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(3) I think in the present hour, no unnecessary risque should be run for cripling a ship of the Line, as every one will most assuredly be wanted, and their not being kept together, with as few wants as possible, may be of the utmost bad consequence The Force of the Enemy lately arrived at Martinique is three ships of the Line & three frigates with Six thousand Troops; four sail of the Line parted company with the above, and are gone to the Cape, and five of the Line, with three thousand Troops to the East Indies, all sailed from Brest together on the 10th or 11th of last month. Thirteen sail of spanish ships of the Line, with nine thousand Troops, are said to rendezvous at Guarico, and are there to be joined by the four french ships lately gone to the Cape, as well as by De Grasse (who had yesterday thirty three of the Line in Fort Royal Bay, in the most perfect readiness for Sea) and the Marquis De Bouillie from [[catchword]] Martinique [[/catchword]]
