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Title: An Account of the expedition to Carthagena, with explanatory notes and observations

Author: Sir Charles Knowles

Release Date: November 6, 2008 [EBook #27173]

Language: English

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AN
ACCOUNT
OF THE
EXPEDITION
TO
_CARTHAGENA, &c._

[Price One Shilling.]

See the Plan of the City and Harbour of
_Carthagena_, published in the _LONDON_
MAGAZINE for _April_ 1740; which will
serve to give the Readers of this Pamphlet
a clearer Idea of its Contents.

AN

ACCOUNT

OF THE

EXPEDITION

TO

CARTHAGENA,

WITH

EXPLANATORY NOTES

AND

OBSERVATIONS.

THE THIRD EDITION.

_Ubi per socordiam vires, tempus, ingenium defluxere, naturae
infirmitas accusatur: suam quique culpam actores ad negotia
transferunt._ SALLUST.

_LONDON:_
Printed for M. COOPER, at the _Globe_ in
_Pater-noster-Row_.

MDCCXLIII.

Transcriber's Note: Minor typographical errors have been corrected
without note. Dialect spellings, contractions and discrepancies have
been retained. The footnotes are lettered from A to I, K to T and V to
Z. Subsequent footnotes repeat the lettering sequence, beginning with
an A.

ACCOUNT

OF THE

EXPEDITION

TO

_CARTHAGENA, &c._

It having been resolved in a general Council of War, held at _Spanish_
Town, to prevent, if possible, the _French_ Fleet joining the Enemy
before any Expedition should be undertaken by Land: the _Wolf_ Sloop,
Captain _Dandridge_, was dispatched up to _Port Louis_, to observe if
the Fleet was in that Port: And on the 22d of _January_, which was the
soonest the Fleet could be got ready for the Sea, Sir _Chaloner Ogle_
and his Division sailed out of _Port Royal_ Harbour; and two Days after
Mr. _Lestock_