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were taken successively, concluded the operations of the Campaign At the same time the English laid siege to Barcelona and the English and Portieguese entered Madrid in triumph; and to complete the successes of the campaign the English Fleet at this period secured Cathagena which had declared for the Arch Duke-- On the accession of Queen Ann the whole managment of the Sea department was put under the care of her husband the Prince of Denmark who had the title of Lord high admiral, and a council was appointed to assist him-- Prince George was a Man of a very indolent disposition of little or no judgment in the business confided to his care, good natured and easy to be imposed on-- It was not the interest of those who managed the War that laurels should be gathered at Sea all the naval expeditions therefore were ill planned Thus the taking of Gibraltar, the subjection of Majorca and Iviea to the domenion of the ARch Duke, the transporting of Troops to Spain, the reduction of Barcelona, the raising of that Seige, the conducting
