@article{567960,
      note = {Illustrated with woodcuts of a crown and four ships.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/567960},
      title = {British Navy. On the 1st of June, 1794, One Hundred and  Forty Leagues from Ushant, Lord Howe captured the Six  following French Ships of the Line: Guns La Juste . . . .  80 Sans Pareitle . . 80 Guns. L'america . . . 74 L'achille  . . . . 74 Guns. Northumberland . 74 L'impetuex . . . 74  Vengeur . . . . 74 sunk immediately upon being taken  possession of. L'jacobin . . . 74 sunk in Action. Not a Man  saved. On the fourth oe [sic] June, 1794, Port-au-Prince,  in the Island of St. Domingo, was taken by  Brigadier-General Whyte, Sent by Sir Charles Grey, (who  died the 31st: May.) There were found in the Harbour, 22  Vessels of various Burthen, amounting in the whole to 6,820  Tons, laden chiefly with Sugar and Coffee, and some few  with Cotton and Indigo. Sixteen other Vessels in ballast,  to the Amount of 5,340 Tons; and Seven old Vessels  carreering in the Harbour, making 2,440 Tons more. - Total,  45 Vessels-14,600 Tons. By this glorious Acquisition, The  whole Island of St. Domingo, lately belonging to France, is  now possessed by the British Forces. - Also every Island in  the West Indies, that belonged to the French. [electronic  resource] :},
      publisher = {s.n.,},
      recid = {567960},
      pages = {1 sheet :},
      address = {[London? :},
      year = {1794},
}