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Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XII, 



DOCUMENT III. 



[P. 1.1 



i French Ships at the Cape i 



1759. i 



At the Cape. 



Illustre, King's Ship 

 Fortune 



Centaur 



Due D' Orleans 

 Vengeur 



Conde 



Achilles, King's ship 



Men. Guns. 



Syren 

 Zephir 



Do. Frigate 



Do. 



do. 



Renomme, Frigate 

 Balleine 

 Chameau 

 Elephant 



Hermione 

 Penelope 



Grantham, Prize 



De Ruis 



DeL'Obry 



De Surville Ancie . 



De Surville Cadet . 



Palliere 



Rosbo 

 Marin iere 



600 

 600 

 650 

 500 

 500 

 336 



Le Grass 

 St. Martin 



• • 



100 



64 

 64 

 66 

 60 

 64 

 50 

 64 

 32 

 30 

 18 



dela Londe ^ Vessels of burthen 



Ommeral 



Winceslaus 

 Murphy 



Iremogen 



called Flutes of 145 



feet keel carrying 

 130 Men each, and 

 have ports for 30 

 guns on one Deck. 



At Mauritius. 



Minotaur, King's Ship 



Actif 



Do. 



Zodiaque Do. 

 Comte de Provence 

 [P. 2.] Due de Bourgogne 



St. Louis 

 Moras 



Sylphide 



• • 



L' Aiguille chef d'Escadre 

 Beauchain 



D'Ache, Lieut *- General 



La Chaise 



Bouvet 



Johannes 



Begdeloire 

 Marian 



Guns. 



74 

 64 



74 

 74 

 60 

 60 

 50 

 30 



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Argenson, the same as the Conde (at Madagascar) Sechelle 

 and Due de Berry are also at the Island, but unmann'd. 



Ihe Conde is said to be intended for an Hospital Ship, the 

 Moras being old to be laid up, and the Vengeur in a bad Condi- 

 tio T Th f m e 5 v ° UnS in the above Account are agreable [sic] to 

 the L 1S t [?] dehverd to the Dutch upon the Arrival of the Ships 



rl^li. Pe .' T^ y *? ave man y more Men on b oard than their 



*?™?Z? Wh i° h J hey sent them t0 *» Victualled as Provi- 

 sions were exceedingly Scarce at the Island. 



Jonathan Melling, Mate of the Betsy, a Guinea-ship taken 



1 Two leaves , each 1 2 x 7 J inches . 



