these several attacks amounted to two seamen killed, Lieutenants Pine and Carter, the latter mortally as already stated, and five seamen wounded.

On the 20th of March, at 6 a.m., Bec du Raz bearing; north by east distant four miles, a squadron under Sir John Borlase Warren, composed of the 44-gun frigate Anson, Captain Philip Charles Durham, 40-gun frigate Pomone, Captain Sir John Borlase Warren, 38-gun frigate Artois, Captain Sir Edmund Nagle, and 32-gun frigate Galatea, Captain Richard Goodwin Keats, having just tacked from the Saintes with the wind at east by south, discovered five strange sail in the south-southeast. The squadron immediately gave chase ; and at 8 a.m., 39 sail of French vessels appeared in sight. At 10 a.m. the two leewardmost, two merchant brigs, were brought to by the Pomone and Artois ; as, in about half an hour afterwards, were a ship and a brig. The enemy's vessels of war were now drawn up in line to leeward of their convoy, counted at 60 sail, and about three miles to windward of the British squadron; and which vessels of war consisted of the

together with the armed store-ship Etoile, Lieutenant Mathurin-Théodore Berthelin, and gun-brig- Mouche.

At 45 minutes past noon, having formed his four frigates in line on the larboard tack, Sir John made sail in chase, leaving the Valiant lugger in charge of the four prizes to leeward. At 3 p.m., the British having gained so much in the chase as to point toward the rear of the French, the latter's van-ships bore down to support their rear, and the two squadrons except the corvette, which remained on the starboard tack to windward, engaged as they passed on opposite tacks. The Galatea, who was the rearmost as well as smallest of the British frigates, bore the brunt of this encounter. She had her rigging a good deal cut, and one maindeck gun dismounted; also a midshipman (Mr. Evans) killed, and four seamen wounded. The Artois who was next ahead of her, had her maintopmast stay and some of her rigging cut away, but sustained no loss. At 3 h. 50 m. p.m. the British squadron tacked ; and again at 4 h. 20 m. p.m. ; when a battery on shore fired two shots, but neither of which reached.

By making short boards, the British ships had now got to windward of their adversaries; and at 4 h. 45 m. p.m. the Galatea was hailed by the commodore, and directed to lead through the enemy's line. At 5 p.m., by which time all the