. The royal navy : a history from the earliest times to the present. e strength ; so that Iordered Mr. Hopsoun and the rest of the officers to execute their orders. Both officerswere mistaken in their first impressions. See Eookes Journal, quoted in Chamock. 1702] THE SPOILS AT VIGO. 385 was knighted by the Queen on November -JOth following, andafterwards granted a pension of £500 a year, with a reversion of£300 a year to his wife, in case she should survive him. Hisofficers and men were also specially rewarded. The treasure and booty taken were of enormous value, theflotilla of galleons havin
. The royal navy : a history from the earliest times to the present. e strength ; so that Iordered Mr. Hopsoun and the rest of the officers to execute their orders. Both officerswere mistaken in their first impressions. See Eookes Journal, quoted in Chamock. 1702] THE SPOILS AT VIGO. 385 was knighted by the Queen on November -JOth following, andafterwards granted a pension of £500 a year, with a reversion of£300 a year to his wife, in case she should survive him. Hisofficers and men were also specially rewarded. The treasure and booty taken were of enormous value, theflotilla of galleons having been the richest which liad ever reachedEurope from the West Indies. Some of the lading had beenremoved before the action; but it was estimated that gold, silverand cargo, to the value of thirteen million pieces of eight, fell intothe hands of the victors or were destroyed. The town of Kedondela fell to the Duke of Ormonde, but Vigowas not systematically attacked. It was at one time proposed toreduce it, and to leave part of the fleet to winter in the Bay; but. MEHAL COMMEMOUATIVP: of the action in VIGO BAY, i < 02.{Fruin nil orii/iiinl kindly lent by Captain Prince Louis of Battcnbenj, ) Sir George Kooke opposed the project, and would not remain evenlong enough to attempt to weigh such ships as had been sunk, orto recover the treasure in the destroyed galleons, his chief reasonsbeing that the fleet would shortly have no more provisions, andwould be unable, if the wind changed to the E., to obtain furthersupplies. On October Kjth, Sir Clowdisley Shovell, with a squadron fromEngland, joined the fleet; on the two following days the troops werere-embarked; and on the 19th, Sir George Kooke, with part of hisforce, sailed for England, leaving Sir Clowdisley to reflt the prizes,save as much treasure and as many guns as possible, and completethe destruction of such vessels as could not be moved. SirClowdisley (]uickly carried out his instructions, effected an ex-VOL.
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