The Frigates, &c. in the foregoing Fleet were thus commanded.

N. B. The men in the above Fleet were computed to be 34,000.

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Note 154. A Lift of the Squadron under Commodore George Johnstone, failed to cruize in the Channel, July 9th.

And foon after joined the Fleet under Sir Charles Hardy.

Note 155.
Lift of the Grand combined Fleet of France and
Spain, commanded by Lieut.-General Comte D'Orvilliers,
which appeared off Plymouth, August 17th, 1779.

The ships marked thus *, were put out of commiffion foon after the combined fleets arrived at Brest in Sept. As alfo the Ardent of 64 guns, in order to obtain men to restore the numbers carried off by ficknefs in the other fhips.

Note 156. Lift of the Squadron under Rear-Admiral Sir John Lockhart Rofs, Bart. which was detached to the relief of Guernsey, Sept. 12th. on account of a rumour of the French having invaded that island.

Note 157. A Lift of the Squadron under the command of Captain Burnet, detached September 24th, from Spithead, in pursuit of Paul Jones, to the Frith of Forth.

Note 158. A Lift of the Squadron detached from Spithead under the command of Capt. Reynolds, in October, to the mouth of the river Shannon, to convoy a large fleet of East India Company's fhips to England.

Note 159. A Lift of the Squadron detached from Spithead, Decr. Ift, to the North Sea, to watch the motions of Paul Jones at the Texel, under the command of Capt. Reynolds.

Lift of the French Squadron under M. de la Mothe Piquet.