I
Under-written
,
heretofore
part
Owner
of
the
Ship
called
the
Warlike
,
Monsieur
John
la
Grange
of
Rochel
,
Commander
,
do
Certify
to
whom
it
may
belong
,
That
on
the
15th
day
of
May
last
we
sailed
from
the
Road
of
Rochel
,
under
the
Convoy
of
the
Squadron
Commanded
by
Monsieur
de
Nesmond
,
Lieutenant
General
of
the
Marines
in
France
,
and
along
with
the
Canada
Fleet
,
for
which
place
the
foresaid
Ship
the
Warlike
was
Bound
:
and
having
accompanied
the
aforesaid
Squadron
Forty
five
Days
,
we
were
afterwards
parted
from
it
by
Fogs
and
contrary
Winds
,
which
when
I
found
,
I
ordered
Captain
La
Grange
to
Steer
his
Course
towards
Placentia
in
Newfoundland
,
at
which
place
Monsieur
Nesmond
had
appointed
us
to
Randezvouze
,
in
Case
we
should
be
separated
from
one
another
.
And
it
happened
,
that
on
the
15th
of
July
,
of
the
same
Year
,
while
we
were
upon
the
great
Bank
,
we
met
by
break
of
Day
the
English
Squadron
,
Commanded
by
Captain
Norris
,
being
Ten
Men
of
War
in
Number
(
including
the
Mary-Galley
)
and
two
Fireships
,
the
which
pursued
us
for
some
time
,
and
at
last
constrained
us
to
strike
our
Sails
.
After
which
the
said
Captain
Norris
,
hearing
that
Monsieur
de
Nesmond
was
at
Sea
,
he
thought
fit
to
retire
to
St.
John's
Harbour
,
where
Colonel
Gibson
was
with
part
of
his
Regiment
,
to
secure
the
said
Harbour
against
the
Attacks
of
the
French
.
I
do
moreover
declare
,
That
about
Eight
or
Ten
Days
after
the
French
Squadron
Commanded
by
Monsieur
de
Ponti
,
coming
from
Carthagina
,
who
wanted
to
take
in
Fresh
Water
,
according
to
the
Account
given
us
by
Mons
.
Povilharmout
,
Ensign
of
a
Man
of
War
,
and
other
Persons
who
were
with
him
,
sent
by
Monsieur
Ponti
in
a
Shallop
,
against
the
Shallop
belonging
to
the
Portland
,
who
had
been
sent
to
discover
the
said
Squadron
,
and
the
abovesaid
Monsieur
Povilharmout
meeting
with
a
Storm
,
and
not
being
able
to
overtake
any
of
the
Ships
of
his
own
Squadron
,
was
forced
to
Surrender
himself
a
Prisoner
of
War
in
the
Hands
of
the
English
,
on
the
aforesaid
Coast
of
Newfoundland
,
where
having
been
brought
on
Board
the
Monk
,
Captain
Norris
Comodore
;
and
being
ask'd
what
he
knew
,
the
Comodore
ordered
the
Captain
of
the
Mary-Galley
,
to
go
out
of
St.
John's
Haven
,
in
order
to
view
the
said
Monsieur
de
Ponti's
Squadron
,
which
after
some
time
he
met
Sailing
for
France
;
Monsieur
Ponti
seeing
himself
Discovered
,
and
knowing
that
there
was
a
Fleet
of
English
Men
of
War
,
put
out
his
Lights
,
for
Reasons
unknown
to
me
,
which
the
Captain
of
the
Mary-Galley
acquainted
Captain
Norris
with
,
who
could
have
easily
gone
out
,
and
taken
advantage
of
Monsieur
Ponti's
Weakness
,
who
was
not
able
to
Fight
;
the
Remainder
of
his
Men
being
almost
all
Sick
,
and
the
other
lost
in
the
Expedition
against
Carthagina
.
And
(
as
I
was
informed
on
board
the
Guarnzey
,
Captain
Rophey
Commander
,
where
I
was
a
Prisoner
with
many
other
French
)
Captain
Norris
Commanded
,
that
some
should
go
a
Cruizing
on
the
Great
Bank
,
in
order
to
take
some
Prizes
,
if
possible
.
The
Captain
of
the
Mary
Galley
went
thither
,
where
he
met
Monsieur
Nesmond's
Squadron
,
which
was
a
Cruizing
in
those
Parts
;
and
having
avoided
it
,
he
came
and
made
his
Report
to
Captain
Norris
,
at
the
aforesaid
St.
Johns
,
bringing
back
with
him
a
small
Prize
,
which
he
took
from
the
French
.
I
farther
declare
,
that
after
the
Arrival
of
the
Mary
Galley
,
the
said
Captain
Norris
,
in
order
to
excuse
himself
of
the
Fault
he
had
committed
in
not
pursuing
the
said
Monsieur
Ponti
,
and
lay
it
on
the
Captain
of
the
Mary
Galley
,
pretending
he
had
not
given
him
all
the
necessary
Informations
,
he
called
his
Council
of
War
together
,
and
broke
the
said
Captain
of
the
Mary
Galley
,
and
put
Captain
Clesby
in
his
room
,
in
Testimony
whereof
,
I
have
set
my
Name
to
this
Present
,
being
a
faithful
and
true
Account
.
Dover
,
28
Jan.
1698.
PEIRE
.