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Minutes taken at a court-martial, assembled on board His Majesty's ship Torbay : began the 28th of January, 1744, and ended the 5th of February following, pursuant to an order from the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, bearing date the 28th of November, 1744, to Vice-admiral Rowley : being an enquiry into the conduct of Captain Richard Norris, in the engagement between the English fleet under the command of Admiral Mathews, and the united fleet of French and Spaniards in the Mediterranean, on the 11th of February, 1743.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Great Britain. Royal Navy. Court-martial (Norris : 1744)
Other Authors:	Norris, Richard, Captain (Defendant)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : Printed for W. Webb ..., M.DCC.XLV. [1745]
Subjects:	Norris, Richard, > Captain > Trials, litigation, etc. Mathews, Thomas, > 1676-1751. Torbay (Ship) Anglo-Spanish War, 1739-1748. Defense (Courts-martial) > Great Britain. Courts-martial and courts of inquiry > Great Britain. Great Britain > History, Naval > 18th century. Defense (Courts-martial) Great Britain. 1739-1748 Trials, litigation, etc.

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