Great NEWS from the French FLEET, With an Account of The Instructions Which was lately sent by The French King, To Monsieur Tourville, his Admiral.  

Licenced according to Order.   
THE French-Fleet, according to the Computation of our murmuring Jacobites, (notwithstanding their loss of nigh twenty Capital Ships, besides Frigates of Forty, and Fifty, and more Guns, last Year,) is, by a Romish sort of Miracle, grown this Summer more Potent and Numerous than last, and it is confidently given out, by an odd sort of People among us, That they are both more able, and more resolved to Fight us this Year, than they were before: 'Tis true, (it is agreed on all hands,) that the French King, since his fatal Defeat at Sea, has been very Industrious; and, as his Majesty was pleased to tell his Parliament, very diligent in his applications to repair the remainder of his shattered Fleet; but at the same time we never could have any Account of any new Ships of War he hath added this Year, and the Thoulon Squadron was never computed above Fifteen Sail, which, as they were absent last Year, by all Accounts, is concluded to be on the Coasts of Spain now; so that we may believe them now to be near Fifty Sail, whereas our Grand Fleet now consists of near Eighty Sail of Capital Men of War in the Line of Battle, and, praised be God, with a Fair Wind, are Sailed to the Coast of France, resolving to Face this so much boasted, formidable Fleet of the French; for, by the Accounts from Paris, we are informed they are to rendezvouz at Bell-Isle, and the French King has sent his Orders to Monsieur Tourville, his Admiral, to continue upon their own Coasts, and that if the English seemed to be forward to press a Battle there, not to decline it.  
Our Fleet above Three Days ago were seen past Plymouth, and we are in daily Expectation of hearing of some Gallant Action from them, though it is generally believed, that this pretended Bravery of the French, is but a mere Bravado, a sweetening Sugar-Plumb to encourage and keep up the sinking Spirits of his fainting Janasaries here; for is it reasonable to believe that he will willingly expose the Remainder of his Naval Strength to such Disadvantage now, when less than an equal Number last Year Scoured, Drove, and Burned them from Port to Port▪ No, no, without all doubt he would think himself happy, could he but secure himself in his Harbours from our Insults; and therefore 'tis not improbably believed that he has ordered his grand Fleet to keep close in their Fortified Ports, while the Thoulon Squadron attacks some place in the Spanish Territories, thereby to amuse or divert us from our intended Descent; but a very little time will clear our Doubts in this Matter, and our Admirals are Persons of that known Conduct and Resolution, that we have all the reason in the World to expect, (by God's Blessing) in a short time, to have a very fair Account of them.   

LONDON, Printed by W. D. 1693.