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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Detailed list of French naval ships in Chesapeake Bay under command of Comte de Grasse, organized into white and blue squadrons with commanders and gun counts, excluding Admiral de Barras' fleet which has joined.
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White and blue squadron, commanded by M. de Monteil.
La Bourgogne, 74 guns; la Glorieux, 74; le Vaillant, 64; le Destin, 74; le Languedoc, 84; (to repeat signals, l'Aigrette, 32) le Sceptre, 74; le Reflechi, 64; le Marseillois, 74; le Diademe, 74.
White squadron, commanded by M. de Grasse.
Le Northumberland, 74; le Zele, 74; le St. Espirit, 86; le Triton, 64; le Cesar, 74; (to repeat, le Serpent, 18) la Ville de Paris, 110; (to repeat, l'Andromaque, 32) la Victoire, 74; (to repeat, l'Alert, 16) le Solitaire, 64; l'Experiment, 50; le Souveraine, 74.
White squadron commanded by M. Bougainville.
Le Palmier, 74; l'Hector, 78; le Citoyen, 74; l'Scipion, 74; l'Auguste, 84; (to repeat, la Diligente, 32) le Magnanime, 74; le Gatton, 64; l'Hercule, 74; (to repeat, la Railleuse, 40) le Pluton, 74.
N. B. This is exclusive of the fleet under Admiral de Barras, which has since join'd Count de Grasse.
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Chesapeake Bay
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this is exclusive of the fleet under admiral de barras, which has since join'd count de grasse.
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An accurate list of the naval armament in Chesapeake Bay, commanded by Monsieur le Comte de Grasse, in order of battle. White and blue squadron, commanded by M. de Monteil: La Bourgogne, 74 guns; la Glorieux, 74; le Vaillant, 64; le Destin, 74; le Languedoc, 84; (to repeat signals, l'Aigrette, 32) le Sceptre, 74; le Reflechi, 64; le Marseillois, 74; le Diademe, 74. White squadron, commanded by M. de Grasse: Le Northumberland, 74; le Zele, 74; le St. Espirit, 86; le Triton, 64; le Cesar, 74; (to repeat, le Serpent, 18) la Ville de Paris, 110; (to repeat, l'Andromaque, 32) la Victoire, 74; (to repeat, l'Alert, 16) le Solitaire, 64; l'Experiment, 50; le Souveraine, 74. White squadron commanded by M. Bougainville: Le Palmier, 74; l'Hector, 78; le Citoyen, 74; l'Scipion, 74; l'Auguste, 84; (to repeat, la Diligente, 32) le Magnanime, 74; le Gatton, 64; l'Hercule, 74; (to repeat, la Railleuse, 40) le Pluton, 74.