The ordeal of Portsmouth's Victory :the first American ship seized and condemned under Napoleon's Berlin Decree of 1806: Historical New Hampshire / Toby Finnegan.
- Title:
- The ordeal of Portsmouth's Victory :the first American ship seized and condemned under Napoleon's Berlin Decree of 1806: Historical New Hampshire / Toby Finnegan.
- Author:
- Finnegan, Toby.
- Call Number:
- 977.8 N5321h
- Publication Information:
- Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 2012.
- Physical Description:
- p. 2-32.
- Source:
- Vol. 66, No. 1 (Summer 2012) Historical New Hampshire.
- Description:
- The article discusses the French seizure and condemnation of the U.S. commercial ship from Portsmouth, New Hampshire the "Victory" in Cherbourg, France during the Napoleonic Wars. The effect that the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's delegated legislation the Berlin Decree of 1806 had on neutral vessels that traded in England is discussed. An overview of the "Victory" Captain Caleb Hopkins, including his concern for the ship's seized cargo and the relationship he had with French officials, is provided.
- Language:
- English.
- Locations:
- France Foreign relations 1789-1815.
Cherbourg (France) History 19th century. - People:
- Hopkins, Caleb.
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