The Life of Richard Earl Howe Author:John Barrow General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1838 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER II. ExPEDITIONS TO THE COAST OF FRANCE. Howe having obtained the rank of Captain joins Admiral Boscawen in the Dunkirk -- proceeds off Newfoundland -- Howe attacks the Alcide and Lys -- Various accounts of this action -- Commands a squadron for the protection of Jersey and Guernsey -- Takes Chausse -- French abandon their designs on the Channel Islands -- Expedition to the Coast of France on a great scale -- Characters of those employed -- Howe joins it in the Magnanime -- Attacks and carries Isle d'Aix -- Discussions of the military officers respecting the attack upon Rochefort -- given up -- Another expedition -- Mr. Pitt's object in persevering in them -- Its naval force -- Extent of naval and land forces -- Howe appointed to command the one, as Commodore -- the Duke of Marlborough the other -- Land at Concale -- St. Maloes -- Howe's character -- They fail before Cherburg, and return -- A third expedition -- the land forces under Lieut. General Bligh -- Attack Cherburg and succeed -- Proceed to the westward -- land troops at St. Lunaire Bay -- Arrangements for embarking troops at St. Cas -- disasters at this place -- Return to England. Hitherto the character of young Howe has been exhibited only as an officer employed in the ordinary course of service, no opportunity having occurred for the display of those splendid talents, which in after years distinguished the mature man. He had the good fortune, however, to reach the highest step of rank, short of a flag officer, about the twentieth year of his age, and the sixth of his servitude. But such rapid advancement does not appear, in his cas...« less