English Privateer Lord Clive Found-- Part 1

From the May 10, 2015, NDTV  "After 252 Years, English Warship To be Recovered Off Uruguay."

The Lord Clive was sunk by the Spanish in 1763 and discovered off Uruguay by Ruben Collado in 2004.

It was announced Friday, May 8, that he had received permission from the government of Uruguay to bring up the remains of the 60-gun privateer from off the coast of Colonia del Sacramento.

It was sunk by gunfire from the Spanish while the English and Portuguese bombarded the city during the Seven years War.  Some 270 died aboard the Lord Clive.  The Spanish were able to hold on to the city, but it was later returned to Portugal under the Treaty of 1763.

The Lord Clive was reported to have been carrying a lot of gold as well as barrels of mercury and rum.

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