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than what I had recieved before, and no Letters from my Lord Peterborough but what were of eleven Days date.
Upon which I call'd a Council of War to consider whether to stay till the Irish Convoy join'd me, the Wind being then Westerly, and it was agreed to remain off of that Place till the next Day at Noon, as you'll see by the Copy of our Resolution; and to send immediately the same four Frigats before to Vineros and Tortosa, on the Coast of Catalonia, to gain further Intelligence. The next Morning the Panther, which Ship I had order'd the foregoing Night to ply to the Windward, to look out for the Irish Convoy, discover'd three Sail, which in a few Hours join'd Me, and proved to be the Antelope, Winchester, and Faulcon; they gave me an Account that they parted with Sir George Bing off of Cape St. Vincent, and saw him the Night before off of Cape de Gat, and were sent by him to give me Notice of his coming to join us; upon which I call'd another Council of War, wherein it was resolved to stay till he join'd me, which he did with all the Ships under his Command by Ten a Clock the next Morning; and at Noon we bore away for Tarragona, the Place appointed for our Rendezvous, and left the Faulcon Pink to Cruize off of Altea, with Orders for Captain Walker to proceed after me thither. The 21st and 22d following, we had hard Northerly Winds, which drove us back as low as Altea, where we were join'd by Captain Walker, with the Ships under his Command, and the Prince George. The 27th following I got to this Place, and in a lucky Time to rescue it from falling into the Enemies Hands, for they expected to have been storm'd the same Night. Count Thoulonse, with the Fleet
