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<DATE>2010-07-03</DATE>
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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B100612.pdcc.</ITEM>
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<HEAD>News from the FLEET, Being a Full and Impartial ACCOUNT, OF A <HI>Mo&s;t Signal Victory,</HI> Obtained by Admiral Killegrew, OVER THE <HI>French Thoulon Fleet.</HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Commanded by Mon&s;ieur Cha&s;ten Regnaut.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">In a Letter to a Per&s;on of Quality.</HEAD>
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<P>Printed, According to Order.</P>
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<OPENER><SALUTE>Worthy Sir,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P><HI>GOOD News,</HI> at all Times, I know is very acceptable to You from Credible Strangers; and if &s;o, doubtle&s;s much more grateful from a Friend; and &s;uch a Friend too, that would neither Deceive You, nor the Publick, for the high|e&s;t Temporal Advantage: I know the <HI>Dignity of Truth</HI> is lo&s;t by many A&s;&s;everations; I &s;hall therefore &s;ay little more than this, (&s;eeing you through|ly know me,) That the fol|lowing Account of the late Sea-Fight with the <HI>French Thoulon</HI> Fleet, I here &s;end you, is nothing but what I my &s;elf was both an Eye and Ear-Witne&s;s to the Truth of; and you &s;hall (God willing) have a farther Account of it, in my next Letter: But for the pre&s;ent, take what follows:</P>
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We having receiv'd an <HI>Ex|pre&s;s that advi&s;ed us of the Departure</HI> of the <HI>French</HI> Squa|dron out of <HI>Thoulon,</HI> under the Command of Mon&s;ieur <HI>Cha&s;ten Regnaut,</HI> which con|&s;i&s;ted of four Fir&s;t Rates, and Five Second Rate Men of War, and two Fire-&s;hips; who &s;aid, the Wind being contrary, they were forced to come to an Anchor in <HI>Gibral|ter,</HI> within four Miles of <HI>Ceuta,</HI> not being able to get out of the Narrow of the <HI>Straits:</HI> Upon which the Vice-Admi|rals <HI>Killigrew</HI> and <HI>Allemond,</HI> with Rear-Admiral <HI>Evert&s;on,</HI> weighed Anchor, with Ten <HI>Engli&s;h</HI> and <HI>Dutch</HI> Men of War, and two Fire-&s;hips to join the other Six Men of War that lay at <HI>Gibralter</HI> per|due for them, and &s;o attack them: They having a fair Wind, happily came up with the Six Men of War afore|&s;aid, ju&s;t as they got &s;ight of the <HI>French</HI> Eleet: The <HI>French</HI> &s;teered away at the &s;ight of our Fleet, as fa&s;t as could be; but perceiving our Fleet was re&s;olved to pur&s;ue and fight them, they at la&s;t made up to us with a &s;eeming Gallantry; upon which, Admiral <HI>Killi|grew</HI> gave the Signal of Bat|tel, and followed it him&s;elf with an undaunted Courage and Re&s;olution: And after a long and &s;harp di&s;pute on both Sides, we took Three <HI>French</HI> Men of War, which we have &s;ent up to <HI>Gibralter:</HI> We have al&s;o &s;unk two of their be&s;t Ships, and are &s;till in pur|&s;uit of the re&s;t: Admiral <HI>Killegrew</HI> was Engaged, in this great Action in the <HI>Duke,</HI> again&s;t Mon&s;ieur <HI>Cha&s;ten Reg|naut,</HI> four Hours or more.</P>
<P>Sir, I hope to give you a farther Account of the remai|ning &s;hattered <HI>French</HI> Fleet, in a &s;hort time, our Fleet being well Manned, Admiral <HI>Kille|grew</HI> having got on Board the Fleet Six Hundred Volunteer Sea-men, out of the Mer|chant-Men in <HI>Cales</HI> Road. This in ha&s;te is all at pre&s;ent, from</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Your Cordial Friend, <HI>N. R.</HI></SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P>There is lately publi&s;h'd, <HI>A New Di&s;covery of the Horrid A&s;&s;ociation and Con&s;piracy of the Papi&s;ts in</HI> Lanca&s;hire, <HI>to rai&s;e War and Rebellion in the King|dom of</HI> England, <HI>during the Ab&s;ence of King</HI> William <HI>in</HI> Ireland. <HI>In a Letter of In&s;tructions from a Roman Catholick of great Quality, in</HI> London, <HI>to a Papi&s;t Mutineer in</HI> Lanca&s;hire. <HI>Printed for</HI> Jonathan Greenwood.</P>
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<P><HI>Lond.</HI> Printed for <HI>J. Dunton,</HI> at the <HI>Black Raven,</HI> in the <HI>Poultrey.</HI> 1690.</P>
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