-
December 26, 1688
Letter of marque (to act as a privateer) granted
by the Admiralty of Guyenne to Louis Deharismendy, captain of
the Dissimulée (180 tons) from Bordeaux.
Source: AD33
6/B/73 f°50v
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January
13, 1689
King Louis XIV
signed a sea pass to Guillaume Holman captain of
the English vessel l'Amitié, to transport wine
and brandy.
Source: AD33 6B/73 f° 156-156v
-
May 14, 1689
Guillaume Holman captain of
the English vessel l'Amitié arrived at the harbour of Bordeaux.
Source:
AD33 6B/225 f° 74
-
May 29, 1689
Guillaume Holman captain of
the English vessel l'Amitié went back to London loaded with wine
and brandy.
Source:
AD33 6B/295 f° 32
The sea pass to
Guillaume Holman is recorded at the Admiralty of Guyenne in Bordeaux.
Guillaume Holman signed the log book as Wm Holman :
Source:
AD33 6B/73 f° 156-156v
-
March 4, 1690
Sieur Joannissona
Detcheberrye, Captain from Hendaye, confers full
power of attorney to his sister in law Saubadine de Haramboure.
Source: AD64 3E4026 (437-440/2208)
-
March 5, 1690
Sieur Joannis
de Shuygaraychipy, from Hendaye, confers full
power of attorney to his wife Saubadine de Haramboure.
Source: AD64 3E4026 (449-452/2208)
-
July 5, 1690
Letter of marque (to act as a privateer) granted
by the Admiralty of Guyenne to Louis de Harismendy, captain of
the Glorieux
from Bordeaux.
Source: AD33
6/B/74 f°43-46
Louis Darismendy master of
the Glorieux leave the harbour of Bordeaux to go to Plaisance (via Larochelle) with
two passengers: Sieur de Monclair, Secretary of Monsieur le comte
de Frontenac (35 years old) and Jacques Breaux from Quebec (24 years
old).
Source:
AD33 6B/295 f°139v
AD33 6B/74 f°46
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February 6, 1691
Sieur du Vignau, Captain of
fire ship, received the sum of six hundred livres to be converted from
Protestant to Catholic (certification on
October 2, 1688).
Source: AN Marine E 4
-
June 8, 1691
The Plie Dorée captured by the Légère, Captain Joannis Desuigaraychipy.
Source: AD64 B8699 p 67-69
-
August 11, 1691
Fitting up of the frigate Légère as a privateer under command of Captain
Joannis de Suigaraychipy.
Source: AD64 3E4027 (680-684/2049)
-
October 8, 1691
Letter of marque (to act as a privateer) granted
by the Admiralty of Guyenne to Louis Deharismendy, captain of
the Glorieux from Ciboure (130 tons).
Source: AD64 B8698 p 36-38
-
November 12, 1691
The Charite from Roterdam
was captured by the Légère from Ciboure, Captain Destreme
Déharretche.
Source: AD64 B8700 January
22, 1692 (37/97)
-
December 23, 1691
Joannis Desuigaraychipy also known as Croisic in command of the Légère
Source: AD64 B8698
-
January 15, 1692
Sieur Duvignau received a certificate for commanding a light frigate.
Source: AN Marine B/2/82 f° 61
-
January
19, 1692
Duvignau received from Comte de Ponchartrain,
Secretary of State for the Navy, a stern message regarding his mean
attitude towards his crew, to wit: "I was extremely surprised to see by
the information which was
sent to me of Rochefort about the sailors of your crew who were arrested
for desertion (...) to make several men attached on guns and struck with cords and which finally you are of
a cruelty for the sailors that we cannot find any more to work
with you".
Source: AN Marine B/2/83 (1) f° 129
-
March 1, 1692
Letter from Comte de Ponchartrain,
Secretary of State for the Navy, to Sieur de la Boulaye: "I was well
at ease to learn the action from the captain Coursic and although
this captain is not with the service of the King, His Majesty would like
to give him the command of one of the frigates (the Aigle or the Favory)
built in Bayonne".
Source: AN Marine B/2/83 (2) f°410
-
March
5, 1692
Sieur Coursic captured
the Princesse.
Source: AN Marine B/2/83 (2) f°446
-
March 22, 1692
Sieur Coursic is made Captain of light frigate.
Source: AN Marine B/2/82 f°90
-
April 5, 1692
From Comte de Ponchartrain to Duc de Gramont: the fitting out of the
two frigates (Aigle and Favory?) you have built..
Source: AN Marine B/2/84 (1) f°47
-
April 5, 1692
Notice from Comte de Ponchartrain to Sieur Duvignau: I am well
at ease to say to you that you have transports which
are not appropriate for the service of the King. Correct the problem.
Source: AN Marine B/2/84 (1) f°49
-
April 16,
1692
Notice from Comte de Ponchartrain to Sieur
Duvignau: I already let you know that the King has decided to
appoint you
to command one of the brulots
Source: AN Marine B/2/84 (1) f°159
-
April
30, 1692
Notice from Comte de Ponchartrain to Duc Degramont: the King
has decided to fit out the frigate Aigle and
the Françoise, now in Bayonne (...) captain Coursic
will command one of them…
Source: AN Marine B/2/84 (2) f°319
-
May 7, 1692
The King Louis XIV is fitting out
the new frigates the Aigle and the Favory that he had constructed to fight in the difficult conditions of the
Arctic Ocean.
Source: AN Marine B/2/84 (2) f°448
The construction and fitting out of those twin frigates were probably
given to the Basques because of their extensive experience of whalers
in the waters of the Artic Ocean.
Source:
J.Thierry du Pasquier: The Whalers of Honfleur in the Seventeenth
Century
-
May 14, 1692
The Fortune Blanche from Copenhaguen
was captured by the Glorieux from Ciboure, Captain Louis de
Harismendy from Bayonne.
Account from Pierre Detcheverry.
Source: AD64 B8700 December
10, 1692 (10/97)
-
May 16, 1692
Judgment confirming the capture of
the Espérance by captain Louis de Harismendy in command of the frigate
the Glorieux
Source: AD64 B8698
-
May 24, 1692
Notice from Comte de Ponchartrain to Sieur Begon: when Coursic
arrives in Rochefort; he is ordered to immediately go to
Bayonne.
Source: AN Marine B/2/84 (3) f°609
-
June 6, 1692
Captain Harismendy in command of the frigate
the Glorieux captured the Deux freres Deriga.
Source: AD64 B8699 p 70-73
-
June
13, 1692
Notice from Comte de Ponchartrain to Sieur Begon:
Sieur Coursic captured the Pinnace.
Source: AN Marine B/2/84 (4) f°830
-
June 18, 1692
Notice from Comte de Ponchartrain to Duc Degramont: He is annoyed
that Captain Coursic is not in a position to be in
service.
Source: AN Marine B/2/84 (4) f°860
-
June 28, 1692
Sieur Harismendy in command of the frigate
the Glorieux
Source: AD64 B8699 p 37
-
June 30, 1692
From de Ponchartrain to de Gramont
:
"The King agreed to interest Sieur Deplanque
into the commission of the Aigle and the Favori."
Source: AN Marine B/2/84 (4) f°
953
-
September 15, 1692
The
Le Lion
Retably from Flemingues
was captured by
the Aigle, Captain Antoine d'Urthubie
and the Légère, Captain de Suigaraychipy also known as Croisic.
Source: AD64 B8700 f°78
-
September 17, 1692
Sieur Duvignau,
captain of a frigate in Rochefort, is allowed two months leave to take hydrotherapy in Barèges
Source: AN Marine B/2/82 f°204, f°225
-
September 26, 1692
Sieur Desuhigaraychipy in command of the Légère.
Source: AD64 B8700 p 78
-
October 1, 1692
The Aigle has arrived in Saint Jean de Luz and is to be under
Captain Coursic. No news yet on the Favory.
Source: AN Marine B/3/74 f°93
-
October 5, 1692
Coursic will be ready by October 8
and he will command the Aigle…
Source: AN Marine B/3/74 f°98
-
October 21, 1692
From de Ponchartrain to de Gramont
:
"I proposed to the King to fit out the Mignon and to
interest you and your friends as His Majesty already done to put the Aigle and the Favori
into commission."
Source: AN Marine B/2/86 (1) f°138
-
October 27 and 28, 1692
The Guilhaume and Pierre,
the George Detalcon,
the Rose,
the Loyauté from London,
were captured by
the Aigle,
the Maure,
the Maudéré
the Légère,
the Princesse from Ciboure,
the Entreprenante from Bayonne, Captain Dubois.
Source: AD64 B8700 December
10, 1692 (91/97)
-
October 29, 1692
Coursic left four
days ago with the Aigle, the Légère and the Madone to go join
with Chevalier des Ogiers
Source: AN Marine B/3/74 f°104
-
October 29, 1692
The Notre Dame des Martirs
was captured by the Glorieux from Ciboure, Captain Louis de Harismendy.
Account from Jean de Larralde.
Source: AD64 B8700 March, 1693 (69-71/97)
-
November 17, 1692
The Sara from Flesingues
was captured by
the Favory, Captain de Larralde
Source: AD64 B8700 March
13, 1693 (93/97)
-
November 22, 1692
Letter from Comte de Ponchartrain to Sieur
de Laboulaye: "the King approves
that Mr. le Duc de Gramont puts Sieur Coursic on the Mignon and
Harismendy on the Aigle"
Source: AN Marine B/2/86 (2) f° 431
-
November 29, 1692
From de Ponchartrain to Begon
:
"His Majesty graciously allow the Duc de
Gramont and the Sieur de Laboulaye to be interested
into commission of
the Mignon built in Bayonne
as it was already done to put the Aigle and the Favory into
commission."
Source: AN Marine B/2/86 (2) f°481
-
November 29, 1692
From de Ponchartrain to de Laboulaye :
"Regarding the cost of the fitting out of the
Mignon, the King agreed to
interest the Duc de Gramont for 23000
livres tournois and you for 3000 livres tournois. About the 10000
livres tournois remaining, His Majesty agreed to share them with
people from the Admiralty of Bayonne... I ask
Mr. de Bezons to write an agreement to put
the Mignon into commission as it was already done to put the Aigle and the Favory
into commission."
Source: AN Marine B/2/86 (2) f°483
-
November 29, 1692
The Soleil from Flessingues
was captured by
the Légère, Captain de Suigaraychipy
Account from Joannis de Laparque
Source: AD64 B8700 March
13, 1693 (95/97)
-
December 10, 1692
Letter of marque from Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse and
Admiral of the French Navy to the Captain Louis de Harismendy
to command and fit out the frigate of the King, the Aigle.
Source:
AD64 B8700 p 24
-
December 14, 1692
Coursic's wound
was reopened
(...) it would be very annoying if he cannot command the Mignon
Source: AN Marine B/3/74 f°148
-
December 18, 1692
Letter of marque from Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse and
Admiral of the French Navy to Jacques de Beauchene Gouin
to fit out the frigate named the Prudent de Saint Malo as a privateer.
Source: AD64 B8700 p 20
Letter of marque from Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse and
Admiral of the French Navy to Sieur Allain Porée
to fit out the frigate Saint Esprit as a privateer.
Source: AD64 B8700 p 44
-
December 24, 1692
Registration at the
Admiralty of Bayonne of the letter of marque of Captain Louis de
Harismendy to command and fit out the frigate of the King, the Aigle.
Source: AD64 B8700 p 24
Registration at the Admiralty of Bayonne of the letter of marque of
Sieur Jacques Beauchesne Gouin to fit out the Prudent.
"Jacques Beauchesne Gouin said he made
build on the side of the river (Adour) of this city (Bayonne) and at the place called Blancpignon...
a ship of 340 tons to which he gave the name of Prudent de Saint Malo..."
Source: AD64 B8700 p 26
Comment:
I am assuming the Prudent de Saint Malo, the Gaillard, the Favory
and the Aigle were built at the same time (end of 1691 to beginning of 1693) and at the same
place (Blancpignon in Bayonne).
-
January 13, 1693
The King presents a list of officers'
names to serve on the vessel Bizarre which is currently fitted out in
Bayonne. It was fitted out with these men:
-
Sieur de Vigerie
Taillebois, captain
-
Sieur Du Vignau,
captain of frigate, second captain
Source: AN Marine B/2/88 f°19
-
January 14, 1693
Sale of 1/6 of the
frigate Lesperance by Sieur Joannis
Suygarachipy Croisic, from Bayonne, Captain of frigate of the King.
Source: AD64 3E4029 (1164-1167/2263)
-
January 18, 1693
Sieur Joannis
Shuygaraychipy Croisic, from Bayonne, Captain of frigate of the King, confers full
power of attorney to his wife Saubadine de Haramboure.
Source: AD64 3E4029 (1140-1143/2263)
-
January 29, 1693
Sieur Allain Porée from Saint Malo declare that he has built in Saint
Jean de Luz a ship of 300 tons named the Saint Esprit to act as a
privateer.
Source: AD64 B8700 p 43-45
-
January 31, 1693
The Sara from Flemingue
was captured by
the Favory, Captain Sieur Chevalier de Larralde.
Source: AD64 B8700 (46/97)
-
February 5, 1693
The Pierre from London
was captured by
the Saint Esprit, Captain Sieur Alain Porée
Account from Lieutenant Thomas Darroches
Source: AD64 B8702 June
25, 1694 (154-156/204)
AD64 B8703 January 29, 1695 (164-167/176)
-
March 4, 1693
Coursic to command the Mignon.
Source: AN Marine B/2/89 (3) f°557
-
March 5, 1693
The Lecluse de Pierre from Dantzig
was captured by
the Aigle, Captain Louis de Harismendy
the Mignon, Captain Croisic
and the Favory, Captain de Laralde.
Source: AD64 B8700 f°78
AD64 B8702 May
6, 1694 (132-139/204)
-
March 11, 1693
The Patriarche Abraham from Dantzicq
was captured by
the Mignon, Captain Joannis de Suigaraichipy
Account from Jean de Vergiès de Belay
Source: AD64 B8701 June
20, 1693 (62-63/103)
-
March
25, 1693
Notice of the King to
prohibit Sieur Coursic, captain of frigate. Coursic is accused to
have attacked friend ship.
Source: AN Marine B/2/88 f°92
-
April 18, 1693
The Notre Dame de Solitude and the Saint Jean
Baptiste Portugal
were captured by
the Légère, Captain Joannis de Suigaraichipy
Account from Enseigne Saubat de Suigaraichipy
Source: AD64 B8702 September
10, 1693 (36-38/204)
-
April 26, 1693
Sieur François de Lissonde, syndic for the ship's
armaments of the frigate Legere, the Aigle and other vessels of the
King.
Source: AD64 3E4101 (300-302/1449)
-
May 7, 1693
The Succes from Barnestable
was captured by
the Légère, Captain de Suigaraychipy
Account from Joannis Defagaday
Source: AD64 B8701 August
28, 1693 (73-75/103)
-
May 10, 1693
Coursic is taking hydrotherapy in Bareges. Thank you note was made
regarding a prohibition on him.
Source: AN Marine B/3/79 f°111
-
May 22, 1693
The Victoire from Gennes
was captured by
the Prudent, Captain Jacques Gouin de Beauchene
Account from Jacques Gouin de Beauchene
Source: AD64 B8702 December
02, 1692 (14-24/204)
-
June 27, 1693
Capitaine Joannis de Suigarrichipy also known as Croisic is authorized
to command and armed the fregate of the King named the Aigle
Source: AD64 B8701 p
54-55
-
June 30, 1693
Sieur Antoine d'Arcy de la Varenne received
instructions from Comte de Ponchartrain, Secretary of State for the
Navy, to form a squadron to stop the Dutch trading of whales in Spitzberg:
-
Vessel the Pélican under command of Captain de la Varenne
-
Frigate the Aigle under command of Captain Joannis Suhigaraychipy, also known as Coursic or Croisic
-
Frigate the Favory under command of Captain
Louis de Harismendy
-
Vessel the Prudent
de Saint Malo, privateer of Saint Malo, under
command of Sieur Gouin de Beauchesne
Source: AN Marine B/4/14 (2) f°522
AD64 B8702 January
24, 1694 (50-55/204)
Philippe Henrat: French Naval Operations in Spitsbergen During Louis
XIV's Reign
-
August 6,
1693
The frigates the Aigle and the Favory meet 40 enemy
ships in Bear Bay, Spitzberg.
Coursic and Harismendy decide to send "Sieur d'Etchebehere,
enseigne on the Aigle, who spoke Dutch fluently, to deliver an ultimatum to the enemy admiral..."
Source: AN Marine B/4/14 (2) f°524
-
August 12, 1693
The frigates the Aigle and
the Favory
left Spitzberg bound for
France with the capture of 11 Dutch boats.
Source: AN Marine B/4/14 (2) f°526
-
September
9, 1693
The Favory, under command of Captain Louis de Harismendy, reached the Basque
coast with 5 prizes.
Source: AN Marine B/4/14 (2) f°527
-
September 15, 1693
List of officers who must serve on the vessels
Embuscade and Opiniatre which are fitted out in Rochefort:
Source: AN Marine B/2/88 f°198
-
September 24, 1693
The Corneille from London
was captured by
the Adroit, Captain Sieur de Saint Clair
Account from Sieur de Saint Clair
Source: AD64 B8702 January
24, 1694 (55-56/204)
-
September 25, 1693
Master Pierre Delacaussade priest and chaplain on the
vessel of the King the Aigle.
Source: AD64 3E4101 (1152-1155/1449)
-
September
27, 1693
Marriage in the Notre Dame church in Bayonne, of Louis de Harismendy, 48 years old, captain of
the vessel of the King, born in Bidart, and
Marie de Lafourcade, 26 years old.
Source: AD64 5Mi102 (R11) GG37
-
October
4, 1693
Order to Sieur
Du Vignau, captain of a frigate, to take command of the Pelican, fitted
out in Bayonne.
He will replace Sieur de la Varenne
Source: AN Marine B/2/88 f°208
-
October 13, 1693
List of named officers who must serve on the Pélican now being fitted
out in Rochefort:
Source: AN Marine B/2/88 f°217
-
October
31, 1693
Order to Sieur Du Vignau in command of the Gergez
to go join Sieur Bart in the North to enter the English Channel
Source: AN Marine B/2/88 f°233
Captain Louis de
Harismendy, from Bayonne, confers full
power of attorney to his wife Marie de Laforcade.
Source: AD64 3E4029 (1453-1460/2208)
-
November 9, 1693
The Notre Dame des Carmes from
Gennes
was captured by
the Aigle, Captain Jean Suigaraychipy also
known as Croisic
the Favory, Captain Sieur Harismendy
Account from Jean de Suigaraichipy
Source: AD64 B8702 June
30, 1694 (157-175/204)
-
November 23, 1693
The Prospere from London
was
captured by
the Aigle, Captain de Harismendy
and the Favory.
Source: AD64 B8702 f°107-204
-
January 28, 1694
The Notre Dame du Rosaire from
Gennes
was captured by
the Aigle, Captain Jean Croisik
Account from Jean Croisik
Source: AD64 B8703
September 2, 1694 (45-54/176)
-
February 24, 1694
Congratulations to captain Coursic
Source: AN Marine B/2/97 (2) f°395
-
March 10,
1694
Joannis Detchebehere husband of Domeings de Hiribarren "Maitresse jeune" of the
house of Conquarenea, parish of Bidart.
Source: AD64 3E9777 (43-47/352)
-
March 27,
1694
Marie Dimbert "Maitresse" of
the house of Conquarenea, parish of Bidart.
Widow of Monjounito Detchebehere.
Mother of Joannis Detchebehere, captain and
ship
owner.
Source: AD64 3E3213 (303-305/423)
-
April 2,
1694
Sieur Du Vignau instructed to move from Dunkerque to Bayonne
Source: AN Marine B/2/96 f°93
-
April 6, 1694
Will of Sieur Joannis de Larralde, Captain of vessel from Saint Jean de
Luz
Source: AD64 IIIE9777 (85/352)
-
April 20, 1694
Duc Degramont to Comte Ponchartrain: disagreement between Sieur Delisle and Du Vignau
Source: AN Marine B/3/86 f°128
-
April 21, 1694
Letter of the King to Sieur
du Brouillant: "I have appointed three of my vessels and a privateer of St Malo under the command of Sieur de Saint Clair to make the
race in the septentrional seas of America and I give the order to Sieur
de Saint Clair to send to Plaisance the captures he will make…"
Source: AN Colonies B/17 f°59
Comte de Ponchartrain Secretary of State for the Navy
instructs Sieur de Saint Clair to form a squadron
to stop the English from trading on the Grand Bench of
Newfoundland:
-
Captain de Saint Clair
commands the Gaillard (vessel)
-
Captain Joannis Suhigaraychipy also known as Coursic or Croisic
commands the Aigle (frigate)
-
Captain
Louis de Harismendy commands the Favory (frigate)
-
Sieur Gouin de Beauchesne
commands the Prudent (vessel), privateer of Saint Malo
Source: AN Marine B/2/96 f°94
Sieur de Saint Clair
must cruise with assiduity between the 40th and 44th degrees, as it
is important one does not know how long Sieur de Saint
Clair must hold this cruising. He is authorized to say to
friendly vessels that he must go to Canada.
Source: AN Marine B/2/96 f°95
-
April 23, 1694
Joannes
Suigaraichipy Croisiq, from Bayonne, Captain of frigate of the King, confers full
power of attorney to his wife Saubadine de Haramboure.
Source: AD64 3E4030 (488-491/2209)
-
April 25, 1694
Will of Joannes
Daspilcouette, from the parish of Hendaye, "second lieutenant" on the vessel of the King
the Aigle
under command of Captain Croisic.
Source: AD64 3E4030 (448-453/2209)
-
April 26, 1694
Jean Detchebehere,
from the parish of Bidart, "premier enseigne" on the vessel of the King
l'Aigle, confers full power of attorney to his wife Domenica Hiribannez.
Source: AD64 3E4030 (444-447/2209)
-
May 26, 1694
Sieur de Saint Clair and
the squadron leave Bayonne
for Newfoundland (via
La Rochelle).
Source: AN Marine B/3/86 f°140
AN Marine B/2/98 f°480
-
May 28, 1694
Letter of marque from Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse and
Admiral of the French Navy to Jacques Gouin de Beauchene
to fit out the Prudent as a privateer.
Source: AD64 B8702
105 and 111/204
-
June 5, 1694
Registration
of the "agreement" issued by
the King Louis XIV to the syndic François
de Lissonde
to put
the Aigle and the Favory into commission.
Source: AD64 B8702
f°138-204
-
June 27, 1694
Letter from Duc de Gramont,
Governor of Bayonne,
to Louis de Ponchartrain:
"Sieur de Saint Clair
wrote to me under veil a letter signed of all its captains by which
they informed me after holding council about the project of
Greenland that I had proposed to them by your order that was
impractical due to the advanced season and that they are not able
to put at veil to follow their
project and I believe, Monsieur, that it is the right reason and
that in the continuation the King will be some better, I report this to you only to make known to you that I would punctually
have followed your orders which were those transmitted to Sieur de Saint Clair and his captains"
Source: AN Marine B/3/86 f°150
-
From June 27 to September 10, 1694
As
Captain de Saint Clair did not meet any English or Dutch vessel the
Governor of Newfoundlan, Mr du Brouillant, asked him to attack St
John's. But Captain de Saint Clair didn't know St John's, so it was
decided :
-
To
attack first the bay of Ferryland
to take
prisoners to know how to attack St John's
-
To enter in the bay
with the Aigle, Captain Duvignau and the Favory, Captain Harismendy
Source: AN Marine B/4/15 f°379-381
-
Between April 21, 1694 and September 10,
1694
Sieur Duvignau took command of the Aigle.
-
September 10, 1694
"Combat de Forillon":
in the South-East of Newfoundland (around the latitudes 47, 48 North)
in the bay of Ferryland near St John's, the captain Duvignau in command of the Aigle and the captain Harismendy
in command of the Favory, fought against the English during height hours.
During the combat, Coursic, second in command of the Aigle, is seriously
wounded by a gun fire and the frigate the Aigle ran aground. But the
frigate the Favory succeeds in towing the Aigle to the port of Placentia.
Source: AN Marine B/4/15 f°373-374
60 soldiers from Monsieur
de Costebelle's company (Placentia) were embarked (on the Aigle and the
Favory?).
Source: AN Marine B/4/15 (2) f° 375-381
Holman was informed by
some English prisoners who were on board the French ships that after
five hours fight, the French men of war ran off leaving their anchors
and cables behind them and they lost eighty or ninety men.
Source: A History of Newfoundland from the English, Colonial and Foreign
Records.
Page 213, Commander Charles Desborow, R.N., who arrived at Ferryland in
October 1694, in H.M.S. Virgin Prize.
It appears that Holman was Captain of the William and Mary, letter of
marque of sixteen guns; that three of this guns were lost when
transferring back from the shore to the ship after the French had
retired; and that Holman also lost the profit which he might have made
by fishing when he defended Ferryland.
Source: Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies,
Volume 15, 1697, May 20, 1038-1039
The bay of Ferryland was successfully
defended by Captain William Holman on the ship William and Mary.
Source: Great Britain, PRO, Colonial Office, CO
194/1 (78ii), 145
http://www.heritage.nf.ca/avalon/history/documents/letter_76.html
http://www.heritage.nf.ca/avalon/arch/defense.html
http://www.heritage.nf.ca/avalon/arch/fire.html
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September 15, 1694
"Affaire de Plaisance": on return to
the port of Placentia, after the battle of Ferryland, Captain Duvignau accused
one part of his crew
"of desertion from the vessel of the King, the Aigle, during the fight".
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According to Sieur de Saint
Clair : "Monsieur du Brouillan, Governor of Newfoundland, is the only
cause of the loss of the armament, the honor and the interest of the
commanders of the vessels, and particularly the Chevalier de Saint
Clair who invested 1000 ecus in the venture". He summarizes the
participation of the Aigle in the combat as follow : "Monsieur du
Vignau whose entered the first was disabled for a moment and the
vessel failed in the passage which is narrowest, and it was a great
happiness to refloat the vessel under the enemy gunfire and the crew
disorder".
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According to testimonies of this
"crew disorder" aboard the Aigle:
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Sieur Suygaraychipy was wounded
by a gunfire, "this event discouraged the crew which deserted
the deck".
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Certain officers (Daspicouette,
Detchevery, Haramboure) and many sailors went
aboard a launch to go on the Favory (to flee according to the ones, to
seek for material according to the others).
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Sieur Duvignau deposed a complaint against
"Detcheverry de Bidart, blue enseign, and Tipito Daspicouette de Hendaye,
blue lieutenant"
and enter a reservation to depose a complaint (later) against the
Captain Harismendy "to have taken on board the deserters with their weapons and part of
their luggage, which it would have returned during the night on board
the Aigle"...
Captain Duvignau requested to apply the "Talion law"
for the "mutineers" (Detcheverry, Daspicouette,...) so I am
assuming they were condemned to be abandoned at sea with the ship's
boat they were accused to flee.
Source: AN Marine B/4/15 (2) f°375
Comment:
Remember what happened to the Captain Duvignau on January 19, 1692.
Click here if you want to go back to January 19, 1692.
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September 16, 1694
De Beleville
la proûsiere acting as Major on the Gaillard: "I certify to have by order of Monsieur de Saint
Clair transferred, onboard the Gaillard, Sieur Detchevery de Bidart prisoner
on the Aigle"
Source: AN Marine B/4/15(2) f°378
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September 10 to October 13, 1694
Coursic died and its body was buried in Plaisance under the name
of "IOVANNES DE SVIGARAICHIPI also known as CROISIC".
Source:
Coursic's gravestone
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October 5, 1694
A ship brought food to the squadron of Sieur de Saint Clair
Source: AN Marine B/2/100(1) f°36
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October 13 to November 15, 1694
On October 13, 1694, a
squadron of 34 ships departed Placentia for Bayonne including the Aigle, the Favory,
the Gaillard, the Prudent and the Pélican.
On October 15, they are hit by a bad weather and the squadron was
separated in two groups:
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first group with
the Aigle, the Favory, the Gaillard, the Prudent and 10 merchant ships
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second group with
the Pélican and 19 merchant ships
On October 24, in
the first group, captain Duvignau on the Aigle
loses sight of the Favory and cannot find it again. The next time they
would meet would be in Bayonne. The Aigle arrived on November 16 and the Favory
on December 7, 1694.
Source: AN Colonies C/11c/2 f°237-240
Comment:
I am assuming
"deserters"
were assembled on the Favory between October 13 and
October 24.
On October 24, the
Favory left the main convoy and moved towards the coasts of New France to deposit this crew there. These men
would be assembled on board a
longboat
(1) which will run aground Falmouth
in
Buzzard Bay's in the South of Cape Cod, New England
where they state to belong to the crew of the Aigle, which is
correct, in order to be treated as prisoners of war, but their ship,
the Aigle, did not make shipwreck, she will arrive at Bayonne on
November 16.
So, I guess
these former Aigle seamen including Dr. Francis LeBaron make contact with
Buzzard Bay's rocky shore a few days after October 24, 1694.
(1)
When needed, seamen used to tow a ship with longboats. See top right of page 548
at this link
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic37-4-544.pdf
"We saw several vessels,
their cables cut, being towed out by a large number of longboats, the smallest
of them being pulled by six..."
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November 3, 1694
Letter from Comte de Ponchartrain,
Secretary of State for the Navy, to Sieur de la Boulaye: "it is extremely sad that Sieur de Saint Clair has badly
succeeded in the things as it was to exert. He does not appear to me that there
is fault of the Governor of Placentia who offered on the contrary all that
depended on him and beyond that; however, let me know with the return of the
vessels of Bayonne, what are the complaints of the captains of the vessels which
carried disunion to this colony against him. You will find a letter herewith
from Sieur Sommereau on the calculation of the crew of the frigate Aigle written
to me of which I wrote you above. It is necessary that you clear up the facts of
which he speaks and let me know what happened."
Source: AN Marine B/2/100 (2) f°366
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November 16, 1694
The Aigle, under command
of Captain Duvignau, arrived at Bayonne.
Source: AN Colonies C/11c/2 f°240
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November 20, 1694
The Prudent, under
command of Sieur de Beauchesnes, arrived at Bayonne.
Source: AN Marine B/2/100 (3) f°343
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November 24, 1694
Letter from Comte de Ponchartrain to Mr. de Saint Clair: as I learned
by Sieur DuVignau who arrived in Bayonne that you had decided to
arrive in Belle Ile, I address this letter to you to let you
know that the intention of the King is that you go without wasting time
to Rochefort where you will find the orders for your disarmament.
Source: AN Marine B/2/100 (3) f°567
Letter from Comte de Ponchartrain,
Secretary of State for the Navy, to Sieur de Saint Clair: "I received the letters that you wrote from
Placentia to me and I saw with displeasure that you had not dared
the mission of Saint John's nor to capture English vessels which were in
Ferryland, we knew from English even as nothing was easier and than
you would have succeeded if you had wanted to carry out the orders
which had been given to you"
Source: AN Marine B/2/100 (3) f°567
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November 30, 1694
Permission to Sieur du Vignau, captain of light
frigate, to pass from Bayonne to Rochefort
Source: AN Marine E 9 f°272
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December 7, 1694
The Favory, under command
of Captain Harismendy, arrived at Bayonne.
Source: AN Marine B/2/100 (3) f°643
Comte de Ponchartrain to Sieur de la Boulaye: I saw the complaint that Sieur
Du Vignau made against
several officers and sailors of his crew who left the frigate during
the fight in Fourillon, I will report the facts to the King…
Source: AN Marine B/2/100 (3) f°643
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December 15, 1694
Notice to Sieur de
Saint Clair to go reporting to the King
Source: AN Marine B/2/96 f°217
Letter from Comte de Ponchartrain, Secretary
of State for the Navy, to Sieur
de la Boulaye: "the judgement which was given against the deserter who
was given to you by Sieur DuVignau (...) of the complaint which was made
to you by Sieur Du Vignau against some officers and the best part of its
crew which left the frigate when it entered Ferryland. I am giving to Rochefort
the sum of 8000
livres tournois installment of what is due by the King
for the fitting out of the Gaillard, the Aigle and the Favory to be able to
pay off the officers, marines and sailors of the crew of the Gaillard.
You must oblige the ship-owners to pay those of the Aigle and the
Favory (...) Sieur de Saint Clair extremely destroyed my spirit in
the cruise which it has just made, the good opinion that I had of him
(...) send to me the declarations of Sieurs DuVignau, Harismendy and
Beauchesne of his refusal to enter in Ferryland and to finish the
mission of Saint John's"
Source: AN Marine B/2/100 (3) f°746
Account from the Sieur de Saint Clair:
"I did not meet English and Dutch vessels from Indies....
I was interested for 1000 ecus (in this armament)."
Source: AN Marine B/4/15 (2) f°379-381
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January 2, 1695
The Chevalier d'Amont, as a private ship-owner, is going to
fit out the Gaillard, the Aigle and the Favory lended to him by the
King Louis XIV.
Source: AN Marine B/2/105 f°3
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September 6, 1695
Marriage of Francis
LeBaron and Mary Wilder in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
Source: "Descendants of
Francis LeBaron of Plymouth Massachusetts" - Mary LeBaron Stockwell,
1904
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May 23, 1696
Birth of James LeBaron in
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, son of Francis LeBaron and Mary Wilder.
Source: "Descendants of
Francis LeBaron of Plymouth Massachusetts" - Mary LeBaron Stockwell,
1904
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December 26, 1698
Birth of Lazarus LeBaron
in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, son of Francis LeBaron and Mary Wilder.
Source: "Descendants of
Francis LeBaron of Plymouth Massachusetts" - Mary LeBaron Stockwell,
1904
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June 13, 1701
Birth of Francis LeBaron
in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, son of Francis LeBaron and Mary Wilder.
Source: "Descendants of
Francis LeBaron of Plymouth Massachusetts" - Mary LeBaron Stockwell,
1904
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September 30, 1703
Francis LeBaron signs its
will.
Source: "Descendants of
Francis LeBaron of Plymouth Massachusetts" - Mary LeBaron Stockwell,
1904
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August 18, 1704
Francis LeBaron died in
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
Its body is buried, under the name of FRANCIS LEBARRAN, at Old Burial
Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
Source:
-"Descendants of Francis LeBaron of Plymouth Massachusetts" - Mary
LeBaron Stockwell, 1904
- Tombstone of
Francis LeBaron:
fr.us.FLB.Tombstone.img.html
- Handbook of Old Burial Hill:
http://www.dunhamwilcox.net/ma/burial_hill_plymouth_ma.htm
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September 15, 1703
Inventory of the estate of Francis LeBaron,
deceased.
Source: "Descendants of
Francis LeBaron of Plymouth Massachusetts" - Mary LeBaron Stockwell,
1904
