by John Marshall

“ From this period until June 12th, 1798, Lord Henry Paulet was employed on the Mediterranean station, where he captured l’Espoir corvette, of 16 guns, and several French and Spanish privateers, he was subsequently appointed to the Defence, of 74 guns, in which ship he continued, serving successively with the Channel fleet, in the Baltic, and on the coast of Spain, until the peace of Amiens, in 1801. ”

“ The Thalia remained on Channel service until Jan., 1797, when she accompanied the squadron under Rear-Admiral Parker, sent to reinforce Sir John Jervis, with whom a junction was happily effected on the 6th Feb., just eight days previous to the memorable encounter with the Spanish fleet, off Cape St. ”