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>In the end of the naval campaign of 1779, comte >d’Orvilliers was obliged to send back to Brest (in the >end of August and first days of September), due to >high number of sick sailors aboard, the following >ships, according to Louis Edouard Chevalier, Histoire >de la Marine Française pendant la Guerre de >L’independence Amêricaine, Paris, 1877 (pp. >171-172): >Bien-Aime, Victoire, Actif, Intrepide, St. Michael, >Caton, Ville de Paris, Auguste. >There is an interesting book I found at Russian State >library: >Loynes-Barraud (Chevalier de la Coudraye), >Dictionnaire de la marine, St. Petersburg (!), 1806, >with dedication to Russian Emperor Alexander I. This >book includes some interesting data on French naval >history. There is a narrative of the allied armada’s >navigation in 1779 in form of the day-by-day diary. >The following is stated about ships sent back to ports >with great number of the sick: >August 22: Destin was sent to Brest. >August 24: Prothee with numerous sick, also lost her >masts during storm on August 19, was sent to Brest. >Cordova transferred two of is ships to replace Actif >and Destin sent to Brest. >September 3: Triton was sent to Brest. >September 6: Auguste was sent to Brest. >September 8: Ville de Paris was sent o Brest. >Intrepide and Palmier were sent to Lorient as there >was no room in Brest’s hospitals. >There are also data on wind direction and movement of >smaller ships. >As per Chevalier, Orvilliers only son (Lieutenant) >died in the Ville de Paris, but in the mentioned book >he died on July 23 on board of his father flagship – >Bretagne, this is also confirmed by Lacour-Gayet (La >marine de Louis XVI). > >There is another interesting passage in this book: >Bompar returned to Brest on November 7, 1759, with 8 >SoL’s; without even a single sick (!); he wished >greatly to join Conflans’ expedition, asking for only >8 days – to unload sugar (from Sano-Domingo) and to >load victuals and water, but Duc d’Aigillon and >Minister Berrier opposed it, they thought that >Conflans’ forces were quite enough, 8 days – too long >time, British would have time to suspect invasion. >Conflans disarmed Bompar’s squadron and departed on 14 >November.

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