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THE RUSSIAN FLEET
An exact list of the ships and commanders inthis chase :—
Flag Officers
Ships
Guns
Commanders
Katharina
64
Cosier
Captain-Commodore
Griese
Scheltinga .
Poltava
54
—
Riga
52
Cronenburg
Pernau
52
Besemacher
—
St. Antonio
5 °
Van Hofft
—
St. Michael
52
Simpson
—
St. Raphael
52
Ivan Sinevin
Captain-Commodore
Sievers
Le Firme
70
Turnhoud
—
Randolph
5 o
W essel
—
Ormonde
5 °
Rue
—
L’Esperance
46
Edwards
—
Am n del
46
Fitch
—
Lansdowne
40
Huyck
—
Samson
32
Brant
_
St. Paul
3 °
Bredale
—
St. Peter
3 °
Eckoff
—
Princess (snow)
l6
Muconoff
—
Natalia „
14
Blorey
z
Diana „
Seven Galleys
14
Trane
Nine Brigantines
Left in the harbour for want of officers and men,the Victory, Oxford, Strafford, and Fortune. It istrue some of the ships in the list above could nothave come up to engage in several hours ; being asyet detained in getting their men and ammunitionon board : and some others had not time to quartertheir men, and adjust several things pre-requisite toan engagement.
IX. THE AFFAIR OF HANGO HEAD—DEFEATOF THE SWEDES , 1714.
The Russ fleet lay in Revel Bay, dailyexercising their men, and some ships constantly out