Mathew Buckle

Posted by Jon Miller on Thursday 28th of May 2026 11:01

London, 9 May 1752: The Badger sloop of war arrived at Plymouth from the coast of Guiney, which place she left the beginning of March, brings advice, that upon Commodore Buckle’s arrival there with three men of war and the above sloop, he found three French men of war on the said coast, viz, one of 64, one of 54, and another of 20 guns, who were about building a fort, in order to make a settlement at Anamaboe: Upon which he Commodore desired them to desist, the property or right to that place being in the Crown of Great Britain, otherwise he should be obliged to compel them by force to abandon their enterprize; and according he did make ready for an engagement: But the French Commodore, after a little parlying and consideration, thought fit to sheer off and quit the coast. Commodore Buckle having afterwards had some conferences with the natives of the country, they told him that they should be very glad tp see a settlement made at Anamaboe, and rather by the English than the French, and therefore desired that our nation would go to work as soon as possible, for they wanted to see a good trade carried on there. After these conferences Commodore Buckle sailed to Cape Coast Castle, and there had intelligence, that the Captains of the aforesaid French men of war, a little before abandoning Anamaboe, told the natives that they might expect to see them again in ten months at least, for as they given them a valuable consideration (about £15,000 Sterling) for leave to settle there, they were resolved to carry their point soon or late. [Kentish Post, 13 May 1752]

Posted by Jon Miller on Tuesday 26th of May 2026 15:10

London, 4 November 1751: We hear that Capt Buckle of the Assistance at Plymouth, is appointed to command a squadron of ships to be stationed at Jamaica, to relieve Commodore Townshend, who is returning home for the recovery of his health. [Kentish Post, 6 November 1751]