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Rh that Rochefort twenty years after was in the same situation he then described it. I was in Lord Howe's ship, the Magnanime, which was the leading ship; and so bad was our naval intelligence that we imagined that but two ships could sail through the Pertuis d'Ambroche abreast, without being sunk with the fire from both sides—so contrary to the truth, that almost all the whole fleet could have passed, nor did a man or a ship suffer. Mr. Potter wrote the best pamphlet against the generals. The events of 1757 are well summed up in the Annual Register for 1758. Captain Speak however is not mentioned in the account of what passed in the East Indies, who contributed most essentially to our success, and distinguished himself under very particular circumstances.

"In 1758 the French made Secretary of War; a sort of military pedant, immersed in details and passionately fond of all new projects and projectors. Their army in Germany was first commanded by, a sensible, reasonable man, but I believe diffident as a general and of no great compass.  was a mere courtier, brave and nothing else, attached to the old French style, enemy of the modern discipline, a plunderer, no knowledge of war, valued himself upon his ignorance, but gave full scope in other respects to any who showed talents in his army, declaring he knew enough, of course to make the merit always his own. , who commanded this year at Crevelt, I know nothing of.  now came forward; the fourth commander.