Brest,
14 October. On 12 October departed from Rochefort a convoy of 6 large merchant
ships loaded with victuals towards America escorted by the 64-gun le Roland,
the 50-gun le Fier and 3 frigates. The le Roland was ordered to escort the
convoy just to a distance of 150
miles and than to start a cruising voyage of 14 days
before returning. The other warships stayed with the convoy. The frigate la
Sensible returned yesterday form her cruising. She captured 2 British
privateers and recaptured a French ship. According to letters from Marseille
dated 18 October captured the frigate la Sartaine off the Italian coast a
British ship loaded with 4,000 quintalen salted fish.
