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A38925 An Exact journal of the victorious expedition of the confederate fleet the last year, under the command of the Right Honourable Admiral Russel giving an account of his relieving Barcellona, and the taking of a great number of prizes from the French : with a copy of a letter sent by the Algerines to congratulate the English admiral's arrival in the Mediterranean : to which is added a relation of the engagement between Catp. Killegrew, and the two French men of war that were taken in the fare of Messina. 1695 (1695) Wing E3650; ESTC R11668 18,296 33

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end what Course to take with the Fleet whose lying still or doing nothing to the purpose is laught at in all the Courts of Europe When it was that Admiral Russel receiv'd his Orders from England to Winter in the Mediterranean is not material Certain it is however that when he understood that the Marshal was gone back and that the intended Attempt upon Barcellona was given over he set sail from the Road of Alicant upon the Fifth of October sending away the Greyhound Frigate to the Bay of Gibralter with Orders to such English Men of War as lay there to joyn him at Cape Spartell where he intended to cruise for some time in order to meet the French in case they should attempt to pass the Streights This was written from Malaga and other Letters dated the 12th of October from Cadiz affirm'd in Confirmation of the former Intelligence that the whole Fleet under the Command of Admiral Russel appear'd in the sight of that Port the same Day and that at the same time also an Hundred Sail of Ships from England with Provisions and other Necessaries for the Fleet under the Convoy of several Men of War arriv'd in that Port. In the mean time it was confirm'd on all Hands by fresh Intelligence that the French were unrigging all their Men of War at Toulon except Six who were to Cruise during the Winter and that the Sea-men of the Western Provinces were to return back by Land to Brest But notwithstanding those Confirmations Admiral Russd careful to avoid all Surprises of the French under the pretence of unrigging their Ships though he appear'd before Cadiz upon the 12th of October yet kept off at Sea for several Days nor was it till the 17th that he came to Anchor in the Bay of the same Place after he had le●t several Men of War to cruise in the Streights All this while notwithstanding the Rumours spread abroad by the French to lessen the Fears of the People that there was a great Mortality and want of Provisions in the English and Dutch Fleet and that they had lost one third part of their Men the whole Fleet continued Healthy and in a good Condition as being all along carefully provided with all things necessary both as to the Men and Ships At length however the English Admiral who lay ready to sail in order to cruise about the Streights Mouth being assur'd that the French were in earnest as to the unrigging their Ships and that there was no fear of their making any farther Attempts that Season he took up his station in the Bay of Cadiz about the beginning of November where he first gave order for the Cleaning and Careening of the smaller Ships with all the speed that possibly could be in order to their Cruising intending afterwords to do the like by the Great ones In the mean time the Duke of Sesta Captain General of Andalusia and Don Francisco de Velasco Governour of Cadiz went several times on Board the English Admiral to pay him their Respects which Visits of his the Admiral repay'd with equal Civility 'T was also said that His Catholick Majesty had engag'd to pay five Hundred Thousand Crowns toward the Expences of the Confederate Fleet in the Mediterranean and that Assignments had been already receiv'd for a good part of the Sum. In this same Posture of Affairs the main Business now was to keep some Men of War always in a readiness to prevent all sinister Events and to send forth other Frigates upon the scout to discover what Ships the Enemy had Abroad and for the preservation of the Merchants Trade And this continual Cruising of the English and Dutch had such good success that the Commerce of the French received considerable Interruption almost every day About the 20th of October were brought into Cadiz besides those already mentioned a French Man of War of Twenty Four Guns and an Algerine having on Board Two Hundred Turkish Passengers with a great many Presents for the Grand Seignor the whole being valued at Four Hundred Thousand Pieces of Eight Captain Cornwall in the Adventure took Two French Prizes as they were sayling through the Streights Mouth bound from Marseilles to Lisbon very richly laden with Silks and other valuable Commodities and brought them into Cadiz upon the 30th of September Capt. Watton in the Lark took a French Prize laden with Fish from Newsoundland and carri'd her into the same Port upon the 9th of October The Mary Galley and Grey-hound carried in another Prize upon the 12th bound from Lisbon to Marseilles and the same day the Portsmouth Galley arriv'd at Cadiz with Two French Satee's bound from Sally to Marseilles About the middle of December the Dragon took a French Man of War that carri'd Thirty Six Guns and Two Hundred Men call'd the Spheare upon the Coast of Portugal and sail'd away with his Prize to Cadiz So that the Damage which the French sustain'd by the Cruising of the English and Dutch in the Spanish and Mediterranean Seas was no less than the loss of Nineteen Prizes among which were Seven Merchant-Men richly laden and all this before the end of November Nor must we omit another very Rich Ship bound from Marseilles to Smyrna said to be worth several Hundred Thousand Pieces of Eight which was taken about the beginning of January by Two Dutch Privateers that cruis'd about Maltha Toward the latter end of January the Letters from Cadiz gave an Account that the Spaniards were diligently preparing to get their Men of War ready to joyn the Confederates who by that time had Careen'd the greatest part of the Fleet Admiral Russel all the while restraining both Souldiers and Sea-men under the Severity of an exact Discipline and was become so Formidable in the Mediterranean that the Divan of Algier thought it high time to court him and to that purpose sent the following Letter The Vice-Governour Ibrahim Estandi and all the Divan to the Renowned Admiral and Valiant General Russel our Dear and Well-beloved and Faithful Friend so well esteemed also by that Christian King whose Kingdom may it be always prudently govern'd Greeting WE write this Letter to you protesting that 't is impossible to express our Friendship for you nor to utter it in our Words We beseech the Almighty God that your Enemies and ours may be reduced to that Extremity that they may be always unable to withstand your Power And it is our Desire that the Friendship which is between us may every manner of way increase God be praised for that this Year you are come into the Mediterranean Sea to our great Joy The Ship which you sent us is happily arrived in this Port and the Captain who is at your Service together with the Consul who in all Places and upon all occasions loudly speak your Fame have delivered the Letter which you wrote to us and the Divan wherein we find Assurances of your own and the Friendship of your great King Upon which we