Original letters and papers, between Adm--------l M---------ws, and V. Adm-------l L---------k
Subtitle: with several letters from private hands, exhibiting many particulars hitherto unknown of the transactions in the Mediterranean : with remarks on, and answers to the Narrative of the fleet, from 1741 to 1744, especially on the author's partiality and great liberties with the characters of some commanders : also, some observations on the conduct of the Brest fleet, &c
Publisher: Printed for M. Cooper ...
Published: 1744
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Toulon, Battle of, 1744; Austrian Succession, War of, 1740-1748; Naval History
Description: Mathews was involved in over twenty courts-martial trials involving his poor leadership during a battle with French and Spanish ships in February 1744.
Notes: ESTC T004223