The large Booty and Defenceless state of St. Eustatius
Effect of these Conditions upon Rodney
Hood detached to cruise before Martinique
De Grasse arrives there with Twenty Ships-of-the-Line
Indecisive Action between de Grasse and Hood
Criticism of the two Commanders
Junction of Rodney and Hood .
De Grasse attempts Santa Lucia, and Fails
Under the directions of Sir Henry Clinton he evacuates Portsmouth
and concentrates his forces at Yorktown, August 22 .
The French Fleet under de Grasse Anchors in the Chesapeake,
August 30