[Augt.] 15 [frigate Boston, Brest, France] At Sunrise the Commodore1 & Boston fired their Salutes of 13 Guns each which was answered by the Le Britange2 with 21 Guns—
D, DLC, Journal of Lieutenant William Jennison, p. 13.
1. Continental Navy frigate Providence, Capt. Abraham Whipple. As senior captain in the squadron, Whipple assumed the role of commodore.
2. French ship of the line Bretagne, which was the flagship of the Comte d’Orvilliers, commander of the Brest fleet.
