Chapter XIII: Sir Edward Hawke and Conflans. A. D. 1759

Sketch of Hawke; Succeeds the Ill-fated Admiral Byng; In Command
of a Blockading Squadron at Brest; Meets the French Fleet Under
Admiral Conflans Near Belleisle; The Latter Inferior in Strength
and Numbers; A Gale Arises During the Fight and Many Injured
French Vessels Wrecked; The Latter Fleet Almost Entirely Disabled
and Destroyed; Honors to Hawke. I-183