. An historical journal of the campaigns in North America for the years 1757, 1758, 1759, and 1760 . ed the fleet under Boscawen, andwas present at the attack on Cartagena. In 1748, as commodore of a squadronsent to reinforce Admiral Hawke, he cut off several ships of a Spanish convoyin a brilliant action. In June, 1756, he was promoted to the rank of Rear-Adniiral of the White, and towards the end of the year was chosen by Pitt asCommander-in-Chief of the Jamaica station. He was made Vice-Admiral ofthe Blue in 1758, Vice-Admiral of the White in 1759, and Vice-Admiral of theRed in 1762. He was
. An historical journal of the campaigns in North America for the years 1757, 1758, 1759, and 1760 . ed the fleet under Boscawen, andwas present at the attack on Cartagena. In 1748, as commodore of a squadronsent to reinforce Admiral Hawke, he cut off several ships of a Spanish convoyin a brilliant action. In June, 1756, he was promoted to the rank of Rear-Adniiral of the White, and towards the end of the year was chosen by Pitt asCommander-in-Chief of the Jamaica station. He was made Vice-Admiral ofthe Blue in 1758, Vice-Admiral of the White in 1759, and Vice-Admiral of theRed in 1762. He was elected member of Parliament in 1761, and died inOctober 1767. ^ Philip Durell received his commission as captain in the Royal Navy,February 6, 1742. In 1743 he commanded the Eltham, of 40 guns, in theattack on Porto Cavallo, Venezuela; in 1744 he served on the Home station,and in the Leeward Islands ; and in April, 1745, was sent to Cape Breton. In1747 he commanded successively the Chester and the Gloucester, each of 50guns. In 1755 he had charge of the Terrible, 74 guns, and in 1756 commanded. ADMIRAL EDWARD BOSCAWEN Engraved hy J. MArdcU jroni the painting hy Sir Joshua Reynolds CAMPAIGNS IN NORTH-AMERICA 151 at New-York ; moreover that Admiral Boscawen was daily 175?.expected at Chebucto with the following fleet, on board ofwhich are several regiments from Britain and Ireland. Thegentleman who has transmitted this list from Halifax says,that the ships he has marked thus * are now in that harbour,and are going off directly to Louisbourg under Sir CharlesHardy, viz. The Namure * The Orford The York Royal William Devonshire * Defiance Princes Amelia Lancaster * Kingston Invincible Somerset Nottingham Burford Bedford Prince of Orange * Northumberland * Captain Centurion * Terrible Pr. Frederic * Sutherland. This account adds, that four other capital ships werearrived at New-York, which would join the rest in a littletime. [118] Frigates.—Diana, Nightingale, and * Boreas. Nin
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