Detcheverry

 

• August 6, 1693
  The frigates the Aigle and the Favory meet 40 enemy ships in Bear Bay, Spitzberg.
  Coursic and Harismendy decided to sent the "Sieur d'Etchebehere enseigne on the Aigle", who speake fluent Dutch, to deliver an ultimatum to the enemy admiral...

  Source: AN Marine B/4/14 (2)  f°524
   

• September 15, 1694
  "Affaire de Plaisance": of return to the port of Placentia, after the battle of Ferryland, the captain Duvignau accused a part of his crew "to desert from the vessel of the King, the Aigle, during the fight".

  • According to testimonies of this "crew disorder" aboard the Aigle:

    • Sieur Suygaraychipy, was wounded by a blow of gun, "this event discouraged the crew which desert the deck".

    • 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).

  • Sieur Duvignau deposed a complaint against "Detcheverry de Bidart, blue enseigne, and Tipito Daspicouette de Hendaye, blue lieutenant" and enter a reservation to depose a complaint (later) against the Captain Harismendy "to have taken on his edge the deserters with their weapons and part of their luggage, which it would have return during the night on board the Aigle"...

  • The Captain de Saint Clair ordered to transfer on board the Gaillard, the officer Detcheverry prisoner held on the Aigle.

  Source: AN Marine B/4/15 (2) f°375
   

• 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, the Sieur Detchevery de Bidart prisoner on the Aigle
  Source: AN Marine B/4/15(2)  f°378