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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>A Copy of Admiral <HI>RUSSEL</HI>'s LETTER to the Earl of <HI>NOTTINGHAM.</HI></HEAD>
<HEADNOTE><P><HI>Publi&s;hed by Authority.</HI></P></HEADNOTE>
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<P>YE&s;terday about Three in the Morning, <HI>Cape-Barfleur</HI> bearing S. W. and b. S. di&s;tance Seven Leagues, my Scouts made the Signal for feeling the Ene|my, the Wind We&s;terly: The <HI>French</HI> bore down to me, and at 11. Engaged me, but at &s;ome di&s;tance: We continued Fighting till half an hour pa&s;t Five in the Evening, at which time the Enemy Towed away with all their Boats, and we af|ter them: It was Calm all Day; about Six there was a fre&s;h Engagement to the, We&s;tward of me, which I &s;uppo&s;ed to be the Blew: It continued Calm all Night: I can give no particular Account of Things; but that the <HI>French</HI> were beaten, and I am now Steering away for <HI>Conquet-Road,</HI> having a fre&s;h Gale Ea&s;terly but extream Foggy; I &s;uppo&s;e that is the place they de&s;ign for: If it plea&s;e GOD to &s;end us a little Clear VVeather, I doubt not but we &s;hal de&s;troy their whole Fleet: I &s;aw in the Night Three or Four Ships blow up, but I Know not what they are: So &s;oon as I am able to give you a more particular Relation, I will not be wanting.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE><DATE><HI>May</HI> 20. 1692.</DATE> <HI>Cape-Barfleur,</HI> S. W. <HI>di&s;tance Seven Leagues.</HI></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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<HEAD>Some Particulars of another Letter from the Fleet.</HEAD>
<P>YE&s;terday in the Gray of the Morning we made the <HI>French</HI> Fleet in a Line of Battle, about two Leagues to VVindward, they having the Weather-Gage, bore down very boldly and clo&s;e upon us: At 11. exactly we Engaged; the Engagement was very hot, and continued &s;o till near Four in the Afternoon, at which time the <HI>French</HI> Fleet bore away: Then the Wind was as before, at W. b. S. and W. S. W. Veering about to N. b. E. and N. N. E. Sir <HI>Cloue&s;ly Shovel,</HI> and Sir <HI>John A&s;hby</HI> having the VVeather-Gage, fell on, and maintained the Engagement till near 10. at Night, the <HI>French</HI> all that time bearing away, and the <HI>Engli&s;h</HI> pur&s;uing them: What Damage is done on either &s;ide is not yet known, &s;ome Ships were &s;een in Flames about Nine at Night, but it is not di&s;covered what they were.</P>
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<OPENER><DATELINE>Port&s;mouth, <DATE>May 20.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>SInce this Account the <HI>Mary Galley</HI> is come to <HI>Spithead</HI> from Admiral <HI>Ru&s;&s;el,</HI> whom he left at Eight this Morning, about 15. Leagues S. and by W. from the <HI>I&s;le of Wight;</HI> He &s;aw both the <HI>French</HI> Admirals Seconds &s;ink, and many Ships on Fire, and that for two Leagues together the Sea was full of Wrecks of Ships, but doth not know of the lo&s;s of any of their Their Maje&s;ties Ships or Commanders. This Morning when he came away, the <HI>French</HI> were running, and ours in pur&s;uit of them; and about Ten a Clock he heard them Engaged again, and heard the Guns till One, when the Wind &s;prung up at S. and S. and by W.</P>
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<P>Printed at <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> and Re-printed at <HI>Gla&s;gow,</HI> 1692.</P>
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