Navy in the War of 1739-48 e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The winter passed without any alarms. The troops from Gibraltar did not arrive until the following April. Escorted by three 44 gun ships 1 they had reached North America in the late autumn, but the season being then too far advanced for them to get into Cape Breton, they had wintered in Virginia, and had sailed for Louisbourg as soon as the harbour was reported Open. Additions to the squadron followed rapidly.