Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) AN ACCOUNT OF THE EXPEDITION TO _CARTHAGENA, &c._ [Price One Shilling.] See the Plan of the City and Harbour of _Carthagena_, published in the _LONDON_ MAGAZINE for _April_ 1740; which will serve to give the Readers of this Pamphlet a clearer Idea of its Contents. AN ACCOUNT OF THE EXPEDITION TO CARTHAGENA, WITH EXPLANATORY NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. THE THIRD EDITION. _Ubi per socordiam vires, tempus, ingenium defluxere, naturae infirmitas accusatur: suam quique culpam actores ad negotia transferunt._ SALLUST. _LONDON:_ Printed for M. COOPER, at the _Globe_ in _Pater-noster-Row_. MDCCXLIII. Transcriber's Note: Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note. Dialect spellings, contractions and discrepancies have been retained. The footnotes are lettered from A to I, K to T and V to Z. Subsequent footnotes repeat the lettering sequence, beginning with an A. ACCOUNT OF THE EXPEDITION TO _CARTHAGENA, &c._ It having been resolved in a general Council of War, held at _Spanish_ Town, to prevent, if possible, the _French_ Fleet joining the Enemy before any Expedition should be undertaken by Land: the _Wolf_ Sloop, Captain _Dandridge_, was dispatched up to _Port Louis_, to observe if the Fleet was in that Port: And on the 22d of _January_, which was the soonest the Fleet could be got ready for the Sea, Sir _Chaloner Ogle_ and his Division sailed out of _Port Royal_ Harbour; and two Days after Mr. _Lestock_ and his Division; and on the _Monday_ following the Admiral with the rest of the Squadron (leaving behind him the _Falmouth_ and _Litchfield_ to bring up the Transports;) but the Land Breeze failing, and a great Swell rolling down, obliged them to anchor at the _Keys_ (where the _Augusta_ drove ashore, and beat off her Rudder, and great part of her Keel.) On the 28th the Admiral weighed Anchor, and plied up to Windward, and the 31st joined Sir _Chaloner Ogle_ and Mr. _Lestock_ with their Divisions off _Port Morant_, and the Day following was joined by the _Falmouth_, _Litchfield_, and Transports. _February_ the 7th the Fleet made Cape _Tiberoon_ on the Island _Hispaniola_, and off there was joined by the _Cumberland_, Captain _Stewart_, from _Lisbon_, (who had been separated from the Fleet in the Storm the 1st of _November_) and the next Day the _Wolf_ Sloop came into the Fleet[_A_] and brought with her a _French_ Sloop. The 13th the Fleet anchored at the Isle of _Vache_, about two Leagues to the Westward of _Port Louis_, where they stayed but four Days, having gained Intelligence the _French_ Fleet was divided, and sailed (the Marquis _D'Antin_ and twelve Sail being gone for _Old France_, and Mr. _Rochefieulle_ and six Sail for _Petit Guavas_) upon which the