustow  or  Burstow,  commanding  the  Mary  yacht. 


16  HADDOCK   CORRESPONDENCE. 

add  my  saluts  to  thyselfe  wth  my  daughter;  doe  remaine  thyne  till 
death  us  part,  RICHARD  HADDOCK. 

This  I  intended  thee  by  Capt.  Poole,  but  was  gone  ere  I  could  put 
it  on  bord  him ;  therfore  doe  send  it  by  the  post.  I  recd  last  night 
bror  Thornbrugh's  letter,  23  instant,  by  ye  Dreadnought's  Leiveten*. 
He  wrights  me  of  thy  health,  and  yl  I  shall  rece  a  letter  from  the  by 
ye  Hatton  ketch.  I  am  thyne, 

26  May,  72.  R.  HADDOCK. 


COPY  OF  CAPTAIN  RICHARD  HADDOCK'S  a  ACCOUNT,  GIVEN 
HIS  ROYAL  HIGHNESS  THE  DUKE  OF  YORK,  OF  THEIR 
ENGAGEMENT,  MAY  28TH,  1672,  IN  THE  ROYAL  JAMES. 

In  obedience  to  your  Royal  Highness's  commands,  I  here  humbly 
present  to  your  view  a  brief  narrative  of  our  actions  on  board  the 
Royal  James,  the  28th  May  last  past,  as  followeth: 

Upon  signal  from  our  scouts  of  the  Dutch  fleet's  approach 
(betwixt  3  and  4,  the  wind  E.  by  S.),  we  put  our  ships  immediately 
into  a  fighting  posture,  brought  our  cable  to  the  capston,  and  heaft 
a  peak  of  our  anchor,  which,  upon  firing  a  gun  and  loosing  foretop- 
sail  of  your  Royal  Highness's  ship,  we  presently  weighed,  and  after- 
wards lay  kedging  with  our  headsails  at  the  mast  till  our  anchor  was 
up;  which  done  (steered  N.E.  by  N.),  we  made  sail  and  stood  off, 
with  our  signal  abroad  for  the  squadron b  to  draw  into  their  line  of 
battle,  which  was  done  as  well  as  the  short  time  we  had  would 
permit.  But,  finding  myself  one  of  the  weathermost  ships,  I  bore 
to  leeward  till  I  had  brought  ourselves  in  a  line;  the  Vice  Admiral 
and  part  of  his  division  right  a  head,  the  Rear  Adm1  and  his  right 
astern;  only  two  or  three  frigates  to  leeward,  and  so  near,  one  of 

a  The  MS.,  which  is  a  modern  transcript,  has  "  Sir  Richard  Haddock;"  but  he 
was  not  knighted  until  1675,  and  therefore,  for  uniformity,  the  title  is  suppressed. 
b  The  blue  squadron. 


HADDOCK   CORRESPONDENCE.  17 

them  within  call.  The  Dutch  squadron,  Van  Ghent,  attacked  us  in 
the  body  and  rear  very  smartly,  and  let  the  van  go  ahead  sometime 
without  engaging  them,  so  far  as  I  could  perceive.  We  engaged 
about  an  hour  and  an  half  very  smartly.  When  the  Dutch  found 
that  they  could  do  no  good  on  us  with  their  men  of  war,  they 
attacked  us  with  two  fire  ships,  the  first  of  which  we  fired  with  our 
shott,  the  second  disabled  by  shooting  down  his  yards.  Before 
which  time  I  had  sent  our  barge,  by  my  Lord's  a  command,  ahead 
to  Sir  Joseph  Jordaine,b  to  tack,  and  with  his  division  to  weather 
the  Dutch  that  were  upon  us  and  beat  them  down  to  leeward  of  us, 
and  come  to  our  assistance.  Our  pinnace  I  sent  likewise  astern 
(both  coxswains  living)  to  command  our  ships  to  come  to  our  assist- 
ance ;  which  never  returned,  but  were  on  board  several  who  endea- 
voured it  but  could  not  effect  it. 

About  two  hours  after  we  engaged  we  were  boarded  athwart 
hawse  by  one  of  their  men  of  war,  notwithstanding  our  endeavours 
to  prevent  him  by  wearing  our  ship  two  or  three  points  from  the 
wind  to  have  taken  him  alongside.  When  he  had  been  athwart  our 
hawse  some  short  time,  my  Lord  would  have  had  me  boarded  him 
with  our  men  and  taken  him,  which  I  refused  to  do  by  giving  him 
my  reason  that  it  would  be  very  disadvantageous  to  us :  first,  that  I 
must  have  commanded  our  men  from  our  guns,  having  then  I  believe 
300  men  killed  and  wounded,  and  could  not  expect  but  to  lose  100 
in  taking  him;  secondly,  had  we  so  done,  we  could  not  have  cut 
him  loose  from  us,  by  reason  the  tide  of  flood  bound  him  fast; 
and,  thirdly,  had  we  plyed  our  guns  slowly  by  taking  away  our 
men,  we  had  given  cause  to  the  enemy  to  believe  we  had  been 
disabled,  and  consequently  more  of  them  would  have  boarded  us, 
which  might  possibly  have  overpressed  us,  and  would  have  •  been 
more  dishonour  to  have  lost  her  by  that  means  than  being  at  last 
burnt; — so  that  my  Lord  was  satisfied  with  my  reasons,  and 

a  Earl  of  Sandwich. 

b  Sir  Joseph  Jordan,  Vice- Admiral  of  the  Blue.     See  a  defence  of  his  conduct,  as 
described  in  this  letter,  in  Charnock's  Biographia  Navalis. 
CAMD.  SOC.  D 


18  HADDOCK    CORRESPONDENCE. 

resolved  we  should  cuff  it  out  to  the  last  man,  still  in  expectation  of 
assistance. 

About  10  o'clock  Van  Ghent  himself,  finding  those  his  other  flags 
could  do  no  good  upon  us,  nor  the  party  with  them,  came  up  with 
us  himself,  we  having  lost  the  conduct  of  our  ship.  He  ranged  along 
our  side,  gave  us  a  smart  volley  of  small  shot  and  his  broadside, 
which  we  returned  to  him  with  our  middle  and  lower  tier,  our  upper 
guns  almost  all  disabled,  the  men  killed  at  them.  He  passed  ahead 
of  us  and  brought  his  ship  too  to  leeward,  and  there  lay  till  I  was 
gone  off  the  deck. 

Some  short  time  after,  Sir  Joseph  Jordaine  (our  barge  having 
been  with  him  and  given  him  my  Lord's  commands)  passed  by  us 
very  unkindly  to  windward,  with  how  many  followers  of  his  division 
I  remember  not,  and  took  no  notice  at  all  of  us;  which  made  me  call 
to  mind  his  saying  to  your  Royal  Highness,  when  he  received  his 
commission,  that  he  would  stand  betwixt  you  and  danger;  which  I 
gave  my  Lord  account  of,  and  did  beleive  by  his  acting  yourself 
might  be,  in  his  view,  in  greater  danger  than  we,  which  made  my 
Lord  answer  me:  "We  must  do  our  best  to  defend  ourselves  alone." 

About  12  o'clock  I  was  shot  in  the  foot  with  a  small  shot,  I  sup- 
posed out  of  Van  Ghent's  main  top,  which  pressed  me  after  a  small 
time  to  go  down  to  be  dressed.  I  gave  my  Lord  account  of  it,  and 
resolved  to  go  up  again  as  soon  as  was  dressed.  In  the  mean  time, 
when  I  went  off  the  deck,  sent  up  both  Sir  Charles*  and  Lieutenant 
Mayob  to  stand  by  my  Lord;  and,  as  soon  as  I  came  down,  remem- 
bring  the  flood  was  done,  sent  up  to  my  Lord  to  desire  him  to 
command  the  ship  to  anchor  by  the  stern,  which  was  immediately 
done;  and,  after  we  had  brought  up,  the  ship  athwart  our  hawse  fell 
away,  and  being  entangled  with  our  rigging  our  men  boarded  and 
took  her,  cut  her  loose  from  us,  and,  at  my  Lord's  command, 
returned  all  aboard  again.  Upon  which  I,  hearing  the  ship  was 
loose,  sent  up  to  my  Lord  that  the  cable  might  be  cut  and  the  ship 

*  Sir  Charles  Harbord,  who  served  as  a  volunteer  and  perished. 

b  Thomas  Mayo.    He  was  one  of  the  few  who  escaped  from  the  Royal  James. 


HADDOCK   CORRESPONDENCE.  19 

brought  to  sail  before  the  wind,  and  loose  our  mainsail;  which  was 
presently  done.  Then  my  Lord  sent  me  his  thanks  for  my  advice, 
and  withall  doubted  not  but  to  save  the  ship.  At  that  time  the 
surgeon  was  cutting  off  the  shattered  flesh  and  tendons  of  my  toe ; 
and  immediately  after  we  were  boarded  by  the  fatal  fire  ship  that 
burnt  us. 


CAPTAIN  EICHARD  HADDOCK  TO  HIS  WIFE. 

On  bord  the  R.  Charles,  this  29th  May,  1673; 
MY  DEAREST  LOVE,  7  leagues  of  Oostend. 

These  are  to  give  the  an  ace*  of  God's  goodnes  to  me.  I  am  very 
well  and  in  health,  praised  be  His  name  therfore.  Yesterday,  the 
28th  instant  (ye  same  day  twelve  month  they  atacqued  us  in  Sowle 
bay),  we  atacqued  the  Dutch  fleet,  consisting  of  74  or  76  men  of 
warr  and  20  fire  ships,  as  the  Dutch  prisoners  informe  us.  We  set 
upon  them  in  the  Schoon  Velt,  the  wind  at  W.N.Wfc.,  but  changed 
to  ye  N.N.E.  in  the  bataile  towards  evening.  We  buoyed  the  out- 
ward banks  wth  our  smacks  and  ketches,  and  had  a  smart  brush  with 
them  from  12  at  noone  as  long  as  daylight  lasted.  The  damage  we 
have  done  them  we  certainly  know  not.  Severall  of  ther  ships  we 
disabled,  wch  we  forced  into  leewards.  Trump,  whose  squadron  we 
ingaged  wth  ours,  shifted  his  ship  once,  if  not  twice.  What  number 
of  men  we  have  lost  in  the  fleet  not  yet  know ;  I  believe  not  500. 
In  our  ship  not  above  20,  as  I  can  learne ;  some  mortality  wounded, 
others  dismembred.  Amongst  our  dead  men  is  poore  Capt.  Wasey, 
who  first  lost  his  arme  close  to  his  shoulder,  and  about  6  howers 
after  dyed  of  his  wounds.  My  brother  Joseph  very  well;  was  wth 
me  last  night  after  ye  bataile.  My  unckle  Richard  very  well:  he 
hath  burnt  his  ship ;  was  faire  to  burne  De  Rutter  within  his  length, 
when  they  shote  his  masts  about  his  eares;  for  wch  indeavoured 
service  ye  Prince a  hath  given  him  one  hundred  pounds,  and  gratified 

*  Kupert. 


20  HADDOCK   CORRESPONDENCE. 

also  his  oficers,  &c.  I  supose  we  shall  not  atacque  them  in  that 
place  againe.  Our  greatest  care  was  to  keepe  cleere  of  the  sands  in 
that  narrow  hole.  Our  ship,  so  tender  with  a  saile  that  we  fought 
w*  the  watter  some  tymes  comeing  into  our  lower  tire  of  ports, 
wch  was  very  disadvantagious,  could  not  do  that  service  intended 
by  us. 

There  is  severall  Cap*8  killed  that  we  have  already  an  account  of; 

1  hope  no  more.     Capt.  Finch  in  the  Yorke,  Capt.  Tempest  in  the 
Sweepestakes,  Capt.  Fowles  in  the  Lyon ;  and  Capt.  Werden,  in  the 
Heneretta,  mortality  wounded. a     We  have  severall  of  our  ships 
shattered,  not  above  two  disabled,  and  none,  as  I  heare  of,  lost,  but 

2  or  2  fire  ships  burnt. 

We  ride  now  wthin  3  leagues  of  the  Dutch  fleete;  they  ride  in 
the  place  we  atacqued  them  in,  and  we  in  our  former  birth,  only 
about  2  leagues  further  of  the  shore.  How  soone  we  shall  fight 
them  againe  cannot  resolve,  but  in  ye  place  they  now  ride  I  iudge 
we  shall  not  atacque  them  a  second  tyme.  I  beleive  the  Prince  may 
shift  his  ship  and  goe  into  some  other ;  but  of  y t  in  my  next. 

I  desire  that  thanks  and  prayes  may  be  returned  to  Almighty 
God  for  his  preservation  of  me.  My  humble  duty  to  my  deare 
mother ;  loving  saluts  to  my  brothers  and  sisters,  and  all  my  deare 
relations.  God  in  mercy  blesse  and  preserve  them  all,  and  send  us 
a  joy  full  meeteing.  Wth  my  intire  love  and  saluts  to  thee  wth  my 
daughter  and  litle  Dickee,  I  remaine 

Thine,  till  death  us  part, 

RICHARD  HADDOCK. 

We  have  a  rumor  that  Capt.  Trevanionb  is  killed,  comd&  the 
Dreadnought;  but  I  hope  it  is  not  true. 


a  William  Finch,  third  son  of  Thomas,  first  Earl  of  Winchilsea;  John  Tempest, 
Thomas  Foules,  and  Robert  Werden.  The  last  was  not  killed  in  this  action, 
according  to  Charnock,  Biogr.  Naxalis. 

b  Richard  Trevanion.     He  was  not  killed.    He  followed  James  II.  into  exile. 


HADDOCK   CORRESPONDENCE.  21 

THE    SAME   TO   THE    SAME. 

Yet  on  bord  y«  R.  Charles,  this  31  May,  1673. 

MY  DEARE  BETTY, 

I  wrote  the  two  dayes  since  of  God's  goodnes  to  mee  in  or  late 
bataile.  I  gave  the  ace*  of  Capt.  Trevanions  suposed  to  be  killed, 
but  he  is  well;  and  allso  Capt.  Courtney ,a  wch  was  reported  to  be 
killed,  is  alive  and  well.  Capt.Worden  is  since  dead  of  his  wounds.b 
We  are  now  shifting  ships,  goeing  on  bord  the  London ;  the  reason 
I  gave  in  my  last.  Sr  Jn°  Harman c  goes  from  the  London  into  the 
Sovraigne,  and  Capt.  Hayward  d  out  ye  Sovraigne  into  this  ship.  It 
is  no  smal  trouble  to  me  to  part  from  this  brave  ship;  her  only  fault 
is  she  is  tender  sided,  in  all  respects  otherwayes  the  best  ship  in  the 
world. 

My  deare,  I  am  very  well ;  My  bror  Joseph  and  unckle  Kichard 
likewise.  The  Prince  in  good  health,  and  our  fleet  prepareing  for 
another  incounter,  if  the  Dutch  comes  out.  My  deare,  I  am  thyne 
till  death,  KICHARD  HADDOCK. 

Pray,  if  Comr  Deane e  be  not  in  towne,  send  forward  the  inclosed 
to  Portsm0. 


THE    SAME    TO    THE    SAME. 

E.  Charles,  rideing  N°,  7  leagues  from  Oostend, 
this  1st  June,  1673;  Sonday. 

MY  DEARE  BETTY, 

Wee  ride  in  sight  of  our  neighbours  the  Dutch,  not  above  3  in  4 
leagues  distant.     This  morning  they  were  under  saile;  we  thought 

*  Francis  Courtney.    He  fell  in  the  action  with  the  Dutch  on  the  llth  August  of 
this  year. 

b  This  is  denied.     (See  above,  p.  20,  note  *.) 

c  Became  Vice- Admiral  of  the  Ked,  on  the  death  of  Sir  Edward  Spragge,  this  year. 

d  John  Hayward.    He  fell  in  the  action  of  llth  August,  this  year. 

'  Anthony  Deane,  Commissioner  of  the  Navy  at  Portsmouth. 


22  HADDOCK   CORRESPONDENCE. 

they  would  have  come  of  to  us.  We  put  ourselves  in  a  posture  to 
rece  them.  They  have  now  the  wind  of  us,  being  easterly;  and  may 
come  out  if  they  please.  This  morning  we  have  ace1  from  a  good 
hand  from  Oostend  y*  they  sent  in  6  or  7  disabled  ships  to  Flushing, 
two  whereof  sunck  in  going  in.  They  likewise  sent  on  shore  400 
or  500  wounded  men,  and,  as  they  advize  from  Oostend,  comd  was 
given  not  to  speake  of  the  fight  at  Flushing.  So  doe  beleive,  till 
they  recrute  ther  strength,  we  shall  not  heare  of  them ;  however,  we 
are  not  wanting  to  prepare  ourselves  agl  they  come.  The  Swiftsure 
is  this  day  come  to  us;  had  like  to  have  bine  snapt  Tuesday  last  by 
the  Amsterdam  squadron  y1  came  into  the  Schoon  Velt  tyme  enough 
to  fight. 

I  have  but  little  else  to  write  to  thee.  Sr  Roger  Strickland  sends 
his  hoy  to  Deptford  for  watter;  and  these  goe  by  Sr  Ed.  Spragg's 
yacht,  who  caryes  up  one  Coll.  Hambliton  into  the  River,  who  lost 
his  legg  on  bord  us.  Pray  lett  me  heare  from  thee  by  one  or  both 
of  them.  My  humble  duty  to  my  deare  mother;  love  and  saluts  to 
all  freinds  in  gen11.  Wth  my  deare  love  to  thy  sclfe,  my  daughter, 
and  little  Richard,  I  remayne 

Thyne,  till  death  us  part, 

RICHARD  HADDOCK. 


JOURNAL  [OF  CAPTAIN  RICHARD  HADDOCK]  IN  HIS 
SHIP  R.  CHARLES,  MAY,  1673. 

A°.  1673. 

May  11.  This  Sonday  morneing,  about  7  aclock,  we  anchored  in 
the  Prince's  fleet,  to  the  westwards  of  them,  about  2  leagues  to  the 
westwards  of  Dongenesse,  in  1  fadom  watter,  ye  lighthouse  beareing 
N.E.  by  E.  This  day  I  went  on  bord  the  St.  Michell  to  waite  on 
ye  Prince,  who  comanded  me  to  weigh  and  plye  up  to  his  ship; 
but,  bloweing  so  hard,  could  not 

12.  This  Monday  morneing  wind  at  N.E.  and  N.E.  by  K;  blew 
very  hard,  and  raine  some  part  of  the  forenoone ;  could  not  weigh. 


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13.  This  Tuesday  morneing,  ye  wind  at  north,  we  wayed  and  gote 
up  to  the  Prince's  ship,  the  St.  Michel;  anchored  alongst  her  side 
without  her.     This  forenoone  his  Highnes  Prince  Eupert  came  on 
bord  us,  but  went  of  at  noone;  dyned  on  bord  the  E.  Prince;  after 
diner  returned  on  bord  us.     This  day  we  tooke  on  bord  all  the 
Prince's  retenue  and  goods,  &c. ;  struck  downe  some  of  our  gunns 
into  hold,  to  rece  new  ones  in  ther  roomes.     All  this  afternoone  ye 
wind  at  north ;  constant  rain. 

14.  This  Wedensday  we  tooke  on  bord  seaverall  of  the  new  gunns 
and  mounted  them.    The  wind  this  day  came  round  from  the  N.W. 
to  S.W*.,  S.E.  and  E.  by  N°.    This  day  the  French  fleet  apeared  in 
sight  about  noone ;  being  litle  wind,  they  anchored  short  of  us  about 
3  leagues. 

15.  This  Thursday  we  mounted  all  the  rest  of  the  new  gunns; 
the  wind  at  N.E*.  to  E.N.E.     Ye  French  fleet  wayed  and  plyed 
towards  us ;  anchored  about  4  miles  short  of  us. 

16.  This  Fryday  morneing  the  French  fleet  weighed  and  plyed  up 
to  us.     About  9  a  clock  this  morneing  Monsr  Conte  d'Estrees,a  ther 
Adm11,  who  wore  his  flagg  at  ye  foretopmast  head,  being  V.  Adm11 
of  Fraunce,  past  by  us  about  musket  shote  or  somew*  more  asterne 
of  us;  struck  his  flagg,  lored  his  topsailes  and  saluted  us,  I  meane  y6 
Prince,  wth  13  peece  of  ordnance;  we  returned  him  eleven  in  answer. 
Presantly  after  Monsr  Conte  d'Estrees  came  on  bord  us,  to  waite  on 
his  Highnes  ye  Prince.  This  evening  came  of  from  Eye  his  Maj*y  and 
E. Highnes  in  there  yachts ;  came  on  bord  us;  stayed  about  one  hower 
and  a  halfe,  and  then  returned  to  the  yachts  againe  after  8  at  night. 

17.  This  Satuarday  morneing,  the  wind  at  N.  by  E.,  blowing  very 
fresh,  the  Prince  went  on  bord  the  Cleeveland  yacht  to  waite  upon 
his  Map?;  and  about  ^  an  hower  after  the  King,  Duke,  and  Prince 
came  on  bord  this  ship.  This  forenoone  we  spread  a  standard  in  the 
mizen  shrowds,  fired  a  gunn  to  call  on  bord  us  the  flagg  oficers. 
This  day  the  King  and  Duke  dyned  on  bord  us.     The  wind  hath 
blowne  very  hard  at  N.N.E.  and  N.E.  by  N.  all  day. 

a  Jean,  Comte  d'Estrees. 


24  HADDOCK   CORRESPONDENCE. 

18.  This  Sonday  the  wind   vered  to  the  east  and  by  north,  and 
back  to  ye  N.N.E*.  at  night;  blew  very  fresh  all  day.    This  day  the 
King  dyned  on  bord  Conte  d'Estrees;  the  standard  at  maine  top- 
mast head;  his  flagg  struck  wch  he  wore  at  the  foretopmast  head. 
This  evening  the  King  and  Duke  supt  on  bord  us,  and  at  9  aclock 
tooke  ther  leaves  of  us  and  went  on  shore  to  Rye.     This  day  the 
noble  Lord  Ossory  a  hoysted  the  Reare  Adm11  blew  flagg  on  bord  the 
St.  Michael. 

19.  This  Monday  morning,  about  3  aclock,  being  at  anchor  still, 
the  wind  at  E.N.E1.,  we  designed  to  weigh,  but,  bloweing  fresh,  we 
rode  fast  all  this  day. 

20.  This  Tuesday,  at   3   in   the  morneing,  being  alaramed   by 
seavrall  gunns  from  the  eastwards,  we  fired  a  gunn  and  put  out  a 
light  in  the  mainetopmast  shrowds,  our  signall  of  weighing,  but  did 
not  weigh  by  reason  of  the  ebb  tyde,  the  wind  being  at  S.E*.     We 
had  intelligence,  by  a  sloop,  of  70  saile  of  Hollanders  seene  on  the 
back  of  ye  Goodwin,  and  w^out  the  S°  Sands  Head;  but  proved  to 
be,  by  our  2d  intelligence  by  the  litle  Greyhound,  a  fleet  of  Ham- 
burghers  of  26  saile  only.     This  forenoone  we  weighed  with  all  the 
fleet;  stood   to  the  southwards;  at  noone  tackt;  litle  wind.     We 
anchored  about  2  aclock,  ye  Nesse  light  howse  N.  by  E.,  in  21  fadoms, 
7  miles  distance.     This  day  his  Highnes  the  Prince  dyned  on  bord 
the  Conte  d'Estrees,  who  struck  his  flagg  as  soone  as  the  Prince  was 
on  bord  him,  and  the  Prince's  Jack  flagg  hoysted  up  at  mainetop- 
mast head;  and,  whilst  the  Prince  remaind  on  bord  him,  his  flagg 
(I  meane  ye  Conte  d'Estrees)  was  kept  furld.    Towards  evening  the 
Hamburg18  fleet  plyed  by  us  to  the  wVards ;  gave  us  many  gunns 
in  saluts.     Ye  wind,  since  4  in  the  afternoone,  at  W.S.W.  and  W*. 
This  night  we  rode  fast. 

21.  This  21  day,  Wedensday  morneing,  at  4  aclock,  we  wayed 
w*  the  whole  fleet;  wind  at  W.  by  N°.,  a  fine  fresh  gale.     By  10 
aclock  the  wind  came  to  ye  S.W1.    We  steered  away  on  the  back  of 
the  Goodwin.  About  4,  afternoone,  we  anchored  in  10  fadom  watter, 

*  Thomas  Butler,  Earl  of  Ossory. 


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on  the  flatts  of  the  N°  Forland,  the  lighthouse  beareing  W  by  S. 
southerly,  about  6  miles  distant. 

22.  This  Thursday  morneing  we   wayed  by   5   aclock;  steered 
away  E.  by  N°.  and  E.N.E*.  to  goe  cleare  of  the  showld  of  the  Falls; a 
the  wind  at  S.W.,  a  fine  gale.    After  we  had  gote  without  ye  Falls, 
we  hauled  up  E.  b.  S.  and  E.S.E.;  a  fresh  gale  at  S.W.     About  4 
in  the  afternoone  we  made  the  coast  of  Flaunders.     At  6,  evening, 
we  anchored  in  15  fadoms  watter,  Oostend  spire  steeples  beareing 
S.E.  by  S°,  5  leagues  distant.    This  evening  we  saw  the  Dutch  fleet, 
part  of  them ;  they  rode  in  Schonvelt.    Our  scout  gave  us  ace1  they 
were  but  86  saile,  the  outside,  small  and  great.     They  wayed  and 
turned  up  amongst  ye  bancks  towards  the  Weelings. 

23.  This  Fryday  morneing,  by  6  aclock,  ye  flood  being  done,  we 
wayed;  wind  at  S.S.W.,  litle  wind.     We  stood  in;  drew  our  ships 
into  a  lyne  of  batayle.     Our  squadron  ledd  the  van,  the  French  in 
the  midle,  and  ye  blew  squadron  in  the  reare.    We  sayled  and  drove 
soe  farr  to  the  N.E.  wards  that  we  brought  Oostend  steeples  south 
easterly,  about  5  leagues  or  six  leagues  of.    Anchored  in  1 1  fadom 
watter,  within  the  oyster  bancks.     Ye  Dutch  fleet,  ye  n°most,  bore 
E.N.E.;  and  ye  southmost  E1,  southerly  from  us,  about  3  leagues. 
This  night  have  had  but  litle  wind  at  S.S.W.  and  S.W'. 

24.  This  Satuarday  morneing  we  intended,  if  the  should  watter 
hindred  not,  to  goe  in  wth  our  fleet  and  set  upon  the  Dutch ;  sending 
a  party  of  35  men  of  warr,  13  fire  ships,  and  24  tenders  ahead  of 
us,  to  make  the  onsett,  and  we  wth  the  whole  fleet  to  have  seconded 
them.     But  this  our  intention   was   this   day  prevented   by   God 
Almighty's  providence,  the  wind  bloweing  very  hard  at  S.W.  and 
W'.S.W1.     This  morneing  came  in  to  the  fleet  the  Soveraigne, 
Victory,  and  Dyamond,  out  of  the  river  of  Thames.    Yesterday  our 
scouts  gave  us  ace*  that  ye  Dutch  fleet,  of  all  sorts  that  could  be  told, 
did  not  exceed  84.     All  this  day  the  wind  hath  blowne  very  hard 
at  S.W.  and  W.S.W.;  forct  us  strick  our  yard,  and  some  ships  both 
topmast  and  yard. 

a  A  long  narrow  shoal  off  the  North  Foreland. 

CAMD;  soc.  E 


26  HADDOCK   CORRESPONDENCE. 

25.  This  Sonday  the  wind  hath  blowne  very  hard  at  W.S.W1.; 
forct  us  in  ye  afternoone  to  strick  our  topmasts  and  get  our  sprit- 
saile  yard  under  the  boltsprit.     This  day  severall  of  the  French 
ships  broke  from  ther  ground  tackle,  but  brought  up  againe  wth 
other  anchors  and  rode  fast. 

26.  This  Monday,  in  the  forenoon,  the  wind  continued  bloweing 
hard  at  W.S.W.,  as  did  also  the  night  past,  but  not  so  violently  as 
the  day  formerly.     In  the  afternoone  the  wind  dullered.     We  sett 
our  topmasts  and  got  up  or  yards ;  our  neighbours  the  Dutch  did 
the  like  also.     Toward  evening  indiferent  faire  weather. 

27.  This  Tuesday  the  wind  hath  bine  from  the  S.W*.  back  to  ye 
S.E1.,  wth  very  thick  weather,  and  then  veered  to  the  N.W*.,  wth 
some  tymes  very  thick  [weather]  and  raine  and  wind ;  all  this  day 
very  unconstant  weather.     This  afternoone  we  spread  our  red  flagg 
for  the  severall  divissions  drawne  out  of  the  fleet  to  get  themselves 
into  a  body  for  the  first  onsett  upon  the  enemy ;  but  did  not  weigh 
ourselves.     Our  party  out  of  our  squadron  anchored  to  leewards  of 
us,  and  neere  half  way  betweene  ye  Dutch  fleet  and  ours.    This  day 
ye  standard  was  spread  for  the  flagg  oficers.     When  come  on  bord, 
twas  resolved  that  tomorrow,  about  10  in  the  morning,  the  flood 
being  done  and  faire  weather,  that  we  weigh  and  atacque  the  Dutch 
fleet  now  rideing  in  the  Schoonvelt,  steereing  with  an  easey  saile 
upon  them;  and,  in  case  they  go  in  to  Flushing,  then  to  anchor  in 
their  places;  and,  that  they  stand  of  into  sea,  to  stand  out  with  them. 

28.  This  Wedensday  morneing,  being  indiferent  faire  weather, 
we  prepared  our  ship ;  gote  upp  our  sheat  anchor,  slung  our  yards, 
&c.    The  wind  at  west,  a  fresh  gale.     By  10  aclock  we  gote  up  our 
anchor,  and  made  sayle.     Brave  weather;  wind  at  W.  b.  IS",  and 
W.N.W*.     We  wth  our  squadron  steered  N.E.  b.  E.  wth  the  north 
end  of  the  Dutch  fleet,  ye  French  wth  the  body,  and  ye  blew  squadron 
wth  the  south  part  of  them.     To  11  aclock  thay  rode  most  of  them 
fast  at  anchor,  not  so  much  as  ther  fore  topsailes  loose.     About  12 
at  noone  we  bore  downe  upon  the  Dutch  and  ingaged  ther  van,  and 
the  French  in  the  body,  our  blew  squadron  in  the  reare.  We  fought 


HADDOCK    CORRESPONDENCE.  27 

till  twas  darke,  tacking  to  and  againe  in  the  Schoon  Velt.  What 
certaine  damage  we  did  the  enemy  we  cannot  tell.  This  night  we 
sailed  and  drove  out  againe ;  came  into  6  fadom  watter  on  ye  oyster 
.  banck.  By  day  light  we  were  gote  3  leagues  without  the  Schoon 
Velt. 

29.  This  Thursday  morneing  we  anchored  in  13  fadom  watter  by 
our  judgement,  S.  b.  Efc.  from  Oostend,  6  or  7  leagues  of.     This  day 
y6  Prince   called   a   councill   of  flagg   oficers.     Ordered,   that   ye 
respective  flaggs  call  ther  divissions  on  bord  and  take  ace*  of  what 
damages  recd  yesterday  in  the  bataile.  This  day  the  wind  blew  very 
hard  at  S.W*. ;  forct  us  to  strick  our  topmasts  and  yards  and  veere 
out  our  shot  of  cable  2J  without  bord.     This  afternoone,  about  3 
aclock,  the  Prince  sent  away  a  packet  for  Whitehall,  by  whome  I 
wrote  for  London. 

30.  This  Fryday  the  wind  blew  very  hard,  most  part  of  the  day, 
at  S.W*.  and  W.S.W*.     Towards  evening  lesse  wind.     We  got  up 
our  topmasts. 

31.  This  Satuarday  forenoone,  foggy  weather;  afternoone,  very 
faire  weather;  the  wind  at  N.E1.     This  day  the  Prince  tooke  reso- 
lution to  shift  shipps,  ours  being  so  tender  that  we  could  not  beare 
out  our  lower  tire  of  gunns  in  the  late  bataile. 

June  1.  This  Sonday,  ye  first  day  of  June,  the  Dutch  fleet  many 
of  them  were  under  saile,  but  came  not.  out  to  us.  We  gote  up  our 
anchor  and  came  to  saile  wth  all  the  fleet,  but  anchored  againe  and 
birth't  our  selves  in  our  anchoring  posture  agreed  on,  to  say:  the 
flaggs  to  ride  N.  and  south  of  each  other,  4  cables  length  distant; 
and  the  ships  of  the  severall  divissions  to  ride  N.W.  and  S.E.  from 
there  flaggs,  2  cable  length  distant  of  one  side  and  the  other;  the 
flagg  ships  as  they  are  ranged  in  ther  line  of  bataile.  This  day  we 
struck  some  broken  gunns  down  into  hold,  and  some  whole,  to  the 
number  of  tenn,  to  stiffen  our  ship  if  posible. 

2.  This  Monday  the  wind  blowes  very  fresh  at  N.E.,  and  did  so 
all  the  last  night  and  the  day  before.  This  day  the  Prince  resolved 
to  shift  his  ship  and  goe  on  bord  the  R.  Soveraigne. 


28  HADDOCK  CORRESPONDENCE. 

3.  This  Tuesday  evening  his  Highnes  the  Prince  went  on  bord 
the  Soveraigne.     I  and  Capt.  Young  a  followed  him,  and  this  night 
lay  on  bord  her. 

4.  This  Wedensday  morneing,  very  early,  I  went  on  bord  the 
E.  Charles  to  shift  the  men.     Chose  out  250  men  to  come  on  bord 
the  Soveraigne. 


JOURNALL  IN  THE  R.  SOVERAIGNE,  JtJNE,  1673. 

This  4th  day  of  June,  Wedensday,  before  noone,  the  Dutch  fleet, 
then  rideing  in  Schoonvelt,  all  wayed  and  came  to  saile  and  came 
out  to  us.  We  wayed  with  our  fleet;  put  ourselves  in  the  best 
posture  we  could ;  but,  makeing  saile,  we  gote  ahead  next  the  blew 
squadron,  leaveing  most  of  the  French  in  the  reare,  with  our  Vice 
Admirall.  Betwixt  4  and  5  aclock  the  Dutch  fleet — Trump  in  the 
van,  De  Eutter  in  the  body — bore  downe  towards  us  (the  wind  at 
K.E*.,  a  very  fresh  gale).  We  ingaged  till  twas  darke,  more  then 
£  range  of  our  shot  distant.  We  kept  our  lufe ;  they  did  likewise 
the  same;  would  not  come  close  to  us.  What  damage  we  did  them 
wo  know  not.  On  our  parts  we  lost  2  fire  ships;  shatterd  our  ships, 
many  of  them,  in  hull,  masts,  yards,  and  rigging.  Comdrs  killed 
were :  Capt.  White  of  the  Warspight,  and  Capt.  Sadleton  of  the 
Crowne.b  What  number  of  men  slaine  in  the  fleet,  know  not.  This 
night  we  stood  to  the  northwards  with  our  foresaile  and  mainetop- 
sailes  only.  Most  of  the  Dutch  fleet,  at  12  aclock  at  night,  tackt 
away  from  us;  the  remainder  tackt  after  them  at  2  aclock. 

5.  Betwixt  4  and  5  we  tackt  of  after  them;  stood  of  wth  2  top- 
sailes;  put  out  our  Jack  flagg.  Called  a  council  of  warr  to  know 
the  condition  of  our  fleet ;  found  our  ships  to  be  shatred  in  our  masts 
and  rigging,  not  to  be  repaired  in  the  sea;  our  powder  and  shot  the 
greatest  part  spent  in  two  batailes.  Haveing  no  shot  in  the  fleet  for 

*  Henry  Young. 

b  Richard  White  and  Richard  Sadlington. 


HADDOCK  CORRESPONDENCE.  29 

recrute,  twas  resolved  by  the  Prince,  for  the  more  expedition  (sic) 
fitting  the  fleet  out  againe,  to  saile  for  the  buoy  of  the  Nore.  We 
tackt;  stood  in  for  the  shore,  seeing  Laistoforland.a  Stood  away 
alongst  the  shore,  wthout  the  sands  called  Alborough  knapes.  The 
wind  at  N.E.,  we  steered  away  S.W.  by  S.,  haveing  an  ebb  tyde  to 
goe  without  the  Shipwash.b  The  flood  comeing  upon  us  sett  us  in 
so  neare  ye  Sheepewash,  that  we  were  within  a  mile  and  a  halfe  of 
itt.  We  hauld  of  south,  and,  after  we  were  about  that  sand,  we 
steered  up  the  Swine.c  After  8  at  night  we  anchored  in  13  fadom 
watter,  above  the  Gunflit  at  least  2  miles.  All  the  fleet  likewise 
anchored. 

6.  This  Fryday  morneing  the  wind  came  to  the  S.W. ;  litle  wind. 
We  wayed  to  plye  up,  and  plyed  the  tyde  to  an  end.     Anchored 
about  2  miles  belowe  the  Midle  Ground  buoy,d  in  8  fadom  watter. 

7.  This  Satuarday,  8  in  the  morning,  we  wayed;  wind  at  W*. 
and  W.  b.  N.     We  turned  up  as  high  as  the  Oase  Edge  buoy ; e 
there  anchored  and  rode  all  night. 

8.  This  Sonday,  wind  at  east,  we  wayed  and  ran  up  to  the  buoy 
of  the  Nore.     There  anchored,  about  a  mile  below  the  buoy. 

9.  This  Monday  the  wind  blew  very  hard  at  E*  and  E.S.E*,  with 
raine ;  forct  us  to  strick  our  topmasts  and  yards.     The  wind  hath 
blowne  very  hard  all  this  day,  and  vered  back  to  the  E.N.E*. 

10.  This  Tuesday,  wind  came  to  tho  north.     Slaby  weather  and 
cold ;  bloweing  a  fresh  gale. 

11.  This  Wedensday  wind  at  N.W*.  and  north.     This  day  the 
King  and  Duke  came  on  bord  us.     At  night,  after  they  had  supt, 
went  on  bord  ther  yachts. 

12.  This  Thursday  the  wind  at  E4  to  S.E*.      Tho  King  came 

a  Lowestoft  Ness. 

b  The  Shipwash  sand-bank  off  the  mouth  of  the  Deben. 

c  The  King's  Channel  or  East  Swin,  running  down  east  of  the  Gunfleet  sands,  off 
the  Essex  shore. 

d  The  Middle  Ground  shoal  lies  at  the  mouth  of  the  Thames,  some  miles  below  the 
Nore,  on  the  Kentish  side  of  the  river. 

c  The  Oaze  Edge  shoal  near  the  Middle  Ground,  but  on  the  Essex  side. 


30  HADDOCK   CORRESPONDENCE. 

out  Sheerenes  about  noone  and  dyned  on  bord  us.  This  evening 
his  Majty  and  Duke  of  Yorke  tooke  there  leave  of  us  and  went  in 
ther  yachts  to  London. 

13.  This  Fryday  the  wind  blew  hard  at  E.N.E*.     This  day  we 
were  falcely  allarum'd  by  the  Holmes  frig1*  comeing  up  from  the 
Gunflet  wtb  topgalant  sails  flying  and  fired  gunns,  uppon  a  certaine, 
or   rather  uncertaine,  intelligence  that    19  or  20  saile  of  Butch 
men  of  warr   were  scene  wtbout   the    Gallaper.     All  this  day   it 
hath  blowne  very  hard,  wth  some  raine. 

14.  This  Satuarday  morneing,  about  5  aclock,  his  Highnes  Prince 
Rupert  went  up  the  river  in  our  barge  for   Black   Heath.     The 
wind  at  S.E1.     This  day  Sr  John  Harman,  upon  the  receipt  of  a 
packet  from  Whitehall,  called  a  councill  of  warr.     There  ordered  to 
send  downe  7  or  8  frigtts  and  as  many  fireships,  to  ride  twixt  the 
Oase   Edge   and  Redd    Sand,*   and  the   rest  to  birth  themselves 
N.N.E.  and  S.S.W.  one  of  each  other,  at  ye  Nore. 

15.  This   Sonday  the  wind  hath  bine  from  north  toW.S.W.; 
little  wind  till  evening.     It  then  blew  hard,  westerly.     This  day 
we  had  intelligence,  by  a  Hellicar  land  b  dogger,  that  17   saile  of 
Dutch  men  of  warr  were  rideing  without  the  Gonflitt.     Yesterday 
he  was  on  bord  them. 

16.  This  Monday  the  wind  hath  bine  at  W*.  bloweing  fresh. 
Towards  evening  the  wind  came  to  the   S.S.W1.     This  day  I  sent 
up  the  Barbabella  wth  our  empty  caske  to  London.     Tookeing  (sic) 
aship  of  beere  about  60  ts. 

17.  This  Tuesday  wind  at  S.E.;  faire  weather ;  I  sent  Bassets  hoy 
up  to  Chatham  againe  for  stores. 

18.  This  Wedensday  morning  wind  at  south  and  S.E*.  I  went 
into  ye  Swale,  to  setle  our  muster  booke  of  the  R.  Charles. 

19.  This  Thursday  wind  at  north  and  N.W1.;  some  tyme  badd 
weather. 

20.  This  Fryday  we  tooke  on  bord  16ts.  of  watter.     The  wind 

a  The  Red  Sand  lies  between  the  Ooze  Edge  and  the  Middle  Ground, 
b  Heligoland. 


HADDOCK  CORRESPONDENT 


In  the  afternoone  the 


hath   bine    at    north    and    back   to    W.S.W*. 
weather. 

21.  This  Satuarday  the  wind  at  S.W. 
Prince  returned  on  bord  againe. 

22.  This  Sonday  wind  southerly.     The  Prince  went  into  Sheere- 
nes. 

23.  This  Monday  wind  at  S.S.W.  to  W.N.W1.;  sometymes  bad 
weather.     This  day  ye  Prince  went  on  shore  on   Essex  side ;  came 
on  bord  againe  at  noone.     This  day  severall  of  our  fleet  came  "out 
Sheerenes. 

29.  To  this  Sonday  we  have  had  the  winds  southerly  to  the 
west ;  some  3  days  badd  weather.  Have  bine  dispatching  our 
ships  out  Sheerenes,  and  takeing  in  our  provissions.  The  Dutch 
fleet  rideing  in  the  Slade  Way  and  at  the  Gonflitt  since  Wedensday. 
This  night  his  Highnes  ye  Prince  lay  on  bord  the  Monmouth 
yacht. 


NAVAL  OPERATIONS,  1652 — 1673;  WITH  OBSERVATIONS  BY 
CAPTAIN  EICHARD  HADDOCK. 


Year. 

Mo. 

D. 

Observations. 

1652 

June* 

19 

Fight  in  Downes  between 

Gen1  Blake  comanded.    Fight 

English  and  Dutch. 

to  the  w*ward  off  Dover. 

Sept. 

5 

French  fleet  beat  by  En- 

Gen1 Blake  comanded. 

glish. 

Nov. 

15»> 

Blake  worsted  by  Dutch. 

True;  and  retired  to  the  Buoy 

of  the  Nore  over  the  Flats. 

Feb. 

18,19,20 

Fight  near  Portland. 

True.      Blake,     Deane,     and 

Dutch  beaten. 

Monck.      Gen1    Blake    and 

Deane    in    the    Tryumph  ; 

Monk    in    the    Vanguard. 

Blake  wounded. 

English  worsted  in  Le- 

True.   Cap*    Rd  Balilo  com- 

vant by  Dutch. 

anded. 

a  A  mistake  for  May. 
b  On  the  29th  November, 
broom  at  his  mast-head. 


It  was  after  this  action  that  Van  Tromp  hoisted  the 


32 


HADDOCK  CORRESPONDENCE 

NAVAL  OPERATIONS,  1652-1673 — continued. 


Year. 

Mo. 

D. 

Observations. 

1652 

June 

a 

Dutch  beaten. 

Deane  and  Monk  Genu.  Deane 

killed. 

'53 

July 

29,30 

Fight    between    English 

True.     Dutch   beaten.     Gen1 

and  Dutch.b 

Monk  only  comanded.  Trump 

killed,  and  his  flag  shot  down. 

'64 

Dec. 

30  c 

Fleet  off  Portsmouth  took 

True.     Brought  into  Portsm0 

112  Dutch  prizes, 

and  afterwards  made  prizes. 

'65 

Apr1 

20 

De     Ruyter     attempted 

True. 

Berbadoes;  and  beaten. 

May 

30 

Hamburgh  fleet  taken  by 

True.    Were  taken  with  their 

Dutch. 

convoy. 

June 

3 

Dutch  beaten  by  ye  Duke, 

True.     Opdam  then  blown  up; 

and    30    capit1    ships 

the  rest  taken  and  burnt. 

taken  and  destroyed. 

Aug. 

16 

Dutch  Smerna  Streights 

True;  and  was  forced  away  by 

East   India  ships    at- 

the  Danes  and  Dutch,  who 

tacqu'd  by    Kr  Adm1 

landed  ther  gnns,  contrary  to 

Tiddimand  in  Bergen. 

the  concert  between  the  two 

Crowns  of  England  and  Den- 

mark.6 

Sept. 

4 

2  East    India    and  sev1 

True  ;    and   two    men-of-war 

merch*  ships  taken  by 

then  taken  by  Sprag  in  the 

E.  of  Sandwich. 

R1    James,  formerly  called 

the  Richard. 

» 

9 

18  s1  of  Dutch  beaten,  and 

True. 

greatest  part  taken 

Feb. 

8 

Dutch  chas'd  intoWeilings 

True. 

by  Myngsf 

'66 

June 

1 

Duke  Albem*  engaged  90 
s1  of  Dutch  on  coast  of 

Fought  3   days.     Then   came 
Prince    Rupert    in    the    Rl 

Flanders. 

James,  wth  the  squadron  w°h 

had  been  to  the  westw4  to 

look  out  for  Beaufort  from 

Toulon.   Were  sent  for  back. 

Ye  3d  day,  Sonday,  on  our 

retreat,  the  R1  Prince  was 

lost  on  the  Galliper;  set  on 

a  On  the  2nd  and  3rd  June,  off  the  North  Foreland. 

b  Off  the  Dutch  coast. 

c  Before  declaration  of  war,  in  retaliation  for  attacks  by  the  Dutch  on  the 
colonies. 

d  Sir  Thomas  Tiddiman,  or  Teddiman. 

e  The  Governor  of  Bergen  not  having  yet  received  the  instructions  from  his 
Government  and  refusing  to  admit  the  English  fleet. 

f  Sir  Christopher  Mings ;  died  of  wounds  received  in  the  action  of  1st  June. 


HADDOCK  CORRESPONDENCE. 

NAVAL  OPEEATIONS,  1652-1673— continued. 


33 


Year. 

Mo. 

D. 

Observations. 

1666 

June 

4,5,6 

Dutch  beaten. 

fire.     The   Swiftsure   taken 

by  the  Dutch.      The  4th  day 

both  fleets    retird  :    Prince 

Rupert  and  Duke  of  Albe- 

marle  to  the  Nore,  the  Dutch 

to  their  own  coast. 

n 

July 

25,26 

Dutch  beateu  by  Prince 

The  Dutch  run  home  to  their 

Rupert  and  Dk  Albe- 

harbours. 

marle. 

„ 

Aug* 

7 

Sr  R*  Holmes  burnt  150 

True.    Sr  R*  Holmes  went  in 

Dutch  in  ye  Fly. 

the  Tyger  wth  the  Dragon 

and     some     fireships    and 

ketches.     Burnt   3   men  of 

war  that  were  in  the  Fly 

amongst  the  number.  After- 

wards burnt  the    town    of 

Brandros  a  before  he  went 

out 

ft 

Dec. 

25 

Robinson  b  took  and  de- 

True.    It  was  in  his  return 

stroyed  3   Dutch  men 

from  Gottenburgh,  whither 

of  warr  near  ye  Texell. 

he  was  sent  to  convoy  home 

a    great    fleet    laden    with 

naval  stores. 

1667 

April 

30 

Dutch  attempted  Burnt 

True,  I  beleive. 

Isleand    in     Scotland 

and  beaten  of. 

H 

June 

11° 

12   Dutch  taken  and  2 

True. 

sunck  near  Norway. 

tt 

June 

20 

Rich  Dutch  East  India 

True.    Taken  by  Sr  Jeremy 

ship,  74  guns,  taken. 

Smyth  in  his  sayling  about 

Scotland  to  Ireland. 

,. 

June 

25 

Sr  Jno.  Harman  wth  16 

True. 

Engl.  men  of  warr  en- 

gaged 30  French  near 
Martinego  ;  burnt  and 

M 

26 

destroyed  most  of  them. 
8  Dutch  prizes  with  masts 

True,  I  beleiye. 

and  deals  taken. 

M 

July 

19 

Dutch  attempt4  Torbay, 

True. 

but  beaten  off. 

„ 

23 

23    Dutch    make  up  y6 

Thames. 

*  Bandaris  in  the  island  of  Schelling. 
b  Sir  Robert  Robinson. 

c  The  day  that  the  Dutch  were  in  the  Medway. 
CAMD.   SOC.  F 


34 


HADDOCK  CORRESPONDENCE. 

NAVAL  OPEBATIONS,  1652-1673— continued. 


Year. 

Mo. 

D. 

Observations. 

1667 

July 

24 

Fought  by  Spragg  near 

True.    He  forc't  'em  out  of 

ye  Hope  and  retire. 

the    River,     after     having 

burnt  and  taken   12    sayle 

of  their  fireships;    and  we 

lost  but  one  of  our  12.     So 

forct  them  down  the  King's 

channel  below  the  Middle,* 

.    having  but  6  men  of  war 

and  12  fireships.     Sr  Joseph 

Jordain  came  from  Harwich 

in  a  smal  man  of  war  with 

sev1  colliers  made  fireships. 

We  rode  then  at  Lee  Road.b 

Dutch  at  the  Nore.    Wind 

blew  hard  easterly.     Did  no 

execution  on  the  Dutch. 

» 

Aug* 

3 

De   Kuyter  attempts  y6 
Virginia  fleet. 

True,  bnt  did  no  execution  on 
ym- 

tt 

24 

Six      Engl.,      cruiseing 

I  beleive  it  true,  but  know  not 

northwa,      fought      a 

of  it. 

sqnadron    of      Dutch 

and  took  3. 

71 

May 

10 

10    Algerines    burnt   at 
Bugia     by     Sr     Ed. 

True.     The  boom  was  first  cut 
by  Capt.  Harman,6  that  co- 

Spragg. 

manded  the  boats 

it 

July 

5 

Sr  Christophr  restor'd  by 

the  French. 

'72 

Mar. 

14 

SrR4  Holmes  fought  ye 

True  ;  but   'twas  not  for  re- 

Dutch    refusing      to 

fusing  to  strike. 

strike. 

n 

May 

28 

Fight  wth  ye  whole  Dutch 

True.    In    that   fight  the   R1 

Fleet    off    Southwold 

James  was  burnt,  after  she 

bay. 

had  quitted  herself  of  Brac- 

kel,d  a  Dutch  70  gun  ship,  that 

lay  athwort  her  hawse,  which 
she  took  ;  and  being  disabled 

gave  opportunity  of  a  fire- 

ship  clapping  her  aboard. 

» 

Dec. 

20 

Tobago     Island     taken 

True. 

from  ye  Dutch. 

a  The  Middle,  a  shoal  off  Foulness,  between  the  West  Swin  and  the  East  Swin 
or  King's  Channel. 

b  Near  the  mouth  of  the  Thames,  off  the  village  of  Lee  on  the  Essex  side. 

0  Thomas  Harman. 

d  Adrian  Brackell,  the  captain  of  the  Dutch  man-of-war. 


HADDOCK  CORRESPONDENCE. 


35 


NAVAL  OPERATIONS,  1652-1673 — continued. 


Year. 

Mo. 

D. 

Observations. 

72 

Dec. 

3.1 

S*  Hellena  taken  by  ye 

True. 

Dutch. 

'73 

May 

6 

S*  Hellena   retaken    by 

True. 

Capt.  Monday. 

5.« 

May 

28 

Engl.   Fleet    engage    ye 

True.    Fought  in    ye   Schon- 

Dutch  and  force  them 

velt. 

to  retreat. 

» 

June 

4 

2d  engagem*  wth  ye  Dutch 

True.    Fought    ye  Dutch   on 

on  y6  coast. 

yr  coast,  but  stood  over  to 

our  own  all  that  battle.  The 

next  morn  we  tackt  on  the 

Dutch:  but  they  stood  away 

for  their  own  coast  ;  and  we 

stood  back  and  came  to  the 

Nore  after  2  battles  in  eight 

J> 

Aug. 

11 

3d    victory     against     ye 

d&ys. 
Fought  the    Dutch  ;    but  no 

Dutch  by  Pr  Rupert. 

great  victory.     The  French 
declined  fighting,  and  fleet 
retired    to  the  Nore    some 

time  after.     Sr  Edwd  Sprag 

then   drownd.     R1  Prince's 

mainm1  shot  down  ;  had  like 

to  have  been  burnt. 

WILLIAM  BRANDON  TO  SIR  RICHARD  HADDOCK. 

Portsm0  Victuall*  Office, 
July  24th,  1688. 

HoNble  Sr, 

The  last  post  brought  a  news  letter  to  this  place,  wherein  are 
these  words:  It  is  reported  that  Sr  Richd  Haddock,  Capt.  Penny- 
man,  and  severall  other  seamen,  are  gone  for  Holland;  wch  are 
lookt  upon  heere  as  a  verry  greate  reflection  upon  your  Honr3  that 
cannott  without  ingratitude  and  breach  of  duty  omit  acquainting 
you  with  itt  and  the  author's  name,  wch  is  Edmond  Sawkell,  att 


36  HADDOCK  CORRESPONDENCE. 

the  Generall  Post  Office.     I  have  and  shall  vindicate  your  HonT 
to  my  outmost  power;  and  begg  leave  to  subscribe  myself 

Yor  Honre 
Most  humble  and  obedient  serv4, 

Wm  BRANDON. 

To  the  Honble  Sr  Richd  Haddock,  Kn*,  one  of  the 
Commre  for  Victualling  his  Maj'J*  Navy,  att 
the  office  on  Tower  Hill,  London,  These. 


SIR  KICHARD  HADDOCK  TO  PHILIP  FROWD.a 

Tower  Hill,  London,  this  29th  July,  1688. 

sr, 

The  last  weeke,  in  a  news  lettr  wrote  by  a  serv1  of  yours,  one 
Mr.  Edmd  Sawkell,  there  is  a  scandallous  reflection  on  my  honr 
and  reputation,  by  his  writeing  that  Sr  Rd  Haddock  wth  seuerall 
other  seamen  were  gone  into  Holland,  wch  I  have  recd  acct  of  sd 
letter  from  3  or  4  countys,  and  must  beleive  it  hath  flowne  all  the 
kingdome  over. 

Sr,  I  was  this  day  to  waite  on  you  at  yr  post  ofice ;  but,  haveing 
ace1  given  me  that  you  were  in  the  country,  thought  fitt,  before  I 
spake  wth  Mr.  Sawkill,  to  give  you  notice  hereof,  and  y1  you  will 
ready  lie  conclude  I  shall  expect  satisfaction  from  him  for  this  scan- 
dall,  at  least  y1  he  finds  out  his  author  or  else  must  conclud  him  to 
be  the  inventor  himselfe.  I  do  presume  you  know  me  so  well  as  to 
beleive,  however  the  King  may  please  to  deale  wth  me  (wch  hetherto 
hath  bine  extra  kind),  I  shall  never  forsake  my  loyalty  and  duty  to 
him,  even  to  my  last  breath.  Praying  a  lyne  or  two  in  answer, 
with  great  respect,  I  remaine 

Your  very  afecte  servant, 

Rd  H. 

To  JN.  (sic)  FROWD,  ESQ. 


Postmaster-  General . 


HADDOCK  CORRESPONDENCE.  37 

CAPTAIN  JOSEPH  HADDOCK  TO  HIS  BROTHER, 
SIR  RICHARD  HADDOCK. 

Abord  the  Ship  Princess  of  Denmark, 
17th  Xber,  1688.     Balasore  Roade. 

Sr  RICH*  HADDOCK. 

MY  EVER  HONd  BROTHER, 

My  last,  of  the  7th  Aug*  from  Visagapatam,  gave  yor  Honr  ace' 
of  our  arrivall  Madras  and  of  our  affaires  to  that  tyme.  The  10th 
Aug*  we  saild  thence  for  Balasore,  wher  we  arriv'd  the  15th;  in  wch 
bay  we  have  contd  and  rid  out  the  monsoone,  wch  has  prov'd  favour- 
abler  then  expected  (beinge  leape  yeare). 

The  15th  7ber  Cap1  Heath  arriv'd  this  place,  who,  fyy  virtue  of 
the  President  and  Counsell  of  Madras  order  requir'd  my  goeinge 
up  wth  hime  to  Chuttynuttea  in  the  river  of  Hugly  (the  place 
where  our  Agent  and  factorie  resided),  myselfe  wth  tjie  rest  of  the 
com  and"  of  the  Europe  Shipps  then  in  the  river  to  assist  hime  in 
the  Rfc  Honble  Comp3  affairs. b  In  fews  days  after  our  getting  up  to 
Chuttynutte,  a  letter  was  writ  to  the  Nabob  of  Dacca  (the  cheife 
govenr  of  that  citty),  who  had  formerly  requested  our  Agent  that 
if  we  would  assist  hime  wtb  ships  to  transport  soulders  and  horss 
from  Chottagam  to  Arraccan  (they  beinge  in  warrs  wth  that  Kinge), 
he  would  give  us  his  Pharwanna c  of  a  settlem*  of  trade,  wth  preva- 
ledges  as  formerly  accordinge  to  the  12  articles  formerly  sent  hime 
from  our  agent  &c.  Capt.  Heath,  in  the  letter  sent,  condesended  to 

*  Chuttanuttee,  now  Calcutta. 

b  Early  in  1686  the  Company  fitted  out  an  expedition  to  retaliate  on  the  Nawab 
of  Bengal  for  past  injuries,  and  to  attempt  to  seize  Chittagong.  But  before  the 
arrival  of  the  forces  a  premature  quarrel  with  the  natives  forced  the  English  to 
abandon  Hoogly  and  retire  to  Chuttanuttee.  In  Sept.  1687,  a  truce  was  patched  up, 
but  the  Company  was  not  satisfied.  An  armament  was  despatched  under  com- 
mand of  Heath.  The  result  was  the  attack  on  Balasore,  as  told  in  this  letter,  an 
abortive  attempt  on  Chittagong,  and  the  abandonment  of  the  Company's  factories 
in  Bengal.— See  Mill's  Hist,  of  British  India,  book  i.  chap.  v. 

e  Earwana,  the  licence  granted  by  a  viceroy;  as  distinguished  from  a  firman, 
granted  by  a  sovereign. 


38  HADDOCK  CORRESPONDENCE. 

the  Nabob's  request,  in  suplyinge  hime  wth  10  ships  and  vessells  for 
the  Mogull's  occations,  to  transport  ther  soulders  and  horss,  pro- 
vided they  would  allow  of  the  buildinge  of  a  fortyfiction  wthin  the 
river  of  Hugly,  for  the  better  security  of  the  K*  Honble  Comp9 
estate  and  serts;  wthout  wch  grant  of  a  fortyfied  place  the  Comp8 
ord"  possitive  are,  to  wthdraw  off  all  our  factory  from  this  place. 

We  continued  heere  5  weeks  for  the  Nabob's  answer  to  the 
proposal! :  but  not  comeing,  we,  haveinge  taken  off  all  the  Honble 
Comp8  concernes  from  the  shoare,  saild  from  Chuttynty  the  8th  9ber, 
and  passed  by  ther  fortts  peaceably.  At  our  arrival  Balasore  found 
that  the  govenr  of  the  towne  had  (some  tyme  before  our  comeinge) 
detaind  the  R*  Honble  Comp8  goods,  beinge  this  yeares  investmte, 
alsoe  partic,  mens  goods  ;  and  would  not  permit  none  of  the  factors, 
nor  our  people  that  were  ashoure  buying  provisions],  to  come  off. 
Cap1  Heath  sent  2  of  our  factors  wth  a  letter  to  the  govenr  (who  was 
come  downe  to  the  bancksall,  or  point  of  sand  goeinge  into  the 
river,  wher  he  was  makeinge  a  forty fication) ,  to  demand  the  R1 
Honbe  Comp8  goods  wth  all  our  men.  His  answer  was,  what  he 
did  was  by  order  from  the  Nabob ;  and,  if  he  did  dilliver  our  goods 
and  men,  should  loose  his  head.  3  days  after,  2  of  the  factors  were 
againe  sent  to  aquaint  the  govenr  that  our  intention  was  to  depart 
out  these  parts  peaceable,  we  haveinge  come  away  out  Hugly  river 
wthout  doeinge  any  act  of  hostillity  to  any  of  the  Mogull's  subjects; 
therfore  requird  hime  to  send  off  our  goods  and  people  by  faire 
meanes ;  if  not,  we  would  have  them  by  force  of  armes.  Wch  hee 
not  permitting  them  too  goe  off,  the  next  day  all  our  soulders,  about 
320,  and  upwards  240  seamen  were  put  into  the  small  vessels  and 
all  our  boates;  and  early  next  morninge  they  landed  a  mile  to  the 
W.ward  of  the  fort  (wch  the  govnr  had  rais'd) ;  against  wcb  landinge 
place  they  had  planted  5  small  guns  on  a  sandhill,  wch  they  dis- 
charg'd  at  our  men,  and  killd  2  and  wounded  2  more;  soe  fled 
from  the  guns.  And  soone  after,  the  cheife  cap1  of  our  soulders 
had  drawne  all  the  soulders  and  seamen  in  order  of  battalia,  marcht 
up  to  the  fort,  wch,  at  ther  aproach,  fired  all  ther  guns  they  had 


HADDOCK  CORRESPONDENCE.  39 

planted  to  the  land ;  but,  soone  after,  the  govenr  and  all  his  men 
fleed  out  the  fort  wthout  doeing  much  harme  to  our  men ;  the  wch 
we  possest  wthout  any  farther  opposition.  In  and  about  this  fort 
they  had  upwards  40  guns  mounted  and  a  good  wall  made  wth 
timber  and  clay ;  might  have  bine  sufficient  (if  manag'd  by 
Europeans)  to  [have]  wth  stood  a  great  armie  of  men,  or  at  least 
done  much  more  mischief  then  they  did. 

The  govenr,  after  deserted  his  fort,  made  all  hast  possable  up  to 
Balasore  towne,  and  orderd  the  factory  house  (in  wch  were  confind 
all  our  people,  thirteene  in  number)  to  be  sett  on  fire.  Our  people 
in  the  house  defended  themselves  bravely,  killinge  sev1  of  the 
Moors ;  but  by  the  firsness  of  the  fire  were  forct  to  surrender  them- 
selves on  tearmes  to  have  ther  lives  and  good  useage.  The  next  day 
Capt.  Heath  (who  went  ashoare  wth  the  soulders — Cap*  Sharpe 
comanded  the  small  vessells  and  boates  that  were  to  goe  over  the 
barr,  leaveinge  mee  in  comand  of  the  ships  in  the  roade)  went  up 
with  all  the  soulders  and  seamen  to  Balasore  towne  by  watter  and 
landed  short  of  old  Balasore  fort,  the  wch  they  soone  tooke;  soe 
marcht  into  the  towne,  few  or  noe  people  beinge  left  to  oppose 
them ;  the  govenr  disertinge  it  at  ther  comeinge,  caryinge  wth  hime 
all  our  English,  amongst  wch  are  3  of  our  ships  compa,  viz*.  Mr. 
Davenant  (beinge  ashoare  buy inge  provit [ions]  ), Charles  Scarlet, 
midshipman,  and  Sam  Harbin,  gunr,  ser*  of  Capn  Heath's,  his 
pursur,  and  3  more,  Mr.  Stanly,  cheife  of  the  factory,  the  rest  free 
men  that  trades  in  the  country.  As  yet  we  cannot  gett  the  govenr 
to  give  ther  releasem*.  We  have  sent  sev1  messingers  to  hime, 
that  we  have  not  burnt  ther  towne  nor  ships,  expectinge  he  would 
dilliver  up  our  men;  but,  if  not,  we  will  returne  and  doe  both. 
Our  soulders  (but  seamen  more  espetially)  have  comitted  many 
inhuemane  actions  in  the  towne,  plundringe  not  only  Moors  but 
sev1  Portugeese  houses,  and  killed  sev1  innocent  people.  We  have 
had  the  greatest  loss  in  this  axtion,  viz*.  4  men  killd  and  3  wounded. 
Ther  names  are:  Mr.  Starland,  3d  mate,  Henry  Grove,  cheife 
trumpetter,  Christopher  Hogg,  and  Jn°  Hinton,  who  very  indis-. 


40  HADDOCK  CORRESPONDENCE. 

erectly  went  out  wth  sev1  more  seamen  to  a  garden  house,  expect- 
inge  great  plunder,  were  cut  off,  sev1  of  them,  by  a  party  of 
horss.  The  3  wounded  are  Henry  Roxby,  Fran8  Johnson,  and 
Jn°  Smart. 

I  have,  by  the  Williamson  (by  whom  this  is  alsoe  intended  you), 
sent  Sr  Hen1"?  Johnson  and  Sr  Tho.  Rawlinson,  and  alsoe  to  my  wife, 
a  list  of  our  dead  &ca  men,  in  all  44.  Our  supernumery  men  wc^ 
I  brought  out  of  England,  beinge  27,  at  my  arivali  Madras,  I 
aquaintd  the  President  therwth,  who  offred  them  to  Cap.  Brom- 
well,  the  Eotchester  haveinge  lost  most  of  ther  men.  But  he 
refuseinge  to  pay  the  charge  the  Honble  Compa  were  at  sendinge 
them  out,  they  were  not  taken  out  ther;  and  what  of  them  that 
are  alive  doe  still  remaine  in  our  ship,  not  beinge  demanded  here 
by  the  agent.  I  supose  our  owners  will  be  alowed  for  them  at  50s 
per  m°,  noe  longer  then  our  departure  Madras,  to  wch  tyme  we  had 
lost  30  men.  I  doe  not  repent  ther  continueinge  abord,  haveinge 
had  soe  great  mortolaty  and  most  of  them  the  best  of  our  seamen. 

I  supose  our  next  enterprize  will  be  towards  Chottagam,  a  place 
neere  the  coast  of  Arraccan.  The  R-1  Honble  Compa  possative  orders 
are  for  endeavouringe  the  takinge  it  ;  but  1  feare  we  shall  not  have 
strength  sufficient  to  effect  it,  the  Nabob  haveinge  sent  many  thou- 
sand of  [men]  this  yeare  ther  to  over  run  and  take  the  kingdome  of 
Arracan.  The  king  of  that  country  beinge  some  tyme  since  dead, 
part  of  the  people  are  in  rebelion  against  the  present  goverm1;  by 
whch  its  supos'd  the  Mogullers  will  goe  farr  in  takeing  that  country 
this  yeare,  and  we  frustrated  of  our  designe. 

Honble  Sir,  I  have  not  writt  to  any  of  owners  (except  the  2  in 
charty  party),  beleivinge  we  shall  returne  to  Madras  before  the 
Williamson  sailes  for  England.  Our  ship  is  in  a  very  good  condition 
and  very  thite.  I  beleive  our  stay  in  India  will  be  the  extreme  of 
our  tyme,  for  at  present  noe  prospect  of  a  freight  for  Europe;  and 
I  feare  the  brave  trade  of  Bengali  will  be  lost,  at  whch  the  Dutch 
and  French  rejoyce,  that  this  trade  may  wholy  fall  to  them. 

I  have  not  elce  to  add ;  only  please  to  present  my  duty,  respects, 


HADDOCK  CORRESPONDENCE.  41 

and  love  to  all  our  deere  relations  and  freinds.     Thus,  wth  my  due 
respects  to  yor  selfe  and  my  good  lady  sister,  doe  remaine, 
Honble  Sr,  yor  affectionate  bro.  and 
SerS  whilst 

Jo8  HADDOCK. 

Sr  I  recd  yor  letter,  alsoe  one  from  my  wife  sent  per  the  Defence ; 
and  returne  my  humble  thancks  for  it. 

For  the  HonWe  Sr  Richd  Haddock,  at  his  house  on 
Tower  Hill.    Present.    London. 

Pr  the  Williamson, 

Capt.  Ashby,  Comand',  D.G. 


RICHARD  HADDOCK*  TO  HIS  FATHER,  SIR  RICHARD 
HADDOCK. 

Aprill"  y*  23d  [1692] ;  Munday,  in  ye  Hooke.' 
HONOURD  Sr, 

This  is  to  acquaint  of  our  ingaging  wth  ye  French  and  of  our 
haveing  gott  ye  victory.  Wee  mett  ym  of  sea,  May  19.  There 
was  about  60  saile.  Wee  fought  ym  from  11  to  9  att  night  ;  since 
wob,  have  been  in  pursuit  of  ym.  There  is  run  ashoare,  in  Sherbrook 
bay,  Torveild  wth  3  more  capitall  ships,  wch  are  now  burned.  Cozen 
Tom  Heath e  burnt  Tor  veil  ;  and  have  chased  14  saile  more  in  ye 
Hooke,  where  wee  now  are.  Sr  Cloudsly  Shovel  is  goeing  in  wth 
ye  3d  rates  and  fire-ships  to  destroy  ym.  Wee  have  been  soe  un- 

a  Afterwards  Comptroller  of  the  Navy.     See  Preface. 

b  A  slip  of  the  pen  for  May. 

•  "  The  Hooke  "  and  "  Sherbrook,"  nautical  English  for  La  Hogne  and  Cher- 
bourg. 

d  Tourville  fought  in  the  great  three-decker  "Royal  Sun,"  the  largest  vessel 
afloat. 

«  Afterwards  captain  of  the  Chester.    Died  in  the  West  Indies  in  1693. 

CAMD.  SOC.  G 


42  HADDOCK  CORRESPONDENCE. 

fortunate  as  [to]  lose  Rear  Adm11  Carter  a  in  ye  fight.  I  am  very  well 
and  have  received  no  wound;  only  a  small  splinter  hitt  mee  on  ye 
thigh,  but  did  no  damage,  only  made  itt  black  and  blew.  I  would 
write  more  particularly,  but  ye  vessell  I  heare  is  goeing  away  pre- 
sently ;  soe,  haveing  no  more  att  present,  butt  duty  to  your  self  and 
my  mother, 

I  remain  your  dutyfull  Son, 

Ricnd  HADDOCK. 

Cozen  Ruffin  is  alive  and  very  well.     I  will  write  ye  particulars 
of  our  fight  as  soon  as  wee  come  into  any  port. 

RdH. 

For  ST  Richd  Haddock,  att  y6  Navy  Office,  in 
Crntched  Fryers,  London. 


ISABELLA  CmcHELEYb  TO  SIR  RICHARD  HADDOCK. 

Wedensday  night,  the  4  July,  [16]  94. 

Your  good  nature,  Sr,  hath  drawne  upon  you  the  gossupin  of  a 
company  of  women.  My  sisters  desire  we  may  drink e  our  punch 
with  you  to-morrow  in  the  evening,  about  six  aclocke,  if  it  is  not 
inconvenient  to  you.  I  should  have  sent  to  you  to  day,  but  was 
prevented.  However,  Sr,  it  may  yett  be  ajorned  for  longer  time, 
if  you  are  othere  wise  disposed.  The  docters  are  sending  me  to 
Tunbridge  ere  long,  soe  that  a  warm  foundation  before  drinking 
those  cold  waters  will  not  [be]  amisse  for,  Sr, 

Your  oblidged,  humble  servant, 

ISABELLA  CHICHELEY. 

For  Sr  Rich.  Haddocke,  These. 


a  "  Carter  was  the  first  who  broke  the  French  line.  He  was  struck  by  a  splinter 
of  one  of  his  own  yard-arms,  and  fell  dying  on  the  deck.  He  would  not  let  go  his 
sword.  'Fight  the  ship,'  were  his  last  words;  'fight  the  ship  as  long  as  she  can 
swim.' " — Macaulay,  Hut.  of  England,  chap,  xviii. 

b  Probably  related  to  Admiral  Sir  John  Chicheley. 


HADDOCK  CORRESPONDENCE.  43 

SIR  KICHARD  HADDOCK  TO  HIS  SON  KICHARD. 

Navy  Office,  this  27th  Novr,  1702. 

DEARE  SON, 

I  have  yors  of  yesterday's  date,  from  the  Downes,  wch  brings  us 
the  joy  full  tydeings  of  yor  safe  arrivall  there.  Yor  long  passage 
from  Newfoundland  put  us  in  great  feare  of  your  wellfare,  and  per- 
ticularly  your  mor  hath  bine  for  a  month  or  5  weekes  crying  for 
you  and  yor  brother  Nics  safety;  but  blessed  be  God  you  are  both 
come  well  home.  Your  bror  now  with  us  came  up  from  the 
Downes  by  leave  from  his  Captn,  and  hath  behaved  himself  with  so 
much  bravery  and  couradge  that  he  hath  gained  the  good  report 
of  the  Duke  of  Ormond,  his  Captn,  <&c.,  both  in  the  action  at  Eotta 
and  St.  Mary  Port,a  and  Vigo,  and  was  the  first  man  that  borded 
one  of  the  gallions  at  Vigo,b  wch  is  come  home.  I  do  not  find  by 
yor  letter  that  you  were  wth  your  Comodore  at  the  takeing  and 
destroying  the  French  shipps  to  the  southwards  of  Trepassa,c  and 
consequently  you  will  not  come  in  for  your  share  of  that  capture. 
The  news  papers  tells  us  yor  prize  is  got  into  Plyrn0,  and  for  your 
boate  wth  5  men  you  say  you  left  behind  at  Plyrn0  we  never  heard 
anything  of  it,  wch  gives  you  trouble;  and  because  you  write  not 
of  my  Coz  Wm's  d  wellfare,  I  am  conscernd  for  feare  he  might  be  in 
that  boate.  To  morrow  morning  I  intend  to  go  to  ye  Admty  and 
endeavor  you  may  come  into  the  River,  if  his  R.  Highness  orders 
your  cleaneing. 

God  Allmighty  hath  blest  ye  forces  of  her  Maj^  and  her  Allies, 

a  In  the  expedition  against  Cadiz,  the  Duke  of  Ormond  effected  a  landing  at 
Kota  at  the  north  end  of  the  Bay  of  Cadiz,  on  the  15th  August,  and  occupied  Puerto 
de  Santa  Maria,  on  the  east  of  the  Bay,  six  days  afterwards. 

b  The  attack  on  the  shipping  in  Vigo  took  place  on  the  12th  October. 

c  Trepassey,  in  Newfoundland. 

d  This  is  probably  the  William  Haddock  noticed  by  Charnock,  Biographia 
JTavalis,  iv.  44,  who  died  in  1726.  He  may  have  been  the  son  of  Richard  Haddock, 
Sir  Richard's  uncle. 


44  HADDOCK  CORRESPONDENCE. 

both  by  land  and  sea,  in  a  wonderfull  manner;  for  wch  we  lately 
had  a  publick  day  of  thanksgiveing  in  this  citty.  The  Queene, 
House  of  Lords  and  Comons,  wth  the  Bishops,  Judges,  &c.  came 
to  S*  Paul's  Church,  where,  after  sermon,  Te  Deum  was  sung. 

Since  your  leaveing  England,  two  of  our  bord  are  dead,  viz*. 
Mr.  Sotherne  and  my  good  freind  Comr  Willshaw,*  who  dyed  ye 
23d  Sepr  last.  My  Coz  Anna  Babb,  that  was  in  one  of  our  almes 
houses  at  Stepny,  is  likewise  dead,  and  my  poore  Cozn  Lockwood's 
son  in  law,  Cozn  Hodges,  dyed  lately  at  Gosport,  since  his  arrivall 
from  Cadix  and  Vigo,  who  waited  a  tender  on  ye  Duke  of  Ormond's 
shipp.  We  are  all  in  good  health,  praised  be  God,  and  do  kindly 
salut  you.  I  am  your  most  afection*  father, 

Rd  HADDOCK. 

Pray  let  me  know  how  yor  shipp  proves.  I  have  concernd  my 
aelfe  to  get  one  of  ye  4th  rates  building  at  Deptford  for  you,  and 
this  day  spake  to  Sr  Geo.  Rooke  about  it,  and  formerly  to  ye  other 
3  Councill  of  ye  Lord  High  Admu.  I  know  she  is  tender  by  your 
reifeing  your  courses ;  and  twas  well  hinted  in  yours  to  ye  Adrrry. 
I  am  glad  you  past  by  Plyrn0.  Orders  went  thither  some  tyme 
since  to  cleane  you  and  severall  of  yor  consarts.  Rd  H. 

On  Her  Majesty's  Service.    To  Captn  Richard  Haddock, 

Comandr  of  her  Majfy  Shipp  the  Reserve, 

these  present,  In  ye  Downes. 


THE    SAME    TO    THE    SAME. 

Navy  Office,  this  10th  Decembr,  1703. 

MY  DEARE  SON, 

Your  letter  of  the  17th  Novr  past,  giveing  me  ace1  of  the  unhapy 
disaster  of  your  ship  being  run  ashore  by  a  Dutch  pilot  and  of  your 
happy  getting  off  againe,  I  recd  3  or  4  ds.  after  its  date ;  but,  hope- 

a  Thomas  Willshaw,  Commissioner  of  the  Navy  and  Master  of  the  Trinity 
House. 


HADDOCK  CORRESPONDENCE.  45 

ing  you  might  have  gote  away  before  an  answer  could  arrive  you,  I 
forbore  answering  it  to  you  to  Helvoet  Sluce.  I  have  just  now  recd 
yours  of  the  7th  instant,  Tuesday,  and,  to  our  great  joy,  the  ace*  of 
God  Almighty's  wonderfull  preservation  of  you  in  the  late  most 
dreadfull  storm,*  wcb  no  man  liveing  can  remember  the  like.  I  per- 
seave  you  have  had  an  ace*  of  the  most  sad  and  lamentable  efects  of 
it  heere  in  England,  not  only  in  the  losse  of  our  shipp[ing],  but 
about  1500  men  in  the  Queen's  shipps.  I  shall  not  eneumerate  ye 
perticulars  of  the  losse,  only  that  Capt.  Emes,b  wth  his  wife  and  son 
and  all  ye  men  in  ye  Restauration,  lost  on  ye  Goodwin,  and  poore 
Tom  Blake  drowned  at  Bristoll  in  ye  Canterbury  store  ship  cast 
away.  The  Dorcetshire  we  have  ace*  of  her  being  on  ye  back  of 
Yarrn0  Sands,  cruseing,  I  supose  for  want  of  anchors  and  cables,  and 
hope  ye  Association  is  cruseing  in  the  sea  on  the  like  occasion.  My 
deare  son  Xic°  hapend  to  be  sick  on  bord  her,  as  Sr  S.  Fairebone  b 
wrote  me  from  the  Downes.  I  sent  Tom  Apleby  imediatly  to 
Deale  to  bring  him  up ;  but  the  ship  sailed  ye  morning  before  he 
gote  downe.  I  hope  he  will  come  well  home  to  us.  Pray  God  the 
Russell  may  be  got  of  ye  sands  and  into  Helvoet  Sluce. 

Wee  haue  7  or  8  vessells  wth  anchors  and  cables  in  Harwch  or 
Oasely  bay,  ready  to  put  to  sea  when  we  heare  where  Sr  Stafford  is. 
Sr  Cloud.  Shovell  I  hope  now  safe  at  the  Nore ;  his  mainemast  cut 
downe  after  he  had  drove  3  leag3  from  ye  Longsd,  very  neare  the 
Galloper.  Ye  S*  Geo.  and  R.  Oake,  now  at  Blackstakes,  rode  out 
ye  storme  wthout  damage;  and  the  Cambridge  I  beleive  the  same. 
The  4  ships  that  broke  from  their  ground  takle  was  the  Association, 
Russell,  Revenge,  and  Dorcetshire.  The  Revenge  was  in  Solebay 
some  tyme  since,  and  furnish  wth  anchors  and  cables  from  ye  Not- 
tingham and  another  man  of  warr  y*  went  out  Yarm°  roads  to  looke 
for  our  shipps.  Capt.  Kerr  d  in  ye  Revenge  gave  ace*  that  he  saw 

a  On  the  26th  November.  b  Fleetwood  Emms. 

c  Sir  Stafford  Fairborne,  Vice-Admiral  of  the  Bed. 

d  William  Kerr.  Dismissed  the  service,  in  1708,  for  joining  in  a  contraband 
trade  with  the  enemy. 


46  HADDOCK  CORRESPONDENCE. 

ye  Association,  Monday  last  was  sevenight;  so  that  we  are  in  hope 
she  is  very  well.  I  shall  not  inlarge,  only  to  give  you  our  kind 
saluts.  Pray  God  send  you  wth  ye  King  of  Spaine  well  out  that 
place  and  over  to  us.  My  harty  and  humble  service  to  Sr  Geo: 
Rooke. 

I  am  your  most  afec*  father, 

R.  H. 


CAPTAIN  EDWARD  WHITAKER  a  TO  SIR  RICHARD  HADDOCK. 

Dated  on  board  her  Majties  ship  Dorsetshire, 

in  Gibralter  Bay,  July  ye  29th  [1704]. 
Sr, 

I  heare  give  you  an  acco1  of  our  good  success,  especially  what 
has  related  to  my  own  particular  part.  July  21st  we  anchor'd  here 
in  ye  Bay,  and  about  4  in  the  afternoon  landed  about  2000  mar- 
rines,  Dutch  and  all.  I  commanded  ye  landing  with  three  cap- 
taines  more;  all  which  was  don  wth  little  opposition.  About  40 
horse  came  downe  from  ye  towne,  wch  was  all ;  and  they  run  away 
soe  soon  as  our  guns  began  to  play  upon  them.  We  landed 
about  2  miles  from  the  towne,  in  ye  Bay,  and  march'd  directly  to 
the  foot  of  the  hill,  were  they  posted  themselves  within  muskett 
shott  of  the  gates;  so  cutt  of  all  manner  of  communication  from 
ye  land.  We  hove  into  ye  towne  this  evening  about  17  shells.  The 
Prince  of  Hess  b  landed  with  us  and  immediatly  sent  a  summons 
to  the  Governer,  wch  did  not  returne  any  answer  tell  the  next 
morning,  and  then  the  Governer  said  he  would  defend  the  towne 
to  the  very  last.  Then  Admirall  Byng,  who  commanded  the  can- 
nonading, began  to  draw  up  all  his  ships  in  a  line  before  the  towne ; 
but,  it  proving  little  wind,  could  not  gett  in  with  them  all,  so 

a  Afterwards  knighted  and  Rear-Admiral.     This  letter  has  been  printed  by  Char- 
nock  in  his  BiograpMa  Navalis;  but  it  is  worth  re-printing, 
b  George,  Prince  of  Hesse-Darmstadt. 


HADDOCK  COKKESPONDENCE.  47 

that  we  did  little  this  day.  There  was  three  small  ships  in  the 
old  mold,  one  of  which  annoy'd  our  camp  by  fireing  amongst  them, 
having  about  10  guns  lying  close  in  the  mold  and  just  under  a 
great  bastion  at  ye  north  corner  of  the  towne.  I  proposed  to  Sr 
George*  the  burning  her  in  the  night.  He  liked  itt;  accordingly 
ordered  what  boats  I  would  have  to  my  assistance;  and  about  12 
at  night  I  did  it  effectually,  wth  the  loss  of  but  one  man  and  o  or 
6  wounded. 

July  23rd.  At  4  this  morning,  Adm1  Byng  began  with  his 
ships  to  cannonade,  a  Dutch  Rear  Adm1  with  5  or  6  ships  of  theirs 
along  with  him;  which  made  a  noble  noise,  being  within  half  shot 
of  the  towne.  My  ship  not  being  upon  service,  I  desired  Sr  George 
to  make  me  his  aducon  to  carry  his  comands  from  tyme  to  tyme  to 
admirall  Byng,  which  he  did  accordingly ;  and  after  about  2  hours 
continuall  fireing  sent  me  with  orders  to  forbare.  Upon  this  I 
went  to  every  ship  in  the  line  wth  this  orders,  and  coming  on  board 
Capt.  Jumper,b  in  ye  Lenox,  found  him  extraordinary  well  posted 
within  muskett  shott  of  the  new  mold  head,  and  had  beat  them  all 
out  of  ye  battery  and  of  the  mold,  so  that  I  beleived  we  might  attack 
it  with  our  boats.  I  went  immediatly  and  acquainted  Adm1  Byng 
wth  it,  who  ordered  all  the  boats  to  be  man'd  and  arm'd.  From 
him  I  went  to  Sr  George  and  gave  him  my  oppinion  that  the  mold 
might  be  attack'd.  He  immediatly  made  the  signall  for  all  the 
boates  in  ye  fleet,  and  gave  me  the  command  of  ye  attack,  wth  3  or 
4  captaines  along  wth  me.  I  made  all  the  hast  I  could  with  orders 
to  Admirall  Byng  to  send  me  accordingly;  but  some  of  the  boats 
got  ashore  before  I  could  reach  them,  wth  little  or  no  opposition. 
Severall  of  our  men  gott  into  ye  Castle;  upon  which  it  blew  up. 
"We  had  kill'd  between  40  and  50  men.  Most  of  all  the  boates 
that  landed  first  were  sunk;  about  100  or  two  wounded;  upon 
which,  all  yl  remain'd  came  running  downe  and  leap'd  into  the 
water,  being  so  mighty ly  surprized.  I  landed  within  a  minute 

a  Rooke. 

b  Afterwards  Sir  William  Jumper,  Commissioner  of  the  Navy. 


48  HADDOCK  CORRESPONDENCE. 

after  the  accident,  and  rallied  our  men.  We  went  over  a  breach 
in  the  wall  but  one  at  a  time,  and  took  possesstion  of  the  hill.  I 
immediatly  sent  Capt.  Roffya  and  Capt.  Acton, b  wth  between  40 
and  50  men,  and  took  possesstion  of  a  bastion  of  8  guns  within  less 
then  half  muskett  shott  of  the  towne  wall;  and  there  we  pitch'd 
our  collours.  Soon  after,  Adm1  Byng  came  ashore  to  me  and  sent 
in  a  drumer  wth  a  sommons,  who  returnd  in  about  2  hours  wtb  a 
letter  in  answer  that  they  would  surrender  the  next  day ;  wch  they 
accordingly  did.  I  beleive  I  had  wth  me,  at  the  first  onsett,  between 
2  and  300  men;  but  we  grew  in  a  very  little  time  to  neare  1000. 
This  was  the  manner  we  took  Gibralter,  which  I  hope  we  shall 
maintaine. 

I  hope,  Sr,  youle  excuse  this  trouble  I  give,  butt,  beleiving  that 
every  boddy  here  rights  att  this  tyme  uppon  this  occation,  I  could 
not  forbeare  giveing  my  very  good  friend  Sr  Ricd  this  perticuler 
ace"  of  ye  whole  matter;  which  I  dont  doubt  butt  Capt.  Haddock 
will  give  ye  much  ye  same  acco".  Pray  please  to  favour  my  spouse 
with  a  line  or  two,  feareing  mine  should  miscarry.  My  most 
humble  servis  to  my  good  lady  and  all  yr  good  family.  I  beg  youle 
make  use  of  this  as  farre  as  you  shall  think  fitt,  itt  being  a  trew 
acco"  of  ye  whole  matter.  I  am 

Yr  most  harty  humble  Ser*  and 

kinsman  to  serve,  whilst 

EDwd  WHITAKER. 

P.S.  This  is  rite  all  in  a  hurry,  so  y*  I  hope  youle  excuse  me. 


Kerril  or  Kerrit  Roffey.  b  Edward  Acton,  killed  in  action  in  1706. 


HADDOCK  CORRESPONDENCE.  49 

NICHOLAS  HADDOCK*  TO  HIS  FATHER  SIR  RICHARD 
HADDOCK. 

S*  George  in  Barcelona  Road,  this  1st  of  May,  1706,  O.S. 

HoNd  Sr, 

This  comes  to  you  by  the  Faulcon  pink,  which  is  sent  home 
express  wth  the  good  news  of  our  releiving  Barcelona  in  the  greatest 
extremity.  The  French  had  made  preparations  for  a  generall  assault 
that  very  day  we  came;  and  it  must  have  been  infallibly  taken,  had 
we  not  had  the  luckiest  passage  imaginable  (being  but  five  days 
from  Lisbon  to  Cape  Martin,  where  we  joynd  Sr  Jno.  Leake). 

Saturday  last  in  the  morning,  when  were  about  5  leagues  to  the 
wlward  of  Barcelona,  my  Lord  Peterborow  came  of  to  the  fleet  wth 
twleve  hundd  soldiers  embarqued  in  felucas  and  boats,  and  in  the 
afternoon  got  in  and  landed  them,  wth  all  the  soldiers  out  of  the 
transports  and  most  of  the  marines  of  the  fleet.  We  have  now 
about  nine  thousand  soldiers  in  the  towne.  The  French  army  con- 
sisted at  first  of  twenty  thousand ;  four  of  wch,  horse  under  the  com- 
mand of  the  Duke  of  Anjou.b  Their  loss  during  this  seige  is  com- 
puted to  be  five  [thousand]  including  a  thousand  sick  and  wounded 
they  have  left  behind,  when  they  raised  the  seige,  wch  was  at  twelve 
aclock  last  night.  They  have  left  50  peices  of  brass  cannon 
mounted  and  15  mortars,  and  are  now  bound  to  Roussilion.  They 
will  find  great  difficultys  on  their  march.  The  Miquelets,c  being 
very  numerous  and  all  in  arms,  will  destroy  a  great  many  of  'em 
before  they  get  out  of  Catalonia,  it  being  a  close  country.  The 
French  squadron  before  this  place  consisted  of  26  saile,  line  of  battle 
ships.  They  sailed  the  night  before  we  came,  having  intelligence 
of  us  by  their  scouts.  They  were  all  the  supply  the  army  had  for 
provisions,  for  the  Catalans  have  not  given  them  the  least ;  nor 
could  a  man  of  'em  stirr  from  his  tent  a  musquet  shot  out  of  the 
Camp  but  they  killed  him.  We  are  now  sending  four  ships  with 

a  Afterwards  Admiral.  b  Philip  V.  of  Spain. 

c  Irregulars  of  the  militia  of  Catalonia. 
CAMD.  SOC.  H 


50  HADDOCK  CORRESPONDENCE. 

6  hundred  soldiers  for  Girone,  to  reinforce  that  garrison,  lest  the 
French  should  make  any  attempt  on  it,  it  lying  in  their  way. 

I  hear  there  is  an  express  come  to  Barcelona  from  my  Lord 
Gallaway,  giving  an  account  of  his  being  got  to  Toledo  and  on  his 
march  for  Madrid.  The  lucky  turn  Providence  has  given  to  our 
affairs  in  these  parts  I  suppose  will  be  joy  full  news  in  England;  and 
this  being  the  first  certain  ace*  you'l  have,  this  long  letter  wont 
seem  tedious. 

I  can  expect  no  letters  from  you  till  Sr  Clowdsly  joyne  us,  and 
then  do  hope  shall  hear  of  your  welfare  and  some  good  news  in 
return  of  all  this,  which,  with  my  duty  to  yr  self  and  mother  and 
love  to  all  friends,  is  from, 

Hond  Sir, 

Yr  dutiful!  Son, 

Ns  HADDOCK. 

P.S. — We  have  had  an  eclipse  of  the  sun  to-day;  lasted  above 
two  hours,  and  for  a  quarter  'twas  total  and  as  dark  as  night.  W*  it 
may  portend,  I  leave  to  the  learned.  Our  fleet  consists  of  50  saile 
in  the  line;  13  of  wch,  Dutch. 


THE  SAME  TO  THE  SAME. 

Alicant,  this  31st  of  July,  1706. 

HON*  Sr, 

I  have  both  yr  letters  by  Captn  Dele  vail, a  as  also  the  butter  and 
cheeses,  for  wch  I  returne  you  thanks.  I'm  glad  to  hear  both  my 
sisters  are  so  well  recovered  by  the  Bath.  Pray  God  continue  their 
healths.  Sunday  last  we  took  this  place,  attacking  it  by  land  and 
sea;  and  almost  all  the  people  of  it  are  run  up  to  the  castle,  wth 
the  garrison,  for  protection.  We  assisted  our  army  with  500  sea- 
men. I  have  been  ashore  with  50  of  our  ship's  company  during 

a  George  Delaval,  of  the  Tilbury. 


HADDOCK  CORRESPONDENCE.  51 

the  seige ;  am  very  heartily  fateigued,  but  very  well  in  health. 
After  we  have  got  the  castle,  I  hear  the  fleet  will  go  for  the  Islands 
of  Minorca  and  Majorca,  and,  after  that,  I  hope  home.  If  the 
S*  George  should  not  do,  intend  asking  Sr  Jn°  Leake  leave  for 
my  self. 

I'm  glad  to  hear  the  ship  at  Sheernes  will  be  launcht  so  soon  as 
March.  I  hope  I'm  pretty  secure  of  her.  I  desire  your  excuse  for 
this  bad  scrawle  and  blotted  paper,  but  I  write  wth  a  pen  made  wth 
an  old  razor  that  I  find  in  the  house  I'm  quartered  in.  I  have  no 
more  to  say  but  my  duty  to  yr  self  and  mother  and  love  to  all 
freinds  in  London  and  Mile  end,  and  remaine, 

Hond  Sr, 

Yr  dutifull  Son, 

N.  HADDOCK. 

P.S.—  This  lettr  goes  by  the  Eye. 

To  Sr  Richd  Haddock,  at  the  Navy  Office  in 
Crutched  Fryars,  London,  these. 


SIR  EICHARD  HADDOCK  TO  THE  COMMISSIONERS  OF  THE 
ADMIRALTY. 

26th  July,  1709. 

GENTLEMEN, 

In  the  yeare  1672  I  comanded  as  Captn  of  the  Eoyall  James, 
under  the  E*  Honble  the  Earle  of  Sandwch,  in  the  Sowle  Bay  fight. 
The  said  shipp,  after  a  vigorous  defence,  was  burnt  by  the  Dutch; 
in  wch  action  I  was  wounded,  the  cure  of  wch  cost  me,  in  surgeons, 
apothicary,  nurses,  &c.,  betwext  fower  score  and  a  hundred  pounds. 
I  have  bine  so  remise  and  negligent  as  not  to  demaund  satisfaction 
for  my  reimbursem*.  Do  pray  the  favor  of  the  bord  I  may  have  a 
bill  made  out,  what  you  shall  think  convenient,  haveing  bine  out  of 
my  mony  now  36  ys.  I  likewise,  in  the  yeare  1690  (being  then 
one  of  the  Comr3  for  Victualling),  was  taken  into  custody  at  Portsm0, 


52  HADDOCK   CORRESPONDENCE. 

and  brought  up  a  prisoner  from  thence  by  order  of  the  then  House 
of  Comons,  and  remained  as  such  a  considerable  tyme  in  ye  hands  of 
Mr.  Topham,  then  sergant  at  armes  to  sd  house,  under  pretence  of 
our  poisoning  the  fleet  then  at  sea  (under  comd  of  Adm11  Herbert, 
now  Earle  of  Torrington),  with  gutts  in  our  beere  and  gaules  in  our 
beefe;a  and  with  great  dificulty  obtained  to  be  bailed.  I  must  not 
call  it  injustice  in  that  august  assembly,  what  they  did  to  me;  but  it 
cost  me  about  a  hundred  pounds  to  Mr.  Topham  for  his  fees,  and  to 
lawyers  soliciting  the  House  of  Comons,  wth  expences  of  entertain- 
ment whilst  in  custody;  for  satisfaction  of  wch  I  presume  the  bord 
will  not  think  fitt  to  allow  me,  except  directed  soe  to  doe  by  order 
of  the  Lord  High  Adm11,  for  weh  shall  make  my  aplication  to  him ; 
but  for  my  cure,  I  doubt  not  the  favor  and  justice  of  the  bord  in 
ordering  a  bill  to  be  made  out. 

I  remain,  Gentn,  yor  very  humble  serv*, 

Ed.  HADDOCK. 


SIR  RICHARD  HADDOCK  TO  HIS  GRANDSON.** 

Clapham,  28th  May,  1712,  Wedensday. 

DEARE  GRANDSON, 

I  came  yesterday  to  this  place,  and,  according  to  my  promise,  do 
answer  yours  of  18th  instant  from  Christ  Colledge  in  Oxford. 

It  happens  to  be  this  day  40  years  that  I  was  burnt  out  of  the 
Royall  James  in  the  Sole  Bay  fight  against  the  Dutch.  Am  well 
pleased  to  find  the  efforts  you  intend  to  make  yourselfe  famous  in 
Westminster  Hall.  It  is  like  the  saying  of  your  Unckle  Nich8,  who 
doubted  not  but  to  be  as  great  as  Sr  Cloudesly  Shovell  was;  and  he 
pushes  very  faire  for  it.  Your  father  and  family  went  to  Wakehurst 

a  Macaulay's  "  casks  of  meat  which  dogs  would  not  touch,  and  barrels  of  beer 
which  smelt  worse  than  bilge  water." — Hist,  of  England,  ch.  xiv. 
b  This  must  be  a  son  of  Sir  Richard's  daughter,  who  married  a  Mr.  Lydell. 


HADDOCK   CORRESPONDENCE.  53 

Satuarday  last;  tooke  Betty  and  Fanny  Clark*  downe  w^  them; 
gote  well  thither.  Yor  Unckle  Kicbard,  the  weeke  past,  hath  bine 
very  ill  wth  a  feavor  and  ague,  wcb  kept  me  from  hence  longer  then 
I  designed ;  is  under  the  advice  of  Doctor  Ratclif,b  who  gave  me 
leave  to  come  downe  hither,  promiseing  his  care  of  him ;  and  was 
downe  staires  when  came  away. 

With  my  harty  prayers  for  yor  health  and  wellfare,  I  am 

Yor  most  afec*  grandfather, 

Rd.  H. 


CAPTAIN  NICHOLAS  HADDOCK  TO  HIS  WIFE. 


Graf  ton  at  sea,  about  10  leagues  from  Cape  Passaro, 
Aug.  the  4th,  1718. 

MY  Dr  FANNY, 

The  Superbe  being  orderd  from  the  fleet  wth  the  Admirall's  letters, 
I  send  this  to  tell  you  I  am  well. 

Five  days  ago  we  had  a  battle  wth  the  Spanish  fleet  off  of  Cape 
Passaro,c  on  the  Island  of  Sicily,  in  wch  severall  of  their  ships  were 
taken  and  some  destroy d.  The  Grafton  had  her  share  in  that  action, 
and  the  Admirall  has  been  pleased  to  make  me  great  compliments 
on  my  behaviour  that  day.  I  shall  soon  be  orderd  to  be  refitted  at 
Port  Mahon,  the  ship  requiring  it.  I  had  fifty  men  killd  and 
wounded.  Among  the  former  was  L*  Bramble,  who  was  appointed 
by  the  intrest  of  Sir  Cha.  Wager.  I'm  sorry  for  him,  he  being  a 

a  Children  of  another  of  Sir  Richard's  daughters,  who  married  John  Clarke,  of 
Blake  Hall,  in  Bobbingworth,  co.  Essex. 
b  No  doubt  Dr.  John  Radcliffe. 
c  On  the  31st  July,  when  Sir  George  Byng  almost  destroyed  the  Spanish  fleet. 


54  HADDOCK  CORRESPONDENCE. 

good  officer.  My  Cousin  Haddock  a  chased  towards  the  shoar  after 
part  of  the  Spanish  fleet,  when  they  separated,  wtb  4  or  5  other  ships 
whose  signalls  were  made  for  that  purpose,  and  they  are  not  yet 
come  into  the  fleet.  However,  I  doubt  not  but  he  is  well,  the  ships 
that  they  were  sent  after  being  of  the  smaller  sort. 

My  dr,  pray  send  to  Mrs.  Harris  to  tell  her  her  spouse  is  well.b 
He  dined  aboard  me  the  day  after  the  action ;  he  was  one  of  the 
ships  engaged. 

Just  before  we  saild  from  Naples  I  received  yr  letter,  and  am  glad 
to  hear  yrself  and  the  little  boy  are  well.  I  give  my  love  to  all 
freinds,  and  remaine,  my  dr  Fanny, 

Yr  most  affec*  husband, 

N8.  HADDOCK. 


THE    SAME   TO    THE    SAME. 

Grafton,  at  Regio,  JanT  the  19th,  O.S.,  171f. 

MY  DEAR  SPOUSE, 

I  send  this  to  tell  you  I  am  well.  I  believe,  before  this  come  to 
you,  you  will  have  heard  of  my  having  forced  ashoar  on  Sicily  a 
Spanish  man  of  war  of  70  guns,  wch  is  overset  and  sunk.  I  recd 
some  shot  from  her,  but  without  much  damage.  My  dr,  we  are  here 
at  an  anchor,  in  company  wth  the  Kent,  Koy1  Oake,  and  Kochester, 
to  block  up  Camock,c  who  is  at  Messina  and  will  not  venture  out, 

»  Probably  William  Haddock.     See  above,  p.  43,  note  d. 

b  Captain  Barrow  Harris,  of  the  Breda. 

e  George  Cammock,  the  Spanish  Kear-Admiral,  who  had  taken  ref  age  in  Messina. 
He  slipped  ont  in  a  frigate,  which  however  he  had  to  abandon,  and  escaped  by  boat 
to  land.  He  was  an  Irishman  who  had  served  with  distinction  in  the  English  navy 
nnder  Queen  Anne,  bnt  had  been  dismissed  on  account  of  his  Jacobite  tendencies. 
He  then  entered  the  Spanish  service;  and  it  is  said  that,  if  the  Spanish  Admiral 
had  followed  his  advice,  the  battle  off  Cape  Passaro  might  have  had  a  different 
result. 


HADDOCK   CORRESPONDENCE.  55 

his  squadron  being  much  inferiour  to  us.  By  the  news  we  receive 
from  England,  I  conjecture  Spain  will  soon  be  oblidgd  to  accept  the 
terms  proposed  to  'em ;  after  wch  I  suppose  the  bigger  ships  will  be 
orderdhome,  where  I  shall  always  be  glad  to  be,  whenever  it  consists 
wth  my  honour ;  for,  indeed,  my  dear  Fanny,  I  heartily  love  you. 
Pray  give  my  love  to  all  freinds,  and  I  remaine,  my  dr, 

Yr  most  affect,  husband, 

N8.  HADDOCK. 

P.S.  This  goes  for  Naples  wth  an  express  that  Capt.  Mathewsa 
sends  to  the  Adm1,  and  from  thence  it  will  be  forwarded  to  you. 

Ns.  H. 

a  Thomas  Mathews,  afterwards  Admiral,  who  commanded  the  blockading  force. 


57 


INDEX. 


Acton,  Edward,  Captain:  at  the  capture 

of  Gibraltar,  48 
Aumont,  Antoine  d',  Marshal:  attempt 

on  Ostend,  5,  6 

Babb,  Anna:  44 

Balasore:  attacked  by  the  English,  37-39 

Barcelona:  relief  of,  49 

Blake,  Robert,  Admiral:  his  last  vic- 
tory, 3 

Blake,  Thomas:  45 

Bramble,  Lieutenant:  53 

Brandon,  William:  letter,  35 

Bristol,  George  Digby,  Earl  of:  13 

Burstow,  William,  Captain:  15 

Byng,  Sir  George,  Admiral  :  at  the 
capture  of  Gibraltar,  46-48 

Cammock,  George,  Spanish  admiral :  54 
Carter,  Richard,  Admiral:  killed  at  La 

Hogue,  42 
Charles  II.  of  England:  visits  the  fleet, 

23,  24,  29 

Chicheley,  Isabella:  letter,  42 
Clarke,  Elizabeth:  53 
Clarke,  Fanny:  53 
Courtney,  Francis,  Captain:  21 
Coventry,  Sir  William:  7 
Cromwell,  Oliver,  Lord  Protector:  2^ 

Davenant, :  39 

Deane,  Anthony,  Navy  Commissioner:  21 
Delaval,  George,  Captain:  50 

Emms,  Fleetwood,  Captain:  45 
Estrees,  Jean  d',  Comte,  Admiral:  23,  24 

Fairborne,  Sir  Stafford,  Admiral:  45 
Finch,  William,  Captain:  20 
Foules,  Thomas,  Captain:  20 
Frowd,  Philip,  Postmaster:  36 

Galway,  Henry  de  Massue  de  Ruvigny. 
Earl  of:  50 

CAMD.  SOC. 


Gibraltar:  its  capture,  46-48 

Goodlad, :  10,  11,  12,  14 

Grove,  Henry:  39 

Haddock,  Andrew:  2 

Haddock,  Elizabeth:  letters  to,  10, 12, 14, 
19,21 

Haddock,  Fanny  or  Frances:  letters  to, 
53,54 

Haddock,  Joseph,  Captain:  11,  19,  21; 
letter  from  India,  37;  at  attack  on 
Balasore,  37-39 

Haddock,  Lydia:  3 

Haddock,  Nicholas,  Captain :  at  Vigo,  43 : 
45;  letters,  49,  50,  53,  54;  at  Barce- 
lona, 49 ;  at  Cape  Passaro,  53 ;  at 
Messina,  54 

Haddock,  Richard:  4,  13,  21;  his  gal- 
lantry, 19 

Haddock,  Sir  Richard,  Admiral:  letters, 
1,  3,  5,  6,  7,  10,  12,  14,  19,  21,  36,  43, 
44,  51,  52;  with  squadron  off  Dunkirk, 
3-7;  declaration  on  the  Dutch  striking 
their  flag,  9;  serves  against  the  Dutch, 
10-31;  account  of  the  battle  of  South- 
wold  Bay,  16-19;  wounded,  18;  journal, 
22-31 ;  observations  on  naval  engage- 
ments, 31-35;  reported  desertion,  35, 
36;  claim  for  compensation,  51,  52 

Haddock,  Richard,  Captain:  43,  44,  53: 
letter  on  the  battle  of  La  Hogue,  41-42 

Haddock,  William,  Captain:  letters  to,  1, 
3,5,6 

Haddock,  William:  3,  5,  43;  at  battle  of 
Cape  Passaro,  54 

Hambliton  [Hamilton?]  Colonel:  22 

Harbin,  Samuel:  39 

Harbord,  Sir  Charles,  18 

Harman,  Sir  John,  Admiral:  21,  30 

Harris,  Barrow,  Captain;  54 

Hay  ward,  John,  Captain:  21 

Heath,  Captain:  attacks  Balasore,  37-39 

Heath,  Thomas:  gallantry  at  La  Hogue, 


58 


INDEX. 


Hesse-Darmstadt,  George,  Prince  of:  at 

the  capture  of  Gibraltar,  46 
Hinton,  John:  39 
Hodges,  Captain:  44 
Hogg,  Christopher:  39 
Hogne,  La:  battle  of,  41-42 

Johnson,  Francis:  40 

Jordan,  Sir  Joseph,  Admiral :  his  conduct 

at  Southwold  Bay,  17,  18 
Jumper ,William,  Captain:  at  the  capture 

of  Gibraltar,  47 

Kelsey,  Thomas,  Major- General:  1 
Kerr,  William,  Captain:  45 

Lane,  Samuel:  15 
Lydell, :  52 

Mathews,  Thomas,  Captain:  55 
Mayo,  Thomas,  Lieutenant:  18 

Ossory,  Thomas  Butler,  Earl  of:  24 
Ostend:  attempt  on,  5,  6 

Passaro,  Cape:  battle  of,  53 

Pennyman,  Captain:  35 

Peterborough,  Charles  Mordaunt,  Earl 

of:  relieves  Barcelona,  49 
Philip  V.  of  Spain:  49 
Poole,  Sir  William,  Captain:  14,  15,  16 

Roffey,  Kerril,  Captain:  48 

Rooke,  Sir  George,  Admiral:  44,  45:  at 

the  capture  of  Gibraltar,  47 
Roxby,  Henry:  40 
Rupert,  Prince:  23,  24,  28,  30,  31;  his 

actions  with  the  Dutch,  19,  20,  26-28 


Sadlington,  Richard,  Captain:  28 
Sandwich,  Edward  Montague,  Earl  of, 

Admiral:  commanding  off  Dunkirk,  5; 

at  Southwold  Bay,  16-19 
Sawkell,  Edmond:  35 
Scarlet,  Charles:  39 
Sharpe,  Captain:  39 
Shovel,  Sir  Cloudesley,  Admiral:  at  La 

Hogue,  41,  45 
Smart,  John:  40 

Sotherne, :  44 

Southwold,  or  Sole,  Bay:  battle  of ,  16-19 
Stanier,  Sir  Richard,  Admiral:  9 

Stanley, ,  Factor  at  Balasore:  39 

Starland, :  39 

Storm  of  1703:  45 

Strickland,  Sir  Roger,  Admiral:  22 

Tempest,  John,  Captain:  20 
Thanksgiving-day:  44 

Topham, ,  Serjeant-at-Arms:  52 

Trepassey,  in  Newfoundland:  action  off, 

43 
Trevanion,  Richard,  Captain:  20,  21 

Wasey, ,  Captain:  19 

Werden,  Robert,  Captain:  20,  21 
Whitaker,  Edward,  Captain:  account  of 

the  capture  of  Gibraltar,  46-48 
White,  Richard,  Captain:  28 
Willshaw,  Thomas,  Navy  Commissioner: 

44 

York,  James,  Duke  of:  account  of  battle 
of  Southwold  Bay  addressed  to,  16-19; 
visits  the  fleet,  23,  24,  29 

Young,  Henry,  Captain:  28 


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