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tion to their political right in the scale of Europe, which the supineness of othercountries bad permitted, or their own industry had raised and matured. WithFrance and Spaiu the case was far otherwise. Smarting under the heavy losses andthose events of the preceding war which had reduced their marine, when speakingcomparatively with that of Britain, almost to a state of annihilation, theylaboured almost indefatigably during that short interval of peace, which theirown restless temper afforded, added to a naturally arrogant and most vindictivespirit, in the hope of placing themselves once more in a condition of annoy-ance. At the conclusion of the preceding war the French marine was reducedto 31 ships of two decks, including those carrying 50 guns only, which, ex-cept on extraordinary emergencies, were of too small a force to be put into a lineof battle, with seven frigates ; but, in 1756, it became augmented to seventy-two ships of the line, ten of fifty guns, together with sixty frigates or cor-vettes* ; a resuscitation, than which nothing can more strongly prove theenergy and powers of the enemy, especially when it is recollected, that of thefleet which remained to them in 1748, twelve Ihips of the line with ten frigates,

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* Of 84 guns, the Due de Bourgogne*, Formidable*, Foudroyant*, Ocean*, Soleil-royal, and Ton-nant. Of 74 guns, The Centaur, Conquerant*, Courageux*, Couronnc*, Defenseur*, Diademe*, En-treprenant*,Florissant*,Glorieux*,Cuerrier,Hector*, Ileros*, Ilerissant*, Invincible*,Intrepide, Juste,Magnifique*,Minotaur*,Palmier ,Protectcur ,Prudent',RedoutabIe*,Robuste*,Sceptre*,Souverain*,Superbe*, Temeraire*, 'l hesee*, Zodiaque*. Of 70 guns, The Hardi*, Dauphin Royal*, Northum-berland. Of 64 guns, The Achille, Actif*, Belliqueux*, Bienfaisant*, Bizarre, Brillanr, Capricieux*,Celebre*, Content, Dragon, Eveille*, Fantasque*, Lion*, Orphee*, Opiniatre*, Hercule*, Bluftre*, In-flexible*, Prothee*, Raisonnable*, Sage*, Solitaire*, Sphinx*, St. Louis, Terrible*, Triton, Vaillant*,Modeste*, Vengeur*. Of 60 guns, The Leopard*, Le Corbillon*, St. Michel*, Eole*, Argonaut. Of 50guns, The Alcion*, Aigle*, Amphion*, Apollon*, Aquilon, Arc-en-ciel, Hippopocame*, Fier*, Ori-flame*, Tigre. A navy, containing 6 ships of 84 guns, 29 of 74, 3 of 70 , 29 of 64, and 5 of 60. Inthe whole, 72 ships of the line, exclusive of 10 of 50 guns. There were also the following frigates :The Junon of 46 ; the Saphyre, and Loire of 44; the Hebe of 40, the Danae of 38, the Hermioneof 36; the Diana, Aigrette, Atalante, Amethyste, Bellone, Brutie, Arethuse,Comete, Concorde, I‘ leur-de-Lys, Licorne, Sauvage, Sirene, Surprise, Oiseau, Vestale, and the Blonde, of 32 guns each. Par-fait, Echo, Rose, Zephyr, Emeraude, Felicite, Fidele, Gracieusc, Nymphc, Valeur, Terpsichore, Fri-ponne, and Pleyade, of 26 guns each ; Herione, Opale, Thetis, Pomone, Omphale, Topase, Mutine,Minerve, Guirlande, atid Malicieuse, of 24 guns each ; with the Galathee, of 22 guns. Likewise, thefollowing sloops: Oracle, Escarboucle, Biche, Chevre, and Tourterelle, of 16 guns, with the Lcureuil,Penelope, Levrette, Anemone, Amaranthe, Hiacinthe, and Cigogne, of 12 guns each. Of these, all theships of 84 guns, the Tonnant excepted, had been launched since the conclusion of the preceding war,as all thofe had been which are marked with an asterisk: together with the whole ol the frigates,the Zephire, Atalante and Valeur, excepted. Of thofe which had remained to I ranee, at the eon-

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