Letter from John Spencer Smith to Harford Jones
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Letter from John Spencer Smith to Harford Jones
- Date:
- 1781/1805
- Description:
- Abstract: A copy of a letter from John Spencer Smith, Minister Plenipotentiary in Constantinople [Istanbul], to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from Constantinople and dated 17 August 1799.The letter forwards a report on the movements of French and Spanish warships for the attention of Rear-Admiral John Blankett, Commander of the British naval squadron in the Red Sea (see below). It also forwards a proclamation from the Porte [Government of the Ottoman Empire] appealing to French troops to desert and offering safe passage home, which Spencer Smith recommends Blankett to distribute in Suez and Cosseir [Al Qusayr] (not enclosed).Attached is a letter from Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, sent from Mahone [Mahón] and dated 17 July 1799. The letter forwards reports from a Gibraltar privateer that the combined French and Spanish fleet has entered the Atlantic Ocean, pursued by Vice-Admiral George Keith Elphinstone.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- French Campaign in Egypt and the Levant (1798-1801)
Naval affairs
French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1800) - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100109378727.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100109378727.0x000001_en
IOR/L/PS/9/76/91
IOR/L/PS/9/76/91