The royal gazette — [Charleston] S.C., 1782-05-18 00:00:00, page 4

NAVAL VICTORIES.
Recount of the Battle off La Hogue. From Sir John Dal
rymple's Memoirs.
On. the ißth of Miy, the combined fleets failed. The French
fleet, of about 50 ships of the line, was at that time at sea in
quest of the English. and was deferied next day, at three
o'clock in the morning, about seven leagues from Barfteur.
Asthe French were many leigdesto the windward, they might
easily have avoided an engagement ; and all the flag officers
advised Tourville to retire: But he runted on. Ruffcl's mo
tions filled him for some time with hopes: For Russel's fleet
Was not in order, until eight o'clock ; he lay by with lis fort
top-fail to the mast, until twelve o'clock ; and allowed the
enemy to come within half mulket-fhot of him, before he flung
out the bloody flag. During this interval, the bold advance
of Tourville with so unequal a force, together with the tardi
mefs of Ruffcl, raised d )übts and anxieties in many of the
Enghfh Captains. They looked around, to fee when theirown
officers were to rife it? against them, or when the Blips next to
theirs were to quit the line, and fail over to dieir enemies.
Tourville, who was in the Royal Sun, carrying 110 guns,
the fineft Orpin Europe, paffcd all the Dutch and English ships
Which he foun 1 in his way, tingled out Ruffe), and bore down
Upon him. But by the reception which he got, he was toon
convinced of his mistake, in thinking, that an English Admiral
could, in coufideration of any interest upon earth flrike ton
French one. Yet, though conscious of the inferiority of his
fleet, hewas ashamed to abandon a situation, which his offi ers
had in vain advised him to avoid. Andthe rest of the ATni a's
and the Captains, ashamed to abandon their 'head, joined in
the action as faft as they came up, and maintained it, not so
much hoping to gain honour, a % driving toTofe as little as hey
could. The engagement between the two Adm rd Grp lafhd
an hour and a half; and then Tourrille was towed off, being
obliged to retire by the damage,e had fufta ; ned in his rigging 1
But five French ships inttantiy closed in, and saved him. ,The
battle, in the mean time, went on in different parts, with un
certain success, from the vast numb,^ of the ships engaged,
which fometiines gave aid to the diftrefled, and, at other times,
[hatched victory trom those who thought they were lure of it.
Alemond, the Dutch Admiral who was in the van, and had
received orders to get round the French fleet, in order that no
part of it might escape, attempted in vain to obey : And a
thick fog at four o'clock in the aftertoon, Operated the com
foatants from the view of each other. In about two hour, the
fog cleared up. It was then observed, th it Tourville, indent
of'repairing his rigging, had withdrawn to the rear, and tout
the French line wasbroke in many other places. Russel, cer
tain that Tourville would not have retired, un'ef; it had been
refolded that his fleet was to fly, made a lienal to chafe from
all quarters, without any regard to ord,r. Inone of the en
gagements, duringthU chafe, Rear Admiral Carter was killed,
giving orders, with his last breath, to the officer next in com
niand, to fight th. Grip as long as flic could swim: A proof
cither that his correspondence with Jame had been mai tun
ed with a view to deceive him or that the last pahon in an
Englishman's breast is the love of his country. The running
engagement of the afternoon was, like the regular one of the
forenoon, interrupted by a fog, and afterwards by a calm, ahd
in the end it Was closed by darknefij
During the night, the two fleets off the shallow coast of
Trance anchored close to each other; yet the impetuosity of
some English officers carried their ihips through the French
fleet, and Sir Chmdefley Shovel, with his division, had got
between Tourville's squadron and the rest of the French fleet:
So that the ships of the three nations lay intermingled with
each other during the night, waiting for the morning with im
patience, uncertain whether they were amongst friends or foes,
and judgir g 'of their distances from other sh p, only by the
signals of distress which they heard, or the flames of the fuips
Which were on fire^
The arrival of the morning brought a renewal of the chace.
But the French fleet was now reduced to thirty-four flips;
four of which bad taken fire in the engagement, being bltwo
up during the nigh% and the rest hiving escaped. This day
was signalized by no engagement, but by a fpe^acle far more
important, that' of the Fughih fleet driving the. French one,
along their own coasts, ahd in the fight of innumerable crouds
of their countrymen upon the fhere^ The French, in their
flight, were met by a frefh squadron of 16 Grips which were
coming to join them; But these ships, perceiving the fate
of their friends, turned to fright, and Glared in that disgrace
which they could not avert. Fogs, calms, tides, and the
veering of winds, fared France from the vengeance cf England
and Holland for one day.
Upon the third day, Tourville's ship, the Royal Sun, with
his two seconds, one of go, and the other of 84 guns, together
With some frigates, took refuge upon the coast, near Cher
bourg, and 18 more of the larged Grips followed their example,
near la Hogue: The rest, being more fortunate, drove through
the Race of Alderney. Ruffcl ordered \he main body of the
fleet under Sir John Afoby to pursue that of the enemy ; left
Sir Ra ph Delavahe with one fquadon to destroy the flrips at
Cherburg; and Rationed himfclf with another toe .ofine those
which were at la Hogues As the art of failing was nm so
much improved then, as it has been since, Afi)by durst not
pursue enemies, who pointed him the way thraugha parage,
• which another Admiral, with a squadron and a great fleet
of transports, went through in our day, with case, and without
the flying fails of an enemy todired him, But Delavalle, next
'day, bwnt the three Grips, togetherwith the frigates, at Cher
burg, not without some pain, even to these who dedroyed
them, when they considered what maguificient fabrics the,
were reducing to ashes.
And now, upon the fifth day, some of Delavalje's ships
having advanced, and some of Ashby's, having returned to
join Ruffci's squadron, Russel made preparations to deßroy
the enemy's ships at la Hogue, which were now reduced to
thirteen, five of them having, the day before, in the hurry
and confufion, made their efeipe. The French had employed
all the int rval of time, which Russel had left them fmee their
flips had taken refuge, in making provisions to defend them.
The rilipsthcmfelves were drawn up as far upon the Iha.lows,
as tides and cables could bring them: They were covered with
the forts De Liffet and De la Hogue: Platforms were raised
on shore, and planted with all the artillery of the army: Num
bers of chaloups filled with officers and men lined the shoals:
Behind flood all the Frencharmy readydrawn up: and, upon
2 height, between the Grips and the army. King James the
Duke of Berwick, Marifchal [RTefonde, Tourville, and other
gicat land and sea officers placed tbemfelvcs, to behold the
action, and to give their orders. Ah precautions were taken,
~ except one wh'ch JmnCThzd fiCTxftcd/and which wasthe
best: For, when he saw the French seamen disheartened by
defeat, flights, purfait, and the necessity of taking refuge, he
foretold that no good could be expected from them, and ad
vised, but in vain, that a number of the regiments, and of the
artillery men, should be put on board the ihips, where they
could fight with the fame 9xadhicfc,as if they had been in land
cafiles. befaufe the ships were aground.
RUSSEL gave the charge of the attack to Vice Admiral
Rooke: Rooke advanced with several men of war, frigates,
and sire-ships, together with all the boats of the fleet. Bit
he soon found, that the men of war could not get within reach;
that the frigates could only advance fa far a? tz^owUc at
tack ; and that the whole service Je,Tid upon the boats.
In this fituati in, he gwe 01 , a gentry: ,; fer for the b „ts to
advance, lu round the enemy's ihips; and board ahd burn
where they bed cou#l ; I:ivrig all the reri Lu the spirit of the
fcamen. The emun drove rich each )ther, whose barge
should be toremoit, anu liugie.i out toe particular Grips they were
to attach, according at tueii fa icy, and so netimes as a merry
mode, dueled thv n & facy made life of their oars alone as
they adva iced, wirik, n firig upon ine platforms, the chal
dips, or the vc c.s ^ro^l; do A> l u they g>t to the fide
of the ships, throwing away rieir arai rugs, they gave three
huzzas, fcrambleduip the ricigirts ibwc then, wi(h their cut
laffcs in their heads, and many witn nit any arms at all.
Some cut the rigging, others let tire to the vefTel; others
pointed theguns of :-;u ihips agaiad their own chaloups, plat
forms, andf,rts Feu adriu. cd the marl era within, because
they accounted the ihipst be their only foes. From this cir
cumstance, t'c I'ene ! mariner's often went off undisturbed in
their boats, from ouca e La French Grip, while the English
rad entered, and were deihoying it upon the other. But at
last, tired with doing mifehief in detail, thd aiFiiiants all join
ed together to burn the enemies ihips; and, having ft fire to
then, d.Abended, with the fame huz2is with which they ha 1
boarded, In th^way, theybuint fix the next day. The rest,
together with a great number of transports, and ammunition
Ihips, shared the fame fate the next moi,ning; theetiemics ma
king little refinance, leciufe they saw it was fruitlcfs. Few
prisoners were taken: For the dicers were poffefled with the
idea of the seamen, that •he destruction of the Ships was their
0 Gy object ; ano some of diem even made apologies to govern
ment for having incumbered themfel^es with prisoners.
Account of th Ba.. ^ unco fa ^k-and fonflau, by a Chaplain
oj the Ro,a! Navy, in a letter to bit friend, datad Novem
ber 23, ^^g.
On he 14th, Sir Edward Hawke hoiked his flag on board
the Royii George in Torbay. Lithe evening we Good to sea,
wfh twenty-three Ships of the line, and four or five fri
gates; and on the 16 n fell n with some English tranfoorts,
re.mning from Qiberon Bay, wh) gave the Almiral infor
mation hat they aad f&.n the French squadron the day before,
consisting of twertty.our fail, Standing to rhe Ibuth-caft. We
were at tu.it time about 33 leagues weft of BeUeifle. The in
tch gence was receive I with universal acclamations, and every
Ship piepired for action. The Acmiral loft not a minute of
time, but pifued wi h the utmost alcrtnefs. The wind erne
on the next lay freGi from the westward, and we spread all our
canvass to court the prosperous gale.
On th: 20.11 about halt an h >ur after eight in the morning,
the Mudrtone frigate let Gy her topgallant-fails, which was a
Signal for 'difeovering a fleet. About nine Lord Howe made
th signal th it they were enemies. At this critical time our
Idm ral paid no regard to lines of battle, but every ship was
directed to make the bcG of her way towards the enemy. Sir
Edward told uis officers, he was for the old way of fighting,
to make downright work with them. We approached M.
Confla 3 r aft, and soon found that he was in chafe of Captain
Duffslittle 'fquadron of frigates and bombs, with 21 Grips of
the line and three frigates. Upon their having a diftinaer view
of our Ship, the gave over their chafe, and appeared to be
forming a line to receive us, an 1 we concluded from t he equa
lity of the combatants, that the action would be very great
and gne al; but I may venture to affirt, there was not an
Eugiifhman, from high to low that did not aflfore himfelf of
victory. Upon our advancing; the French Admiral changed
his plan, and Good right afore the vind for the 1b >re, which
was now about three of four leagues to leeward. It was two
in the afcm; in before our headmoft Grips could get up with
them, when ib: vVarfpite and Dorfettbirc began to fire. Soon
Tier tile Revenge, Magbanime, Torbay, Montague, Resolu
tion,. Swiftfure, and fevera! others came into action.
The firing now b gap very alert on both Sides, and there was
no distinguishing between Britifli colours and French. Tire
Rear-Admiral of the enemy, the Formidable, bore a very hot
canno lade from the Revolution ; but upon the Royal George's
coming up, they hauleddown theirflig, and Truck to Sir Ed
ward Hawke. Chis w.u only a point of honour with the French,
the defoliation having the merit o'fibduing her. The Royal
George continues advancing, aid Sir Edward rive orders to
his miller to carry him close alongside the Soled Royal. AL
Confl ins, the Fre 'ch Admiral appeared to hive the some inden
tion on hi ; part ; and it was a glorious fight t) beho! 1 trie blue
and the white ft igs, each a the muiotopmiG head, bearing
down to evch other. The Torbay was at this time elofely en
gaged with the Thefee of 74 guns, and presently after febt that
unfortunate ship to the bottom. On the other (ide was the
Magnanime, who kept an incetfmt fire upon one of the largest
of the French ships, and in the end obliged her to Grike. She
afterwards ran alhore, and was burnt. The two commanders
in chief were now very near, and M. Conflans gave the Royal
George his broad fide. Sir Edward returned the uncivil falci
tation. But, after two or three exchanges of this kind, the
Marshal of France declined the combat, and Sheered off. The
French Vice-Admiral likewise gave Sir Edward Hawke his fire,
but soon followed the example of hL Superior: another and a
nother did the fame ; but the fifth ship escaped not so well ; the
Royal George poured her whole fire into her at once, and re
peating the fame, down file went alongside of her. The Royal
George's people gave a cheer; but it was a faint one; the ho
ned Sailors were touched at the mifcrable fate of so many hun
dred poor creatures. She was named the Superbe, of 70 guns,
with upwards of 750 men on board, only 20 of whom were sa
ved, which were taken up the next morning from the wreck.
There were now f< veral freps at once upon the English Ad-.
miral, who fecm d to be got into the w ry centre of the French
rear. Every ohferver pitied the Royal George. It seems in
deed a kind of degradation to so noble a Grip to be pitied; but
really her Situation would have been lamentable, if the enemy
had preserved any degree ofcompofure, or Grid with any firt
of direction: but ther confusion wa: so great, tha* amongst
loco sh A, I don't believe that more than 20 or go Truck the Grip.
The English Vice-Admiral, with the Mars, Hero, and se
veral other ships, were crowding to the Admiral's affiflance,
when the obfeurity of the evening put an end to the engage
ment. Happy circumstance for the enemy! as an hour's day
light more would have brought on their total ruin.
°When I fit down to write, I propose Ito have given you on
ly a general account ; but upon this animating occasion, there
is 1K) polHbility of leaving off whilst a margin remains unoccu
pied. Capt. Dennis of the DorfetGrire, and Capt. Speke of the
IWfolution, have gained immortal honour. The Admiral
told them, in the warmth of his gratitude, they had behaved
like angels. I would in this place attempt the mod honoura
ble mention of Sir Edward Hawke; neither would I by any
means omit my Lord Howe, and CapE Keppel; nor mould
Capt. Cimpbel , of the Royal George, pal's unnoticed; but
that there was a certain greatnef; in their behaviour, which
exceds the ability of my pen to celebrate. # I have particulars
ifed only a few names, as some of the Grips were more im
mediately under my otfcoadon. There were ,many others
had a very considerable Tare in the action,, and will .doubilefs
be honoured by those who were connected with them It
gives me a very feasible pleasure to aOure you, -that I don't
heir of a finale imput itiom throughout the while fagadron.
The glory of the Bri : ilh flag hit been nobly fupperted, while
that of the enemy U vaiutycd^i to the empty air.
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