| Description | Concerning: operations in the Mediterranean (mentions Genoa, Provence, Nice, Islands of St Margaret); King of Sardinia; deserter; purchase of Spanish snuff; purchase of wine, Swiss linen, Turkish coffee; financial affairs; court martial of Captain Townshend; passports; compensation for loss of ship taken by Captain Wilson; death of Captain Vanbrugh; maintenance of prisoners of war; prize money; arrival of Admiral Byng in Vado Bay; Mr Sansom (nephew of Mr Fowkes) to be sent back to England because of his bad conduct; settlement of his debts; transmission of letters and dispatches; portrait of 'the Empress Queen' painted to fit lid of snuff box and Payment for oxen provided for use of the Fleet in Vado. |