On the 16th, Lord Bridport arrived from Portsmouth withfive sail more, increasing the fleet to fifteen sail of the line.
When approaching the Canaries, they saw a fleet of five sail, carrying white, red, and black colors, which caused the admiral to suspect them to be pirates.
The number of Europeans on board of the Vittoria was now reduced to forty-six; and the fleet, which formerly consisted of five sail, was now reduced to one.
When these vessels had joined the admiral, his fleet consisted of no less than forty-five sail, with which he immediately resolved to attack the enemy, who were by this time ready to come out of the harbour of Brest.
Then he returned back again to the mouth of the Thames and with twenty-five sail came as high as the Hope, where our squadron lay under the command of Sir Edward Spragge.
On the evening of July 7th it was sighted off Scilly by Howe, who then had with him twenty-five sail.
Not more than four or five sail of the line will probably come to Naples: the rest will go with the prizes to Gibraltar.
About half past six, the Culloden made the signal for five sailin the south-west by south quarter; which was soon after confirmed by the Lively and Niger frigates, and that the strange sail were by the wind on the starboard tack.
In his absence, a French squadron of five sail of the line arrived at Corunna from St. Domingo, and took advantage of the first westerly gale to cross the bay to Ferrol.
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