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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Extract from Chatham, May 5: Dockyard artificers ordered to work extra tides for four months, starting last Saturday. Guardships Triumph and Marlborough (74 guns each) await fair wind to sail to Nore. Orders to fit Ramillies (74), Invincible (74), and Ardent (64) as guardships at Chatham countermanded.
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"Orders are received at this dockyard for our artificers to work one tide a day extra for four months; they accordingly began to work last Saturday.
The Triumph and Marlborough guardships, of 74 guns each, are under orders to sail from this port to the Nore; the wind being unfair, they were detained here for several days past, and still remain for a fair wind to carry them to the Nore, at which place they are to wait till further orders.
His Majesty's ship Ramillies of 74 guns, Invincible of 74, and Ardent of 64 guns, which were ordered to be fitted for guardships to lie at this port, are now countermanded."
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Chatham
Event Date
May 5
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artificers to work extra for four months; triumph and marlborough to sail to nore upon fair wind; ramillies, invincible, and ardent fitting orders countermanded.
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Orders received at Chatham dockyard for artificers to work one extra tide per day for four months, beginning last Saturday. Guardships Triumph and Marlborough (74 guns each) ordered to sail to the Nore but detained by unfavorable wind, to wait there for further orders. Ships Ramillies (74 guns), Invincible (74 guns), and Ardent (64 guns) no longer to be fitted as guardships at the port.