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Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… will perhaps blame us for not still attempting to go into Brest, but if they were here and saw how far the enemy throw … five mortars, ill-fitted and attended, would have upon Brest, when in all probability they have at least six times … having come to us after we were some eleven leagues from Brest, it was proposed to make an attempt upon some other …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… of Shrewsbury. I know not what intelligence there is from Brest, but common report makes us a bit apprehensive, and it … Dutch at Dunkirk. Ordered that an extract of a letter from Brest be sent to Lord Berkeley to satisfy him that no great … contains the freshest advices they have received from Brest. When you were in town you made a demand for only two …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… Dublin, Cork, and Kinsale than they did last summer before Brest. Partly printed by Dalrymple. [ S.P. Dom. King … and some were ready to sail next day. That there were at Brest 40 menofwar ready to sail for Ireland and about 200 … The French letters say that the Count Lauzun is at Brest, and that he has sent to complete those things that are …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… squadron of French ships are ready to sail from Dunkirk to Brest, the King commands that a squadron of ships, consisting … have you inform yourself from such of them as have been at Brest, or any other seaport, concerning the condition of the … I hope you will meet with some information relating to Brest, St. Malo, and some other of the French ports, that …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… to sail, as soon as may be, to the coast of France, near Brest, to get intelligence of the enemy's fleet; (2) for the … out, only waiting for the galleys; fifty men-of-war are at Brest, and ten more at Cheraunt; the late captain of the … Martin sailed about fifteen days ago from Gaberet, near Brest, in a fleet of about eighty merchant ships, under …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… 20 and 30 fireships, and 15 galleys, were in the road of Brest and would sail the latter end of this month. The Sieur …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… consisting of 20 sail, making the best of their way for Brest. This morning a tender came in from the Duke, by which … fleet have entered; the smaller ships have gone towards Brest. In this glorious victory, it is generally agreed, we …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… to consider the advisability of sailing, forthwith, for Brest, to see what attempt can be made on the French ships there; when the fleet is off Brest another council shall be held to resolve how far such … can have 75 men of war in eight days, we then sail towards Brest to put her Majesty's commands into execution. Our …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… and a list of a strong squadron of ships coming from Brest, sent by the Dutch envoy at the court of Madrid to … 10. Extract from a letter dated at Paris. The vessels from Brest had not left on the 3rd of this month. We afterwards … at Genoa. [ Ibid.] (2) Extract of advices received from Brest, 11 May, 1694: On the night of the 23 May orders …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… have landed eight or ten thousand men in Ireland from Brest under the command of Count Lauzon. [ Greenwich Hospital … for credentials, but we now hear Col. Porter is arrived at Brest with intention to go to Rome on the same errand, so …