Calendar Of State Papers Colonial America And West Indies Volume 14 1693 1696

Author : J. W. Fortescue
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780265439982
Total Pages : 804 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (399 download)

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Download or read book Calendar of State Papers, Colonial Series, America and West Indies, January, 1693-14 May, 1696 written by J. W. Fortescue and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Calendar of State Papers, Colonial Series, America and West Indies, January, 1693-14 May, 1696: Presented in the Public Record Office Kendall had already prepared two regiments, jointly nine hundred strong, together with stores and' shipping, in Barbados itself to accompany vvheler in his career of conquest. It was objected against them that many of the men were Irish and might be Roman Catholics, but it was resolved in Council of War that they could be trusted and should be employed; Colonel F oulke, who commanded the land forces, alone dissenting Yet more reinforcements wereyet was a British West Indian expedition which did not. However, for the present the men remained healthy; and the Council of War found an opportunity of censuring the Commissary, which no doubt gave satisfaction to all ranks. On the 16th of March Governor Codrington's answer was received from the Leeward Islands, and orders were given for the Barbados tr00ps to embark in a week Then followed yet another fortnight of preparation, in the course of which the Commissary found himself a close prisoner. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.