538 THE SERVICES OF LIEUT.-COLONEL FRANCIS DOWNMAN, R.A. 
vessel coming to us is liable to be taken, for he has not left ns a single 
sloop of war. If his fleet does anything of the smallest consequence 
while he commands it, Fll eat one of his 74 gun ships. 
June 11th .—Four or five of the French ships came and looked at us 
again to-day. 
(To be Continued.) 
