of war, which had been taken by the enemy, then lay at anchor,
together with three privateers, under protection of three forts on the
island, sailed thither in order to attack them, and their enterprise
was crowned with success. After a warm engagement which lasted several
hours, the enemy's batteries were silenced, and indeed demolished, and
the English captains took possession of the four prizes. They afterwards
entered another harbour of that island, having first demolished another
fort; and there they lay four days unmolested, at the expiration of
which they carried off three other prizes. In their return to Antigua,
they fell in with thirteen ships bound to Martinique with provisions,
and took them all without resistance. About the same time eight or nine
privateers were taken by the ships which commodore sir James Douglas
employed in cruising round the island of Guadaloupe, so that the British
commerce in those seas flourished under his care and protection.

TRANSACTIONS IN THE EAST-INDIES.

In the East-Indies the British arms still continued to prosper. After
the reduction of Arcot, the garrisons of Permacoil and Allumparva
surrendered themselves prisoners of war in the beginning of May. The
Falmouth obliged the Haarlem, a French ship from Meguy, to run ashore
to the northward of Pondicherry. The important settlement of Carical was
reduced by the sea and land forces commanded by rear-admiral Cornish and
major Monson, and the French garrison made prisoners of war; and colonel
Coote formed the blockade of Pondicherry by laud, while the harbour was
beset by the English squadron.

ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE BAY OF QUIBERON.

No action of importance was in the course of this year achieved by the
naval force of Great Britain in the seas of Europe. A powerful squadron
still remained in the hay of Quiberon, in order to amuse and employ
a body of French forces on that part of the coast, and interrupt the
navigation of the enemy; though the principal aim of this armament seems
to have been to watch and detain the few French ships which had run
into the river Vil-laine, after the defeat of Confians; an object,
the importance of which will doubtless astonish posterity. The fleet
employed in this service was alternately commanded by admiral Boscawen
and sir Edward Hawke, officers of distinguished abilities, whose talents
might have been surely rendered subservient to much greater national
advantages. All that Mr. Bos