Box 6476

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains one three-page handwritten account in French describing a battle in which English troops tried to capture the Spanish-held city of Cartagena, present-day Colombia. The account, titled “Attaque de Cartagene depuis la prise des forts jusquau 24 avril” (“Attack of Cartagena from the capture of the forts until April 24”), describes the English attempts to bombard the city, and their failure to overcome the Spanish troops. It indicates that Cartagena was guarded by “tous...

Content Description From the Collection: The Charles Hope Papers contain a twelve-page memorandum, with accompanying three-page cover letter, written by Scottish judge and politician Charles Hope on October 22, 1804. The memo, titled "Hints as to the Conduct of this Country, in the event of a Spanish war,” is addressed to Scottish politician Henry Dundas, then head of the British Royal Navy.The memorandum outlines a plan for how Britain could use a potential war with Spain to gain commercial supremacy in Latin America....