Captain Woodriff was undoubtedly an able and hardworking officer, and he was fortunate in having to assist him the influence of Sir Evan Nepean, Secretary of the Admiralty, himself an able administrator and industrious official, whose correspondence at times exhibits traits of personal kindness and consideration, as rare as valuable in official letters. APPENDIX C SPECIMENS OF ENTRIES IN THE VARIOUS REGISTERS RELATING TO PRISONERS OF WAR AT NORMAN CROSS, WHICH ARE PRESERVED IN THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE (_a_) GENERAL ENTRY BOOK OF DUTCH SOLDIERS AT NORMAN CROSS Current By what Time when. Prizes’ Regiment. Company. Prisoners’ Quality. Time when Ex. Time when. How number. ship or names. names. received disposed how taken. into D.D. of, and by custody. what D. or order. E. S. 1 _Sirius_ 24th Oct. _Furie_ Bombardier 5th Cmp. Pieter Van Passenger 20th Nov. D. 19th Feb. Board’s 1798 3rd Batn. Dyck 1798 1800 Order Artily. 89 _Sirius_ 24th Oct. _Furie_ Infantry Lieut. Mr. Lieut. 26th Sept. D. 5th Jan. On parole 1798 Ritmont 1799 to 1800 19th Peterboro’ Feb. To Holland Alkmaar Convention (_b_) DESCRIPTION OF PERSONS IN DUTCH REGISTER