Blake’s victory over Tromp off Portland Feb., 1653 Blake and Monk’s victory off Lowestoft June, 1653 Monk’s victory over Tromp off Camperdown July, 1653 Blake’s bombardment of Tunis April, 1655 Duke of York’s victory off the North Foreland June, 1665 Rupert and Albemarle—“The Four Days’ Fight” June, 1666 Rupert and Albemarle—“The St. James’s Day Fight” July, 1666 Battle off Cape Barfleur and Attack at La Hogue May, 1692 Rooke’s battle in Vigo Bay Oct., 1702 Capture of a French convoy off Granville July, 1703 Battle of Malaga[5] Aug., 1704 Siege of Barcelona Sept., 1705 Action with Duguay Trouin April, 1709 Capture of the French 60-gun ship _Superbe_ July, 1710 Sir George Byng’s victory off Messina July, 1718 Relief of Gibraltar Feb., 1727 Capture of the Spanish 74-gun ship _Princessa_ April, 1740 Hawke’s victory off Finisterre Oct., 1747 Taking of Geriah Feb., 1756 Recapture of Calcutta and bombardment of Chandernagore Feb., 1757 Alexandria Mar., 1801 Service with Nelson off Toulon 1803-4 In the Mediterranean 1807-12 A peculiarly interesting memento of the _Kent_ in connection with one of these battles is in existence. It refers to the part played by the _Kent_ of Charles the Second’s navy just before the battle of June, 1666, “The Four Days’ Fight,” in which Monk, Duke of Albemarle, during Prince Rupert’s temporary absence with a third of the fleet in the Channel, without waiting for Rupert to rejoin, rashly flung his weaker force on De Ruyter with the whole of the Dutch fleet at hand and brought about a general engagement. The _Kent_ had been sent off on the 27th of May on a scouting cruise between “Blackness” (the old name for Cape Grisnez) and Ostend. Late in the evening of the 30th of May the following letter was handed to the Duke of Albemarle from the captain of the _Kent_, sent across by a Dutch ketch that the _Kent_ had taken:— “May it please yr Grace,