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An advantate which the French fleet obtained at Beachy--Head over the Combined forces of the English and the Dutch, put the government of England in great consternation and the factions in Ireland encouraged by the success of the French fleet refused to lay down their Arms--The Irish were not entirely reduced till the Year --1691-- when peace was signed between the contending parties near Limerick and is termed in conciquence the [[underline]] Treaty of Limerick [[/underline]] A considerable body of French forces was supplied by Lewis and assembled between Cherbourg and La Hogue and commanded by King James in person and a French fleet of 63-- Ships commanded by Admiral Tourselle was-- appointed to favour the descent--The preparations in France were not unknown to the English and in consequence a powerful fleet was fitted out with all expedition under the command of Admiral Russel The Hostile fleet met at La Hogue the 19th of May-- 1692--and after a bloody contest victory was declared in favour of the English--William had still great difficulties to incounter His favorite [[underline]] project [[/underline]] was that of establishing a standing Army but the firm
