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BLUE SQUADRON.
La Friponne 36 L'Astree[24] 36 La Ceres[24] 16 L'Amazone 36
Le Fier and Le Minotaure arme en flute.
[24] Not in the fleet on the 12th.
Total, thirty-four sail of the line, two of fifty guns, thirteen frigates, seven armed brigs, two fire-s.h.i.+ps, and one cutter.
The Ville de Paris had 1,300 men on board at the commencement of the action on the 9th.
List of Swedish Officers on board the French Fleet on the 12th April 1782.
Le Conquerant Lieutenant Blessing.
Le Magnifique Montell.
Le Destin Toll.
Le Glorieux Baron Rebinder.
Le Sceptre Baron Cederstrom.
La Couronne Baron Palmquist.
La Ville de Paris Rosenstein.
Le Languedoc Wergus.
L'Auguste Hohenhausen.
Le Northumberland {Nauckhoff.
{Tornquist.
Le Palmier Lieutenant Brunmark.
Le Souverain Baron Rayalin.
Le Hercules Zachan.
L'Astree (frigate) Schults and Deborabur.
_Memorandum of the author made at Carlscrona in 1808._
Captain Tornquist said, that after the Russell gave the Northumberland her first broadside, the helm was put up, and a great number of the crew ran from their quarters; the Couronne bore up also at the same time, and left the Ville de Paris, which had exchanged broadsides with several s.h.i.+ps, but was never closely engaged but by the Russell. He says that the Barfleur did not fire a shot at the Ville de Paris.
Squadron sent under command of Rear-admiral Kempenfelt, to intercept the French West India convoy, which had sailed from Brest, under M. de Guichen, December 1781.
Names. Guns. Commanders.
Victory 100 {Kempenfelt, R.A. of the Red, {Captain Cromwell.
Britannia 100 Capt. James Bradby.
Queen 98 " Hon. F. Maitland.
Duke 98 " Sir Walter Stirling.
Ocean 90 " George Ourry.
Namur 90 " John Dalrymple.
Edgar 74 {John Elliot, commodore.
{Captain Thomas Boston.
Alexander 74 Capt. Lord Longford.
Couragueux 74 " Honourable Charles Phipps.
Valiant 74 " Samuel C. Goodall.
Agamemnon 64 " Benjamin Caldwell.
Medway 60 " Henry Harmood.
Renown 50 " John Henry.
Arethusa 38 " Sir Richard Pearson.
Monsieur 36 " Honourable W.C. Finch.
La Prudente 36 " Honourable Wm. Waldegrave.
Tartar 28 " Robert M. Sutton.
Tisiphone fire-s.h.i.+p James Saumarez.
French fleet under M. de Guichen, when it fell in with Admiral Kempenfelt, on the 12th of December 1781.
Names. Guns. Commanders.
La Bretagne 110 Com. Le Comte de Guichen.
Le Majestueux 110 " Le Comte de Rocheaut.
Le Royal Louis 110 " M. de Beausset.
L'Invincible 110 Le Terrible 110 La Couronne 84 " Mons de la Motte Piquet.
Le Triomphant[22] 84 " Mons. de Vaudreuil.
Le Pegase 74 Le Magnifique 74 L'Actif 74 Le Dauphin Royal 74 Le Bien-Aime 74 Le Zodiaque 74 Le Robuste 74 Le Fendent 74 Le Brave[22] 74 L'Argonaute 64 Le Lion 64 L'Indien 64 L'Alexandre armee en flute.
Le Hardi do. do.
[22] Taken on the 12th of April.
A List of the British Fleet in the action of the 9th and 12th April 1782, commanded by Sir George Bridges Rodney, Bart. K.B.
_Red Division._
s.h.i.+ps. Guns. Men. Commanders. Killed. Wound.
Royal Oak[25] 74 600 Capt. T. Burnet 8 30 Alfred 74 600 " W. Bayne 12 40 Montague 74 600 " G. Bowen 12 31 Yarmouth[25] 64 500 " A. Parry 14 33 Valiant[26] 74 650 " S.C. Goodall 10 28 {Sir S. Hood, Rear-adm.} Barfleur 98 767 {of the Blue } 10 37 {Capt. John Knight } Monarch 74 600 " F. Reynolds 16 33 Warrior[22] 74 600 " Sir J. Wallace 5 21 Bellequeux 64 500 " A. Sutherland 4 10 Centaur 74 600 " I.H. Inglefield Magnificent[25] 74 600 " Robert Linzee 6 11 Prince William 64 500 " A. Wilkinson 0 0 {E. Affleck, Esq. Com.} Bedford 74 617 {Capt. Thomas Graves } 0 16 Ajax 74 550 " N. Charrington 9 40 Repulse[25] 64 500 " T. Dumaresq 3 11
[25] Came from England with Sir G.B. Rodney.
[26] Joined the fleet off Antigua.
_White Division._
s.h.i.+ps. Guns. Men. Commanders. Killed. Wound.
Canada 74 600 Capt. Hon. W. Cornwallis 12 23 St. Albans 64 500 " C. Inglis 0 6 Namur 90 750 " R. Fanshawe 6 25 {Sir G.B. Rodney, Bart. } { Admiral of the White. } Formidable[25] 98 780 {1 Capt. Sir Charles Douglas,} 15 39 { Bart. } {2 Capt. J. Symonds. } {Lord Cranstoun, Volun. } Duke 98 750 Capt. A. Gardner 13 60 Agamemnon 64 500 " B. Caldwell 14 24 Resolution 74 600 " Lord R. Manners 4 35 Prothee[25] 64 500 " C. Buckner 5 25 Hercules[25] 74 600 " H. Savage 7 19 America 64 500 " S. Thompson 1 1
_Blue Division._
Russell 74 600 Capt. James Saumarez 10 29 Prudent 64 500 " A. Barclay (not in action.) Fame[26] 74 600 " R. Barber 3 12 Anson[26] 64 500 " W. Blair 3 13 Torbay 74 600 " Lewis Gideon 10 25 Prince George 98 750 " W. Williams 9 24 {F.S. Francis Drake, Esq.} Princessa 70 577 { Rear-adm. of the Blue } 3 22 {Capt. C. Knatchbull. } Conqueror[26] 74 600 " G. Balfour 7 23 Nonsuch 64 500 " W. Truscott 3 3 Alcade 74 600 " C. Thompson Arrogant[26] 74 600 " S. Cornish 0 0 Marlborough[26] 74 600 " Tay. Penny 3 16
[26] Joined the fleet off Antigua.
FRIGATES ATTACHED TO EACH DIVISION.
_Red Division._
