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Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Interregnum
… Martin, a Holsteiner, taken by the Constant Warwick in a Brest man-of-war, and now prisoner at Plymouth, at desire of …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… forced to return into port. He intends to cruise before Brest, of which the ships, now ready to sail, should have …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… was discovered that the French had a very great fleet at Brest ready to put to sea, waiting only for sailing orders, … they left that place, two Swedish ships sailed thence for Brest with 600 seamen to put on board the French fleet. This … menof-war, which they supposed were going from Toulon to Brest, whom they avoided in the night by steering to the …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… account, for if they please they can be early enough at Brest to prevent the conjunction of the French fleet there, … they need not apprehend, as formerly, leaving the port of Brest open and giving liberty to the ships there to come into … with him about what is thought probable to be attempted at Brest, St. Malo, or Rochefort which are all the places that …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… They say there is a squadron of ships gone or going from Brest to the Mediterranean, and they believe their main fleet … 1. In case the French fleet, or any part thereof, be in Brest water, or the harbour there, or at Belle Isle, when you … of merchants from Denmark and Sweden laden with corn. In Brest are twenty-two menof-war, of fifty to eighty guns, …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… that Sir Cloudesley Shovel went with a squadron before Brest and sent in nine with English colours and after them …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… in a sailing posture except two, eight being ordered for Brest the first fair wind, with six fireships; and that all … to examine them as to when Mons. Nesmond sailed from Brest, and what number of ships he had with him; which … having been taken on her homeward voyage and carried to Brest) to any port in Ireland; and for James Kenney, of …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… has some acquaintance and correspondence at St. Malo and Brest, by which he might procure intelligence of the ships of … unless you have reliable intelligence that the French Brest fleet and the Toulon squadron, being joined, are coming … have good advice that the French fleet is returning to Brest; and then to go to sea and endeavour to intercept them …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… It is said by many that they expect a reinforcement from Brest to fight our squadron, which I hear especially from … the fleet the French may in the spring set out from Brest, Port Louis and Rochefort; and you having exceeded your … and that there are about twenty-four frigates now in Brest. but not fitted out for the sea; and that there were at …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… much talk here of preparations in France and drawings to Brest and Dunkirk, and of their fleet being out. The Danes … to the coast of France to prevent the French coming out of Brest. A French man of war has run aground by Mounts Bay and …