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Clye's great victory cited by Edinburgh Chronicle 1759
Extra extracts from a Portsmouth letter describe Royal Anne and a squadron under Sir Edward Hawke at bay, listing ships Royal Sovereign Namur Barfleur Warspite Swiftsure America Augusta and more, with notes on damage and a memory of the Modeste Temeraire. Also reports London stock prices and Bayonne prize details.
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Portsmouth
Royal Ann
William Barnaby
Edward Hawke
Bay
Royal Sovereign
Holburne
Namur
Chatham
Rochester
Spithead
Birmingham
Hitchins
King’s Wood
Thomas Bedworth