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daily expected? His Answer was, oh no, he was Sure it would not sail before march; I gave in, to the probability of it, but observed, it was very possible to happen otherwise; and as the greatest part of his fleet, was as ready for service, as they could be, till our storeships & victuallers arrived, I expressed my wishes in the strongest terms, to be allowed to cruize off Descada and from that to the Island of Dominique— After receiving different orders, each making the number of the ships to go with me, more or less, than another, I went to sea on the 16th. with 11 sail, but was limited from five to ten leagues directly to windward to point salines—on the next day, I spoke with Capt Ford, of La Nymphe frigate from Antigua, where a ship was arrived which sailed from Spithead under convoy of the Princess [[catchword]] Caroline [[/catchword]]
