<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>[Logbook of the HMS Leviathan], 1799-1800</dc:title><dc:creator>Duckworth, John Thomas, Sir</dc:creator><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:description>Holograph journal of the ship Leviathan, flagship of Admiral Duckworth's command group in the Mediterranean and off Spain from May 1799 to May 1800. The logbook tracks weather conditions, routine activities on all of the ships under his command and signal communications between them, sightings of other ships. The logbook also records several pursuits by Duckworth's group, including a capture of a Spanish convoy; dispatches from Admiral Nelson and others; several courts-martial; and Duckworth's participation in the blockade of Cadiz</dc:description><dc:description>Binding: Contemporary marbled wrappers.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>