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III. The Uneasy Neutrality. A Study of Anglo-Spanish1 Disputes Over Spanish Ships Prized 1756–1759

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 December 2011

Jean O. McLachlan
Jean O. McLachlan
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Fellow of Girton College
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As the Anglo-Spanish dispute which developed between 1756 and 1761 over the taking of Spanish ships by British privateers was undoubtedly one of the chief causes of the declaration of war by King Charles III in 1761, the Spanish story of these events is of considerable interest. A full treatment of the whole problem of the prizing of neutral ships has been promised by Mr Richard Pares, but the present study may be of some interest as showing the Spanish views of the situation as shown in the correspondence between the Spanish Chief Minister, General Richard Wall, and the Spanish chargé d'affaires in England, Don Felix Abreu.

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Cambridge Historical Journal , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , 1938 , pp. 55 - 77
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1938

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2 Pares, R., War and Trade in the West Indies, 1739–63, 563Google Scholar.

3 The rhyming proverb is quoted in Keene to Bedford, 8 December 1750. Secret. It contained an account of how His Catholic Majesty himself made use of the Spanish proverb: “La Paz con Inglaterra y con todo el mundo guerra.” P[ublic] R[ecord] O[ffice]; S[tate] P[apers] F[oreign]; Sp[ain] 138. For an excellent study of Carvajal's policy, see an article by Torres, Manuel Ferrandis, “Don Josef de Carvajal”, published in the Revista Historica de la Facultad de Historia de Valladolid, October-December 1924Google Scholar.

4 Pitt's Correspondence with the Colonial Governors, I, 105.

5 Don Felix Abreu to Don Richard Wall, 29 June 1756. Spain, Simancas; P[apeles] de E[stado] Ing[laterra]; leg[ajo] 6934.

6 Abreu to Wall, 29 Sept. 1755. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6929.

7 Abreu to Wall, 1 April 1756. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6933.

8 Abreu to Wall, 8 April 1756. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6933.

9 Abreu to Wall, 22 April 1756. Spain, Simancas, P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6933.

10 Abreu to Wall, 10 July 1756. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6934.

11 Abreu to Wall, 17 Aug. 1756. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6934.

12 Abreu to Wall, 24 Aug. 1756. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6934.

13 Abreu to Wall, 20 July 1756. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6934.

14 Wall to Abreu, 10 Aug. 1756. Spain, Madrid; A[rchivo] H[istorico] N[acional]; P[apeles] de E[stado]; leg. 4270.

15 Abreu to Wall, 24 Aug. 1756. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6934.

16 Abreu to Wall, 5 Jan., 5 and 26 Feb. 1756. All in Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6933.

17 Abreu to Wall, 30 July 1756. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6934.

18 Abreu to Wall, 21 July 1755. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6929.

19 Abreu to Wall, 29 Sept. 1755. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6929.

20 Abreu to Wall, 20 July, 9 Sept. 1756. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6934.

21 Abreu to Wall, 1 March 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6936.

22 La Mina (Barcelona) to Wall, 17 Jan. 1756. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6933.

23 Abreu to Wall, 11 July 1756. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6934.

24 Abreu to Wall, 30 July 1756. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6934.

25 Abreu to Wall, 30 July 1756. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6934.

26 Abreu to Wall, 30 July 1756. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6934.

27 Abreu to Wall, 25 Feb. 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6936.

28 Abreu to Wall, 5 Oct. 1756. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6934.

29 Abreu to Wall, 5 Oct. 1756. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6934.

30 Abreu to Wall, 5 Oct. 1756. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6934.

31 Abreu to Wall, 18 Aug. 1756. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6942.

32 All these items of news were carefully reported by the Spanish chargé d'affaires, see Abreu to Wall, 5 and 19 Oct. 1756. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6934.

33 Abreu to Wall, 5 Oct. 1756, enclosing Fox to Abreu, 5 Oct. 1756, which had contained a copy of the Additional Instructions to all commanders of ships having letters of marque for private war against the King of France. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6934.

34 Abreu to Wall, 16 Nov. 1756. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6934.

35 Abreu to Wall, 30 Nov. 1756. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6934.

36 Abreu to Wall, 23 Nov. 1756. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6934.

37 Wall to Abreu, 6 Dec. 1756. Spain, Madrid A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4270.

38 Wall to Abreu, 5 Oct. 1756, reporting the capture of S. Francisco, S. Antonio y Animas, and Na. Sa. del Portal. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6934.

39 Abreu to Wall, 4 Jan. 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6936.

40 Abreu to Wall, 14 Dec. 1756. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6934.

41 Abreu to Wall, 4 Jan. 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6936.

42 Keene to Pitt, 2 Dec. 1756. P.R.O.; S.P.F.; Sp. 153; and Pitt to Keene, 4 Jan. 1757. P.R.O.; S.P.F.; Sp. 154.

43 Abreu to Wall, 4 Jan. 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6936.

44 Abreu to Wall, 25 Jan. 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6936.

45 British Consuls had made bitter complaints as to this practice, see Keene to Fox, 10 Nov. and 2 Dec. 1756. P.R.O.; S.P.F.; Sp. 153. Beawes (S. Lucar) to Amiand, 29 Dec. 1756. P.R.O.; S.P.F.; Sp. 153. Aiskell (Malaga) to Pitt, 11 Jan. 1757. P.R.O.; S.P.F.; Sp. 154.

46 Pitt to Keene, 11 Feb. 1757. P.R.O.; S.P.F.; Sp. 154.

47 Abreu to Wall, 25 Feb. 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6936.

48 Keene to Pitt, 28 Feb. 1757. P.R.O.; S.P.F.; Sp. 154.

49 Pitt to Keene, 25 March 1757. P.R.O.; S.P.F.; Sp. 154.

50 De Cosne, Secretary of British Embassy in Spain, to Pitt, 8 and 10 Aug. 1757. P.R.O.; S.P.F.; Sp. 155.

51 Keene to Pitt, 28 Feb. 1757. P.R.O.; S.P.F.; Sp. 154.

52 Abreu to Wall, 5 April 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6936.

53 Abreu to Wall, 12 April 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6936.

54 Abreu to Wall, 12 April 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6936.

55 Abreu to Wall, 19 April 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6936.

56 Abreu to Wall, 19 April 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6936.

57 Abreu to Holdernesse, 20 April 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6936.

58 Abreu to Holdernesse, ao April 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6936.

59 Holdernesse to Abreu, 3 May 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6936.

60 Abreu to Wall, 3 May 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6936.

61 Abreu to Wall, 20 May 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6936.

62 Abreu to Wall, 20 May 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6936.

63 Abreu to Wall, 20 May 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6936.

64 Abreu to Wall, 20 May 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6936.

65 Pitt to Keene, 23 Aug. 1757. P.R.O.; S.P.F.; Sp. 155.

66 Keene to Pitt, 26 Sept. 1757. P.R.O.; S.P.F.; Sp. 156.

67 Abreu to Wall, 29 July 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6937.

68 Abreu to Wall, 2 Aug. 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6937.

69 Abreu to Wall, 2 Aug. 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6937.

70 Abreu to Wall, 9 Aug. 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6937.

71 Abreu to Wall, 19 Aug. 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6937.

72 Abreu to Wall, 2 Aug. 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6937.

73 Abreu to Wall, 2 Aug. 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6937.

74 Abreu to Wall, 9 Aug. 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6937.

76 Abreu to Wall, 26 Aug. 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6937.

76 Abreu to Wall, 20 Oct. 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6937.

77 Na. Sa. de la Candelaria, reclaimed Abreu to Pitt, 7 Sept. 1757. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4275. Na. Sa. del Carmen y S. Antonio, reclaimed Abreu to Pitt, 1 July 1757. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4275. S. Juan Bautista, reclaimed Abreu to Pitt, 7 Sept. 1757. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4275. Sa. Rosa, details were sent Abreu to Wall, 23 Sept. 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6937.

S.Juan Bautista, details contained Wall to Abreu, 14 Nov. 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6942. La Esperanza, reclaimed Abreu to Pitt, 15 Nov. 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing-; leg. 6937. As well as Na. Sa. de Guadeloupe and la Virgin del Rosario y el Christo de Buen Viage reported by Admiral Townshen d to Cleveland 22 March 1757. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6936. Also eleven others molested in America during 1756, of which details were sent to Abreu by Wall in a letter of 13 Aug. 1757. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P.deE. Ing.; leg. 4275.

78 Abreu to Wall, 2 Dec. 1757, for Pitt's statement. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6942. Abreu to Wall, 20 May 1757, for Holdernesse's statement. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6936.

79 Abreu to Wall, 31 March 1758, contained papers about ten Spanish prizes; of these S. Antonio y Animas. Both ship and cargo had been declared good prize…the Captain had had no Spanish passport. His story was that he had had one but it had blown overboard, but when he was shown a Spanish passport, he had denied ever having had such a paper.

La Esperanza. The Captain had written to a friend of his in London to say that his crew had been bribed and had told all they knew about the ships, so that he thought he was ruined. Even the Spanish authorities had thought this case suspicious.

S. Joseph. Appeal before the Privy Council was pending. Doctors Commons had asked for further proof that Captain Adams really owned the ship; when these were produced the ship and goods were released, although the saltpetre was confiscated since S. Sebastian was the backdoor to France.

Jesus Maria y Josef. Appeal before the Privy Council was still pending. Doctors Commons had condemned th e saltpetre as contraband, and made the Captain pay costs.

S. Juan Bautista y Animas. Appeal was pending. Doctors Commons had declared the cargo good prize, but restored the ship.

S. Juan Bautista. The Judge had demanded further proofs of ownership, since the deed of sale did not tally with the facts.

Na. Sa. del Carmen y San Antonio. Appeal pending.

Na. Sa. del Rosario. Appeal pending.

Na. Sa. de los Dolores. Appeal pending, because Doctors Commons condemned the cargo though the ship was restored.

Sa. Rosa. Appeal pending. Doctors Commons condemned the ship as good prize, because it was not Spanish.

Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6943.

80 Abreu to Wall, 3 Feb. 1758. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6942.

81 Abreu to Wall, 17 Feb. 1758. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6942.

82 Abreu to Wall, 7 April 1758. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6943.

83 Abreu to Wall, 14 April 1758. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6943.

84 Abreu to Wall, 31 March 1758. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6943.

85 Abreu to Wall, 14 April 1758, quoting Wall to Abreu, 13 March 1758. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6943.

86 Abreu to Wall, 31 March 1758. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6943.

87 Abreu to Wall, 12 May 1758. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6943.

88 Abreu to Wall, 13 June 1758. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6943.

89 Abreu to Wall, 14 April 1758. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6943.

90 Abreu to Wall, 31 March 1758. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6943.

91 Abreu to Wall, 14 April 1758. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6943.

92 Abreu to Wall, 13 June 1758. Spain, Simancas; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 6943.

93 Abreu to Wall, 16 June 1758. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

94 Abreu to Wall, 23 June 1758. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

95 Abreu to Wall, 28 July 1758. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

96 Abreu to Wall, 14 July 1758. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

97 Abreu to Wall, 8 Sept. 1758. S. Josef and S. Joachim. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279. Abreu to Wall, 13 Oct. 1758, S. Ignacio and S. Thomas. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

98 Abreu to Wall, 17 Nov. 1758. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

99 Abreu to Wall, 4 Aug. 1758. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

100 Abreu to Wall, 25 Aug. 1758. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

101 Abreu to Wall, 15 Sept. 1758. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

102 Abreu to Wall, 6 Oct. 1758. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

103 These were the S. yuan de Buenaventura, S. Philippe y. S. Iago, Na. Sa. de Buen Viage, Sa. Ana, Aurore, Espiritu Santo, Na. Sa. del Pilar, S. Domingo y Buenaventura, S. Juan Bautista, Margarita, S. Juan Bautista y Animas, S. Josef. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

104 Abreu to Wall, 13 Oct. 1758. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

105 As for example in the cases of the Sa. Ana, see Abreu to Wall, 23 July 1758. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279; and the Espiritu Santo, see Abreu to Wall, 15 Sept. 1758. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

106 Abreu to Wall, 22 Sept. 1758. This also contains the facts of the case of San Juan Bautista, Captain Julien de San Llorente. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279. See also Abreu to Wall, 8 Sept. 1758, for the case of Na. Sa. del Pilar. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

107 Abreu to Wall, 23 June 1758. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279. Keene, the British Ambassador t o Spain, had died on 15 Dec. 1757. In March 1758, Pitt informed Keene's Secretary that the Earl of Bristol was t o be appointed British Ambassador in Spain; in return the Conde de Fuentes was appointed Spanish Ambassador in London. See Pitt to De Cosne, 28 March 1758 and De Cosne to Pitt, 29 May 1758. P.R.O.; S.P.F.; Sp. 157.

108 Abreu to Wall, 7 July 1758. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

109 Abreu to Wall, 25 Aug. 1758. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

110 Abreu to Wall, 24 Nov. 1758. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

111 Abreu to Wall, 8 Dec. 1758. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

112 Abreu to Wall, 20 Oct. 1758. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

113 Abreu to Wall, 27 April 1759. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

114 Abreu to Wall, 1 June 1759. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

115 Abreu to Wall, 22 June 1759. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

116 Abreu to Wall, 4 May 1759. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

117 Abreu to Wall, 11 May 1759. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

118 Abreu to Wall, 20 April 1759, Na. Sa. de la Conception. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

119 Abreu to Wall, 2 Feb. 1759, la Virgin del Rosarioy Sto. Cristo de Buen Viage. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

120 Dulce Nombre de Maria, see Abreu to Wall, 23 March 1759; S. Antonio de Padua, see Abreu to Wall, 23 March 1759; Sa. Francesco, see Abreu to Wall, 13 April 1759. Spain, Madrid, A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

121 S. Francisco Xavier, see Abreu to Wall, 23 Feb. 1759; Los Dos Amigos, see Abreu to Wall, 23 Feb. 1759; Maria Clementina, see Abreu to Wall, 23 March 1759. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

122 Abreu to Wall, 12 Jan. 1759. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

123 Abreu to Wall, 16 Feb. 1759. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

124 Abreu to Wall, 2 March 1759. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

125 Abreu to Wall, 23 March 1759. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

126 Abreu to Wall, 11 May 1759. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

127 Abreu to Wall, 25 May 1759. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

128 Abreu to Wall, 23 March 1759, for Pitt's view of Holland. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279; Abreu to Wall, 16 Feb. 1759, for Pitt's view of Denmark. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

129 Abreu to Wall, 23 March 1759. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

130 Abreu to Wall, 9 March 1759. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

131 Abreu to Wall, 30 March 1759. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

132 Abreu to Wall, 30 March 1759. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

133 Abreu to Wall, 11 May 1759. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

134 Abreu to Wall, 6 July 1759. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

135 Abreu to Wall, 6 July 1759. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

136 Abreu to Wall, 6 July 1759. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

137 Abreu to Pitt, 3 July 1759. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

138 Abreu to Wall, 13 July 1759. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

139 Abreu to Wall, 20 July 1759, the results of the appeal concerning the Jesus, Mariay Josef. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

140 Abreu to Wall, 10 Aug. 1759. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

141 Abreu to Wall, 31 Aug. 1759. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

142 Abreu to Wall, 14 Sept. 1759. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

143 Three by a man of war, see Abreu to Wall, 26 Aug. 1759; Ancilla Domini, see Abreu to Wall, 31 Aug. 1759; S. Francisco de la Paz, see Abreu to Wall, 23 Nov. 1759 Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

144 See Abreu to Wall, 29 June and 28 Sept. 1759. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

145 See Abreu to Wall, 31 Aug. 21 and 28 Sept. 5 and 26 Oct. 23 Nov. 1759. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

146 Abreu to Wall, 7 Sept. 1759. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4279.

147 Wall to Abreu, 10 Aug. 1756. Spain, Madrid; A.H.N.; P. de E. Ing.; leg. 4270.