June to September 1703.—Cruise January to September 1703.—Rear-Admiral of Sir C. Shovell into the Graydon’s cruise into West Indies to Mediterranean. replace Benbow. January to September No new expedition to colonies. 1704.—Shovell and Rooke in Mediterranean; capture of Gibraltar and battle of Malaga. April to November 1705.—Shovell April 1705 to December 1706.—Sir and Peterborough; taking of William Whetstone commanding in Barcelona. West Indies. He left in command Kerr. February to October 1706.—Sir October 1706 to April 1707.—Sir John John Leake in command on coast Jennings in West Indies. of Spain. 1707.—Sir C. Shovell to the March 1707 to November 1709.—Sir Mediterranean. He was wrecked Charles Wager in the West Indies. on the Scilly Isles when returning from this cruise, 23rd October 1707. March to October 1708.—Sir John Leake to the Mediterranean. 1708 to October 1709.—Sir George September 1710.—Captain George Martin Byng left behind by Leake, takes Port Royal, and Nova Scotia winters at Minorca, taken by from the French. Stanhope. He returned with convoy in October 1709, leaving Whitaker with a squadron. Whitaker was succeeded by Baker, and then by Norris, till war ended. April to October 1711.—Disastrous expedition under Sir Hovenden Walker against Quebec. These two lists are not exhaustive. They do not include minor operations against the French coast in the Channel, nor do they mention all the subordinate parts of the colonial expeditions. It is also necessary to bear in mind that the Grand Fleets were the fleets of the allies, not of England alone. The Dutch always contributed a part of the strength, and their share of the common force was nowise inferior in spirit, or skill, to ours. In one of the elements which go to make efficiency they were not rarely superior. Their health was too often better, since, to the deep discredit of British administrations of that time, we did not on the average feed our men as well as the Dutch. The colonial expeditions were our own, and the work was done at an awful cost of life by disease.