G7 - The War of the English Succession & the breaking of the Pirate Brotherhood

Jason2 wrote:"The only bad news for the English this month was that the Russians have closed down their shipyard on Changi."

In all fairness, we didn't close their shipyard, they closed it of their own free will...admittedly after the Governor of the Russian Far East appeared just outside it and was so offended by its presence he declared "I fart in your general direction. Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries"

Interesting......seems that the Governor of the Russian Far East is most likely a French Protestant.

Why are so many Russian Colonial Administrators non Russians? Is it lack of skilled colonial administrators in Russia. Or a native Russian adversion to getting on a boat?

I think it's the heat, the Russians start to melt in anything above freezing point...plus you can't get any decent vodka in the colonies...

Jason2 wrote:I think it's the heat, the Russians start to melt in anything above freezing point...plus you can't get any decent vodka in the colonies...

In order to avoid the above vodka problem...................Czar Peter declares Poland as a Russian Colony

Stuart Bailey wrote:

Jason2 wrote:I think it's the heat, the Russians start to melt in anything above freezing point...plus you can't get any decent vodka in the colonies...

In order to avoid the above vodka problem...................Czar Peter declares Poland as a Russian Colony

This could solve a lot of problems...and in G10 too

I thought Poland already was a Russian colony.

shhh...we don't admit to that

The problem tends to be in convincing Poland of that way of thinking!

Marshal Bombast wrote:The problem tends to be in convincing Poland of that way of thinking!

What about Livonia, Estonia etc........do they also make Vodka?

Stuart Bailey wrote:

Marshal Bombast wrote:The problem tends to be in convincing Poland of that way of thinking!

What about Livonia, Estonia etc........do they also make Vodka?

I was referring to the colony bit not the vodka. But any part of the Russian Empire connected to mainland Russia should provide copious amounts of good vodka to keep the troops happy and out of their way. I'm not sure it travels well to the Far East.

Off to read more about G7 Russian Sailors now.

Sept 1713 Gloire du Roi has shown up and for non G7 players her are the highlights:

1) Too late in the month to do anything the siege/blockade of Oxford by Jacobite forces has been joined by the French Armee Royale from Bristol and also the 2nd Royal Stuart Army. Before the French showed up Major-General Richard Savage lead 42 Squadrons of Dutch Cavalry out of Oxford and "beat up" the 1st Brigade Heavy Dragoon Guards of 24 Jacobite Squardrons. After breaking the blockade to the north Savage retired to Oxford and its not know if anything left or was brought into the city.

2) At the other French siege (of Antwerp) Villars troops continued to make slow progress. They have now secured the covered way, crossed the midwork ditch of the outer defences and made a breach in the outer wall of these defences. So all they need to do now is secure the breach in the outer defenses, cross the next ditch and breach the main defences. Then take the Citadel all the time hoping that the rain holds off.

3) King Louis XIV marked the success of his armies and his birthday with a ball at Versailles........seems that in future he is to be called "Louis the Great".

4) In Vienna the Holy Roman Emperor has waived taxation on the commons and has also declared his support for Bremen and other Imperial Free Cities saying an attack on one (and any other part of the Empire?) would be viewed as an attack on him. In this view the Emperor seems to have the total support of the Imperial Diet meeting in Regensburg which condemned English attacks on shipping in Flander (Imperial) waters without any opposition.

- Because Protestants in the Diet view King James as a Catholic while Catholics view him as a Schismatic?

5) In other news from Vienna a "Turkish looking" gentlemen tried to stab the Spanish Envoy in a dark alley. Which raises a couple of questions like a) What was the envoy of Spain doing in a dark alley without guards etc and b) How do you look Turkish in the dark and c) Why would anyone want to stab Don Sebastian?

- No doubt it would be easier to get some answers if Don Sebastian had not killed the miscreant with a single thurst of his Spanish Rapier.

6) With his guards around him and wearing a full suit of cuirassier armour to be extra secure, King James made a long speecg in the open air to his Parliament and other subjects in Westminster Park. The speech was meet with a respectful silence and the rain stayed away so King James did not go rusty or his elderly bishops catch the flu.

- In his speech King James said that peace terms had been offered to the Dutch but did not say what they were, he also confirmed a reduction in tax on Syrian merchants to 5% while tax on Spanish Merchants goes up to 250%! His Majesty also confirmed spending to restore Anglian Cathedrals in England which no doubt pleased his bishops almost as much as the fact that they were not being rained on while listening to his majesty go on. King James also offered teams to reduce the new 250% rate on Spanish trade to 10% and restore Anglo-Spanish trade and went into much greater depth and detail concerning Anglo-Spanish trade terms than he did on making peace with the Dutch. Which no doubt seemed odd to many listening in view of the number of Englishmen being killed in the current war esp in the Far East this month.

7) In the far East Jacobite forces have finally taken Malacca with the heroic Col Gaspar Reijersen dieing of his wounds five days after the fall of the city. Jacobite forces have also made a bridgehead on Macassar and forced the Dutch defenders to retire into the Fort Rotterdam citadel. But in a terrible disaster at sea no less than 12 English Lineships have been destroyed by fire at Macassar with several blowing up in spectacular fashion.

- The cause of these fires has not yet been established......possible theories include heating shot or other special shot fired by the defenders, Dutch marines planting mines on ships under cover of dark, that the English were trying to use heated shot themselves to burn timber defences sunk in wet earth and my personal favourite that recent supplies purchased from the Russians included damp grain and Chinese walnuts and other cargo which can self combust. So actually this is just another Russian Naval disaster!

In Northern Lands King Charles of Sweden is visiting Denmark and the Sweden's Riksdag are considering a draft treaty to reform the Kalmar Union and move the Capital to Copenhagen. No news yet about what the King of Demmark thinks about all this Swedish diplomacy.

9) Moscow.......long speech from the Great Patriarch about the benefits of orthodoxy and attacking Rome. Nothing however said about the Kalmar Union.

10) Cadiz.......Spanish Sailors (Navigators) complaining about inaccuracies in their nautical almanacs which do not include lunar tables making them more a a hinderance than a help to true sailors. For the benefit of Russians and other landlubbers it should be pointed out that the Spanish bickering is among expert scientist and sailors and is over blue water navigation using the stars.

- Not mentioned in paper it should also be noted that in last couple of months a Spanish Fleet sailed from Cadiz to Buenos Aires dropped of recuits and supplies for the colonies and then sailed round Cape Horn to Valparaiso and does not have to use the Repair yard (still SL 0!) Is this a first?????

11) King & Queen of Spain still doing grand tour of Italy and are on route to Rome welcomed by cheering crowds and flowers. The later perhaps down to the import of Grain from Spain (and England) which solved the grain shortage in the Papal States.

12) In Constantinople the Grand Vizier spoke to the Russians to express his concern about them having private meeting with the Sultans Vassels who are also the Czar's in-laws. Then in a total display of having his cake and eating it said that that Lord Falkland can have a "private meeting" with him whenever the good lord wants one.

13) Shipping losses this month included 1 French in the Arabian Sea and 20 Persian in African waters but that was the only news from the Franco/Persian war or is it now the Anglo/Persian war?

Stuart Bailey wrote:Sept 1713 Gloire du Roi has shown up and for non G7 players her are the highlights:
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- The cause of these fires has not yet been established......possible theories include heating shot or other special shot fired by the defenders, Dutch marines planting mines on ships under cover of dark, that the English were trying to use heated shot themselves to burn timber defences sunk in wet earth and my personal favourite that recent supplies purchased from the Russians included damp grain and Chinese walnuts and other cargo which can self combust.  So actually this is just another Russian Naval disaster!

I resent that insult!  I'll have you know those supplies were not purchased...they were a freely given gift (well, they had to be , can you imagine the G7 English paying for anything?)

Stuart Bailey wrote:
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- Not mentioned in paper it should also be noted that in last couple of months a Spanish Fleet sailed from Cadiz to Buenos Aires dropped of recuits and supplies for the colonies and then sailed round Cape Horn to Valparaiso and does not have to use the Repair yard (still SL 0!)  Is this a first?????

 

Oh great, you can transport recruits half way around the world without any sickness...my motley bunch get a SL level just getting out of bed!

The fact that Russian agents were enjoying a well earned break touring various sites of relegious interest in the Far East, has nothing, we repeat nothing to do with with the sinking of Those ships.

In other Russian news investigations are underway to attempt to discover who has stolen a consignment of Brandy that was being sent to the King of Burma. Following last months theft of a cargo of pyrotechnics that were intended for the Great Moghul, fears are this could be linked to a flare up in pirate activity in the region.

The Russian navy will be (hopefully) be holding a celebration next month to mark a whole YEAR without loosing a ship.

Another month and it's been a whole year?

*instantly recalls all Department East ships to harbour, just to be safe*

Jason2 wrote:
I resent that insult!  I'll have you know those supplies were not purchased...they were a freely given gift (well, they had to be , can you imagine the G7 English paying for anything?)

 

Oh great, you can transport recruits half way around the world without any sickness...my motley bunch get a SL level just getting out of bed![/quote]

Since the Jacobite English are fighting a war and were in action against them when the disaster happened the Anglo-Dutch faction of Robbins, Savage, Galway etc have got to be favourites for burning the 12 Jacobite Lineships but with any Naval Disaster in Glori I still think backing the Russian (Ship, crew, cargo, supplies) has got to be a good outside bet!

Spain in G7 has its far share of disasters at sea the most recent being the 200 trained Priests who did not make it to Manila, but getting round Cape Horn without a sickness level has got to be rare! And yet more proof as to why crews should drink high grade Spanish Wine and Sherry rather than loading a ship with barrels of Vodka which leak fumes all round the boat. Anyone ever seen a fire in a Vodka store? Was there much left

Oct 1713 Gloire du Roi has shown up and for non players in G7 here are the highlights:

1) The prayers of the Dutch seem to have got a positive reply.........its chucking it down in Western Europe with extra thunder and lightning thrown in to make the men in siege lines really happy about life. Oddly no reports at all in the Gloire du Roi this month from the Siege of Antwerp......not sure if the French were too busy dealing with flooded trenches to make any further progress or if the Gloire du Roi reporter has taken to his sick bed. But at Oxford the French managed to complete their approach trenches while under heavy fire from the bastions.

2) The Jacobite allies of the French got so bored sitting in wet fields outside Oxford that both De Gondrin and their Cavalry have ridden off looking for somewhere warm & dry. The Earl of Peterborough and the troops they left behind decided that the risk of getting shot was less than the risk of trench foot & flu and decided to "advance" the progress of the siege by planting five batteries of guns against the east gate covered by the rifle Brigade rather than approach works and good honest dirt (well mud in this case). This did not work very well since the Dutch shot the five batteries to bits and routed the rifles. At this point the Earl of Peterborough abandoned his own planned attack but urged the French to have a go. D'Alegre thanked the English Lord for his advise but clearly the heirs of Vauban do not think the English have anything to teach them about siege warfare (unless its how not to do it).

3) The Dutch Blockade of Bombay has been broken with Commodore Kempthorne sinking two Dutch Line ships and sending the rest into headlong retreat. While elsewhere it is believed further victories were won by Kempthorne fellow Captains who took another ten Persian Prizes against one French prize taken.

A Ball has been held by King James to celebrate the victories of his Navy in the far East but its still not 100% clear who is fighting who in the East & African waters. Clearly the Dutch & the Jacobites are at war, likewise the French & the Persians. But are French forces in the east under Jacobite command and if so are the Shah & the Jacobites at war???? No one is really that sure....bit like no one is really sure about who is knocking off Persian merchant shipping and why English Lineships burst into flames (I blame getting too close to the Russian Naval curse)

4) King Louis also had various balls and banquets........because he is the King of France? Because he likes to Dance & Eat? Because he can?

5) Setting out to prove he is a Viking Hero & no Russian scared of a little wind and the odd wave King Charles of Sweden set sail in a sloop while his Army sailed from Bremen in merchant ships. No one is sure were they are going but Princess Ulrika was worried about storms in the North Sea.

6) The Czar also held a banquet, he was sad to find no Swedish Envoy in Russia he could talk too about sailing in force 3 winds and above.

7) In Rome the Pope was bothered by accounts from Russia, while the King of Spain (on his Hol's & visiting the Pope with Wife, Daughters and about 4,000 Elite Guard Cavalry) was bothered by 23 Priests who urged him to make peace with King James who they spoke warmly about. The King of Spain was his usual good natured self dishing out alms to good causes but looked a bit baffled since England & Spain are at peace and like all good catholics he was no doubt confused by "Catholic" priest thinking so highly about the Pro Ottoman head of a schematic church which does not accept that Pope as its head.

In Constantinople the Russians offered a trade and non aggression treaty which would allow the Grand Vizier to take up the private urging of the English envoy and march east to join in Englands non war with the Persians. Priests in Rome also urged the King of Spain not to take advantage of any Ottoman War with Persia........as if the House of Hapsburg would ever dream of wars of liberation or the Czar would want to give the Organ Grinder enough rope to hang his monkey! Perish the thought.

9) In Macassar the English offered the Dutch terms which were nicely turned down by the Garrison of Fort Rotterdam who pointed to their unbreached walls.

It has to be said, a good month for the English.

Is it my imagination or has Persia gone a bit quiet on the war? Other than taking some French merchants, it does seem a bit of time since they did much.

Jason2 wrote:It has to be said, a good month for the English.

Is it my imagination or has Persia gone a bit quiet on the war?  Other than taking some French merchants, it does seem a bit of time since they did much.  

Odd how Russian view on what is a good or bad month is now based on shipping losses!

So Sept 1713 - Speaches to Glorious open air meeting of Parliament by King James, Important Dutch Colony captured but 12 Line Ships lost is a bad month.

October 1713 - No progress at Macasar, Siege of Oxford turns into a wet debacle but no ships lost and its a good month.

I think Stuart it's more a case of last month, even with taking a colony, they lost a fleet basically. Plus, was Malacca an important Dutch colony by this time? My understanding was that the Dutch let the place run down after they took it off Portugal so as not to affect Batavia too much so it was a bit of a backwater. And as you yourself highlighted last month, the speech to Parliament did see the King in full armour, in case of assassin attack?

This month, they drive off a Dutch fleet, the Dutch in Oxford are penned in and apparently running short of supplies so not much of a threat, and as to Macassar, I think it depends how you read the Dutch stance-are they saying "we'll fight on and on" or was it a tactful way of saying once there is a breach in the walls, they will consider their duty is done and surrender without any more fight?

Stuart Bailey wrote:Oct 1713 Gloire du Roi has shown up and for non players in G7 here are the highlights:

... or for those who prefer a less biased and more realistic view of events ...

Stuart Bailey wrote:
1) The prayers of the Dutch seem to have got a positive reply.........its chucking it down in Western Europe with extra thunder and lightning thrown in to make the men in siege lines really happy about life. Oddly no reports at all in the Gloire du Roi this month from the Siege of Antwerp......not sure if the French were too busy dealing with flooded trenches to make any further progress or if the Gloire du Roi reporter has taken to his sick bed. But at Oxford the French managed to complete their approach trenches while under heavy fire from the bastions.

2) The Jacobite allies of the French got so bored sitting in wet fields outside Oxford that both De Gondrin and their Cavalry have ridden off looking for somewhere warm & dry. The Earl of Peterborough and the troops they left behind decided that the risk of getting shot was less than the risk of trench foot & flu and decided to "advance" the progress of the siege by planting five batteries of guns against the east gate covered by the rifle Brigade rather than approach works and good honest dirt (well mud in this case). This did not work very well since the Dutch shot the five batteries to bits and routed the rifles. At this point the Earl of Peterborough abandoned his own planned attack but urged the French to have a go. D'Alegre thanked the English Lord for his advise but clearly the heirs of Vauban do not think the English have anything to teach them about siege warfare (unless its how not to do it).

Reorganisations of troops on the ground, discussions between English and French forces over how best to proceed and poor weather led to delays in any assault. But the Dutch with their Spanish allies (who by the Treaty of Scotland should not be fighting at all), failed to repeat the previous month's attempts to break out of the siege. Supplies of food and powder continue to be run down inside the town, particularly after the rather strategically ineffective firing from the battlements. Lord Peterborough is rather baffled how the Dutch/Spanish forces who had no guns when they arrived in Oxford were able to raise some within 2 months of arriving, but no doubt when the town falls he will find out. English cavalry were wisely withdrawn to winter quarters to avoid their shiny new armour getting rusty, the prevailing opinion being that since the Spanish should not be on the field and the Dutch horse (if indeed they are Dutch?) are led by another dishonourable renegade who is not worth fighting, there really is nothing for them to do.

Stuart Bailey wrote:
3) The Dutch Blockade of Bombay has been broken with Commodore Kempthorne sinking two Dutch Line ships and sending the rest into headlong retreat. While elsewhere it is believed further victories were won by Kempthorne fellow Captains who took another ten Persian Prizes against one French prize taken.

A Ball has been held by King James to celebrate the victories of his Navy in the far East but its still not 100% clear who is fighting who in the East & African waters. Clearly the Dutch & the Jacobites are at war, likewise the French & the Persians. But are French forces in the east under Jacobite command and if so are the Shah & the Jacobites at war???? No one is really that sure....bit like no one is really sure about who is knocking off Persian merchant shipping and why English Lineships burst into flames (I blame getting too close to the Russian Naval curse)

Sir Thomas Kempthorne has indeed shown some true Cornish spirit in taking on 9SoL with a handful of frigates. By carefully playing to his strengths, 1 was blown to bits whilst the only reason the others got away was after a rear SoL sacrificed itself. Having achieved his strategic objective, he left the remaining 7SoL to sail through a storm for a couple of months as they try to get back to a safe harbour. In a few short months the Royal Navy has eliminated the Dutch naval presence in India and the Far East which apart from leaving their merchant ships unprotected means they cannot escort any troops to try and retake their lost colonies. Seems a justifiable reason for celebration to me. England is not at war with Persia so if Persian ships are missing then I suggest either the weather, pirates, or possibly even a rogue Spanish pirate faction could be responsible - after all, Spain claims not to be in control of Gerona (at Oxford) so it is quite possible rogue Spanish ships are preying on Persian shipping to try and cause a war. This is not as fanciful as may first appear: HWIC - a Spanish-owned faction operating under various names, including 'The Portobello Company' and possibly 'The Trieste-Americas Company' - was used to cause the dispute with the Ottomans over Oran. And we all know how that is bubbling away ... the surprise may be that Spain and the Ottomans are not yet at war.

Stuart Bailey wrote:
4) King Louis also had various balls and banquets........because he is the King of France? Because he likes to Dance & Eat? Because he can?

Perhaps he is simply imitating (or mocking) the court of Spain which seems to be perpetually engaged in social activities?

Stuart Bailey wrote:
5) Setting out to prove he is a Viking Hero & no Russian scared of a little wind and the odd wave King Charles of Sweden set sail in a sloop while his Army sailed from Bremen in merchant ships. No one is sure were they are going but Princess Ulrika was worried about storms in the North Sea.

I am sure Princess Ulrika was not at all worried about storms in the North Sea because the Royal Navy would rescue any Swedish ship which floundered. They may even extend the same courtesy to Spanish ships, but doubt the Spaniards would want to be rescued by the English in case the logs of their ships proved they had been up to more dastardly/illegal activities.

Stuart Bailey wrote:
6) The Czar also held a banquet, he was sad to find no Swedish Envoy in Russia he could talk too about sailing in force 3 winds and above.

That the Czar has a legendary appetite should be of no surprise.

Stuart Bailey wrote:
7) In Rome the Pope was bothered by accounts from Russia, while the King of Spain (on his Hol's & visiting the Pope with Wife, Daughters and about 4,000 Elite Guard Cavalry) was bothered by 23 Priests who urged him to make peace with King James who they spoke warmly about. The King of Spain was his usual good natured self dishing out alms to good causes but looked a bit baffled since England & Spain are at peace and like all good catholics he was no doubt confused by "Catholic" priest thinking so highly about the Pro Ottoman head of a schematic church which does not accept that Pope as its head.

In Constantinople the Russians offered a trade and non aggression treaty which would allow the Grand Vizier to take up the private urging of the English envoy and march east to join in England's non war with the Persians. Priests in Rome also urged the King of Spain not to take advantage of any Ottoman War with Persia........as if the House of Hapsburg would ever dream of wars of liberation or the Czar would want to give the Organ Grinder enough rope to hang his monkey! Perish the thought.

Only the King of Spain would take 4,000 Elite Guard Cavalry on holiday with him ... is he really expecting trouble or is it his way of invading Rome to ensure a compliant Pope? If so it seems to have backfired because the Papal Peace Party which has in the past been critical of King James, has now turned on King Charles. Both Kings are Catholic so both are obliged to listen to the view of the church and the Pope. The Pope's preference, as repeatedly stated since Spain first promised to accept King James and the Papal Bull Britannicus Clement, is for all Catholic nations to stop fighting each other. It should not be that surprising that the Pope is on the side of peace, or that he would make his views known to King Charles whilst he is in Rome. Clearly the Peace Party is unimpressed by King Charles' failure to respond to King James' initiative last month which addressed Spanish concerns and tried to de-escalate the deteriorating situation between Spain and England. Nice to know that they are not intimidated by Spanish cavalry. Seems as though King Charles' visit may have become a bit of an embarrassment after they declared that "There is a rumour that after training Persian soldiers and upgrading her ships, Spain has persuaded Persia to fight a proxy war on her behalf. Should Persia declare war on England, we expect Spain will prove her innocence by declaring war on Persia in defence of King James." It would appear that they are more concerned about the prospect of Spain fighting a proxy war through her Persian ally than they are about King James seeking a defensive alliance with the Ottomans. After all there is no evidence that King James is seeking to use Ottoman forces to attack Spain whereas if the rumour is true, Spain is doing all it can to push Persia into declaring war against England. After several months of laying the groundwork on the forum, Stuart can hardly deny the impression given.

Stuart Bailey wrote:
9) In Macassar the English offered the Dutch terms which were nicely turned down by the Garrison of Fort Rotterdam who pointed to their unbreached walls.

I guess this is what happens when we try to treat the Dutch with honour! I should also clear Russia's Department East for involvement in the fire last month. There is no evidence whatsoever that Russian supplies (which, incidentally were paid for through Russia to save on currency conversion costs) in any way contributed to the fire. The fire was caused by human error: ships carrying extra powder, damaged by sailing through storms, crews already tired trying to do the (almost) impossible working to resupply the fleet. They did indeed succeed, but unfortunately once fire broke out it proved hard to control. The affected ships were scuttled to prevent the fire spreading to other ships in the harbour, most of the crews swimming ashore to safety. Though Stuart has presented it as a disaster it was not: a disaster would have been if the entire fleet (over 100 ships+prizes) was destroyed. Given the difficulty of mounting simultaneous expeditions against multiple targets, hitting them by surprise and planning/executing and operation 9 months in advance, the campaign in the Far East went remarkably smoothly. 2 out of 3 targets have been taken (or more if the associated attacks in India are also considered), the Spanish-Dutch monopoly of the spice trade has been broken and Dutch have been driven off the seas in their most important trade area. Even the most misguided Dutchman must realise that there is now nothing to stop English cruisers decimating Dutch trade in 1714 which along with the blockade of UDP should make it impossible for them to fund the war.

Overall I have to agree with the insight of Jason2: it has been a good month for the English. What may not be clear from the forum is that the positive trend for King James has been evident for some time now. I appreciate this spoils Stuart's carefully crafted narrative, but if this positive trend continues to the end of the year who knows what surprises there could be?

I agree the English have had a good turn.

However the really important news seems to have been missed in Stuarts Original summary & the subsequent summary of the summary , or should that be a re-summary of the summary?


RUSSIA ONCE AGAIN HAD NO SHIPS LOST AT SEA!!!!

The celebrations of this fantastic news failed to make it into the News letter this month, which was a great shame, especially as the Swedish ambassador was suppossed ot be guest of honour at the Russian Admiralty building in St Petersburg.

Would ask Mr Bailey & Papa Clement, to kindly make sure that all Russian navy acheivements are included in future "highlight postings"

J Flower wrote:I agree the English have had a good turn.

However the really important news seems to have been missed in Stuarts Original summary & the subsequent summary of the summary , or should that be a re-summary of the summary?


RUSSIA ONCE AGAIN HAD NO SHIPS LOST AT SEA!!!!

The celebrations of this fantastic news failed to make it into the News letter this month, which was a great shame, especially as the Swedish ambassador was suppossed ot be guest of honour at the Russian Admiralty building in St Petersburg.

Would ask Mr Bailey & Papa Clement, to kindly make sure that all Russian navy acheivements are included in future "highlight postings"

Naturally - perhaps we both imagined that the Czar's banquet was in celebration of no Russian ships being lost at sea?

Papa Clement wrote:

J Flower wrote:I agree the English have had a good turn.

However the really important news seems to have been missed in Stuarts Original summary & the subsequent summary of the summary , or should that be a re-summary of the summary?


RUSSIA ONCE AGAIN HAD NO SHIPS LOST AT SEA!!!!

The celebrations of this fantastic news failed to make it into the News letter this month, which was a great shame, especially as the Swedish ambassador was suppossed ot be guest of honour at the Russian Admiralty building in St Petersburg.

Would ask Mr Bailey & Papa Clement, to kindly make sure that all Russian navy acheivements are included in future "highlight postings"

Naturally - perhaps we both imagined that the Czar's banquet was in celebration of no Russian ships being lost at sea?

I totally agree with Papa Clement - I assumed that the Czar's banquet was a celebration of no Russian ships sinking in the last year.

Also promise that any future accounts of G7 should start with the clearly most important part of the game - namely how many (or none) Russian ships have sunk in storms, run aground, mutinied due to lack of Vodka, burnt to the water-line, been grabbed by nasty pirates etc.

If the way that success in G7 is now to be judged can I add that a Spanish fleet has sailed from Cadiz for South America, made it round Cape Horn, dropped off troops and recruits at various locations and is now docked in Peru without any losses and is still SL #0.

Fully aware that the next time I try anything like this will probably get hit by a Typhoon with ships sunk, SL ~5 etc but its nice to show the Spanish Navy are equal to the Russians as a marine insurance risk!

Does this mean that in future the Gloire du Roi is going to be renamed as the "Lloyds List"

I must admit, in a previous job in Aberdeen I used to work very closely with Lloyds and had full access to their Lists and Registers, and News, going back to year dot...always thought they could be an excellent thing to copy in-game...

J Flower wrote:I agree the English have had a good turn.

However the really important news seems to have been missed in Stuarts Original summary & the subsequent summary of the summary , or should that be a re-summary of the summary?


RUSSIA ONCE AGAIN HAD NO SHIPS LOST AT SEA!!!!

The celebrations of this fantastic news failed to make it into the News letter this month, which was a great shame, especially as the Swedish ambassador was suppossed ot be guest of honour at the Russian Admiralty building in St Petersburg.

Would ask Mr Bailey & Papa Clement, to kindly make sure that all Russian navy acheivements are included in future "highlight postings"

Sssshhh, stop giving away our secrets

Jason2 wrote:I must admit, in a previous job in Aberdeen I used to work very closely with Lloyds and had full access to their Lists and Registers, and News, going back to year dot...always thought they could be an excellent thing to copy in-game...

If anyone has the opportunity to visit Lloyds of London I would recommend a visit. In many ways its a very, very modern high tech market place but they still keep Lord Nelson's silver and keep the old record of lost ships open at the Titanic plus the close the market for a proper Lunch Hour and have really good food.

Would have liked a Job with Lloyds but for the fact its in the middle of London.