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other-- we were cutting up the Rear of the English while then Van had pass'd, and had not wore to give them aid, The Action continued Muilent and at the instant we reckoned ourselves master the Field of Wallse we perceived the Glorieuse, had lost her Main & Hizen masts-- at 1/4 past 9 the Ville de Paris and all our Van were close to the Rear of the Enemy keeping up a Quick fose, Sa Ville de Paris had her main uprail but in two when she immediately began to bend another and went to the Assisance of the Glorieuse, who kept up an incessant fire, Two ships of three Decks at 37 past 8 carried away his foremast and Bowsprit-- at 10 we saw an English ship that had lost her Foremast-- another her topmast-- at 15 past 10 the Van of the Enemy were, at the same time the General gave directions to make an attack upon the Rear of the Enemy-- at 15 past 10 an English ship lost her main topmost, and two others been till booms, at noon the Richmond bore up in the Fire to take the Glorieuse in two, b ut was forced [[addition]] to [[/addition]] to quit her several of our ships-- attempted to suceour her, but they were obliged to bear up likewise, by the number of the Enemy that fell upon them; they being best three against Twenty Three, which was the cause of abandoning the Glorieuse, who was protected [[catchword]] and [[/catchword]]
