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Caroline, on the 11th of last month, and parted company the same night in a snow storm, and on the 14th she was spoke with, by the Arethusa, and received written information from Sir Richard Pearson that he has fallen with 12 or 14 french Ships of the Line & Six frigates, having under convoy 100 sail of Transports & storeships, bound to the West Indies I dispatched Captain Ford to Sir George Rodney without detaining him a moment; On the 20th in the afternoon, I saw Sir George to Leeward and at midnight received from him the Arrangement No 1 for cruizing, and at the same time a private note from Sir George; to which I replied, that I rejoiced most exceedingly, he had been pleased to extend his ships so far to the Northward; for that the Commander of the french Squadron must be a man man, to think of coming in sight of St. Lucia, knowing, as he must, the strength of the [[catchword]] British [[/catchword]]
