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large to the northward from them. 

 Not seeinglier chasedby the enemy, 

 it» that predicament, I flatter myself 

 shemay airive in safety at Plymouth. 

 A\\ the other tweaty-four ships of 

 kis majesty's fleet re-assembled later 

 in the day, and I am preparing to 

 return with them, as soon as the 

 captured ships of the enemy are se- 

 Sured, for Spithead. 



The material injury to his majes- 

 ty's sjiips, I understand, is confined 

 principally to their masts and yards, 

 which i conclude will be speedily 

 replaced. 



I have not been yet able to collect 

 regular accouiits of the killed and 

 wounded in the different ships. 

 Captain Mpntague isthe only officer 

 of his rank %vho fell in the action. 

 The numbers pf fjoth descriptions 

 I hope will prove small, the naturf. 

 of the service cojisidered ; but I 

 have the cpncern pf being to adt!t 

 on the same subject, that admiral 

 Graves has received a woui.d in the 

 ^rm, and that rear-p.dmirak Boyer 

 and Pasley, and captain Hutt, of 

 the Que.en, have pach had a leg ta- 

 ken off} they are however, (I iiaye 

 the satisfaction tq hear) in a favour- 

 able state under those misfortunes. 

 In the captured ships the numbers 

 of killed and woijn^ed appear to be 

 very considerable. 



Though I shall have, on the sub- 

 ject of the^e difTerent actions witl) 

 the enemy, distingui-jhed exaniples 

 hereafter tp report, I presume the 

 determined bravery of the several 

 ranks of olficcrs and the ships com-: 

 panics employed under my authori- 

 ty, will have been already sufficient- 

 ly denoted by the effect of their 

 spirited exertions ; and, I trust I 

 shall be excused tor postponing the 

 more detailed narrative of the other 

 transactions of the fleet therewii, for 



being communicated at a future op- 

 portunity ; more especially as my 

 first captain sir Roger Curtis, who 

 is charged with this dispatch, will 

 be able to give the fartner informa- 

 tion tlie lords commissioners of the 

 admiralty may at this time require. 

 It is incumbent on me, nevertheless, 

 npw to add, that I am greatly in- 

 debted to him for his councils as 

 well as conduct in every branch of 

 myofficial duties { and I have similar 

 as'^istance, in the late occurrences, 

 to acknowledge of my se^Qud .Qap» 

 tain, sir Andrew Douglas. 



I am, with great consideration, 



SIR, 



Your most obedient servant, 



HOW^. 

 P. S. The names and force of the 

 captured French ships with tjie fleet 

 is transmitted hen with. 



List of French s/tips captured on the 

 iit any of June, 1704. 

 I^a Juste — 80 guns. 



Sa.is Pareille — 80 



L'Ameriquc ■ — 74- 



L'Achille — 74. 



N.)rtlumiL;erland 74' 



L'lmpetueux — 74' 

 Le Vengeur — -_ 74, sunk 



almost K4:.nediately upon being ta- 

 ken possessiun y(, 



N. B, Tiie ship stated to have 

 been captured on the evening of the 

 28tli ot last inontli, i» said by the 

 prisoners, to be tlie Revolutionuair?, 

 of 180 guns. 



^U?.P.LEMKn'T to the LONDON 

 GA2ETTK E XT?, AOK Dl N' ARy OF 

 WEDNESDAY, JUKE U. 



Admiralty-Office, June 14. 

 A letter was received yesterij/ 

 evening from admiral earl Howe 10 

 ^ '^ Mr," 



