9 °§
1727.
Is re-inforc-ed from En.gland;
Sir Charlesset Sail ci-gala fromGibraltar.
Arrives in
Tangier-
Bay.
Returns toGibraltar.
Geo. IL Naval Expeditions 9 &c. of the Englilh, Book VI
Malaga. The nine and twentieth, theKingston, Lion, and A^ay/i-Store-ship,with seven Transports, arrived fromPortsmouth, with Ordnance, Stores, andProvisions, for the Garrison. The ninthof July, they received Advice, at Gi-braltar, of the Death of King GeorgeI. and the Accession of His Majesty,King George IL (/)
The twenty-sirst, the Durjley-Gaily,being, upon Survey, found to be in averyVad Condition, Sir Charles orderedher to make the best of her Way forEngland. {/) The eight and twenti-eth, the Elands or d arrived, with Dis-patches from England. The first oi Au-gv.fi , Sir Charles set Sail, from the Bayof Gibraltar, (g) and, the fourth, an-chored in St. Jeremy ’s Bay. The sixth,the Squadron weighed again, and an-chored, the next Morning, in Tangier-Bay, (h) where they continued ’till thethirty-first, when they unmoor’d, andset Sail for Gibraltar. (1) Oif off er iff,they met the Lieutenant of the Winches-ter, in their Boat, who delivered theAdmiral a Packet from the Lord Port-more. (k) The sirst of September, theSquadron anchored in Gibraltar Bay.The thirteenth, Sir Charles Wager hav-ing obferv’d for two or three Days be-fore, that the Spaniards were carryingPlank, &c. to the These Battery, andrepairing it, he wrote a Letter to theCon de de Montemar, to complain there-of as an Infraction of the Cessation ofArms, and sent the Letter afhoar by theLord Forbes, who returned without any
Answer. (/) The fourteenth, he was 172.7joined by the Advice, Hampshire and - s stain re-Ifiance, from England, who had Or- i - jorce
- _ 'from Eu-
ders to put themselves under his Com- gland.
mand. The fifteenth, he ordered theLion to go over to Tetuan, with theThunder, to carry Consul Ruffe I, withhis Presents, and Admiral Perez, (pn)
Thf seventeenth, Sir Charles received Prcpamfi-Intelligence from Consul Hollway, at ons ln s-Malnga, concerning Preparations mak- Pretendersing at Cadiz, for an Expedition, inFavour of the Pretender-, Upon which S,r o f L? ' r }jthe Squadron set Sail, the next Day.
The twentieth, Sit Charles ordered thePrince Frederick to Cadiz, to observethe Motions of the Spans Fleet there;
The fame Day, the Solebay, and, thenext, the Thunder- Bomb, joined theFleet, from Gib,altar. The twentysecond, the Colchefier came in, and,the twenty third, the Prince Frederickreturn’d from Cadiz, with the Gover-nor! r’s Compliment, and an Account,that the Spanish Fleet continued in thesame Posture, above the Puntals. TheLion came, the same Day, from Gibral-tar. The six and twentieth, the Admi-’ral ordered the Colchefier, for Gibraltar,thereto wait for the2 \irky Ships, andthen, taking the Hampshire under hisCommand, and the Turky Ships underhis Convoy, to proceed with them tothe Downs.
The fourth of OBober, the Prince Ships de-Frederick was again sent to Cadiz, with tach’dfora Compliment to the Governour, but Inte d*S ente 'chiefly to observe the Posture of the
Spanish
(e) The next Morning, they hoisted their Co-lours, half Staff up, for the Death of His late Ma-jesty; And, at one, after Noon, spread all theirColours, and celebrated the Proclamation and Ac-cession of His present Majesty to the Throne, bya General Discharge of one and twenty Guns, fromall the Ships.
C f) W ith her, Sir Charles sent an Addressto His Majesty, signed by himself, Vice-AdmiralHcpfon , and the Captains of the Squadron, tocongratulate His Majesty on His Accession to theCrown.
(g-) He had the whole Fleet with him, exceptthe Winchester , Thunder -Bomb and two Sloops.
(h) The thirteenth, at Noon, the Admiralwent afhoar, with all the Captains in the Squadron(except Vice-Admiral Hopfin, and the CaptainsHardy and Eaton ) by Invitation of the Bashaw.They were splendidly entertained at Dinner, andat coming off, in the Evening, were saluted witheight and thirty Guns.
(i) During their Stay here, the Admiral sentseveral Times into Cadiz- Bay, to fee the State ofthe Spanish Shipping there, and what they weredoing.
(k) Inclosed was a Letter from Mr. VanderMeer, the Dutch Ambassador at Madrid, broughtby Captain Fountain, wherein, he acquainted Sir
Charles Wager , that, notwithstanding all his Pains,the Spanish Court was resolved not to raise theSiege os Gibraltar , 'till the Return of an Expressthey sent to London , the nineteenth.
(/) The General only said, that he wouldhave the Admiral’s Letter translated, and wouldthen answer it.
(m) Mr. Ruffe! was received at Tetuan, withgreater Solemnity and Marks of Respect, thanhad been ever shewn to any English Ambaffadourbefore. He had, in bis Retinue, several Officersof the Garrison of Gibraltar , a Secretary, a Sur-geon, several Musicians, four Livery Servants,and a Cook; Besides one Mr. Peck , whom he de-signed to fend to Sallee , as Consul. There were,likewise, attending him, at his Landing, Con-sul Hatfield , and the Englijh Merchants residingthere.
(n) The Squadron then consisted of the Torbay,Sterling-Castle, Burford , Canterbury , Orford , Ro-yal-Oak, Kent , Prince Frederick , Weymouth , Ad-vice, Winchester, Preston , Kingston and Assistance.The Varmouth and Tork were left careening, theHampshire to join the Turky Ships, and proceedwith them to England , the Lion and Colchester towater and follow, with the Bombs, so loon as-they had taken their Shells on Board.