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and the Santa Anna> with three Flag Ofhcsrs
VIZ Admiral Nilleneuve (thc Commander II
Chief Don lgna Of Maria D'Aliya, Vice -Ad-
rniral, and the Spanish Rear Admiral, Dol
Baltazar Hidalgo Cisneros.


The Achile "a Fre1fch 74l after having sur
rendered, BY some mismanagement OF the
Frenchmen, took FIRE, and blew up; two hun
dred of her men were saved by the tenders. +,


a circumstance occurred during the acton
which so strongly marks the inyincible spirit
of British seamen when engaging the enemies
Of their country, that cannot resist the plea
sure have in making it known 70 their Lord
ships the Temeraire was boarded BY accl-
dent, or design, by a French ship, on one side,
and Spanish on the other ; the contest was
vigorous. but, in the end, he combined en-
signs were torn from the poop, and the Bri-
tish hoisted in their places


Such battle could not be fought without
sustaining a great loss Of men. have only to
lament in common with the British Navy, and
the British Nation, in the fall of the Comman-
der in Chief, the loss Of Here whose
name will be immortal, and his memory ever
dear TO his country 4; but my heart IS rent
with the most poignanat grief for the death
of friend, whom, by many years intimacy,
and perfect knowledge of the virtues of his
mind, which inspired ideas superior to the com
mon race Of men, was bound by the strOn-
gest ties Of affection grief TO which even
the glorious occasion in which he tell, does
not bring the consolation which perhaps it
ought his Lordship received a n1usket ball
in his left breast, about the middle Of the action
and sent an officer Immediately, with his las
farewell and socn after expired:
have also to lament the loss OF those eX-
cellent officers, Captains Duff, Of the Mars, anc
Cooke, Of the BelleropheOn have yet hcarl
of none others.


| fear the numbers that have fallen will be
fourd very great when the returns come to
me /; but it having blown gale Of wind ever
since the action. | have not yet had It IN my
power to collect any ~aPorts from the ship.


The whole feet were now in a very perilous
situation, many dismasted, all shattered, in
thirteen fathom water, off the shoals Of Traf-
algar and when made the signal to p epare
to anchor, few of the ships had an anchor to
let go, their cables being short but the same
good Providence which aided US through such
a day, preserved us in the night, by the wind
shifting few points, and drifting the ships off
the land, except four OF the captured dlsmasted
ships, which are now at anchor off Trafalgar,
and hope will ride safe until these gales are
over,


Having thus detailed the proceedings of the
feet on this occasion. beg to congratulate
their Lordships on victory, which, hope,
will add a rav to the glory Of his Majesty's
Crown, and be attended, with public benefit
70 our country. am. sc.


(Signed) @. CoLLIN0wooD.


William Marsden, Esq.