London 2 February 1776 News from the Ports. Plymouth.
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Milford left for Halifax. Deal-Castle is repaired. A ldborough is ready to sail for Gibraltar with Hanovarian troops.
Dublin of 74 and Boyne. of 70 will be fined out and sent to America. However Dublin is in such a condition o(rot that ailother 'ship will probably have to take her place. Both;ne,v ship yards are completed. One of them will build a new ship of 50 guns which will be called Medusa. Several transport ships are expected from various ports. , An order to build 5 thousand beds has been given.
It seems that other ships will be put in commission. Everything belonging to the ships lying up in ordinary has been examined; everything missing has been replaced by new equipment ready to be used immediately.
Portsmouth. Carcass, a bomb-galiot, sailed for Boston. A new Corvette called Cygnet has been launched.
Deptford. Mars is coming to Chatham. Brune is being commissioned. Repulse is being equipped, Amazon, Ambuscade, Aeolus, Galathea ar~ being repaired. All the frigate~ moored in the river will be put into commission. Carys/ art and Isis will sail down the river when the weather will permit. The name of the ship Diligence has been changed. She was purchased to accompany Resolution in the South ~eas. She is now called Disc.~very.2
