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Letter dated 22nd April 1782. Addressed to Monsr P.F ancol Gauvel & Son Merchants at Haver de Grace. My Dear Uncle/ I do my duty in sending you an account of the Action we have had with the English, the 9th of April, we were assured that they consisted of 45 ships, and we were but 29, we were however Thirty four when we sailed - Two of which went with the Convoy to Guadaloupe, we had Thirty in the first Action against forty five - The Auguste and another of ours were Two leagues to Windward of us during the Action, said to be becalmed - we should not certainly have sought a Second Action, after knowing how much superior they were to us, had it not been for the Zele & the Jason who were disabled and by endeavouring to preserve them we were obliged to bear up before the Wind - which lead us to an action, which for this very long time has been unparalled, and our poor Glorieux has paid the Tribute - Tho we flatter our selves, our Enemies have likewise felt the Effects of the Battle - on the [[catchword]] 14th- [[/catchword]]
