W. VII.
during the Reign os §yeen Ann.
j,, 1 7°4- the Centurion Scout made a Signal of fe-^e^dr cil * n £ the Enemy’s^ Fleet, to the Wind-'“rei. ^ C °~
ward, as it appear’d their Scouts did ofseing ours. ( a )
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(a) Before I proceed to give an Account ofthis memorable Fight, an exact List of the Ships,
with their Commanders, Force, &c. on bothSides, may not be unacceptable to the Reader,
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List of tie English Fleet in tie Mediterranean, under Sir George Rooke.
Frigats, Fire-S.£s?c\
Ships Names.
Commanders Names.
Men
G,
Divisions
Sommerfet,
Capt. Price.
500
80
Effex,
Hubbard.
44 0
70
Triton,
Prevor.
230
30
Dorsetshire,
Whittaker.
500
80
Charles-Gally
Ranelagh,
George Byng Esq; 7
80
Rear-Admiral
32. Guns.
Capt. John Cole. S
5 35
of the Red >
Vulture, Fire-
Torbay,
Caldwell.
300
80
lhip.
Centurion,
Herne.
280
SO
Kingston,
Alton.
3 6 S
60
Firm,
Wild.
440
70
Grafton,
Sir Andrew Leake.
440
70
Lark, 40 Guns.
NaJJau,
Capt. Dove.
440
70
Newport, 24.
Montague .
Cleaveland •
S63
60
£SS Fi ^
Jefferies, Hospital.
St. George.
Jennings.
680
p<3
Royal Catherine,
Sir George Roore. 1
730
90
Hare, It,,Toner, > Bombs -
Eagle,
Lord Hamilton.
440
70
Monmouth,
Capt. Baker.
440
70
W. and M. Yacht.
Panther,
Bartie.
280
50
Shrewsbury,
Crow.
500
80
Admiral,of the Red.
Bedford,Swallow,
!Tartar , 32 G. Suffolk,
Lightning- Fire- Royal Oake,
ship.
Kent,
Cambridge ,Monk,Leopard,Burford ,
Sir Thomas Hardy.
440
70
Capt. Haddock.
280
50
Kitton.
440
70
Elwis.
5°0
76
Rear-Admiralof the White,
Tho. Dilkes Esq;
Capt. Harman.
I 400
70
Leftock.
500
80
Mills.
Z63
60
Culliford.
280
3°
Roffy.
440
70
Roebuck, 40 G.Vulcan, _.
Gr#«, Fire-ship.
Princess-An. n,Hospital.
Warfpight,Nottingham,AJJurance,Orford,Barfleur,
Namur,Swiftfure ,Tilbury,Lenox,
Loades.
440
70
Whitaker.
363
60
Hancock.
440
66
Norris.
440
70
Admiral ofthe White<
Sir Cloud. Shovel. 7Capt. Stuart. S
710
96
Mings.
680
96
Winn.
440
70
Delaval.
280
50
Jumper.
440
70
Garland, 30 G.Firebrand-Fixc-lhip.
Frigats 6
Fire-lhips 7
Bomb-Vessels 2Hospital 2
Yacht 1
Newark,Antilope,Boyne,
Prince George,
Berwick,
Norfolk,
Tiger,
Tar mouth,Hampton-Court ,
Clark.
Legg-
Lord Dur/ley.
Sir John Leake.Capt. Martin.Fairfax.Knapp.Cavendish.Hicks.
Wager
>
300 8s280 5-0
500 80700 90
440 70300 So280 30440 7044 o 70
Vice-Admiral ofthe R/ac.
Ships of the Line.45-
Men G.
20,045 Zr§4
8m. Craft 18
OF these, four Ships of the Line of Battle wereabsent upon Convoy ; And consequently there re-mained one and forty Ships of the Line.
The Dutch, having sent fix of their Shipshome, some Days before, had but twelve left. viz.the Dort, Guelderlandt, Union, Catwick, Nime-guen, Bavaria, Leuwen, Damietta, VliJJingen,Albemarl , Het Wapen van Uytrecht, and Het Wa-pen van Fries and.
Thus the Confederate Fleet consisted togetherof three and fifty Ships of the Line, and eighteensmall Craft; But the Admiral ordered the Swal-low and the Panther, two Fourth-Rates, with aFifth-Rate and a Sixth-Rate, and two Fire-ships,to lay to the Windward of him, that, if the Ene-my's Van should push thro’ our Line, with theirGaliies and Fire-stups, they pnight give themsome Diversion-