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Identifier: lifeofsirjohnlea01mart (find matches)
Title: The life of Sir John Leake, rear-admiral of Great Britain
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Martin-Leake, Stephen, 1702-1773 Callender, Geoffrey, 1875-
Subjects: Leake, John, Sir, 1656-1720 Spanish succession, War of, 1701-1714
Publisher: (London) : Printed for the Navy Records Society
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
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them in the bay. But ifthey were not there, it was agreed to keep to thenorthward and westward, with an easy sail allnight, to keep the wind of them, and range awayto the southward in a long line all day, till theyshould see or hear of them, or till they got as farsoutherly as Cape Spartel. The 7th they came to Cape Malaga, being verylittle wind and calm. Here they sent the marinesashore to cover their watering. The inhabitantsfired on our men at their first landing ; but,receiving a proper return, they soon desisted;and, the fleet having watered, sailed the nth.The 16th, the Admiral having received the Kingof Spains proposals for attempting Cadiz, a councilof war was called thereupon the next day, thefleet being then about seven leagues to the east-ward of Tetuan, and the attempt upon Cadizwas determined impracticable, without an armyto co-operate with the fleet. This design beinglaid aside, they then took into considerationwhat other service might be practicable : and zr iKpsx^ZMmir
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vrmh ro ) // S To /ace p. 153 (Vol. 1) GRAND FLEET BEFORE GIBRALTAR 153 they came to a resolution, to land the marines bothEnglish and Dutch, under the command of thePrince of Hesse, in the Bay of Gibraltar, to cutoff that town from any communication with themain ; and at the same time to bombard andcannonade the place, and endeavour to reduceit to the obedience of the King of Spain. This enterprise upon Gibraltar had beenthought on some time before by Vice-AdmiralLeake as the most advantageous conquest thatcould be made for the benefit of trade, as wellas the fleet, during the war with France andSpain ; and therefore it had been proposed byhim to the Admiral and the Prince of Hesse, whoboth approved of it; but, being restrained bytheir orders to act no otherwise than with theapprobation of the Kings of Spain and Portugal,who were bent upon the attempt of Barcelona andCadiz, though they would contribute no land-forces to the effecting of either, the Admiralscould not act as they thoug

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  • bookauthor:Callender__Geoffrey__1875_
  • booksubject:Leake__John__Sir__1656_1720
  • booksubject:Spanish_succession__War_of__1701_1714
  • bookpublisher:_London____Printed_for_the_Navy_Records_Society
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