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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Lord Howe's British fleet pursued the French fleet off the French coast in August but failed to engage due to wind advantage; French ships, fewer in number and painted black, safely entered Brest harbor. Ships Eurydice and Intrepid arrived at Falmouth and Plymouth with dispatches, reporting chases near Belleisle and Ushant.
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Lord Howe's fleet are now off this port; a 44 gun frigate, and a fifty gun Ship from the fleet, are just put in here, who informs us, that the French were three ships in number less than our fleet; and having the wind in their favor, Lord Howe, with his best manoeuvres, could not bring them to action. Every ship was cleared and prepared for battle on Tuesday evening last, but on Wednesday morning the French fleet were got safe into Brest harbour. The French ships are all painted black.
PLYMOUTH, August 9.
Yesterday at noon arrived here his Majesty's ship Eurydice, of 24 guns Capt. Cole, from Earl Howe's fleet; the Capt. immediately on landing, set off express for London, with dispatches for government.
It is said that the fleet fell in with a French frigate last Monday morning, and chased her on shore on the coast of France, near Belleisle.
A few hours after the Eurydice, came in his Majesty's ship Intrepid, of 64 guns, Hon. C. Carpenter, from the fleet; when she left them, they were cruising off Ushant, and had been round Belleisle. In the course of the cruise, it is reported that the fleet got sight of the French fleet twice, but that they were so far to the windward each time, that Lord Howe could not bring them to action; their number altogether is said to be 21 sail, and it is now supposed they may be got into Brest.
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Brest
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August
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french fleet, three ships fewer than british, escaped into brest harbour without engagement; chased french frigate ashore near belleisle.
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Lord Howe's fleet sighted French fleet twice off Ushant and Belleisle but could not bring them to action due to windward position. Ships prepared for battle Tuesday evening, but French entered Brest Wednesday morning. Eurydice and Intrepid arrived at Plymouth and Falmouth with dispatches.