r703. Ha anchors off of Jersey ; Gets Intel. 6f a Fleet ofFrench Ships ; Comes up with them ; Takes and destroys al-most all of them. 772
Continuation of Sir Cl. Shovel’s Expedition to the Medit.
The Dutch join our Fleet. 773
The FL fails from St. Helen’% : But ret. to Dor bay : Sev. Fr.Sh. taken ; Sir CL fails again ; A Fr. PVeft-lndia Sh. taken.774The Line of Battle of the Fleet. Note (r) ib
Another Sh. taken ; The Fl. arr. at Ca feats; Sir St as. Fairbornsent to Lisbon ; Detachm. made for Intel. The FL arrives atTangier : Gets thro’ the Streights ; Want of Water. 775A Council of War ; Troops landed in Sp. The good Effectsot their Landing; They re-imbark; The Fleet arrives atLeghorn ; Endeavours to relieve the Gevetinois. 776
An Acc. of the Cevennes , and its Inhabitants. Note {a) ib.1 wo Men of War app. for that Service ; They take sev- Fr-Tartans ; Make Signals to the Shoar 5 But, not being answer*
A’u fffcf orn ; Dispute about Salutes at Leghorn. 777I he Archd. prod. K. of Sp. TheFl. fails from Leghorn ; Sev.
e achm. made ; The FL ret. to Altea-B. AndtotheDowns.778ft an ot War taken ; The Parl.meets; A Supplygf.
or the Navy. The great November Storm. 779
“P Burnet s Amount of the Exp. to the Mediter. N. (k) ib.A more particular Account of the November Storm, with a
rf vr S ? r' ps and Men lost - A'0/6 (/) ib.
j . ava i Fxpedit. and Trans, of the Engl. with otherUcc. during the former Fart of the Tear , 1704. particularly
r George Rookeb Carrying the Archduke to Lisbon, andthe Taking of Gibraltar.
1704. Sir G.Roeke app. to carry the K. of Spain to Lisbon ;Goes, to that End to Hoi. Arr. of the K. of Sp. in Engl. 780
Hds G TWrf 1 °° ke r V r y ' *? carr y the K - of Sp .to Lisbon. tb.And arWves at LtsbZ ^ aSt0rR1 - Puts t0 Sea a 2 aI ' R ;
Sins e ?M Fleet^ct at Usto*. Adm ‘ ^
JVTnrnfir / S ^ f ° r ^sbon. 7 %*
Munificence of His Catholick Majesty. Note (e) ib.
takes t°he 0me rS' Sh ov A Detach “- g°es in Purs. of them, andA Connril 1 V w ^ taken and run agr. Sir 6. res. to Lisb.PronnDk °^ r ’.The Fl. re-inf. Anoth.Counc. ofWar.783Ther b T thc Aimirante of Castile. Note (J) ib.in the Ministry ^ censures Vice-Admiral Graydon ; Changes
crai *° f
SS s p s, di z, of ,he Hmf * * j
ceotui Sh T^ r With , a , S T Under his Coffer inter!
oLkfcf77,?l?fN dfr ° a ‘ BreJt ’ " od " tke
His Instructions. AT to n\ 7 if
therC;uSo^wi nCil0fWar; ^r Prizes taken; Ano-Cl. Shovel^ 00 ^ 6 % Proceedings from Lisbon , till joined by Sir
The Fr.^FIeet C shovel’s Squadron. Note (m) ib.Fl. The Fl. arrivefIi°R tlle R ' ock 5 Some Sh. fall in with thePartic ofthWr et, r Barcelona ; Troops set on Shoar. 787
tie Taking E" S,r c/ ' sl ™ d j°“ ed
Observatinnn^ •*°* nS ^ P * eet w Fh his Squadron. ib.
Observations C r oncern ‘ n g Barcelona. Not e (t) ib.
A Council nf \sr nCenl i n ^ the Esca P e of the Fr. Fl. N. (x,z) ib.landed Th--, mFefol. to att. Gibraltar; The Marinesnonaded • Tk p Ce , umm - A Fr. Priv. burnt; Gibraltar can-The Town fur * 0V jP } Mole Head taken ; A Redoubt taken.789
cSn 1 VII s P Gelation. Note ( g) Ib.
exalt Arr frit 1 3 x P ed ‘ and Trans of the English, partic. anof Yd J ^ ( amouS f ea fgbt, between the Engl. and Fr.morahle n r ‘ Maa S a ’ the thirteenth of Aug. with other me-
hSc. on both T^ips, with their Commanders, ^-
A Fr Shin c . Note (a) tb.
French and r ° U Shoar and burnt ; Our Fleet chases the
The L. aRd comes up with them. 793
Veral Advant 60 eaVour t0 avo ^ Fight, tho’ they have fe-
The Fight beFTn, r- , T Ncte i c ) il ‘
Ene-J 1 he Enemv s Van ^ The
794
/, g) tb.Vain
791Force,
” ' No
t he Fight tegs The Enemy's Van and Rear give WEngl. want Ammunition. ,, t <r\ th.
Sev. farther Circumstances. E otes I ' Yam
The Enemy retreats; The Engl. lose Sight of Men
Glory of the Spaniards. A Dutch Sh. blown up .on both Sides; Some other Partic. of the Ac ion.
1704. Home Remarks oti this Actidri. Note (k) ifa
The Engl. Fl. ret. to Gibraltar ; The Adm. with Part of it,returns to Engl. Success of the D. of Marlborough ; SeveralSea-Commanders knighted. 796
French Accounts of this Action near Mallaga. Note (I) ib.The Parliament meets ; Their Proceedings as far as regardsthe Navy ; Honour done the Duke of Marlborough. 797Chap. VIII. Naval Exped. and Trans, of the English, Part.
the Relief of Gibraltar, and Taking 0/'Barcelona, withother rem. Occur, during the Tear-, 170c-
1705. Sir John Leak receives Adv- of the Siege of Gib. 797
Prep. to go to it’s Rel. Arr. at Gibraltar ; But ret. Goes ag,to Gibraltar. Sev. Fr. Sh. furpr. and burnt. Troops landedfrom the Fl. A Fr. Pr. brought in. Succ. arr. at Gibraltar .Sir J. Leake ret. to Lisbon. 798
Faith. Suppl. arr. at Gibraltar. Sir J. Leake fails a third Timethither. 5 Fr. Men of W. taken and destr. Two Merch. Shipsburnt. Sir J. Leak ret. to Lisbon. The Stand, and Col. takenat Blenheim put up in Wejlm. Hall. The D. of Mar Ib. enter-tain’d by the City. 799
Extr. of the Marsh, de TheJJe’s Lett. to the Fr. King. N.(n) ib.The Hon. and Manour of Hoodfiock, &c. gr. to the D. of Marl.and Heirs. Sev. Prom. in the Navy. The E. of Peterboroughput in joint Comm. with Sir Cl. Shovel. A great Number ofFr. Pr. taken. 800
The E. of Peterb. and Sir Cl. Shovel’* Exped. to the Mediter-ranean, with the K. of Sp. Landing at Barcelona, and the takingof that City.
Dep. of the Grand Fleet. ib.
Proc. in the Parl. with Reg. to the Navy. Note (0) ib.
An Omission of Mr. Burchetts. Note (p) ib.
The Fl. arr. at Lisbon- The Line of Battle form’d. K. Ch. IILembarks on Board the Confed. Fleet ; Arr. at Gibraltar ; Proc,to Altea-Bay. 801
Force of the Confederate Fleet, Notes (r, *) ib.
The Design of this Expedition. Noto (f) ib.
The Fleet takes Denia ; Arrives at Barcelona , The Tradelanded ; The King of Spain goes on Shoar. 802
Substance of the Earl of Peterb. Manifesto. Note (x) ib.The King of Spain’s Speech, in a Council of War. N. (c) ibMont-Juy att. and taken ; Barcelona surrendered; The Kingof Spain makes his Entry into that City. 803
The Fleet ret. Capt. Cray* tried by a Court-Martial and cash.The new Parliament meets; A Supply gr. for the Navy. 804An Extract from Father Daniel. Note {h) ib.
Abstract of a List of Her Majesty’s Navy. Note (k) ib.
Chap. IX. Naval Exped. and Transactions of the Engl. withother Occurrences, during the Tear, 1706.
170 6. Gibraltar declared a free Port ; Res. of the House ofCommons about Manning the Navy; Sir Edw. T'Vhitaker conv.the Duke of Marlb. to Hoi. Articles of Union between Engl,and Scotland concluded ; The Battle of Ramllles.
Sir J. Leake’s Proceedings on the Coast of Portugal, and inthe Mediter. the E. of Peterb. continuing Adm, of the FLSir J. Leake’s tedious Passage to Lisbon. 805
Adv. of the Sp, Gall. Sir John fails, with a Design to attackthem: But is prev. by the Portuguese ; Two Prizes taken ; SirJohn arr. at Gibraltar; Is joined by Commad. Price’s Sq. 806Suspicion of Treachery in the Portuguese. Note (t) ib.
Letters from the King of Spain to Sir J. Leake. Note (e) ib.The Rel. of Barcelona, with the Surrender of Carthagena,Alicant , Tvica and Majorca, to King Charles.
Sir John joined by Sir George Byng, and Commadore Walker.The E. of Peterb. joins the Fleet ; They arr. at Barcelona ;The Forces landed; And the Siege raised. 807
Force of the Confederate Fleet. Note ( g) ib.
Plunder found in the Enemy’s Camp. Note (h) ib.
Troops landed at Valencia ; Carthagena fur. Two Sp. Galliesyield ; The Fleet arrives at Alicant ; The City bombarded ;And taken by Storm. 808
Particulars of the Storm. Note (m) ib.
The Castle of Alicant surr. Tvica submits to K. Charles. Ma-jorca reduced ; Sir J. Leake returns Home. 809
K- Charles’ s Success by Land. Note ( 0 ) ib.
Instructions left with Sir George Byng. Ncte [q) ib.
Sir Stafford Fairbern’s Expedition to the River Charente , andhis Proceedings with a Squadron off of Oftend.
He puts to Sea ; Arr. off the Charente ; But is obi. to return ;Fr. Sh. taken and destr. He is ordered off of Of end ; His Pro-ceedings there; Trenches opened before that Place ; TheTown bombarded and cannonaded by Sea and Land. 810
Sir Staff. Fairborn’ s Instructions. Notes ( s,t) ib.
Oftend surrend. Sir Staftord returns to Spithead- 81 x
Proceedings of Sir C/. Shcvel, with the Fleet under his Com.An intend. Defc. in Fr. frustr. by a Del. of the Dutch. ib.F. Daniel’s Account of the Siege of Of end. Note (x) ib.
The Fl. fails for Lisbon ; Is fep. but arr. there ; Death of theK. of Port, The D. of Marlb. ret. from the Campaign. 812
17013. Treach.