50 (1-25) ALS to George Macartney, 1st earl Macartney (1737-1806); H.M.S. Tremendous, Cape of Good Hope, 1798 Jun 20 - 1798 Sep 3 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:25 ALS, some of which are copies, not bound but numbered in chronological order. The frequent letters concern naval matters, provisions for the fleet, weather, dispatches and arrivals, and convoy of private merchant ships from India and China to the Island of St. Helena and other trade ports en route to England. Some letters mention Danish ships, and rerouting of some East India Co. ships to Brazil. Christian was Commander in Chief at the Cape of Good Hope in 1798, and Macartney was Governor