MELVILLE PAPERS (2nd ser.). Vol. II (ff. 129). Letters of Sir Home Riggs Popham [Rear-Adm. 1814], chiefly to Lord Melville; 28 Nov. 1800-9 Feb. 1808. A number deal with projects to destroy the French fleet by "explosion vessels" in 1804. Sale, lot 15... 28 Nov 1800-9 Feb 1808

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MELVILLE PAPERS (2nd ser.). Vol. II (ff. 129). Letters of Sir Home Riggs Popham [Rear-Adm. 1814], chiefly to Lord Melville; 28 Nov. 1800-9 Feb. 1808. A number deal with projects to destroy the French fleet by "explosion vessels" in 1804. Sale, lot 15... 28 Nov 1800-9 Feb 1808

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