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Title
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Port Louis, 16 April 1745. To The Honble Coll: Jno. Cottrell… (first line)
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Author
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Cope, John, fl. 1745
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Addressee
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Cottrell, John, Colonel, d. 1746
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All Contributors
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Cope, John, fl. 1745 (Author), Cottrell, John, Colonel, d. 1746 (Addressee), Elton, Jacob, Captain, 1712–1745 (Contributor), Phillips, Baker, d. 1745 (Contributor), Belle-Isle, Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de, 1684-1761 (Contributor), Anglesea (Ship : 1742-1753) (Contributor), Apollon (Ship : 1740-1758) (Contributor)
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Place of Origin
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Port-Louis (France)
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Date
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1745-04-16
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Series Heading
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M91. Cope, John, fl. 1745, lieutenant of Marines
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Geography
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Great Britain
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Subject
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Trials (Military offenses), Capture at sea -- West Indies -- Early works to 1800, Warships -- France, West Indies -- History
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Notes
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John Cope, Lieutenant of Marines in Col. Cotterell's Company aboard HMS Anglesea, Capt. Jacob Elton, describes an engagement with the French man-of-war Apollon, Captain Belle Isle."Sir, I am sorry to give no better Account of the Detachment I had the Honour to Comãnd, than that they are Prisoners in France. ... On the 29th: of last Month, we gave Chace to a large Ship, which we took for a Martinico Man... She unhappily proved to be the Apollo of Rochefort... We engaged them... A third Broadside now tore us to Pieces... I believe it might be half an hour after the Death of Captain Elton when all finished with striking the Colours..." Upon the death of Captain Elton and his first lieutenant, command fell to the second lieutenant, Mr. Baker Phillips, who surrendered after a half hour fight. He was later court-martialled and shot. See Schomberg, Naval Chronology 1:212-213, who dates the action 22 April.Phillipps Ms. 28170., Original digital object name: bei-m091, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.
