Rodney's Chary Approval of his Subordinates in these two instances They refuse Coöperation with de Guichen in the Windward Islands 147 De Guichen Accompanies them to Haïti with his Fleet He declines to Coöperate on the Continent with the Americans, and The Year 1780 one of great Discouragement to Americans The Accession of Hollal to this followed by a Declaration of War The French Government withdraws all its Ships of War from before NAVAL CAMPAIGN IN WEST INDIES IN 1781. CAP- TURE OF ST. EUSTATIUS BY RODNEY. DE The large Booty and Defenceless state of St. Eustatius 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 Action between Arbuthnot and des Touches, March 16, 1781 The Advantage rests with the French, but they return to Newport. Cornwallis reaches Petersburg, Virginia, May 20 Under the directions of Sir Henry Clinton he evacuates Portsmouth Admiral Graves, successor to Arbuthnot at New York, joined there Washington and Rochambeau move upon Cornwallis The British Fleet under Graves arrives off the Chesapeake The British, worsted, return to New York. Darby in inferior Force shut up in Tor Bay The Allies Decide not to attack him, but to turn their Efforts against THE FINAL NAVAL CAMPAIGN IN THE WEST INDIES. HOOD AND DE GRASSE. RODNEY Capture and Destruction near Ushant of a great French Convoy for the West Indies opens the Naval Campaign of 1782 . Attack upon the Island of St. Kitts by de Grasse and de Bouillé Unsuccessful Attempt by de Grasse to shake Hood's position St. Kitts nevertheless compelled to Surrender owing to having insuffi- An Accident that night induces de Grasse to bear down, and en- ables Rodney to force Action Resultant Advantages to the British. Practices of the opposing Navies in regard to the Aims of Firing 219 Consequences Illustrated in the Injuries received respectively. Inadequate Use made by Rodney of the Advantage gained by his Sir Edward Hughes sent to India with a Fleet, 1779 The Years prior to 1781 Uneventful . A British Squadron under Commodore Johnstone sent in 1781 to A Week Later, a French Squadron under Suffren sails for India Suffren finds Johnstone Anchored in Porto Praya, and attacks at The immediate Result Indecisive, but the Cape of Good Hope is D'Orves dies, leaving Suffren in Command First Engagement between Hughes and Suffren, February 17, 1782 240 Fourth Engagement between Hughes and Suffren, September 3 Having lost Trincomalee, Hughes on the change of monsoon is com- |