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HEROES,
PHILOSOPHERS, AND COURTIERS.
VOL. II.
DC
136 .C44
HURST AND BLACKETT, PUBLISHERS,
SUCCESSORS TO HENRY COLBURN, 13, GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET.
1863.
The right of Translation is reserved.
LONDON:
PRINTED BY MACDONALD AND TUGWELL,
BLENHEIM HOUSE, OXFORD STREET.
CONTENTS
OF
THE SECOND VOLUME.
CHAPTER I.
Admiral Count d'Estaing-Family of d'Estaing - His
early life-Letter of the Duc de Choiseul to Lord
Egremont (concerning d'Estaing), with answer from
Lord Egremont to the Duc de Choiseul-D'Estaing
sets sail for America-Embarkation of first squadron
from France to North America-Letter from d'Estaing
to General Washington-Letter from Horace Wal-
pole to Harry Conway-Unexpected strength of the
French Navy-French squadron from Brest-Original
Memorial showing how French ships were built of British
timber-Cabinet intrigue by which the timber was ob-
tained-Engagement between British and French ships
in the English Channel-Satire of de Maurepas, Ex-
Minister of Marine, on a naval combat-Allegorical pic-
ture of the Duchesse de Chartres-Popularity of the Duc
de Chartres in Paris after the sea-fight-Second conflict
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