. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . ngly opposed to their he first accepted the command he found only six ships of the line fitfor service; but before the middle of June the number was increased totwenty. He sailed from St. Helens on the 17th of June. Two Frenchfrigates, reconnoitring, were attacked by his squadron; one of which wascaptured and the other driven on shore on the coast of France. Amongst thepapers of the Lecorne thus captured, he discovered that anchorage wasordered at Brest fo
. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . ngly opposed to their he first accepted the command he found only six ships of the line fitfor service; but before the middle of June the number was increased totwenty. He sailed from St. Helens on the 17th of June. Two Frenchfrigates, reconnoitring, were attacked by his squadron; one of which wascaptured and the other driven on shore on the coast of France. Amongst thepapers of the Lecorne thus captured, he discovered that anchorage wasordered at Brest for an immense fleet, with which he thought his own unableto contend. He sailed back to Portsmouth. The public feeling is expressed 1778.] CODKT SIASTIAL ON KEPPEL. 3a3 in a letter of Gibbon :— Keppels return has occasioned infinite and inex-pressible consternation, which gradually changed into discontent againsthim. The Admiralty made great exertions; and Keppel, on the 9th ofJuly, again put to sea with a reinforcement of ten ships. The French fleet,conBisting of thirty-two Scail of the line, and a considerable number of. TowusbcuJ, Junior. Irigates, had come out from Brest, under the command of count four days manoeuvring, an engagement took place off TJshant, whichhad no decisive result. Night was coming on with a heavy squall. Keppelsignalled to the second in command, sir Hugh Palliser, to come up to renewthe fight; but that admiral was unable to obey the order, from the damagewhich his ship had sustained. The French admiral got back to Brest, andKeppel sailed to Plymouth. The conduct of the two admirals became thesubject of warm debates when the Parliament met in November. Attacksand recriminations were conducted with all the heat of party; Keppel beingupon terms of friendship with the leading members of the Opposition;Palliser a supporter of the ministry, and a lord of the Admiralty. Eachadmiral blamed the other; and, finally, upon charges made
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