Nova Scotia Archives

Spoils of War: Privateering in Nova Scotia

Notice for auction of cargo of captured vessels

War soon led to bustle in the auction rooms of Halifax as prize vessels and their cargoes, captured by the Royal Navy, were processed by the local Court of Vice Admiralty.

Reference: Nova Scotia Archives  Newspapers: Royal Gazette 30 September 1794 page 3

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