by John Marshall

“ The Ruby, Edgar, and Ganges, are each to have one; the captain of the Saturn has my orders to deliver the one she has to you, and which I have named the Hewes, as a small testimony of the very high opinion I entertain of the gallanty and merit of the first lieutenant of the Edgar. ”

“ As to James referring to Captain Mudge’s statement of the number of men composing the crews of the enemy’s squadron, every naval man must be aware of the difficulty of getting correct information on such a subject from French officers, and Captain Mudge had no other means. ”