Relation 
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[1670 
them such a warm reception, that they have not dar’d to 
attack others. 
The 23rd December 1670, there appear’d a Vessel 
opposite the Bay Dauphine, which moor’d there at ten 
o’clock in the morning ; this Ship nam’d the Julies , a 
king’s ship, arm’d man of war of 500 tons burden or there¬ 
abouts, arm’d with 36 pieces of cannon, both bronze & 
iron, commanded by Monsieur de Luche, Captain. As 
soon as this Ship was anchor’d, there were sighted four 
other Ships which anchor’d as well the same day. The 
first, nam’d the Navarre , in which was the Sieur de la 
Haye, Admiral of this Fleet. This Ship, bearing the flag 
of the Admiral, was of 1100 tons burden, arm’d with 56 
pieces of cannon, of which the greatest part was of brass. 
They had double Officers in this Ship, the first Captain 
was Monsieur de Turelle, Chief of Squadron, the second 
Captain, Monsieur Languillet. The Ship, Flamand , 
anchor’d next, of six to seven hundred tons burden, 
arm’d with 45 pieces of cannon, both brass & iron, com¬ 
manded by the Sieur Dumayne, Captain. 
The Ship St. Jean of Bayonne, or the Bayonnois , anchor’d 
next; ’twas of 500 tons burden or thereabouts, arm’d with 
34 pieces of cannon, Brass & Iron, commanded by Monsieur 
Desmarets, Captain ; & the Ship or small Frigate, named 
the Diligente , of 100 tons burden, arm’d with 2 pieces of 
cannon, commanded by the Sieur Dudros, Captain. 
Four Vessels of this Fleet had remain’d behind, either 
from bad weather, or because they had been oblig’d to 
refit, at Lisbon, their rudders having been unshipp’d, they 
arriv’d at Fort Dauphin, one after another, from the 3rd 
November 1670 until 3rd March 1671, when the last arriv’d. 
The principal of these Ships, nam’d the Triomphe , of from 
eight to nine hundred tons burden, arm’d with 50 pieces of 
cannon, Brass & Iron, commanded by the Sieur Forans. 
The three other Vessels were three Flutes, each of four 
