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State of the French & Spanish Ships at the Cape [[note]] French Ships [[/note]] 1 [[underline]] Triomphant. [[/underline]] Le Marquis de Vaudreuil Commander in [[note]] 14 in No [[/note]] cheif. 80 Guns, coppered, Foremast and Bowsprit fish'd. [[note]] 5 of 80 Guns. [[/note]] yards and topmasts down. and sails unbent. [[note]] 8 of 74 [[/note]] 2. [[underline]] L'Auguste. [[/underline]] . Le Comte de Vaudreuil. second in Command. [[note]] 1 of 64 [[/note]] 80 Guns. coppered, main mast, & Bowsprit fish'd. yards. and topmasts down and sails unbent. 3. [[underline]] Le Duc de Bourgogne. [[/underline]] . Le Chevalier de L'Espinouse. third in command, 80 Guns, coppered, main and mizen masts fish'd. yards and topmasts down. & sails unbent. 4 [[underline]] Couronne. [[/underline]] 80 Guns. coppered. main mast fish'd. fit for Sea 5 [[underline]] .Languedoc. [[/underline]] 80 Guns. not coppered, Fore and Mizen Masts fish'd. fit for Sea. 6 [[underline]] Northumberland. [[/underline]] 74 Guns. coppered, mizen mast fish'd fit for Sea. 7 [[underline]] Magnanime. [[/underline]] 74 Guns. not coppered, main and mizen masts. and Bowsprit fish'd. fit for Sea. 8 [[underline]] .Citoyen. [[/underline]] 74 Guns. coppered, Fore mast fish'd. fit for Sea. 9 [[underline]] Pluton. [[/underline]] 74 Guns. not coppered, Fore and mizen masts fish'd. yards and topmasts down. and sails unbent. 10 [[underline]] Bourgogne [[/underline]] .. 74 Guns. not coppered. all the lower masts and Bowsprit fish'd. the Hull in bad condition. yards and topmasts down. and partly unrigged. 11 [[underline]] Le Palmier [[/underline]] 74 Guns. not coppered. Fore and Mizen masts fish'd. in very bad condition. heaving down at a Careening Hulk.
