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<HEAD>A farther Account of the Victory Obtained by Their Maje&s;ties and the Dutch Fleet over the French.</HEAD>
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<OPENER><DATELINE>Whitehall, <DATE>May 24.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>THis Morning by an Expre&s;s from <HI>Port&s;mouth,</HI> came Letters from the Fleet, with this following Account; That on the 19th Their Maje&s;tles and the Dutch Fleet, being about 6 Leagues from Cape <HI>Barfleur,</HI> got &s;ight of the French Fleet, who came down upon us with the Wind at <HI>S.</HI> W. and about 11 they were engaged, which contlnued till about 3 in the Afternoon, when the French bore away; It was Calm greate&s;t part of the day, but a fre&s;h Gale &s;pringing up about 6, the Blue Squadron renewed the Fight, and continued it till Ten at Night; During the Engagement we heard 3 Ships blow up, which we con|cluded to be French; &s;ince we did not mi&s;s one on our &s;ide; All Night 'twas very Calm, and Foggy the next Morning; about 8 a Clock it began to clear up, the Wind at E. N. E. when we &s;aw the French Fleet about 2 Leagues to the Leeward of us, being much le&s;&s;ened in their number &s;ince the day be|fore, for they were now but 36 Men of War; we endeavoured all we could to get up with them, and they to retire from us; About Ten it grew Calm again, and about Three both Fleets came to an Anchor, the Dutch, who had the Van, being within a League of the Enemy, the Wind then We&s;terly. At 11 at Night we weighed, and Anchored about 6 the next Morning. The 21&s;t about 9 in the morning we &s;et Sail again, as did likewi&s;e the Enemy, Admiral <HI>Ru&s;&s;el</HI> took his Cour&s;e towards <HI>Barfleur,</HI> having got &s;ight of &s;everal French Ships under the Shoar, and Admiral <HI>Allemonde,</HI> and the Admiral of the Blue, Sailed to the We&s;tward; the fir&s;t endeavoured to get up with 16 French Ships, which he di&s;covered, and &s;nppo&s;ed were coming from <HI>France</HI> to join their Fleet; and Sir <HI>John A&s;hby</HI> pur&s;ued the re&s;t of the Enemies Fleet, who endeavoured in great Confu&s;ion to get into the Ra&s;e of <HI>Ornay.</HI> Admiral <HI>Allemonde</HI> lo&s;t &s;ight of the &s;aid 16 French Ships in the Night, they having&punc; as he believed, got in among the Rocks, and becau&s;e it was not advi&s;eable to follow them there, he &s;ailed Ea&s;tward again to rejoyn Admiral <HI>Ru&s;&s;el.</HI></P>
<P>On the 22d in the Forenoon, Vice-Admiral <HI>Delavai</HI> burnt under Cape <HI>de Wyke</HI> near the Shore, the <HI>Royal Sun,</HI> being the Ship of the Count <HI>de Tourville,</HI> Ad|miral of the French Fleet, carrying 104 Guns, as al&s;o the <HI>Admirable,</HI> Com|manded by his &s;econd Mon&s;ieur <HI>Beaujen</HI> of 102 Guns; and the Fort of 80 Guns, with two Frigats, and three of le&s;&s;er Rank, and Admiral <HI>Ru&s;&s;el</HI> was in clo&s;e pur&s;uit of 9 more. The Pri&s;oners of the &s;aid Burnt Ships declared, That during the Battle 4 or 5 their bigge&s;t Ships were De&s;troyed.</P>
<P>Rear Admiral <HI>Carter,</HI> and Colonel <HI>Anthony Ha&s;tings</HI> Commander of the <HI>Sandwich,</HI> were killed in the Battle.</P>
<P>From <HI>Port&s;mouth</HI> we have an account, That 4 French Ships, of 3 Decks, lay on the back of the <HI>I&s;le of Wight,</HI> very much di&s;abled; and that two Engii&s;h Men of War, who were refitted, with two Dutch Frigats, and a Fire&s;hip, were going out to take or de&s;troy them.</P>
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<P>Printed by <HI>Edw. Jones</HI> in the <HI>Savoy.</HI> 1692.</P>
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