Admiral Graves learned Education_teaching that de Grasse had sailed Self_motion from the West Indies for North America and that French Admiral de Barras had also sailed Self_motion from Newport , Rhode Island .

The two fleets sailed Self_motion within view Perception_active of each other for several days , but de Grasse preferred Choosing to lure Influence the British away from the bay where de Barras was expected to arrive Arriving carrying Carry_goods vital siege Besieging equipment .

He broke Self_motion away from the British on 13 September and returned Arriving to the Chesapeake , where de Barras had since arrived Arriving .