This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 Excerpt: ...and one of the castle gunners, who came to see their wives, who were in Jersey. Two days before the departure of these boats, Captain Carteret had sent another boat, of the burden of nine or ten tons, laden with supplies for the said castle, viz. coal, cider, wine, bread, pork, pease, turkeys and other poultry, codfish ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 Excerpt: ...and one of the castle gunners, who came to see their wives, who were in Jersey. Two days before the departure of these boats, Captain Carteret had sent another boat, of the burden of nine or ten tons, laden with supplies for the said castle, viz. coal, cider, wine, bread, pork, pease, turkeys and other poultry, codfish, mutton, and the meat of a fat ox, which Captain Carteret sent to Sir Peter and the garrison, for their Christmas. When this boat was near the castle, her crew perceived seven or eight vessels at anchor also near it, and supposing them to be parliamentary vessels, they were seized with fright and returned to Jersey; but these vessels were Dutch, homewardbound, which had there anchored to await a fair wind. The boat, however, arrived safely at the castle on the 3d of January, and discharged her lading in open day, before the castle gate. Sir Peter walked outside near those who were unloading the coal, and a great many persons were on the pier of Guernsey observing them, but they did or said nothing. A.D. 164G. On the 15 th of January, Sir Peter Osborne's chaplain arrived in Jersey, to inform Captain Carteret that he had received a summons from the Earl of Warwick, whose messenger was a Jerseyman, by name Charles Maret, one of those whom the commissioners had adjudged to death because he was king's receiver under Major Lydcott, and also for having been in arms against the king's party in Jersey. Having arrived in Guernsey to accomplish his mission, Maret went half way to the castle in a little boat bearing a white flag, when Sir Peter sent his boat to meet her, and the messenger delivered his letters. He had brought two bottles of wine with him, one Spanish, the other claret, to give to those who came to fetch his letters, which they drank to t...
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All Editions of The Chronicles of Castle Cornet, Guernsey, with Details of Its Nine Years' Siege During the Civil War, and Frequent Notices of the Channel Islands