Publications of the Navy Records Society, Volume 71

31st December Admiral Barrington Admiral Byron Admiral Keppel Admiralty appointed April arrived battle ships Brest Brest fleet Byron's squadron Captain coast command convoy Corr court martial cruise cutter d'Estaing's squadron detachment dispatch Duke enemy England expected expedition fear fireships flag force Formidable France French fleet French frigates frigates Gambier Gibraltar give guns harbour honour Hood hope Howe's instructions Islands joined July June KEPPEL Victory KING Queen's House King's letter lieutenant line of battle Lord North Lord Sandwich Lord Shuldham Lordship Majesty Majesty's Marines Martinique masts Monsieur d'Estaing morning naval Navy North America obliged officer opinion orders paper Plymouth Plymouth Sound port Portsmouth Queen's House ready received refit sail seamen sent Sir Hugh Palliser soon Spithead St Helen's Stephens Stirling Castle thought to-morrow Torbay Toulon trial troops Ushant vessels Vice-Admiral West Indies wind wish wrote