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As much as I detest the Spanish claims.
There as far as I am aware not strong case of evidence of treasure put forth on the Sussex? If you read odyssey owns words. Page 13 top.
Sussex shipwreck
Among the tasks given to Admiral Wheeler during this mission was delivery of a present from the British Crown to the government of Tunis (the precise nature of this “present” is not clear).
Similar cruises by a “Straits squadron” in 1689-90 had also made calls on North African states with “presents” for area rulers. Court records show that Admiral Sir Francis Wheeler was assigned to coordinate closely with England’s special envoy to the Duke of Savoy, ally with England, Holland, Spain and other states in the War of the League of Augsburg against France. {Assumption )
Other archive entries suggest that Sir Francis Wheeler additionally held a secret commission to deliver money, thought to be aboard
Sussex, for subsidies and perhaps the payroll of mercenary soldiers fighting for Savoy. {No references to these claims? )
Finally, recent archival studies revealed that agents of the Levant Company in Gibraltar, acting on orders from London, placed “a very considerable summe of money (that is, specie) for Their Majesties’ use” (Once again no reference to these claims.)
Even wikipedia is hesitant to claim gold coins was on the Sussex?
Sussex
There was no need to keep these references secret. But you notice terms suggest, thought? They hint The Levant company.
You can go to Kew and actually hunt down the records of Levant company. To see if any orders exist from state papers.
Levant company records
They was never going to get permission to salvage the Mercedes off the Spanish who signed up to that horrible (UNESCO AGREEMENT) They went after the Mercedes. and used the pretext that they was salvaging an alleged treasure from the Sussex as smoke screen just like they used merchant Royal.
Enough said about that.
This is about merchant Royal. It was a shame as odyssey had the money and resources at the time. they could HAVE made a deal for finding and recovering the Merchant Royal. And that opportunity had gone as the current UK government is not open to deals at present. Although odyssey has done successful deals with them before.
So the mystery remains here is merchant Royal? I have two areas of interest with in approximate soundings in context of this alleged anchor discovered with in the 10 leagues of Lands end. Are any of them remotely close? Who knows?
Crow
There as far as I am aware not strong case of evidence of treasure put forth on the Sussex? If you read odyssey owns words. Page 13 top.
Sussex shipwreck
Among the tasks given to Admiral Wheeler during this mission was delivery of a present from the British Crown to the government of Tunis (the precise nature of this “present” is not clear).
Similar cruises by a “Straits squadron” in 1689-90 had also made calls on North African states with “presents” for area rulers. Court records show that Admiral Sir Francis Wheeler was assigned to coordinate closely with England’s special envoy to the Duke of Savoy, ally with England, Holland, Spain and other states in the War of the League of Augsburg against France. {Assumption )
Other archive entries suggest that Sir Francis Wheeler additionally held a secret commission to deliver money, thought to be aboard
Sussex, for subsidies and perhaps the payroll of mercenary soldiers fighting for Savoy. {No references to these claims? )
Finally, recent archival studies revealed that agents of the Levant Company in Gibraltar, acting on orders from London, placed “a very considerable summe of money (that is, specie) for Their Majesties’ use” (Once again no reference to these claims.)
Even wikipedia is hesitant to claim gold coins was on the Sussex?
Sussex
There was no need to keep these references secret. But you notice terms suggest, thought? They hint The Levant company.
You can go to Kew and actually hunt down the records of Levant company. To see if any orders exist from state papers.
Levant company records
They was never going to get permission to salvage the Mercedes off the Spanish who signed up to that horrible (UNESCO AGREEMENT) They went after the Mercedes. and used the pretext that they was salvaging an alleged treasure from the Sussex as smoke screen just like they used merchant Royal.
Enough said about that.
This is about merchant Royal. It was a shame as odyssey had the money and resources at the time. they could HAVE made a deal for finding and recovering the Merchant Royal. And that opportunity had gone as the current UK government is not open to deals at present. Although odyssey has done successful deals with them before.
So the mystery remains here is merchant Royal? I have two areas of interest with in approximate soundings in context of this alleged anchor discovered with in the 10 leagues of Lands end. Are any of them remotely close? Who knows?
Crow