Selected quad for the lemma: war_n
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A85616
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Great news from the French fleet with an account of the instructions which was lately sent by the French king to Monsieur Tourville, his admiral.
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1693
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Wing G1735aA; ESTC R43864
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great_a news_n from_o the_o french_a fleet_n with_o a_o account_n of_o the_o instruction_n which_o be_v late_o send_v by_o the_o french_a king_n to_z mounseur_fw-fr tourville_n his_o admiral_n license_v according_a to_o order_n the_o french-fleet_n according_a to_o the_o computation_n of_o our_o murmur_a jacobite_n notwithstanding_o their_o loss_n of_o nigh_o twenty_o capital_a ship_n beside_o frigate_n of_o forty_o and_o fifty_o and_o more_o gun_n last_o year_n be_v by_o a_o romish_a sort_n of_o miracle_n grow_v this_o summer_n more_o potent_a and_o numerous_a than_o last_o and_o it_o be_v confident_o give_v out_o by_o a_o odd_a sort_n of_o people_n among_o we_o that_o they_o be_v both_o more_o able_a and_o more_o resolve_v to_o fight_v we_o this_o year_n than_o they_o be_v before_o it_o be_v true_a it_o be_v agree_v on_o all_o hand_n that_o the_o french_a king_n since_o his_o fatal_a defeat_n at_o sea_n have_v be_v very_o industrious_a and_o as_o his_o majesty_n be_v please_v to_o tell_v his_o parliament_n very_o diligent_a in_o his_o application_n to_o repair_v the_o remainder_n of_o his_o shatter_v fleet_n but_o at_o the_o same_o time_n we_o never_o can_v have_v any_o account_n of_o any_o new_a ship_n of_o war_n he_o have_v add_v this_o year_n and_o the_o thoulon_n squadron_n be_v never_o compute_v above_o fifteen_o sail_n which_o as_o they_o be_v absent_a last_o year_n by_o all_o account_n be_v conclude_v to_o be_v on_o the_o coast_n of_o spain_n now_o so_o that_o we_o may_v believe_v they_o now_o to_o be_v near_o fifty_o sail_n whereas_o our_o grand_a fleet_n now_o consist_v of_o near_o eighty_o sail_n of_o capital_a man_n of_o war_n in_o the_o line_n of_o battle_n and_o praise_v be_v god_n with_o a_o fair_a wind_n be_v sail_v to_o the_o coast_n of_o france_n resolve_v to_o face_n this_o so_o much_o boast_v formidable_a fleet_n of_o the_o french_a for_o by_o the_o account_n from_o paris_n we_o be_v inform_v they_o be_v to_o rendezvouz_n at_o bell-isle_n and_o the_o french_a king_n have_v send_v his_o order_n to_o mounseur_fw-fr tourville_n his_o admiral_n to_o continue_v upon_o their_o own_o coast_n and_o that_o if_o the_o english_a seem_v to_o be_v forward_o to_o press_v a_o battle_n there_o not_o to_o decline_v it_o our_o fleet_n above_o three_o day_n ago_o be_v see_v past_o plymouth_n and_o we_o be_v in_o daily_a expectation_n of_o hear_v of_o some_o gallant_a action_n from_o they_o though_o it_o be_v general_o believe_v that_o this_o pretend_a bravery_n of_o the_o french_a be_v but_o a_o mere_a bravado_n a_o sweeten_v sugar-plumb_n to_o encourage_v and_o keep_v up_o the_o sink_a spirit_n of_o his_o faint_a janasary_n here_o for_o be_v it_o reasonable_a to_o believe_v that_o he_o will_v willing_o expose_v the_o remainder_n of_o his_o naval_a strength_n to_o such_o disadvantage_n now_o when_o less_o than_o a_o equal_a number_n last_o year_n scour_v drive_v and_o burn_v they_o from_o port_n to_o port_n no_o no_o without_o all_o doubt_n he_o will_v think_v himself_o happy_a can_v he_o but_o secure_v himself_o in_o his_o harbour_n from_o our_o insult_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o improbable_o believe_v that_o he_o have_v order_v his_o grand_a fleet_n to_o keep_v close_o in_o their_o fortify_v port_n while_o the_o thoulon_n squadron_n attack_n some_o place_n in_o the_o spanish_a territory_n thereby_o to_o amuse_v or_o divert_v we_o from_o our_o intend_a descent_n but_o a_o very_a little_a time_n will_v clear_v our_o doubt_n in_o this_o matter_n and_o our_o admiral_n be_v person_n of_o that_o know_a conduct_n and_o resolution_n that_o we_o have_v all_o the_o reason_n in_o the_o world_n to_o expect_v by_o god_n blessing_n in_o a_o short_a time_n to_o have_v a_o very_a fair_a account_n of_o they_o london_n print_v by_o w._n d._n 1693._o