knowledge, fought a French vessel. Ou June 18th, off Ramea Island, other French ships were enconntcred, and quarrels arising, were fought with. The English fared ill, and were obliged to retire with the loss of their pinnace and an anchor ,and cable. Worse still befell on June rd, when the Ch.ccu'ell, which had become separated from her consort, was wrecked on Cape Breton Island.

EORE CLIFFORD EARL OF ('UMBERLND The French pillaged her people, stripping them to their very shirts but most of the sm'vivors seemed' to have gined the opewell, which, ere she returned to England, amply avenged the unfortunates by boarding nd captm'ing French craft of tons, and spoiling her of her fish nd oil)

The year 1598 witnessed the last and most mbitious of the merous privteering expeditions of that distinguished maritime dventm'er, the Earl of Cumberland. The squadron collected on

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