| Title: | Captain Michael Jordan, Holyhead to Owner of Ship Boyne. |
|---|---|
| ID | 521 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Capt. Michael Jordan/8 |
| Year | 1756 |
| Sender | Captain Michael Jordan |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | ship captain |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Holyhead, Wales |
| Destination | Belfast? |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | employee-employer |
| Source | D 2015/5/7: Transcribed from the Belfast Newsletter. Presented by C.L. Davis, 59 Maryville Park, Malone, Belfast 9. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9807953 |
| Date | 26/11/1756 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 04:08:98. |
| Word Count | 201 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | Extract of a letter from Captain Michael Jordan of the [ship?] Boyne, now in Holyhead, to one of the owners here dated 23 Nov. 1756. - On the 12th inst. about 7 o'clock we saw a sail, which having the wind, bore down upon us and about 10 o'clock was within gunshot. As our ship was deeply laden and the sea very lofty, we could not fight the main deck guns, I therefore thought it in vain to engage a ship of so much superior force and thought of a scheme which was successful. I, with seventeen men, hid in the hold and took arms with us. I left the chief mate and second mate with 16 men and boys on deck, the former passed as master and when the Lieutenant of the privateer boarded he sent them with 14 hands on board and remained with 12 hands in his prize. About 8 o'clock at night, finding a favourable opportunity we sallied on deck and after an obstinate resistance, I got the ship in possession. The Lieutenant and one man are wounded but my people are all well. I have but seven seamen on board, the others are landsmen & boys. Pray let me know how I am to dispose of the prisoners. The privateer was called "The Admiral of Bayonne." I threw all my papers overboard. |
