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Falmouth Mutiny. 1810 (Oct 27) Entire letter from Thomas Oliver, an Officer in the 30th Regt. at Belham, Portugal, to the Isle of Man, carried on the "Princess Charlotte" Packet, with green "LISBON / F" datestamp (Nov 10) applied at Falmouth. The "Princess Charlotte" was attacked off the Scilly Islands by a French Privateer on November 9th, one crewman and an American passenger being killed and Capt. Kerr wounded by musket shot; the French ship made off after her mainmast was brought down, and was subsequently captured by H.M.S "Curacao" who found five of the French crew killed and 14 wounded. The "Princess Charlotte" sailed into Falmouth the following day during the Mutiny period, one of the last packets to arrive before the packets were moved to Plymouth. Minor edge faults, an interesting letter, contents describing the wounding of a fellow officer, the military situation and a conspiracy amongst the Portuguese to murder English officers in the town and take possession of the magazines. Photo on Page 88.
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