Captain Blatchford has, over the course of the last month, filled up the Chronicle with his exploits aboard the [[HMS_Javelin|Javelin]]. He has repeatedly placed himself in combat, and has defeated several of the King's enemies and sunk two fifth-rates. His courage, audacity and seamanship all testify to his skill as a Captain.

Captain Blatchford is a budding frigate Captain whose name will surely before long be known across the Caribbean. His actions have, in my opinion, earned him the honour of wearing a Military Cross in recognition of his service so far.

Captain Blatchford, Esq. has consistently and determinedly honed his skills as a frigate captain specialising in independent cruising, and I believe this month has borne the fruit of his labours in terms of months of training and hard experience.

On July 9th/10th 1721 Captain Blatchford did single-handedly, captaining the HMS Legionaire, sink or carry three enemy fifth-rate frigates sailing French or Spanish colours and captained by commanders of notable skill and repute. In each successive action, Captain Blatchford and the Legionaires under his command established complete dominance over the enemy and received negligible damage in return. This hat-track of victories seals Captain Blatchford's place as one of Saint George Squadron's foremost frigate captains, a true sea-hawk whose success serves to strike fear in the hearts of our enemies and further the good name of the Squadron.

Since these actions Captain Blatchford's success has continued with a string of victories recorded in the Naval Chronicle. The nature of a frigate captain's work as an independent cruiser means that because often no other SGS officer is present to note their actions, they rarely receive due credit for bravery in terms of award recommendations.

However there should be no doubt that to hunt the seas alone, in a single frigate, and to achieve such victories, requires a tremendous amount of bravery, fearlessness, cunning, and skill. The degree of all of these displayed by Captain Blatchford warrants him the note and merit of the Distinguished Service Cross.

I think he should be awarded this commendation for great help and service with flags and service of that kind and for his guide for makeing sails and flags


James A. Clonfert

Mylords of the Saint George Squadron,

it is my pleasure to suggest Captain Nathan Blatchford for a commendation. Sir Nathan has developed heraldic Coats of Arms for the Officers of SGS, which add a lot of historical flavour top the gameplay. Encouraging him to carry on with his beautiful artwork, I wish to recommend him for the assigned commendation.

I remain your humble servant,

Captain Seth Lord Seaborn, the Earl of Strafford