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Folio 57: Lord Tyrawly to Duke of Newcastle. Captain Byng R.N. could not find the...

SP 89/35/30 | Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Portugal. Burnett, Charles Compton, Baron Tyrawly and Arthur Stert. | Folio 57: Lord Tyrawly to Duke of Newcastle. Captain Byng R.N. could not find the Vice-Consul at Lagos, whose alarmist report was evidently ungrounded. Has spoken to the Secretary of State on Mendes da Costa's claim and he has promised repayment. Ravages of Sally corsairs are very damaging, and he thinks that better R.N. protection should be provided. Again complains that Captains R.N. take orders only from the Admiralty. No further mention by Secretary of State of th…

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Source	UK National Archives
Collection	International records
Kind	Document
Publisher	The National Archives, Kew
Date	1728 July
Type	catalogue level 7, closure O
Details	search Lagos
Found at	https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6843821
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Record ID	`uk-tna-discovery:C6843821`

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Folio 57: Lord Tyrawly to Duke of Newcastle. Captain Byng R.N. could not find the.... UK National Archives, 1728. Vero Archive, record uk-tna-discovery:C6843821.