Ill effect of Naval Unreadiness upon British Commerce; and especially on the West Indies [60]
Admiral Keppel puts to Sea with the British Channel Fleet [61]
First Guns of the War with France [62]
Extreme Length of Byron's Passage [62]
He turns back to Halifax [62]
D'Estaing's slowness allows Howe to escape from Delaware Bay. Howe's Celerity [62]
Evacuation of Philadelphia by British Army, and its precipitate Retreat to New York [63]
Escape of both Army and Fleet due to d'Estaing's Delays [63]
Rapid Action of Lord Howe [64]
D'Estaing Arrives off New York [64]