The Navy in the War of 1739-48, Volume 1The University Press, 1920 - Great Britain |
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Admiral Admiralty anchored Antibes April army arrived attack Austria Balchen Barcelona batteries blockade bomb-vessels Brest British Cadiz Cadiz squadron Cape Captain capture carried Cartagena Castle Charles Wager coast colonies command Commodore convoy Council cruisers cruising defence despatch detached directed Duke of Newcastle embarked enemy enemy's England expedition Ferrol fireship fleet force France French squadron frigates galley garrison Gibraltar Guayra guns Haddock harbour Havana Hyères instructions intercept Italy Jamaica join June King Knowles La Guayra land Lestock letter Lord Mahon Majesty's March Marines Mathews Mediterranean men-of-war merchants military Minorca Naples naval navy October officer Ogle operations orders Porto Bello ports prevent protection Puerto Cabello ready received refit regiments reinforcement reported sail Sardinia seamen sent September shewed Sir John Norris sloop Spain Spaniards Spanish Spanish ships Spanish squadron Spithead station Toulon trade transports troops Vernon vessels Villefranche West Indies wrote