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messages, between the [[underline]] Chief [[/underline]] and [[underline]] third [[/underline]] in command At daylight, only a few of the Leeward most part of the French fleet could be discerned from the masthead-- we again worked to windward, and the next morning we could look up, by a fortunate shift of wind, to a few of the Enemy's Ships. this brought the whole down to their inccour, and they formed upon the contrary tack of our fleet--Every ship on both sides was-- engaged--Sir George Rodney cutt through a part of the french Line. So soon as my division (which was then the rear one) had passed the sternmost of the Enemy which it was a considerable time in doing, being almost calm--the signal for the Line was halwed down; upon which I gott my Boats out, & towed the Ship about, made all the [[addition]] ^ (for we had soon after a little Breeze) [[/addition]] sail I could and threw out the signal for every ship of my division, to do the same; and we took the Ceasar, Ardent, & Ville de Paris observing the Ville De Paris, to Edge towards the Barfleur I concluded the Count de Grasse had uninclination to be my prisoner, and therefore mett his wishes & [[addition]] ^ stood towards him [[/addition]] so soon as I gott within random shott, he began to [[catchword]] fire [[/catchword]]