Note 7 — II. L'EXPÉDITION DE L'AMIRAL WALKER.
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Note 7:
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Il ne faut pas oublier, que dans l'introduction de son journal, page 25, Walker avoue avoir perdu, en s'en revenant, la frégate le Feversham de 36 canons, commandée par le capitaine Paston, ayant à son bord 196 hommes d'équipage, et trois nouveaux transports dont les morts n'entrent pas dans le dénombrement.
Au moment de livrer cette page à l'impression un curieux bouquin me tombe sous la main. Il est intitulé: The chronological historian, containing a regular account of all transactions relating to British affairs, by Mr. Johnson, London, MDCCXLIII.
On lit ce qui suit aux pages 313, 314:
22 August 1711.—Eight of the transports of Sir Hovenden Walker's fleet with eight hundred officers and soldiers were cast away in the river Canada, where upon the rest of the fleet returned to New-England.
9 October 1711.—Sir Hovenden Walker and Brigadier Hill with the fleet of men of war and transports returned to Portsmouth from their Expedition of Canada, and on the 15 instant the admiral's ship the Edgar was accidentally blown up with 400 seamen and several other people on board, all the officers being ashore.