The r.t hon.ble the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, admiral of the White squadron

The r.t hon.ble the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, admiral of the White squadron

London : Published ... by J. Gold ..., 1809

1 engr. : port. ; 20 x 13 cm. on a leaf 47 x 28 cm.

IN L2005F180 1698/1811 ff

Bust within an oval frame, torso turned toward his left, head turned slightly toward center. Below the port. are the Edgcumbe arms and motto, Au playsire fort de dieu, as well as the title and imprint.
Byng had relied upon Edgcumbe's assistance at Port Mahon, where the latter's squadron consisting of the Deptford, Princess Louisa, Portland, Chesterfield, Proserpine and Dolphin could have supplemented Byng's meager force. Edgcumbe, however, feared that the French would assault Mahon itself and trap the squadron in the harbour. His captains in a council of war recommended that they land as many men that could be spared to help the garrison and leave the Dolphin and Proserpine behind and leave Mahon as soon as possible. Though Blakeney opposed the resolutions, Edgcumbe's squadron sailed for Gibraltar; and as noted in the trial text facing the portrait (leaf 212r), Edgecombe [sic] was commanding the ship Deptford in Gibraltar Bay, May 2, 1756.
On leaf 211v of The Tragedy of Admiral Byng, 1756-175

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