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Letter from John Spencer Smith to Harford Jones [‎3r] (5/8)

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The record is made up of 1 item (4 folios). It was created in 17 Jul 1799-17 Aug 1799. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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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.

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Letter from John Spencer Smith to Harford Jones [‎3r] (5/8), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/9/76/91, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100127550252.0x000006> [accessed 30 October 2024]

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