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News of Navy Actions and Siege Reports From Indian Ocean
Letters describe Admiral Pocock’s engagements against the French off Madras and Pondicherry. British forces regain forts and seek Pondicherry. Lally’s siege at St David’s and Madagascar politics are noted, with splinters of ship actions near Brest and a Russian subsidy treaty rumour.
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Longley
Pocock
Eest-Indies
Mane
Lally
Madras
Mons
Buffy
Count d’Estaine
Winchelsea
Howe
Rhoda
Macmamata
Britannia
Bleuett
Shaftesbury
Engin
Tilbury
Manwaring
Prince of Wales
Roberts
Madrass
Draper
Adm
Pocock Ient
English
Madrafs
Madrafs Road
Ceylon
Maco
Coromandel
M. d’Ache
England
Lawrence
Pondicherry
Mont. d
Madagascar
M. de Soupeir
Arcot
Sadras
Breff
Hervey
Hisquadron
Monmouth
Com. Hervey
Hercules
Brest
Edward Hawke
Comodore Hervey
P.S
Russia
Paris
Italy
Sardinia
Spain
Europe