6p3 W> and M. Naval Expeditions , <5tc of the Engiilh, Book

1695. appearing, just as the Admiral was up-TkTurky on his Departure, he ordered them toso England. 'faques, on the Coast of Catalonia, from

whence they were afterwards ordered toCadiz, and from thence to England,with some Ships appointed to strengthenthem.

Tie Fleet The nineteenth of July, the Fleetarrives at arrived off of Barcelona ; And there theBarcelona, Admiral ordered a strict Survey to beand a Sur- made, of the Condition the Ships were in."ken H ta ' (^0 1° mean Time, the Spaniardscontinuing to be dilatory, in alltheirPro-ceedings, the Admiral thought himselfobliged to represent the whole Matter,The Admi- to the Court of Spain, aud to let themral com- know, how little they had complied

^Dilaterinefs w 1 c h their Promises to him at Cadiz,of the S pani-and how ill he thought the King, hisards. Master, was requited, for the Chargeshe had been at, and his Readiness toserve Spain ; Declaring, that unlesssomething was immediately undertaken,he would depart, and leave Spain to herown Conduct and Councils.

The Siege of The Vice-roy of Catalonia, hereupon,Paiamos. determined, to march to Palamos , Andresolved on. a Sea Port, belonging to Spain, then inthe Hands of the French. And the Ad-miral resolved to asfist him in the Siegeof that Place. The Manner of it beingconcerted with Brigadier-General Stew-art, all the Long-boats in the Fleetwere got ready, with a Lieutenant andtwo Gunner’s Mates to each, to attendSir Martin Beckman, upon the first Sig-nal that should be made, for Bombard-ing the Place.

English and The ninth of Ægufl, the English andDutch Dutch Troops, to the Number of aboutproofs land- f our Thousand, the former command-ed by Brigadier-General Stewart, andthe latter by Count Najfau, were land-ed, without Opposition, and encampednear the Town ; But were not furnished

with the Tents, and other Necessaries, 1^95'not so much as Spades, much less Gunsand Ammunition, the Spaniards hadpromised. Notwithstanding which, theTown and Castle were bombarded, two ^jcap eor three Days after, and with so much bombardsSuccess, tho’ the Sea run high, that thebetter Part of both was beaten down,and the Remainder set on Fire, in se-veral Places. But with this ended theAttempt; For a Vessel the Admiralhad sent to the Coast of Provence, re-turning, brought two of the Inhabitantsof Tfoulon, who positively affirmed, thatthe French had sixty Men of War ready But t j, eto put to Sea, upon which the Admiral siege r&rthought proper to re-embark his Troops,to go in Search of the Enemy, and ad-vised the Spaniards to raise the Siege. .

The Troops being embarked, the ^

Fleet proceeded t;o theCoast of Provence J sap of 0 'where they met with such tempestuous vence.Weather, as rendered a Continuancethere very hazardous ; Upon whichthe Admiral retired down the Streightsto Cadiz, where arriving, the latterEnd of September, he appointed SirDavid Mitchel, then Rear-Admiral of p rt gf itthe Red, to take upon him the Com- return*mand of Part of the Fleet, (/) and with Eng laI1 ^the Rest (Æ) failed for England, wherehe arrived, the Beginning of November .

And thus, the latter Part of this charge-able Expedition, was just as successfulas the former.

Sir George Rooke’j Proceedings, witha Squadron of Ships, to the Bay ofCadiz, ’till his Return to England.

The sixteenth of Oftober, Sir George s ; r G e° rgSRooke arrived in the Bay of Cadiz, with R ° oke sthe Fleet under his Command. (/) Thetwenty-first, he called aCouncil of War, Ca

where

(h) He thereupon represented to the Lords of (?) This Squadron consisted of eight Third-the Admiralty, that the greatest Part of the First- Rates, and as many Fourth-Rates, besides small

Second- and Third-Rates were in such a Condi- Frigats, Bomb-Vessels and others, of the En-

tion, as to require their going to England, the glist> ; And seven Dutch Men of War, from se-

first Season of fair Weather; But that the Sove- venty-four to fifty Guns ; And to employ all, or

reign, St. Andrew, Duke , St. Michael, Sandwich , Part of them, in such Manner, as he judged

Suffolk, Grafton, Edgar, Warfpight, and some nyght be most proper for the Service ; But to put

others, ought even at that very Time, to be sent himself under the Command of Sir George Rooke,

Home ; For that, should they be continued at when he should arrive, he being expected, with

Cadiz , another Winter, it was his Opinion, they a oquadron of Ships from England.

would hardly be able to swim ; For which Rea- \k) They were QneFirst-Rate, seven Second-fon he assured them, that he would rather take one Third-Rate, three Fourth-Rates, one

his Fortune, with a small Strength, than hazard hilth-Rate, and three Fire-ships, besides thethe Nation's losing so many Ships; And, without Da ff

them, there would remain with him, but four and SI) -*■Character given him, by his Com-

forty Enelish and Dutch, from the Fourth-Rate mission, was Admiral of the White, and Admi-upwards. ra * asl d Commander in Chief of His Majesty’s

Ships