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1814  EXPEDITION TO AMERICA ENTIRE WRITTEN BY CAPT JOHN MICHELL FROM "HM SHIP ROYAL OAK off Cape Finisterre June 9th 1814 to Portsmouth showing a MALTA/F IN GREEN AND TWO DISINFECTION SLITS (outbreak of plague in Malta), Charge 3/2.  Michell writes, "A ship is in sight which will most probably...

1814  EXPEDITION TO AMERICA ENTIRE WRITTEN BY CAPT JOHN MICHELL FROM "HM SHIP ROYAL OAK off Cape Finisterre June 9th 1814 to Portsmouth showing a MALTA/F IN GREEN AND TWO DISINFECTION SLITS (outbreak of plague in Malta), Charge 3/2.  Michell writes, "A ship is in sight which will most probably...


...able to take my letters to England.  I am on my way to America.  I embarked on the Royal Oak commanded by Rear Admiral Malcolm a week ago at Bordeaux.  Major Gen Rose and his staff are in the same ship.  I have under my command Carmichael with the whole of his Brigade and more amounting to 450 men without horses.  Gen. Ross has under his command 3000 men.  Most of the troops are embarked  on Men of War.  This America affair cannot last long before it is settled.  I fear there is a possibility of the Company being left in America.  The sealed orders have been opened and we are to go to Bermuda to receive further directions".

This Force proceeded to America where Washington was sacked in August.  Michell was promoted Brevet Major in September having commanded three Companies of artillery during the American campaign.  This letter has been written during the War of 1812 which continued until 1815.



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