Citation - Royal American Gazette: 1780.07.25

RAG.780.141
25 Jul 1780:13 (298)
From the Morning Chronicle.
ON THE BRITISH FLEET RENDEZVOUSING AT SPITHEAD FOR CHANNEL
SERVICE.
  Now vernal gales refresh the cheerful sky,
  In airy waves Britannia's colours fly;
  And, gaily riding on the briny plain,
  Her fleet asserts her empire o'er the main:
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