A Letter to a friend in the country, occasioned by the late naval engagement in the Mediterranean : in which the strength of their respective fleets are fairly stated and compared : the designs of the French and Spaniards explained : and the consequences of that battle set in their true light.
Relates to the naval battle off Toulon.
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Printed for M. Cooper ...,
1744.
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| Summary: | Relates to the naval battle off Toulon. |
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| Item Description: | Signatures: [A4], B-D⁴ (D4 blank). The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy has additional title page: The history of the Mediterranean fleet from 1741 to 1744, with with the original letters, &c. that passed between the Admirals Matthews and Lestock ... now collected into one volume. This title page corresponds to the one in nonce volumes of several pamphlets issued in 1745. With a half-title. Vignette on title page; head-piece; initial. The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy was acquired as part of the Lois Goddard Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature. The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy is bound with: A letter to a friend in the country, occasioned by the late naval engagement in the Mediterranean : in which the strength of their respective fleets are fairly stated and compared : the designs of the French and Spaniards explained : and the consequences of that battle set in their true light. [London : Printed for M. Cooper, 1744] -- An impartial journal, of what passed between Admiral Matthews, and the combined fleets of France and Spain, the 9, 10, 11, and 12 of Feb. 1743-4 : to which is added, a list of the fleets on each side, their number of men, guns, &c. [London : Printed for R. Swan, 1744] -- Authentick letters from Admiral Mathews to the Sec--t----s of st--te, the L----ds of the Ad------ty, &c. Relating to his expedition to the Mediterranean, with their answers. From the time of his going out, to the late engagement. [London : Printed for W. Webb, 1744] -- A narrative of the proceedings of his Majesty's fleet in the Mediterranean, and the combined fleets of France and Spain, from the year 1741, to March 1744 : |
| Physical Description: | [2], 22 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 20 cm (8vo) |