Lloyd’s During the War

“Alex. Champion, Jun.

“W. Ewer.”

“Lloyd’s Coffee House, 31st July, 1794.

“The Committee for the management of the concerns at Lloyd’s feel it incumbent upon them to transmit for the information of the Lords of the Admiralty the enclosed accounts received by them.

“To Philip Stephens, Esq.,

“Admiralty.

“Viz., ships from Petersburgh to Liverpool, and others taken in the North Sea, as per list of the 1st of August.”

“Lloyd’s Coffee House, 1st August, 1794.

“The Committee for the management of the concerns at Lloyd’s are sorry to have occasion to transmit the inclosed for the information of the Lords of the Admiralty.

“To Philip Stephens, Esq.,

“Admiralty.

“Viz., Greenland ships taken, as per Lloyd’s list of 1st August.”

“Admiralty Office, ist August, 1794.

“Gentlemen,

“I have received your letter of yesterday’s date, inclosing copies of letters which have been sent to you giving accounts of the French ships therein mentioned having been seen off Cromer. And I am to acquaint you that my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are obliged to you for the information.

“I am,

“Gentlemen,

“Your very humble servant,

“(Signed) Philip Stephens.

“To the Committee for the management of the concerns at Lloyd’s.”

“Lloyd’s Coffee House, 6th August, 1794.

“The Committee for the management of the concerns at Lloyd’s beg leave to send the inclosed extract from Liverpool for the information of the Lords of the Admiralty:—

“Having received a letter from Captain Warre of his Majesty’s ship Mermaid, complaining of a Captain of a ship having wilfully left his Convoy, the Committee will be obliged to Mr. Stephens to inform them whether the Memorial on that subject signed by the Secretaries of the two public Insurance Companies and themselves have yet come under their Lordships’ Consideration.

“To Philip Stephens, Esq.,

“Admiralty.”

“Lloyd’s Coffee House, 12 Aug., 1794.

“The Committee for the management of the concerns of this House beg leave to send the inclosed for the information of the Lords of the Admiralty, and are sorry to observe such continued depredations in the Channel, unprecedented in any former wars.

“To Philip Stephens, Esq.,

“Admiralty.

“An account of several vessels taken in the chops of the channel by frigates.”

“Lloyd’s Coffee House, 13 Aug., 1794.

“The committee for the management of the concerns at Lloyd’s beg leave to send the inclosed for the information of the Lords of the Admiralty.

“To Philip Stephens, Esq.,

“Admiralty.

“Other vessels taken.”

“Admiralty Office, 13th August, 1794.

“Mr. Stephens presents his compliments to the Committee for the management of the concerns at Lloyd’s, and acquaints them that the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have taken the Memorial mentioned in their Billet of the 6th inst. into their consideration, and that the Memorialists will soon be acquainted with their determination thereupon.

“To the Committee for the Management of the Concerns of Lloyd’s Coffee House.”

“Lloyd’s Coffee House, 1794.

“The Committee for the management of the concerns of Lloyd’s beg leave to send the following extract for the information of the Lords of the Admiralty:—

“By a letter from St. Maloe’s the following list of Castels with French prisoners from the West Indies were detained and plundered there, and their Crews Imprisoned:

“To P. Stephens, Esq.”

“Lloyd’s Coffee House, 18th Sept., 1794.

“The Committee for the management of the concerns of this house request Mr. Stephens that he will favour them from time to time with the different accounts that may be received at the Admiralty of the Jamaica and Leeward Islands Fleets, as the Coffee House may be by his attention prevented from much fraud.

“To Ph. Stephens, Esq.,

“Admiralty.”

“Lloyd’s Coffee House, 30th Sept., 1794.

“The Committee for the management of the concerns of this house beg leave to return Mr. Stephens their sincere thanks for the communication of what the Lords of the Admiralty had ordered to be done relative to the Captain and Crew of the Ann and Betsy, and to inform him that in consequence thereof a meeting has been held of the Insurers at Lloyd’s on the said Vessel this forenoon, who have unanimously agreed to give directions for the prosecution of the Captain and of such of his people who may be committed to take their trial by any Magistrate at Portsmouth, and have given Orders for a Person to attend the examination and enter in recognizance for the name if Necessary.

“To Philip Stephens, Esq.,

“Admiralty.”

“Lloyd’s, 5th February, 1795.

“The present situation of the Underwriters of this House in respect to Dutch Insurance being taken in consideration,

“Resolved that the following letter be written to the Right Honourable Wm. Pitt to request an interview on the subject:

“The Committee for the management of the concerns at Lloyd’s present their respectful compliments to Mr. Pitt and will esteem it a favor if he will fix a time for their waiting upon him on Material and Urgent Business.

“Lloyd’s Coffee House, 5th February, 1795.

“To the Honourable Wm. Pitt, &c., &c.”

“Lloyd’s, 11th June, 1795.

“At a General Meeting of Subscribers held this day,

“Several Letters from Captains in the Navy being read complaining of ships leaving their Convoy,

“Resolved “That the Committee be requested to investigate the conduct of several Masters of Merchant Ships whose conduct in leaving their Convoys had been complained of, and take the most effectual mode of punishing them. And that the expense be defrayed out of the fund belonging to this house, which being put by the Chairman was carried unanimously.”

“Moved and Carried unanimously that Mr. Taylor be indemnified from any prosecution that may be brought against him for information given this house. And that the resolutions be published in the British and Irish Newspapers signed by the Chairman.”

“Lloyd’s, 25th September, 1795.