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under his Command, which consisted of about Twenty-eight Sail, retir'd the Night before; but if it had pleased God that the Wind had continued that brought Sir George Bing to me, I believe I should have been able to have given you a much better Account of his Strength. This comes by Captain George Delavale, who is sent by my Lord Peterborough with the King of Spain’s and his Lordship's own Letters to Her Majesty in the Faulcon, which Ship his Excellency has appointed Mr. Robert Delavale, Brother to Captain Delavale, and late Second Lieutenant of the St. George, to Command.
I hope my Letters which I sent by the Newport from Gibraltar, and the Duplicates of them which went by the Mary-Galley to Lisbon, are come to Hand.
The Mark and Exeter, in their Passage up the Streights, put ashore near Cape de Gat one of the French Scouts of Forty Guns, which the Enemy burnt.
His Royal Highness's Orders about the Mast Ships, which came with two Letters from you,
were comply'd with by Sir George Bing, at Lisbon. Last Night the Enemy began to March off, and
left behind them Fifty Pieces of Brass Cannon, and Thirteen Brass Mortars. I am,
SIR,
Your most Humble Servant,
John Leake.
The Joy of the Catalans on this occasion, is not to be described; they embraced their Deliverers,
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