References
- Captain John Laforey, Commissioner at Antigua
- The Thetis was a frigate commanded by Hood's brother-in-law, Robert Linzee.The Reverend J. C. Bale was a friend and neighbour of Mr Shales's, through whose interest he had secured a naval chaplaincy. He was a great politician, and wrote some astoundingly bad verses in support of Maurice Suckling's candidature at Portsmouth
- The Barham Papers This letter is almost identical with I, 108
- Drake estimated the range at which this “longshot action” was fought as a mile or more, and Hood said that most of the shot on both sides fell short—Journals of Admirals Hood and Drake
- Bretagne Grasse's flag was not in the but the Ville de Paris.
- The Barham Papers This letter is very similar to I, 116
- 648 – 9 . Bougainville commanded the blue and white division, Chabert Cogolin the blue (though only a capitaine); the Ville de Paris was rated at 100 guns—Lacour-Gayet, La Marine militaire sous Louis XVI
- Thetis , 32 Capt. Robert Linzee; Santa Monica 36, Capt. John Linzee; Sybil 28, Capt. John Rodney
- Letters of Lord Hood 24 This is printed in
- The Barham Papers Cp. I, 141, 148
- 1781 . The Barham Papers , 1 See, 356 for Kempenfelt's meeting with Guichen's convoy on December 12th,. After this meeting, Kempenfelt sent the fireship Tisiphone, commanded by James Saumarez, to Hood, telling him he thought that 9 French line of battleships were destined for the West Indies. The real number was 5; and in consequence of Kempenfelt's action and of a gale of wind on Christmas Day, only two of them continued their voyage.However welcome Kempenfelt's squadron might have been to Hood, its going to the West Indies would have embarrassed things at home; for Kempenfelt had with him nearly every ship of the main fleet that was not refitting against the next year's service, including two out of our three Ist-rates and four 90-gun ships. Rodney was about to return to his station, but his ships were not ready to leave England till the middle of January 1782
- The Barham Papersi , 165 177 – 9 . Cp
- Ceres The letter taken in the is in The Barham Papers, I, 167–74
- Letters of Lord Hood 112 This is printed in