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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1805. 



tended cruizer,and hy their discourse 

 appeared not quite free from hostile 

 dt-signs. When they were feininded 

 of subsisting treaties, they replied, 

 that the emperor of Morocro's en- 

 gageuicnls were not binding to them. 

 They, however, aftfr much argu- 

 ment, consented to abandon their 

 intentions of cruizing against the 

 English, it' the captain would furnish 

 them with a few materials for their 

 ship. This he judicioufly contrived 

 to evade, by observing, that the 

 stores on board the Dolphiti were 

 th* property of the king his master, 

 and UQt /lis to give away : but that 

 if the bashaw and alcaide would ho- 

 nour him with a visit, they should 

 be welcome to any thing on board 

 that was at his own disposal. This 

 invitation was accepted, and they 

 went on board next ddy with near 

 200 of their followers ; so that it 

 waf necessary to arm a number of 

 seamen, as ccntincls, in the gang, 

 ways, and other parts of the ship. 

 The principal Moors were at first 

 a little alarm cdjand indeed aflronted 

 at this circumstance ; but on tl^e 

 captain's informing them, that it 

 was only a proper compliment to 

 the dignity of his guests, they were 

 perfectly satisfied, and cheerfully 

 partook of the repast, not objecting 

 to rum-punch, under the title of 

 sherbet. They accepted of a hand- 

 some pair of pistols and some other 

 things ; and by a promise to return 

 with a more considerable present 

 for the emperor, (which he after- 

 wards faithfully performed), the cap- 

 tain put them off with the gift of a 

 hand-pump. On the Dolphin's de- 

 parture, they sent a letter to the 

 commodore, thanking him for ap- 

 pointing such an officer to negotiate 

 vith thcm,and desiring thftt the same 



person might return with the pro-> 

 mised presents for the emperor. 



In 1754, captain Howe came back 

 to England ; and in I\larch, 1755, 

 obtained the command of the Dun- 

 kirk, carrying GO guns. In this 

 ship he tailed with admiral IIol- 

 bourne's squadron, to reinfo. -e ad- 

 miral Coscawen off Ncwfouii-fiand. 

 Here, while the Bfittsh ilag by off 

 Cape Race, there appeared (June 

 the Sth, 1755,) the French ship 

 Alcide, of 64 guns, ■ and the Lys, 

 mounting only 2C; having eighl com- 

 panies of land forces on bojrt!. An 

 acfion speedily commenced. la 

 about half an hour the Alcide sttuek 

 to the Dunkirk, her inferior in rate, 

 guns, ami men. 



In 1756. probably laie in rmtumn) 

 the honourable eapt. Richard Howe, 

 in the Dunkirk, with a 20gUnship, 

 and two sloops of war, was sent to 

 destroy the fortifications which the 

 French had erected on the island of 

 Cliauccy, near St. Malos. The for- 

 tifications were demolished, and 

 capt. Howe returncil to England. 



In the beginning of the year 1757, 

 captain Howe cruized in the.chan. 

 nel and on the Irish coast, in which 

 cruize he took one privp.teer of 36 

 guns, another of 1<S, and a third of 

 ]6. During such his employment 

 at sea, he was elected representa- 

 tive in parliament for the borough 

 of Dartmouth, about the middle of 

 May, in the room of Mr. Walter 

 Cary.^ deceased. So unshaken was 

 his interest in this borough, that 

 whenever his seat was vacated, either 

 by civil appointment, or by a disso- 

 lution of parliament, he was con^ 

 stantly rechosen without opposi- 

 tion. He continued to represent ;his 

 place for nearly 25 years, till he 

 w as advanced to a British peerage. 



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