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The Naval Chronicle
Containing a General and Biographical
History of the Royal Navy of the United
Kingdom with a Variety of Original Papers on
Nautical Subjects
Volume 15: January-June 1806

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THE

Chronicle,
FOR 1806:
CONTAINING A

GENERAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY


OF

T H E JROYAJL NAVY
OP THE

UNITED KINGDOM;
WITH A

VARIETY OF ORIGINAL PAPERS


ON

NAUTICAL SUBJECTS:

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF SEVERAL


LITERARY AND PROFESSIONAL MEN.

VOLUME THE FIFTEENTH.


(FROM JANUARY TO JUNE.)

ci
ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN WILL Dt> HIS DUTY."
NELSON AND BRONTS.

HonDon:
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THIS FIFTEENTH VOLUME OF THE

jftatml Chronicle
IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED

BY THE EDITORS.
PLATES IN VOLUME XV.
From Original Designs.

Fa
PLATE ge
H E A D P I E C E to Vol. XV. PORTRAIT of I'IMPETUEUJC, of 80 guns,
taken by Lord H U G H SEYMOUR on the first of June, 1794. E n -
graved on Wood by N E S B I T , from a Drawing by POCOCK 1

CXCV. PORTRAIT of W I L L I A M DOMETT, Esq., Rear-Admiral of the


White Squadron. Engraved by R I D L E Y , from a Miniature by
BoWYEB 1
CXCVI. Representation of the Situation of His Majesty's Ship D E F E N C E ,
and her Prize the ST. ILDI£FON»O, on the Morning following the
Battle of Trafalgar. Engraved by H A L L , from a Drawing made by
Mr. J O H N T H E O P H I L C S L E E 36

An Engraving on Wood by B E R B V M A N , representing the B A L L that


killed Lord N E L S O N 40
CXCVII. P O R T R A I T o f t h e Honourable H E N B Y E D W Y N S T A N H O P E , Vice-
Admiral of the Blue Squadron. Engraved by R I D L E Y , from a
Miniature Painting , 89
CXCVIII. An accurate M&v of the Island of GUADALOUPE, in the West
Indies. Drawn and engraved by A R R O W S M I T H 136

CXCIX. P O R T R A I T of Sir E D W A R D B E R R Y , Captain R . N . Engraved b y


D . O R M E , Engraver to His Majesty and the Prince of Wales, from
the Original Painting in the Possession of the late Admiral Lord
Viscount N E L S O N 177

CC. V I E W of the Island ofGoREE, on the West Coast of Africa. Engraved


by M E D L A N D , 1'roni a Drawing by POCOCK 229

CCI. P O R T R A I T of the late Captain G E O K G E D U F F . Engraved b y R I D -


LEY, from a Painting by G E R O F F , of Edinburgh 265
CCII. Representation ofthe A R I S T O C R A T armed Lugger engaging a French
Flotilla consisting of nine Sail. Engraved by H A L L , from a Draw-
ing by S E R R E S 509

CCIII. P O R T R A I T of the Right H o n . Lord C O L L I N G U O O D , Vice-Admiral,


ofthe Red Squadron, and Commander in Chief of the Mediterra-
nean Fleet. Engraved by COOK, from a Painting by Mr. B o w -
YE R ". 1 353

CCIV. V I E W of the R O Y A I . N A V A L ACADEMY, Portsmouth. Engraved


by H A L L , from a Painting by J O H N T H E O P H I L U S L E E , Esq 409

CCV. P O R T R A I T of Rear-Admiral the Earl of N O R T H E S K . Engraved by


RIDLEY 44^

CCVL An accurate M A P of S T . L U C I A . Drawn and engraved by A R B O W -


SMITII •„ 475
CCVII. Representation of the FUNERAL CAR that convoyed the Body of
the late Vice-Admiral Visconfit NELSON from the Admiralty to
St. Paul's. Engraved by COOK, from a Drawing bv J. T. LEI
Esq., being the FKONTISI'ILCH to thu Fifteenth Volume '...
PREFACE
TO THE FIFTEENTH VOLUME.

JLJ'URING the progress of the present Volume a


new Ministry has been established, and a new Board
of Admiralty appointed by His Majesty. The
veteran Lord Barham, snd the veteran Cornwallis,
and the veteran Sir A. S. Hammond, have retired.
Whilst the Minister, who so long- guided the desti-
nies of this country, and weathered some of the most
violent storms that ever agitated the political hemi-
sphere, has followed his favourite Hero, our lamented
Nelson, to the tomb.
Attached to no party, and wedded to no system;
Ave yet, in common with the rest of our independent
countrymen, dread those sudden and continual
changes, which, like the uncertain temperature of our
climate, render the minds of men feverish and
irritable: they are always followed by storms of
thunder, and of lightning. The angry spirit of party
that had subsided, or been repressed, blazes forth
anew; and the modest unassuming exertions of some
of the ablest servants of the public, are sunk in an
ungrateful oblivion.
VI PREFACE.

The present Government,-and the present Board of


Admiralty, present an assemblage of talent, and of
integrity, from which every thing may be expected :
and we sincerely trust, that the impetuosity, and too
decided character of a few individuals, will be
chastened and overcome, by the candour and mild
deportment of some of the leading members in the
present administration.
In detailing the services, and describing the cha-
racter and opinions of such members of this adminis-
tration, as are connected with the great object which
this CHRONICLE has in view, our readers will some-
times find, that we insert the sentiments both of friends
and of enemies:
Fas est, ct ab Iloste doccri I
Yet even this, we trust, will be done in a manner that
is consistent with candour and impartiality ; and will
never deviate from our earliest profession, " That the
leading objects in this publication, are to do good,
and to give pain to no one*."
To some persons our pages have on the contrary
given offence, for what they term an uniform sacri-
fice of praise, and of undue commendation, to officers
who did not merit it. To this we must replv: that
every man has two characters; and surely his biogra-
pher may be allowed to select the most favourable :
besides, our great object has been, and ever will be, to
collect facts, and1 authentic dates, to supply the
hitherto meagre and incorrect page of our naval
history. Some of our memoirs, and perhaps the most
valuable, are obtained from the relations of the officers
concerned; when partiality, and a laudable affection,
will have a natural effect on the writer. Yet at the
same time that we acknowledge this, we trust we do
not deserve to be classed with the herd of flatterers •
or to be suspected of any intention to palliate imper-
fections. Like the portrait painter, if we sometimes
• Sec Preface to our first Volume.
PREFACE. VII

heighten the expression, and soften the lineaments, we


trust the outline is always, or at least in general,
correct.
The present Volume, among other biographical
memoirs, has given the lives of the late gallant Cap-
tain George Duff; of Admiral Lord Collingwood;
and of Rear-Admiral the Earl of Northesk, from the
first and most undoubted sources of information : yet
even these, perhaps, will after all vary in point of
merit; and the fastidious critic will discover, that the
introduction to Lord Collingwood's is too long; the
extracts from poor Duff's letters too minute; and that
many things might have been added, that would
impart additional interest to our account of the
services of the Earl of Northesk. Remember, gentle
Reader, the fable of the Man and his Ass. Like all
other periodical works, the NAVAL CHRONICLEIS not
without its faults. But as long as we are open to
conviction, and give that information to the British
Navy, and the public at large, which they could not
otherwise obtain; we trust we merit our meed of
praise, and that the labourer is worthy of his hire.
Amongst the various nautical papers which are
inserted in this Volume, the following will be found
particularly worthy of attention:—
" Letter from a Poor Post Captain," (page 195.)—On
the (i Printing of Scientific Tracts relative to Navigation," (page
196.)—" Remarks on some of the recent proceed:ngs of the
American Senate, relative to the impressing of seamen, and the
non-importation of British commodities," (page 307.)—" Narra-
tive of the proceedings on board the armed lugger Aristocrat,
commanded by Captain Wilkins, July 15, 1795," (page 310.)
Surely what has been so confidently asserted, respecting the fate of
Captain Wright, (page 190,) demands more consideration and
potice than it has hitherto received.—Our Addenda to the first,
and previous memoir of the lamented Nelson, which closed,
(pages 222—235,) has, we trust, comprehended every circumstance
that could at the time be collected respecting that extraordinary
man; and to complete the whole, we have subjoined, as a fron-
tispiece, a faithful representation of the Car whiGh conveyed his
VH1 ¥REFACE.

remains to St. Paul's.—Our account of the Rules and Orders


observed at the Royal Academy at Portsmouth, (page 4 0 1 , ) may
perhaps render that noble Institution more generally known.—
The various private letters we have inserted, will throw additional
light and interest on the different actions that have reflected so
much honour on our Navy : particularly thesu at page 118, from
Mr. Aikenhead ; from Captain Lee, relative to the attack on the
Rattlesnake in 1799, (page 119.)—Defence of the Diamond Rock,
(page 123.)—-.Litter written by an officer of the Bclleroplion,
Beeember 2, 1805, (page 203.)—From the Ramillies, one of Sir
J . B. Warren's squadron, (page 407.)—From a Midshipman on
board the Marengo, (page 413.)—And from Mr. Horseburgh,
of Walworth, for his communication relating to the loss we have
sustained in the China Sea, owing to shipwrecks, and the treachery
of the Malays.—We have also given at considerable length
(page 477) an account of Lord Melville's Trial, which we thought
it our duty to lay before our readers, and have no doubt it will
prove interesting, particularly to such as reside abroad.

The arrival of Earl St. Vincent in London will pro-


bably make a change in the present administration-,
particularly if Lord Howick is already tired of his
situation. Report says, that the- Admiral has pur-
posely been sent for. Rumours of an approaching
peace are daily gaining ground : perhaps Buonaparte
is mindful of part of the advice Which Louis XIV
gave, when dying, to his successor:—
" You are soon going to be King over a great Kingdom : what
I most earnestly recommend to you is, never to forget the obliga*
tions you have to God; remember, that it is to him you owe
every thing. Endeavour to preserve peace ixith your neighbours .-
J have been too fond'of war : imitate me not in that, no more than
in my too great expenses. Take advice in all things; and
endeavour to distinguish the best, that you may always follow it.
Relieve your people as much as you can, and do what I have had
the misfortune not to be able to do myself."

We cannot conclude our Preface without returning


our best thanks to the various Correspondents that
have favoured us with their communications; as also
to our friends Mr. John Thcophilus Lee, and Amor
for the Drawings which they forwarded to us.
All communications intended for insertion in the NAVAB
CHUONICLE arc requested to ba sent to Mr. GOLD, 103, Shoe
Lane, London.
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WJlJLJLliAM
Portrait of His Majesty"s ship impet\H!'uX'; by. Mr. Pucock, taken by Lord ~ugh Seymour on the tlr:st (If
june, t7Q401 and th:!ll called j'Ameritlue. ::.he was afterwards named lmpetueux, from the ship of that-
name which was burnt in Portsmouth harbour. She was titre..! Ollt express;y miller the late Admiral
J. W. fa}ne'_, directions, who plac(u the Crest of The Prince in the centre Lt' l~er beautiful stertl. For
further particulars., see our fir.ot and third Volumes.

BIOGRAPlIICAL MEllIOIn OF
WILLIAM DOMETT, ESQ.
REAR-AD)IIRAL OF TIlE WHITE SQUADRON.

" lIoPE, RISISG, BIDS uS ~IOiJn~, Bl'T NOT DESPAtft.


TU.t'ST, BRTTAIN, TO TIll' N.\VAL sass! FOR THERE
SEE, FRO::\l HIS Pu(}:,::UX ASHES f'UT'OllE );TELSONS SPRI'!Ilt. !"
ASON.

THOUGH we cannot but lament, with deep sorrow, ana


heart-felt anguish, the loss of the departed Nelson; despair,
while we have so many (( heroes of tllC dark rolling sea," IS a
sentiment that can never enter the British bosom. We feel a
cheering consciousness of superiority; satisfied that, from the
acknowledged excellence of our naval tactics, and the proved
valour of our seamen, we must ever retain that superiority;
unless, indeed, for some wise purpose, a higher power than that
of man should inflict the stroke of defeat .
.ITt2ab.l!t~ron. aJor.XV. B
BIOGRAPHICAL JIIn'lOIlt

The first name which we shall inscribe on our FI FTE E N Til


COLUMN, is that of Rear-Admiral Domett, another friend of
the illustrious Nelson! He is, we doubt not, impressed with a
due sense of the honour, as it proves him to be deserving of his
country's esteem.
This gentleman, who was born in the year 1754, is descended
from a respectable family in Devonshire. In 1769, he em-
barked, as a Midsllipman, under the patronage of Captain
Hood (now Lord Bridport), 011 board His Majesty's ship
Quebec, commanded by the present Lord Ducie *, and served
in that ship upwards of three years in the West Indies. On the
return of the Quebec to England, in 1773, "hen she was paid
off, Mr. Domett went on board His Majesty's ship Scorpion,
under the command of Lord Keith, in the Med,iterranean. He
remained in this ship until her return to England, in the spring
of the year 177 J, when he was removed into the ~Iarlborough,
commanded by the present Lord Hood. He served only a few
,':eeks in the Marlborough, and then embarked as ~Iaster's
:Mate of His Majesty's ship Surprise, commanded by the late
Admiral Robert Linzee, and employed on the X ewfoundland
station.
In the month of March, 1777, the Surprise sailed from Ply-
mouth for Quebec, which was then besieged by an American
army; and, after a very boisterous passage, and lying ill the
Gulf of St. Lawrence, entirely surrounded with ice, for more
thau three weeks, she was the first ship that arriyed at Quebec.
She immediately proceeded up the river, abm-e that to\\n, to
annoy as much as possible the American army in its retreat; the
~iegc having been raised on its being knOWll that reinforcements
had arrived in the river.
The Surprise was soon afterwards sent to Newfoundland'
and, on her arrival in St: John's harbour, l\Ir. Domett was, b;

.. This nobleman, then Captain Francis Reynolds Morton, succe~ded to the


title of Lord Ducic, on IllS brother's death in 1785; in consequence of which he
resigned his rank in the navy, and. his COllLltry lost the future "ervict,s of a good.
gallant, and must able ollicrr. HI., Lordship IS Pro,-o,t "'Iarshal of the islanu of
llarbadocs, a siFtecl!rc otJicc, which has uel'n held ill his family many yean.
OF WILLI.\)( DOMETT, ESQ.

the recommendation of Captain Linzee, taken into the Rom-


I'C , the flag-ship of the late Admiral John Montagu, then
Governor and Commander in Chief on that station. He
served as acting Lieutenant of that ship, until her return to
England in the fall of the year 1i77; when, by the desire of
his first patron, Lord Bridport, he was made a Lieutenant, and
appointed to the Robust, then under his Lordship's command*.
1\1r. Domett was second Lieutenant of the Robust, in the
battle between the fleet commanded by Admiral Keppel, and
that of the French, under the command of Admiral the Count
d'Orvilliers, on the 27th of July 177st.
In the beginning of the following year, Lord Bridport quitting
the command of the Robust, Captain (now Admiral) Cosby was
appointed to that ship:::; and Lieutenant Domett had the
honour of serving under him till the SUlnmer of 1781. He was
his first Lieutenant in the battle which took place off the
Chesapeak §, in North America, between a squadron of His
lVfajesty's ships commanded by Admiral Arbuthnot, and a
French squadron that had been for some time in that country,
under the Chevalier de Ternay; in which action the Robust, as
we have fully stated in our memoir of Admiral Cosby, bore an
important part, being very much disabled, and suffering more
in killed and wounded than any other ship in the squadron.
The complimentary letter, addressed by Admiral Arbuthnot to
Captain Cosby II, is a sufficient proof of the high estimation in
,vhich the conduct of the officers .and crew of the Robust was
held by the Commander in Chief on that occasion.
In the autumn of 1781, Lieutenant Domett was removed to
His Majesty's ship Iuvincible, commanded by the present Sir
Charles Saxton, and was on board that ship in Admiral Graves's
action with the French fleet off the Chesapeak, in the month of
September ~. Soon after this he was taken into the Barfleur~

,. Vide NAVAL CHRONICLE, Vol. r. page 273.


t Ibid.; and Vol. VII. page 296. et seq.
* Vide NAVAL CHRONICLE, Vol. XIV, page 357.
§ Ibid., page 3.58, et seq. II Ibid., page 360.
11" Vide NAVAL CHRONiCLE, Vol. V, page 391.
lHOGI'tAI'IlJCAr. MEMOIR

by his friend Lord Hood, and .had the honom" of serving under
him as signal office .. , during the memorable and masterly
manceuvres of his Lordship at St. Kitt's, and the several actions
which took place on that occasion *. He was also in the glo~
rious battle of the 12th of April~ 178'21-; when, on the Count
de Grasse, in the Ville de Paris, striking to the BarBeur, and
the first Lieutenant being sent to take possession of that ship.
?vIr. Domett was appointed to succeed him in that situation.
Some days after the battle, Lord Hood was allowed to pursue
the flying cnemy with such ships of his division as had been the
least disabled; and, on the morning of the 1gth of April; he got
sight of five sail of the fugitives. On perceiving the British squa.,
dron, they pushed for the Mona Passage~ in hopes, from the shal-
lowness of the water, that they would not be pursued. Determined J
however, if possibility would adlllit, to effect 11is object, Lord
Hood threw out the signal for a general chase. As the 'enemy
approached the Passage, the wind died away, and they lay some
time becalmed, which gave our ships greatly the advantage, and
enabled Captain Goodall, in the Valiant, at three P .:M. to get
alongside of the Caion, of 64 guns, which struck at the first broad-
side. This brave officer, leaving her to be picked up by the
ships astern, proceeded on and attacked the J aS011, of the same
force, ·with so much impetuosity, that,uftcr a stout resistance
for twenty minutes, she also hauled down her colours. Capt{tin
Hobert Linzee, in the Magnificent, took rAimable, of 3<2 guns;
and Captain Alexander Hood, in the Champion, the Ceres,
of ]0 guns. The only remaining ship of the enemy, l'Astree,
of Sg guns, although closely pursued, effected her escape. Mr.
Domett, "ho had very actively exerted himself Oll this occasion,
·was appointed to the command of the Ceres, which proved to
be an EllgJi~h sloop, formerly taken from us by a French fri-
gHte.-Subse(luently to this, our otlicer remained somc time
cruising with Lord Hood otr St. Domingo, and was then sent
home by Lord Hoduey, with the account of the captl\re of the
before-mentioned ships ill the Mona Passage .

.. Vide NAVAL CUROlllc)..r, Vol, lJ, page 14,et seq: t Ibid., page 21,
OF WILLLUl DOMETT, ESQ. 5

On the 9th of September, in the same year, 178'2, Captain


Domett was made Post; and, by the particular desire of his
steady friend, Lord Bridport, who hoisted his flag, as Rear~
Admiral of the White, 011 board His Majesty's ship Queen, of
90 gUllS, he was appointed to that ship. Lord Bridport
assumed the command of the second, or larboard division, ill the
fleet sent under the command of Lord Howe to relieve Gibral..
tar. Captain Domett consequently proceeded with the expc~
dition to that port, and was in the battle which took place on
the 19th of October *.
On the retitoration of peace, in 1783, the Queen was paid
off; and this was the first time that Captain Domett had been
out of actual s€nice. since his tirst embarking, in 1769, in the
Quebec frigate. His period of relaxation, however, was not of
a protracted nature; for, in the beginning of the year 1785, he
was again called into service, by being appointed to the Cham,..
pion frigate, of g4 guns, and employed as the senior officer on
the Leith station, where he remained until the Dutch armament
jn October 1787. He was then superseded, in order to be
appointed to the London, intended to bear the flag of Lord
Bridport; but, an accommodation immediately taking place
with Holland, Captain Domett did not 1ake'1e command of
the Loudon, but was, in the spring of the following year;
appointC{l to the Pomona, in which he went to the coast of
Atrica, and proceeded thence to the West Indies,
On his return to England, in the beginning of the year 1789,
he was removed from the Pomona to the Salisbury, at the
request of the late Admiral Milbanke, who hoisted his flag in
that ship, having been appointed Governor and Commander in
Chief at Newfoundland. Captain Domett continued in the
Salisbury till the month of June l790, when, in consequence of
an armament that took place on account of the dispute with
Spain respecting Nootka Sound, he was appointed to the
command of the L'll1dol1, to which he had once before been
nominated. This appointment, as well as the former, pro~

.. ride j\J,\VAL CHI\o:HCLE, 1'01. I, pRges 17 and 275,


BIO-GIlAPIIICAL ME~JOIR

ceeded from the influence, and was made at the express desire
of Lord Bridport, "'ho had chosen that ship for the recep-
tion of his flag. The London proceeded to Torbay, where
a fleet was assembled under the command of Lord Howe;
but, the misunderstanding with Spain having been accom-
modated, the fleet was paid off in the month of December,
in the same year; and Captain Domett was immediately
appointed to the command of the Pegasus frigate, and again
employed on the Newfoundland station. In the flill of the year
1791, he proceeded from Newfoundland to Cadiz lind Lisbon;
and, on his arrival in England, about the latter end of Decem-
ber, ill the same year, the Pegasus was paid off.
The services of Captain Domett were in snch estimation, that
he did not remain long inactive. In the spring of ] 7!J2, he was
appointed to the Romney, at the request of Admiral Goodall *,
who hoisted his flag in that ship, and proceeded to the
J\.iediterranean, as Commander in Chief on that station. Cap-
tain Domett continned to serve in the Romney, with his friend
Admiral Goodall, till the commencement of the late war in
1793, when he was again applied for by his steady friend lind
patron Lord Bridport, to be his Captain in the Royal George.
To this ship he was appointed in the month of May, and was
employed, in the western squadron, under Earl Howe, during
the remainder of the year 1793. Captain Domett continued
to command the Royal George; and, on the glorious 1st of
June, 1794 t, he distinguished himself in a very gallant manner.
The Royal Georgc, as we have stated in our memoir of Lord
Bridport, commenced the action on the £9th of ~Iay, and,
during that and the 1st of June, she was exposed to an inces-
sant and fierce cannonade; by which the foretnast, with the
fore and main-top-mast, were shot away; and twenty men were
killed and sevcnty-two wounded.
Captain Domett, at1 this occasion, was honoured with a gold
chain alld medal from His Majesty ..
.. Capt'Hin of the V~liHnt~ at the ca,~ture of the French ships in the Mona.
J'uss"ge, on the 19th 01 Api'll, 178:2. vule page 4, preceding.
j Fide :~AVAL CJt!{O)lICLE, Vol. I, p"gps 20 and 277.
OF WILLIAM DO~ICTT, E.~Q.

Continuing to command the Royal George, on board of


which ship Lord Bridport's flag remained, Captain Domett
sailed from St. Helens, on the 12th of JUlie 1795, with the
Channel fleet, con~isting of the following force : -
Ships. Guns. C",mmanders.
Lord Bridport, Admiral orthe White,
Royal George .•••••• 110 { Commander in Chief.
Captain William Domett.
~ Sir Roger Curtis, Bart., Rear.Admi.
Quee.n Charlotte ••••• 110 ) ral?f t~e He~.
( CaptalIl Sir A. s. Douglas.
S John Colpoys, Esq., Vice.Admiral
London. _ ••• _•• __ • _.98") of Ithe Blue.
t Captain E. Griffiths.
~ Sir ~Ian Gardn~r," Bart., Vice-Ad..
Queen. _ •••••• " _ ••• 98) nma! of the " hlte.
{ Captain W. Bedford.
. Henry Harvey, Esq., Rear.Admiral
Prince of Wales •••••• 9S { of the Red.
Captain J. Hazely.
Prince George ..•.•.. 98 - - - W. Edge.
Barfleur .••...•.••..• 98 - - - J. Richard Dacres.
llrince .•.•• _ .••..••• 98 - - - C. P. Hamilton.
Lord Hugh Seymour, Rear.Admiral
Sans Pareil ._ ••••. _•• SO { ofth~ Blue.
Captain W. Browell.
Orion ••••••.•••••••• 74 - - - Sir James Saumarez.
Valiant. •••.•••• _ .••• 74 - - - Christopher Parker.
Russell ...••••••. _•• 74 - - - Thomas Larcom.
Irresbtib!e ••••••.••.• 74 Richard Grindall.
Colossus •• _ ••••• _•• • 7"l J. Monckton.
Thalia •••••••• _ . _••• 36 Lord II. Poulett.
Revolutionnaire ••••• .44 F. Cole.
La Nymphe .•••.• _•• _36 - - - George Murray.
Aq uilon •••••..••..• 32 - - - Robert Barlow.
Astrea •••••••••••••• 32 - - - J. Lane.
Babet ••••.••.•••••• 2'2 - - - Ed. Codrington,
Megrera, fire.ship ..•••• 14 - - - H. Blackwood.
Incendiary, do .• _ •• _ .• H - - - J. Draper.
Charon, hospital ship - - W. Lock.
011 the morning of the 2£d of the month, at da"n of day,
8 BIOGll ,\ Pill CAT, MEMOfR

the Nymphe and Astrea bemg . I l


tIe 00I
( -t
a lfl·t"'atcs
l" a-head,. the
, . t " d
enemy sHeet, wluch was u terwal s OUI t' Jd to consist of the
following ships, was descried : -
Ships. Guns. Sh ips. GUI/s.
I.e Pen pIe ____ • _______ . 120 Le Formidable - - - - - - - - - - 7-l
1.e I'll e~tor, ___ . ______ - - - SO l.e J ... an liart _ - - - - - - - - - - - 14
Le !teuollbtable _______ , _ - [',0 ].es Droits de I' Homme. __ .7·J.
Le Mlltius _____________ .HO VAlexandre ____________ 71
I.e Tig re _• _____________ 80 I~e Veristenue . ____ . _____ 74

]~c ft'ougucx ____________ 80 I~a Braye, razee _______ . _5(i

I.e Zcle _. _••• ___ • _ •.• _ .74 La Sc<cvola, do. ____ • ____ 56

FRIGtlTES.

I~a Virc;inie ___ • _________ -it L:t Re;:;cnerec " ___ • ____ ·u
La l<'iLl~lk _____ • __ . ____ .44 La S afde ___ • ______ • ___ H
I.'lnsurgente ________ . ___ l4 La Fratcrnite ________ . __ ,H
I.a Fortituue . ___ . _______ J± La Drvadc ___ • _____ .. __ 3~j
],a Proserpine. __ • __ . _. _. 3G Le Re;lard _• ____ • _______ 36
La Cocarue _ • ________ . ___ 30

CO It V ETTES.
La COllStullce ___ • ___ . ___ 2'2 I La Sl'nSCUFC • ___________ en
BI(IGS.

La Talente __ • ___ • ______ 18 I I.e l>apilfon. ________ • __ • 18

CUTTERS.
La Pearlterrc. __ • ____ . __ . __ r La Montagne
Le Dragoll _____________ • __

It was cvident to Lord Bridport. that it was not the intention


of the enemy to meet him ill battle; but determined, if possible,
to bring them to action, he immediately made the signal for fOllr
of the best sailing bhips to chase~ and ufter,,'ards for the whole
tleet 'J«. The chase continued unremittingly throughout the dav,
none of the pursuers beillg able to get wfficicntly near to per-
mit them to commence an action with any probability of
SlIccess: early on the moruing of the Q3d six of the British
ships had neared the enemy so considerably, as to be able to
bring them to an engagement about six o'clock. The battle
continued nearly three hours, and then ceased, in consequence
of the greater part of the French squadron having worked ahnost

~ Vide; ~'\Y.\L CUllO:'-OICLE, Yol. I, page ~79J ct seq.


OF WILLIAM DOl\IETT, ESQ.

dose in with the port of 1'0rient. Three of their ships fell


into the hands of the English, as a substantial reward for their
brave and determined perseverance.
On the following day Lord Bridport dispatched Captain
Domett, with his official account of the nction, to the Admiralty,
where he arrived on the morning of the 27th.
Lord Bridport's dispatches were so highly honourable to the
bearer (who received the usual reward ou their preselltation), aud
so generously evinced the estimation in which his I~ordship held
Captain Domett's professional character, that, exclusively of the
interest which the detail of the action mllst naturally excite in
the reader, we feel ourselves called upon to iutroduce them.
They are as follow ; -
SIR, Royal Ge01'ge, at Sea, June 24, 1795.
It is with sincere satisfaction I acquaint YOIl, for the informa.
tion of the I.onls Commissioners of the Admiralty, that His-
:Majesty's squadron tinder my ~mmand attacked the enemy's
fleet, consisting of twelve ship, of the line, attended ,vith eleveu
frigates, and sume smaller cruisers, on the 23d instant, close in
with port l'Orient. The ships which struck are, the Alexander,
le Formidable, and Ie Tigre, which "iVer"e with difficulty retained.
If the enemy had not been protected and sheltered by the land, I
have every reason to believe that a much greater number, if not
all the line of battle ships, would have been taken Of rlestroyed.
In detailing the particularg of this service, I am to state, that on
the dawn of day, on the 22d instant, the Nymph and Astroa, being
the look-out frigates a-head, made the signal for the enemy's fleet.
I soon perceived that there was no intention to meet me in battle;
consequently I made the signal for fOUf of the best sailing .hips,
the Sans Pareil, Orion, Russel, and Colossus, and soon aftcfwan!
for the \~"holc fleet, to chase, which continuccl all that day, and
during the night, with velT little wind.
Early in the morning of the 23d instaflt, the headmostships, the
Irresistible, Orion, Qtlcen Charlotte, Russel, Colo,ons, and Sans
Pareil, were pretty well up with the cnemy, and a little before :,ix
o'clock the action began, and continued till near nine o'clock.
"When the ships struck, the British squadron was near to some
batteries, and in the face of a strong naval port, which will mani.
fest to the public the zeal, intrepiuity, and skill of the Admirals,
Captaim, and all other officers, seamen, and soldiers employed
~a\l. er~roll, mor.XV c
JO BIOCltAl'HICAL MEMOI'l't

upon this !ervice; and they are fully entitled to my warmeet


acknowledgments.
I beg also to be allowed to mark my approbation, in a parU-
cular manner, of Captain Domett's conduct, serving under m:y
.flag, for his manly .Ipirit, and for the assistance 1 received from
Iti.~ active and attentive mind. 1 feel likeuise great sati.lfaction
in doing jlls/ice to the meritorious conduct of all the officers oj
et'el",!} class, as welt as to the braroery of the seamen and soldiers in
the Royal George, upon this event, and upon Jormer occasions.
I judged it necessary, upon the information I had received of
the force of the enemy, to put the Robust, Thunderer, and
Standard, into the line of battle; but from their distance from my
squadron, and under the circumstance of little wind, they could
not join me till after the action was over.
I shall proceed upon my station as soon as I have~ordered a
distribution of the prisoners, and made other necessary arrange.
ments for the siluadron. It is my intention to keep at sea, in
order to fulfil every part of my instructions.
I have judged it necc~sary to send Captain Domett with my dis.
patches, who will give their Lordships such farther particulars as
shall have occurred to him on the victory we ha\'c gained.
You will herc,yjth receive a list of the killed and \oounded, with
the ships they belonged to, and the commanders' names.
I am, &c.
Evan Nepcull, Esq, BRIDPORT.
N. B. I am happy to find, by the rcport made to me, that Cap.
tain Grindall's wounds are not dangerous.
Note. Captain Domett reports, that the remainder of the enemy's
fleet made their escape into l'Orient.
List of the Killed and 'fVoltllded on board His ilI({jesty's squadron
under my Command, in action leith the Enemy off Purt
l'Orient, June 23, 1795.
Irresistible, Captain Gl'inrIalI-3 seamen killed; 9 seamen and
3 soldiers wOllnded.-Captain Grindall, and Mr. Trollghton, the
Master, wounded.
Orion, Sir James Saumarez-5 seamen and] soldier ldlled'
17 seamen and 1 soldier wounded. '
Queen Charlotte, Sir A. S. Douglas-4 seamen killed; 25 sea.
man and 5 soldiers wounded.-Mr. David Coutts, Master's Mate,
and Mr. IIormby Charles, l\1id,hipman, wounded.
Russel, Captain Larcom-~ seamen Rnd 1 soldier killed' n
d d C . B' , >2 sea~
men woun c. aptam aeon, of the llSth regiment, wounded.
OF WILLIAM DOMETT, ESQ. 11

Colossus, Captain J. Monckton-4 seamen and 1 soldier killed;


26 seamen and two soldiers wounded.-Lieut. Mends, and 1\1 r.
John Whyley, Midshipman, wounded.
Sans Pardl, Right Hon.Lord Hugh Seymour, Captain Browcll-
7 seamen and 1 soldier killed.-Lieut.C. M. Stocker, 2d. Lieute-
nant; Lieut. W. Jephcott, 2d Lieutenant of marines, killed;
Lieut. F. J. Nott, and Mr. Richard Spencer, Midshipman,
wounded.
London, Captain E. Griffith-2 seamen wounded.-Mr. J. E.
Baker, Midshipman, wounded.
Queen, Vic~-Admiral Sir A. Gardner, Captain Bedford-None
killed or wounded.
Prince George, Captain Edge-None killed or wounded.
Royal George, Admiral Lord Bridport, Captain Domett-5
seamen and 1 soldier wounded.
Royal George, at Sea, June 24. BRIDPORT.

Captain Domett continued in the command of the Royal


George for a considerable time after Lord Bridport struck his
flag; amounting, in the whole, to a period of about seven years
and a half; a greater length of time, perhaps, than ever fell to the
lot of an individual successively to command a first rate. During
this period, too, the Royal George was considered as one of the
best disciplined and most expert ships, in all her man!.euvres, in
His Majesty's Navy.
For a short time, while he commanded her, Lord St. Vincent
hoisted his flag on board, and appointed our otticer to act as
Captain of the fleet.
In the month of November, 1800, in consequence of the
Royal George being wanted to bear the flag of Sir Hyde Par-
ker, Captain Domett was removed from that ship, and appointed
to the command of the Belleisle, one of the French prizes taken
by Lord Bridport off 1'0rient.
On a promotion of flag officers taking place, on the 1st of
January 1801, by 'which the Colonelcies of :Marincs b('came
ncantJ Captain Domett had the honour of receiving His
Majesty's appointment to be Colonel of the Portsmouth division
of that distinguished corpfJ.
In the succeeding month, Captain Dumett was removed fi'om
the Belleisle, and appointed Captain of the fleet, in the London l
1'1 EIOGRAPlItCAL MEMOII'l

of 98 guns, under the command of Sir Hyde Parker, to be


employed in the Baltic. He accordingly proceeded with him in
that capacity to Copenhagen; and, after the battle which took
place off that city *, and Sir Hyde Parker had left the fleet to
return to England, Captain Domett, at the solicitation of Lord
Nelson, on whom the command devolved, remained with his
Lordship, as Captain of the fleet, until Admiral Sir C. M. Pole
arrived, and took the command thereof.
In June 1801, Captain Domett returned to England with his
friend Lord Nelson, and immediately resumed the command of
his old ship the Belleisle, then with the Channel fleet off
Ushant. In a short time afterwards, Admiral Cornwallis
applied for him to be appointed Captain of the Channel fleet,
in which situation he continued to serve until the peace of
Amiens, when the Admiral struck his flag, and the fleet was
paid off.
The cessation of hostilities afforded but a short relief to Cap-
tain Domelt; for, not many months after, he was appointed
senior officer, ,,,itb a broad pendant, on the Coast of Ireland,
where, we belie,'e, he continued to be employed until the com-
mencement of the present war. At that period he was again
requested by Admiral Cornwallis, then appointed to command
the Chaunel fleet, to resume his old station of Captain thereof.
In this capacity he continued to share with the gallant and per-
severing Commander in Chief, the duties and fatigues of service,
in an unusually long protracted blockade, during the severest
season of the year, and until the month of April, 1804, "hen
he was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral of the Blue
Squadron.
Soon after this promotion, he was ordered to hoist his fla'" in
the North Sea; but, in conseqnence of ill health, he was under "
the necessity of declining the proffered command.
• We have hac) such repealed occasion to enter at lar~<, into the merits of tl](l
glorious battle off Copenhagen, in which Captain DOlllCtl bad the honour of sus-
t~tning a p,art, that, in 'the prescnt in~tance, .repetition wOlllrl he superfluous.
1 he reader IS therefore refer~ed, for particulars, to Ollr Biographical Memoir of Sir
fIyde Parker, Vol. V, pag!) 281, et seq.; to several other parts of the Sdme
Volume; to our Addenda!o t?e Life of ~rd Nelson, Vol. XIV, page 391,
It seq,; to OUf MemOir of Captain Sir F. Thcslger, Vol. XIV, page 441, &c.
QP WILLI,Uf DOMETT, ESQ.

About six months after he came on shore, he was appointed


fme of the Commissioners for revising the affairs of His
M~esty's Navy, at the Admiralty, where he has erer since COll-
tinued to be employed, with the highest credit to himself, and
tIl{! most complete satisfaction to his superiors in office.
In the late promotion of flag officers, subsequently to the
glorious victory off Trafalgar, the Rear-Admiral was advanced
from the Blue to the White Squadron.
But few instances, perhaps, could be addu!'ed, of an officer
having, for upwards of thirty-five years, been so constantly
employed, in active service at sea, as Rear-Admiral Domett;
nor are there many to whose lot it has fallen to be cnguged ill
more battles than the subject of this memoir.
On taking a retrospecti,'e glance of the professional career of
Admiral Domett, whose activity, diligence, and perseverance,
have procured for him the most general esteem, we cannot help
regretting that his labours are not now directed, in a more dis-
tinguished manner, against the common foe of England and of
Europe. The remark of the Prince of Denmark to am"
departed Hero, that, were he to make all his brave officers
Admirals, he should have no Captains or Lieutenants in his
service, may be applied, with peculiar force, to the Briti.>h sons
of Ocean. They canllot all be Admirals, nor can all who are
Admirals have the honour and gratification of being employt;d to
fight the battles of their country. Though many may possess the
bravery and skill of Nelson, few only are blessed with the good
fortune so to distinguish themselves.

NA V AL ANECDOTES,
COMMERCIAL IIINTS, RECOLLECTIONS, &c.
NANTES IN CURGITE VASTO.

THE LAST !l10:\<lENTS OF LORD NELS OK.


FROM AN OFFICl!:R '''IlO WAS WITH HIM,

PREVIOUSLY to the commencement of the battle of Trafaigar,


Lord Nelson wellt over the dilTerent decks of the Victory,
saw and spoke to the different classes of seamen, encouraged them
14 NAVAL ANECDOTE8,

with his usual affability, and was much pleased at Hie m~nner in
which the seamen had barricaded the hawse holes of the ship. All
was perfect death.like silence, till just before the action bei an •
Three cheers were given his Lordship as he ascended the quarter-
deck ladder. He had been particular in recommending cool,
~teady firing, in preference to a hurrying fire, without aim or
precision, and the event justified his Lordship's advice, as the
masts of his opponents came tumbling down on their decks, and
over their sides. 'Vithin half an hour after, the battle began t()
rage in its full fury; the royal marines on the poop soon felt the
effect (as well as the officers, seamen, and royal marines on the
quarter.deck) of the system of sharp-shooting from the tops of the
Bucentaure, of 84 guns, Admiral Villeneuve. The men began to
drop fast; and poor Captain Adair, of the royal mariues, was
struck with a rifle ball, which so irritated him, that he asked Lord
Nelson leave to take up in the tops and place some of his royal
marine partr, with an officer, to counteract the destructive fire of
those sharp-shooters of the enemy. The men went up to the shrouds,
and as Captain Adair was ascending, he fell quite dead on the
poop, perforated through with near 20 balls from those marks-
men. The action then became very hot, and Lord Nelson was
advised not to appear so conspicuously, in full uniform, to the
mark of the topmen of the enemy. His answer ought to be
l'ecorded in the heart of every Briton, and engraven on his
monument-" No," SAID HIS LORDSHIP, "WHATEVER MAY BE THE
CONSEQUENCE, THE INSIGNIA OF THE HONOl'RS I NOW WEAR I
GAINED BY THE EXERTIONS OF BRITISH SEAMEN, under my com-
mand in various parts of the world,. (Ind i11 the hour of danger,
I all! proud to show them and the enemies of old England, I will
ne-cer part with them,. if it please God I am to fall, I will ex-pire
with these trophies entwined ruund my heart." About a quarter
before two the fatal bullet struck llis Lordship aboyc the ,tar on
the left side, and his Secretary, 1\<1 r. Scott, fell quit.: dead on the
fbck, with many seamen and marines.
I . ord N el,son was corn"cyed below, and perfectly sure that the
wound was iatal. A IVIaster's Matc, one of his sirrnal offi d
,.", " cers, an
a protege of hiS Lordship, was with him to his last moment-he
was
. ,
to haVl: been promoted to a Lieutell'tllcy by h'· I d I . ..
' t o ~or S lip, lor
IllS great ment. The Surgeollcamc and probed the wound; the
ball was,
. extracted, but his Lordship, though appa. ren tl y ex h aus t _
Illf' told the Surgeon !le was surc his wound was fatal, and be (Ted
WtWH ht! haJl dressed Ii, he would attend the otl .. 19lb ,
leI' poor .e ows,
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equal sufferers with himself.-Frequent messages passed from Lord
Nelson to Captain Hardy, resp€ctin" the fate of the battle. His
countenance brightened as the number of ships that had ~truck
were related; but when the number of nineteen §ail was mentioncd,
an hectic flush of joy appearcd on his wan face, and he seemed to
revive a little. It was the hectic of a moment.-Before and after
he was wounded, several kind messages and inquiries came from
Lord Collingwood, and it appeared to soothe the last hour and
moments of this great Hero to find himself so ably seconded.
About a quarter before four, the battle ceased to rage with its
pristine fury, and word being brought below that the defeat of the
enemy was complete, the dying Nelson pronounced the word
Victory; but upon attempting to repeat it, he convulsively grasped
the hand of Captain Hardy-the blood rushed from the lungs into
the throat, and he expired calmly, and without a groan. Thus
died the greatest Hero that England ever produced.

PRIVATE LETTER OF LORD COLLINGWOOD,

THE following is an extract of a letter from Vice-Admiral


Lord Collingwood, to a near relative in Newcastle, dated on
board the Queen, November 2.
To alleviate the miseries of the wounded as much as in my
power, I sent a flag to the Marquis Solana (Governor of Cadiz),
to offer him his wounded. Nothing can exceed the gratitude
expressed by him for this act of humanity. All this part of Spain
is in an uproar of praise and thankfulness to the English. Solana
sent me a present of wine; and we have free intercourse with the
shore. Judge of the footing we are on, when I tell you he ofFered
me his hospitals, and pledged the Spanish honour for the care and
cure of our wounded men. Our officers and men who were
wrecked in some of the prize ships were received like ditinities,
all the country on the beach to receive them; the priests and
women distributing wine and bread and fruit amongst them. The
soldier5 turned out of their barracks to make room for them;
whilst their allies the French were left to shift for themselves,
with a guard over them to prevent their doing mischief. Don
Argumosa, WllO was formerly Captain of the St. Isidro (taken the
14th of Feb. 1797), commanded the Monarca, one of our cap.
tures. He sent to inform me he was in the Leviathan, and I
immediately ordered, for our old acquaintance sake, his liberty 011
plI.role. All the Spaniards sllcak of us in terms of adol·atioll.
NAvAr, ANECDOTE!>',

GENUINE AFFECTION IN A BOATSWAIN'S MATE.

A NOBLE instance of affection and honest feeling, and a tri,;;


l)Hte which would exalt the character of the late Lord Nelson
beyond what common acknowledgment could do, was .lately
evinced on board the Bril.1iant frigate. During her last crUIse she
fell in with several vessels which acquainted her with the defeat of
the combined fleet, but one in particular made known the death of
Lord Nelson. A concern the most general and sincere pervaded
the ship's company.-While it was yet a subject of conversation,
a Boatswain's Mate, who was then doing Boatswain'S duty, was
ordered to pipe all hands to quarters; he did not do it readily,
and the Lieutenant upon duty went to inquire the cause, with
orders to pipe instantly. The honest fellow, after several attempts,
began to sob bitterly; and said, "D-n me, if I can do it! poot
dear fellow, that I have been in many a hard day with, and to
low him now. I wouldn't have cared had it been myoId father,
mother, brothers, or sisters, if there were fifty inore of them, but
can't think of parting with poor Nelson,"-and he went below
immediately. His honest sensibility did not escape the notice of
his Captain, who, with the feelings of a gallant officer, paid due
deference to his affQction for his Commander, and requited him
with several considerations of his regard.

CAPTAIN BAYNTUN'S LETTER TO THE l'ATRIOTIC FUND.

THE following is extracted from a letter written by Captain


Bayutun, of the Leviathan, off Cape Trafalgar) October~3, to
the Patriotic Fund Committee : -
I must further intrude on your time by relating a trilling anec-
dote of one of my men, ~he captain of the forecastle, a, it will
serve to show the enthusiasm of a British seaman when fighting
with the enemies of his country:-'Ve hd Jlassed through the
line, and had assisted in disabling and silencing the French
Admiral's ship, and the four-decker, Santissima irillKiada' we
were much galled by a distant cannonade from a separated f:w of
the enemy's ships; at last, the Saint Augustin, of '74 guns,
b~aring the. pend~nt ~f Co~modore .Cagi~al, gave us an Opportu_
mty of closmg With him, which was Immediately embraced, and he
was soon taken. 'Vhile this was doing, a shot took ofl" the arm of
Thomas Main, when at his gun on the forecastle; his messmates
Jdndly offered to assist him in going to the Surgl'oll; but hI}
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bluntly said, " I thank ,'lJ01f, str{1j where YOlt are; YOlt zei!! do
more good the:re:" he then went down by himself to the cockpit.
The Surgeon (who respected him) would willingly have attended
him, in preference to others, whose wounds were less alarming;
but Main would not admit of it, saying, "4vast, not until it
<Ioomes to my tttrn, if you please." The Surgeon soon after ampu.
tated the shattered part of the lJ.rm, near the.houlder; eluring
which, with great composnre, imiling, anel with a steady clear
voice, be sang the whole of" Rule Britannia." The cheerfulness of
this rough son of Neptune has been of infinite use in keeping up
the spirits of his wounded shipmates, and I hope this recital may
be of service to him.
Plymouth, DecembfT 1.
I am sQrry to inform you, that the above.mentioned fine fellow
died since writing the above~ at Gibraltar Hospital, of a feyer he
caught, when the stump of his arm was nearly well.
H. B.

GHERIDAN'S LINES, ON THE DEATH OF COLONEL BULLER"


APPLIED TO THE DEATH OF LORD NELSON.

AMONG the multitude of verses produced on the lamented


death of Lord Nelson, we regret to observe that scarcely any
thing has appeared worthy"the occasion, or the illustrious subJect.
The following Lines, concluding a little Poem whieh found its way
into print at the time, written by R. B.Sherid~n, Esq., and
addressed to his present Lady, on the death of her near relation,
Colonel Buller, who was killed in Flanders in the last war, we
cannot but think singlllarly applicable to the last moments of our
departed Hero. ·We wish the acknowledged patriotism of the
Author would induce the same pen 1(:) an exertion upon an occasioIl
which calls upon every talent the coul1try possesses, to assist the
national gratitude in the expression of its feelings : -

" Fal!'n with the brave, e'er number'd with the slai~,
His mind, unwounded, sooths his body's pain-
Half rais'el he leans.,-see Friendship bending o'er,
But ah! with looks that promise life no more!

Hopeless-but not elismay'd-with fearless eye


He reads the doom that tells him he must die;
L ..ys his brave lland upon his bleedmg breast,
And feels his glory while he finds his rest-

fia1.J. ~!Jton. IIlol.XV. D


JS N AV A L ANECDOTES,

Then yields the transient breath which Nature gaT~,


And sure of prouder life, o'erlooks the grave:
Sweet is the meed that waits his Jaurell'd bier, }
'Tis Valour'S hope~'tis lIonour's praise sincere- .
'Tis Fricndship's manly sigh, and gentle Beauty's tear."

DOULTON'S TRAFALGAR MEDAL.

MR. nOULTON, tjJe scientific and venerable proprietor o,r


Soho, whose public exertions have so uniformly been di.,tinguished
by a patriotisl)l the best directed, has solicited the permission of
Government, t1mt he might be allowed to strike a ~.Icdal, at his
own expense, in commemoration of the brilliant victory off Cape
'j'rafalgar, and to present one to every seaman who ,erved that day
on board the British Fleet. The permission was immediately
granted, with the warmest approbation of so laudable a design.
In a short time the .MerlaJs will bc sent down to the several ports,
to be di,tributed among the valorous tars by His )Iaj('sty's Com-
missioners, thus enabling the heroic defenders of their couiltry,
to carry to their wives, and sweethearts, the most honourabll:
testimony-
" That their own true Sailor he waS one! ,.

JACK L\R IN THE PLAynOUSE.

AT Covent Garden Theatre, shortly after the news of Lore{


Nelson's death had arrived, the following interesting illcidenl
.o{;curred : -
In the pit, at an early part of the evening, a sailor, apparently
about thirty years or age, and of very healthy appearance, witlt
the blunt and honest manner of a real tar, balded loudly for those
aloft (meaning; the galleries) to stmi..' their Jabber, (or cease their
Daise); incl'ca,ing thereby the confusion Irhich pr~yailed. Jack,
at length, raising himsclf on one of the seats, exclaimed-" 11lcss_
mates ut:)f;-thrce hearty cheers f"r Nelson (.lId t:/e ~iJe!-Jack
\,ms obeyed; nor were thc ShQllts confincq to tIle galle-rics only.
Jack, from the attehtion paid to him, ,,'as now illclim~d to
indulge him,eIf further, and producing a medal, tv which he
fastened a black riband, he gave the audience to understand that
" it wa, a medal which houl been struck to COlllnlCmorate the
B'lttle 01 till' Nile; al)(l which, as th" brave N t'!sOIl was no 1I10re
(tlld it b~n' his ~lead, he ~ilcrcd it to their notice, (pointing to th~
black nlJaJld) ~n !l101U'lllJlg !-Much appl;tu?e follol\ ql j anq thG:
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tliedal in mourning was conspicuously waved by the sailor many
times d l\ring the remainder of the night.
Jack having repeatedly called to the musicians between the acts
of the tragedy, for "Rule Britallllia"j without being attended
to, at the conclusion of the play forced his way, through all
impediments in the pit, to the orchestra, when lIe again waved his
black rlbahd with the medal ailixed to it, and insisted upon his
favourite tune, and with which he was at this time indulged.
Much applause followed; and Jack, as he twirled round llis
black riband, lost the medal, which found its way to the stage.
A gentleman in one of the boxes beckoned to a performer
whom he observed standing against one of the wings at the side of
the stage, to take up and bring to him the medal which the sailor
had lost, which was accordingly donc, and Jack soon after was
again in posses~iort of his prize.
The honest sailor then, until tlle close of the entertainment,
continued tranq nil; when he suddenly clambered over the orches-
tra, and succeeded in taking possession of the stage! Shouts,
a"Ccompanied with much laughter, now predoininated in the house,
ahd Jack made several ineffectual attempts to speechify. Th0
audience, however, at length became silent, to listen to what ha
had to say, when he addressed thqm in the following words:-
" Ladies and Gentlemen,
" Shall I give you a handspike (meaning a hornpipe) or a
song? ,;
A song! a song! was exclaimed by many at the same time in
the gallery; but Jack being beckoned to by a performer from the
right hand stage-door, he retired before he had performed the
Tocal part of the task he had voluntarily undertaken to attempt.
Nothing more was heard of the sailor until the final piece,
" Nelson's Glor:y," was nearly concluded; when Mr. Incledon
stepped forward to the front of the stage, and spoke the following
wards : -
" Ladies and Gentlemen,
" One of the brave crew of the Victory begs your permission to
appear before you on this occasion, that he may join in the chorus
of " Rule Britannia."
This extraordinary request was instantly granted, with very loud
reiterated applause; when the honest sailor, of whom we have
been speaking, again appeared, and, sans ceremonie, seized the
Britiiih flag, which Que of thll pcrformc!'li supported, and exultingly
20 N A V AL ANECDOTE,~,

continued to wave it alJoye the head of Incledon, till the song of


" Rule Britannia" was concluded.
This made a wonderful impression on Hie mim19 of the specta-
tors; and the final curtain at length dropped amidst the 10lidest
plaudits, in which the ladies in the boxes, and, in fact, every
individual present most heartily joined.
,"Vhen the honest tar indicated a resolution not to part with the
flag, although importuned by the pefformer whose office it was to
hear it,. the theatre resounded with the highest acclamations of
~polltaneous approbation.

II(;)RRIBLE JC'iSTAl'\CE Of' FRENCH CRUELTY.

THE following statement, relative to the capture of the


Esther) Captain Irving, is copied from a late American paper.
Chw'/rstown, l':ocember 5.
\VE mentioned yesterday tbe critical situation in which th"
British ships Esther and Minorca were left on Sunday evening,
with the French pri\"<iteer in company, and the probabil!ty that
one or both of the ships would be taken. ~We regret that our
fears have been realized, by the capture of the Esther, accompanied
with such a bloody massacre, that our feelings revolt at the bare
recital of the dreadful tale. The circumstances, as far as we har~
been able to collect, are these:-
On Monday morning, about seven o'clock, the prhateer bore
down on the Esther, but was kept off by the gallant and well.
directed fire of the brave Captain Irving and hi, crew. for nearly
an hour; the wind, however, hecoming so li~ht, that the ship
could not answer her helm, the privateer, taking tl;c achantage
with her sweeps, got alongsidc, and grappled. In thi, ,itlu~ioll
the contest was continucd for three quarters of an hOlll', when the
Frenchmen succeeded in getti!l~ on board the ,hip: here they
were kept at bay, for nearly twcnty minutes, by the ,hip's crcw ;
but Captain Irving being severely wounded ill the t,.i~h, and
having fire of his men Lilted, ordl'red the (',)10'1I's to be ,#, ,~('L and
retired to his cabin. .Mr. Lowdon, t:\C third "\1 a Il', aft .. r hal'inO'
hauled down the colours, was coming forward, when hl' ".t, sho;'
and thrown overboard. Fo\! r of the p"il'akcr's men thell 1'0: lu\\'ed
Captain Irving into til" cabi,n, 1\ h~re Ill' \r:lS ,hot, and 1lI0st
cruelly mangled, ami his bod) \Vas tl'lfOWlI ol'er the side bl'iore
life was extinct. :Mr. BUI\ ards, the ,c('onc] Mate, a fine \Ilun'"
man, while in the act of supporting his dyillg Captain in his' arllls~
1\aS stabbed in several places with a small sword, and othcn\ ioe so
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severely cut ill his head, that no hopes are entertained of his reco.
very. By thi, time the residue of the crew were driven below,
when the Frenchmen, having CO~11pletc possession of the ship, the
inhuman monster, Ross, ordrred the prisoners to be brought on
deck, and put to death. This being remonstrated against, by
some of the privateer's men, he or,lcred them to fire upon them,
"hen several muskets were discharged into the hatcliw<lY, which
killed the Carpenter, and mortally wounded two seamen, who have
since (lire!.
The privateer is called the Creole, mounts six guns, of different
calibrc'; is commanded by one Pil'l're Burgman; and had on board,
at the commencement of the action, III men. They state their
loss to be six killed, seven sererely wounded, and a nnmber
missing, supposed to ha,e been knocked overboard and drowned.
The wounded Englishmen were yesterday put on board one of
OUf p[10t boats. Two of the seamen died before ~he reached town.
]\lr. Asbian, the first Mate, died on board, at the wharf; one poor
fellow died while they \Yere eom!_'ying llim to the hospital. Two
seamen at the hospital, and thirteen others, are so dreadfully cut
uIl, that it is supposed only t\\O of the numh2f can possibly
recover.
The Captain of the privateer was wounded in the fleshy part of
the arm by a musket h:tll, and Ross slightly in the "rist~they
were both knocked overboard, but succeeded in regaining the pd.
yateer. "\Ve are sorry to state, that three of the seamen (a Vene.
tian and two Portuguese) belonging to the Esther, have entered on
board the privatecr, notwithstanding they had stood to their quar.
ten and behaved well during the action. The privateer has gone
off with the Either. She was a fine ship, and had on board a
nluable cargo of sugars, &c.; but being in a leaky condition,
doubts are entertained of her reaching port. She made 16 inches
of water per hour.
ADMIRAL RAI:1{IER.

Mildras Gazette, 2d lIIarch, t80.').


ON Tucsday evening, the Ci'. il S,':'vauts of the Honourable
Company gave an elegant entcrtaillIDcnt at the Pantheon, to his
Excellency V icc-Admiral Rainier, on the occasion of his departure
for Europe.
The Admiral was received by the Stewards, who were appointed
for the occasion, in the front room of the Pantheon; and the
night Honourable the Governor, actompallicd by his Excellency
!B~ NAl'AL A.NECDOTES',
Sir John Craddock, al).d the Honourable Sir Arthur ,\VelIe5Ie:r,
arrived shortly aftel'.
A trumpet announced dinner being on the table, and waS fol-
lowed by the band striking up the popular tune of" God save the
King: "-the companynow passed through the theatre, and descended
to a buildiug which had been erected for the purpose.
On entering the pavilion, the eye was immediately attraded by
the elegance and splendour with which it was fitted lip; the whole
was covered with fine white linen, richly embossed with stars of
gold, and friuged with variegated colours, to which were attached
small reflecting globes, which presented the most grand coup d'mit
the imagination caR conceive-the superb pillars, by which the
whole wag supported, were alternately gold, and fllne and white-
the whole evidently displaying the taste of the gentleman who had
the management of this part of the entertainment.
The chandeliers and lamps which illuminated this spacious and
grand building were distributed with an equal degree of simplicity'
and elegance.
THE DINNER.-The Admiral was conducted to tne C'entre of the
table, on the right hand of the senior Civil Servant, the Governor
and Sir Arthur W cHesley to the left, and the Commander in Chief
and Mr. Petrie to the opposite side-At regulated spaces two
Stewards were placed throughout the whole length, by which
means the utmost regularity prevailed; and notwithstanding the
number of visitors that were present, a private entertainment could
not have been conducted with more order and regularity.
The tables were covered with every luxury that munificence
could produce; ('very thing was of its best kind, and what is
,scarcely to be paralleletl, was quite hot. The willt's were cool,
excellent, and in great abundance. The claret had been selected
with the greatest attention, and the other wines were of the best
irnlJortations.
After dinner tbe following toasts, among others, were drunk :_
THE KING-Tunc, God save the King!
THE NAvy.-Rule Bl'itamlia.
THE ARMy-Britons stl'ike home!
ADMInAL RADiIER, and a pleasant passage to him. Thi!
toast was received ,,.j til , the greatest applause and drank witb
three times three, the band playing Hearts of Oak.
THE HO~OURAnr.E COIIII'JNY-J11oney in both Pockets.
]\!L\I:QIJI~ WEI,LEUEY AXD TilE GOVERNMENT IN IYDH-St.
Patrick's Da:y ill the 111ol'lIhlg.
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The company were obligingly entertained, by several gentlemen


of the Presidency, with many select and choice songs, and the
gallant Admiral sang three or four during the evening.
The following complimentary song, written in haste for the
occasion, was introduced by a gentleman present, jn the most
happy manner : -
I.
'Twas on a day, when Albion's foes
Had bled beneath her conquering arm,
ADd shatter'd by a thousand blows,
Shrunk trembling from her stern alarm;
That rising from the troubled wave,
Britannia thus her orders gave:-
" Victory, go forth, and to my longing sight
Place those my favourite Chiefs, the bulwarks of the fight.'l
II.
Victory the mandate, pleas'd, obeys,
And, fix'd in her triumphal car,
The semblance, first, of Hou.'e displays,
The Father of the thundering war!
On his right hand, with threatening mien,
And fearless, was St. Vincent seen;
The Spanish flag, no more the prop of pride,
llath'd ill its Country's blood, hung drooping by his side.
III.
Scotland's fam'd Hero next appears:
DUJlcan, of great and just renown;
Fair Victory high her banner rears
To hail the Chiej oj Camperdown !
'While Nelson, rushing from the Main,
,,y
Egypt's dread arriors in his train,
Tells how the Battle of the Nile was won,
And proud Britannia springs to greet her darling son !-
IV.
" Yet not enough "-the Goddess cried-
" One Veter(l1l, still, I pant to see,
Alike hill grateful Country's pride,
Alike thy boast, 0 Victory!
And tho' relentless Time hath spread
His silver honours o'er his head,
'Vhile Commerce triumphs in her India'S fame,
Bainier! her happy sorls shall VCQerate thy name."
NAVAL ANECDOTE!!,

The RigM Hononrable the Governor (lid not rise from the
table untIl . was ncar tb r ee o'clock
. past twel n', an d It . before the
Admiral departed from this well supplied and hos~ltable board.
A more splendid and well conducted entertam~ent has never
been given at this Presidency; and if we may Judge f..;-om tha
hilarity and pleasantry of the company, which may be deemed a.
just criterion in these cases, few have been partaken of, produc.
tive of more pleasure and satisfaction.
The Committee who had the management were,
Messrs. OAKES,
DICK,
I BUCHAN,
HODGSON,
ROEBUCK,
BALFoUIt,
SMITH,
I HURDIS,
GARROW,
GREENWA Y, and
OGILVIE, HIGGINSON.

CA:PTURE OF THE SHANNON AND TRIMMER.

Bombay Cuurie,·, Feb. 16, 1801;.


THE following particulars l1egarding the unfortunate capture of
the Shannon and Trimmer, by the pirates infesting the Gulf of
Persia" are communicated by a letter received from Captain Bab.
cock, of the former vessel, dated Bussora, JanuafY 6, 1205:-
It is with much regret I have to inform you of the melancholy
and unfortunate circumstance that happencu to me on board the
Shannon, on the 1st day 0.1' December last, in my passage up the
Gulf, near the island of l~olior, after a short but pretty smart
engagement with fifteen pirate dows and botilJas. At three in the
afternoon they boarded the Shannon with swords and. spears in
hand, and I am sorry to acquaint you that I had one man killed
outright, and four more severely wounded, besides myself. You
will be sorry to learn that I have had my left hand taken off at the
wrist, my left shoulder dislocated, amI eight wounds in my body.
In this deplorable state, being stript quite naked, I lay eight days
·weltering in my gore, exposed to the weather, not being permitted
to go below. I was fortunate in getting some biscuit and a few
bottles of wine the next day, but the crew were not allowed any
fire or foou for three days.
I am sorry to add t~at the Trimmer was taken on the same day,
at about half past ten III the forenoon. The only person wounded
was the officer, who will, I believe, lose the lise of his right hand.
On the lIth they put me again in possession of the Shannon with ,
only two cablcs and anchors, a compass, two gullS, a part of an
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eld English ensign, and a frail of dates, bidding me go "here I
pleased; first having put on board the Shannon, Captain Cumming,
and all the christians belonging to the Trimmer. On the 29th of
December we arrived saXe at Bussora, where we were kindly
received by Mr. Manesty, whose attentions not a little contributed
to the relief of our distresses.
I expect to sail for Bombay in about a month, and am happy to
inform you that it is likely 1 may recover in a short time from the
severity of my wounds. The loss of my hand however is irre~
trievable, and being plundered of all my clothes, &c. I am now
ready for the newest fashion.

THE LATE CAPTAIN DUFF.

THE following account of the late gallant Captain Duff, of


~he Mars, has appeared in the Scotch papers : -
Upon the general pTOl11(;)tion in the navy, which took place in
April 1804, Captain Duff was appointed to tl1e command of the
Mars, of 74 gnns, and immediately proceeded to join her off
:Ferro!. He cruised off that port, and successively off Rochefort
and Brest, as one of the Chanllel fleet, till, in May last, he was
detached to Cadiz, under Vice-Admiral Collingwood, whose small
squadron of four ships of the line, afterwards increased to eight,
continue(l to keep their station off iliat port, unawed by the arrival
of the combined fleet.
Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson having, in the end of September,
returned from England, to resume the command upon that most
important station, made a di'position of his increased force into
two divisions, one of which was to be led by himself, and the
other by Vice-Admiral Colli:lgwood. Rear-Admiral Louis having
been detached to the Mediterranean with seven sail of the line,
Captain Duff hari the honour, upon his departure, though there
'Were senior Captains ill the fleet, to be appointed Commodore of
the advanced-squadron of fOllr sail of the line, by the recommenda~
tion, no doubt, of Vice-Admiral Collingwood, who selected the
Mars to be second to himself in his division of the fleet.-On the
21stof Octoher, in the ever-memorable battle olr Trafalgar, Captain
Duff acted with such judgment and intrepidity, that, though his
ship sailed ill, and there was little wind, he was the third in
action; and was one of four ships which, owing to an unfortunate
calm, had to maintain the conflict for a considerable time with the
leeward division of the enemy's fleet. He continued to exert hillloo
!ff2illJ. er:pfon. !!lor.XV. E
26 NAV AT, A:"'ECDOTllS,

self with the mo,;t undaunted heroism, having at one time to con.
tend with no less than four of the enemy's ships, till he was struck
dead by a cannon shot, one hour and five minutes after the com.
menccment of the battle; about the same time that the companion
of his yonth, Captain Cooke, was killed in the Bellerophon, and
that theil' Commander in Chief, the great Lord Nelson, was mor.
tally wounded on board the VictOlT!
Captain Duff was a mall of fine stature, strong and well made,
;tbow ,i:; fcet ill hclght, ami had a manly, open, benevolent coun.
tcnance. During thirty years' service, he had lIot been four years
lI11cmploycd; about twenty months after his return from the "Vest
[ndies in 1787, amI not quite two years after the last war.
Although he went early to sea, he lost no opportunity of improving
himself in the theory, as well as in the practice of his profession,
and actcd the part of an imtruetor and father to the numerous
young mcn who were unJer his command. By his beloved wife
hc had five children, of whom a boy and two girls remain, together
with their disconsolate mother, to monrn their father's death.
IIis son, thirteen years of age, had joined him as a Midshipman on
the 19th of September last; and soon after his arrival on board the
Mars, wrote exultingly to his mother, that his father's ship had
been put in the post of honour, next to Vice-Admiral Collingwood,
in hi" division of the fieet. This spirited youth, who has com.
mcnced his career in so interesting a manner, was, after. the
transcendant victory off Trafalgar, removed by Admiral, now Lord
Collingwood, with the kindest attention, from on board the Mars
to the Euryalns frigate, which was soon after sent ,dth dispatches
to England. The Hon. Captain Blttckwood, the distinguished
officer who commands that ship, has undertaken, in the handsomest
manller, to continue to take charge of the son of his respected
friend, the late Captain Dutl, than "hom, he has been pleased to
say, " His Majesty's service could not boast of a better or more
gallant officer." W c can acid, with the greatl',t truth, that he was
also a tender husband, an affectionate parent, a dutiful son, and a.
sincere friend. In the navy he was callell Worthy Dult:

CA'PTURES FROM TIlE FRENCH.

SPA NISII and French men of war taken, destroyed, or blown


up, \lith the amount of gUllS and seamen captured from these
powers, by the wO)Jdcl'ful exertions of Olll' gallant tars and royal
mnrines, fro:)) July 23 to liLov. 5, 1805, on the .E~lropean seas, or
w-.:,tern stlltion;-
~OMMERCIAL HINTS, RECOLLECTIONS, &C. 27

By Rcar.Admiral Calder, July 2.3, 1805.


~lames. Guns. Mell.
La Firme, S.• __ ........ __ • _______ . 74 850
San Raphael, S. _. _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ 84 1000
By the Plucnix, 44, Captain Baker.
La Didon, F. __ .• __________ " __ . ____ 48 370
By l' Egyptiennc, 40, Hon. Captain Pleming.
VActeon, F. ___ • _____ • ________ • _ _ 22 150
By Goliath, 7·t, and our cruisers.
La Torche, F. ___ • ________ . ___ _ _ _ _ 20 lSO
La Faune, F. ____________________ 18 160
By the late Vice.Admiral Lord Nelson, Lord Collingwood, and
the Earl of Northeslc, off Trafalgar, Oct. 21, 22, 2S.
Twenty sail of the line; viz.
14 French ____ - - - - - - - - - - - - }
6 Spanish __________________ 1648 21,210
From 110 guns to 74 guns.
By Rear-Admiral Strachan, Nov. 4, off Cape Ortegal.
Le Formidable, F. Admiral Dumanoir __ 84 990
Mont Blanc, F. _____________ - - _ _ 7-1 750
Dll Guay Trouin, F. ________ • ___ • _ 74 750
Scipion, F. __ • _____ • _____ •• __ "_ 74 750

Total, 2220 27,120


Privateers omitted in the above list.
Recapitulation.
Loss of the enemy, 26 ships of the line, from 1 10 to 7'; guns,
1 frigate of 48 guns, and 3 corvettes.
Men of war, 30.
Guns, 2220. Calibre, 42.pounders to 1'1 pounders.
Seamen and soldiers, amongst which are all the prime seamen of
France and Spain, 27,120.

LORD NELSON,

THE exact circumstances under \yhich our lamented Hero fell,


have not yet been stated. Captain Hardy and himself had walked
the quarter. deck for some minutes, conversing upon the business
of the pending contest. They had been silent about a minute, and
Captain Hardy had continued his walk to the end of the quarter.
deck, before he perceived that Lord Nelson had turned, three or
28 N A. V AL ANECDOTES, &c.
four paces short of him, and had fallen. Two sailors were then in.
the act of raising him. Captain Hardy took his hand and said,
" I hope, my Lord, you are not badly wounded?" LordNelson
said, "Yes-my back is broke, Hardy, they have caught me at
last." (Those were the exact words.) As tlle seamen were
carrying his Lordship down, he said, "Put something over my
face; don't say a word about me." Thus careful was ne to pre.
vent any check from being given to the ardent spirit he had pre.
viously excited among the crew.
Of all the merits, by which this wonderful man was distinguished,
perhaps the most remarkable was the union of so great a degree of
coolness and deliberation in forming his plans, with such astonish.
ing heroism and ardour in executing them. It is not much known,
bllt is true, that during his pursuit of the combined fleets from the
'Vest Indies, he had formed seven distinct plans for attacking
them, each calculated to suit some difference in the positions of his
fleet and theirs, or in the direction of the wind, or in the degree of
nearness to a port. Of each of those plans a sufficient number of
copies was written out for the Captains, so that if the enemy had
been seen under circumstances corresponding ,"ith anyone of
them, not a moment would have been lost in preparing suitabl~
orders for circulation throclgh the fleet.

CORRESPONDENCE.
Mit. EDITOR,

HAVING read in the fourteenth 'Yolume of your NAVAL


CHRONICLE *, some extracts from a ycry excellent and
appropriate sermon preached by the Rev. ~rr. Clarke, on the
Thanksgiving day, and received great pleasure from his sketch
of the piety of a seaman's feelings, I think an extract from one
preached by the Rev. J. Symons, Rector of Whitlmrn, to the
soldiers at his church on the 17th of l'~o"ember, upGn the news
of Lord Nelson's victory and lamented death, may not he
unacceptable to your r~aders. I wish that the same means to
form the soldiers' mind to a like pions confidence in Providence
we~e still in nse in th~t branch of the service, and that ever;
regiment, as every Sillp of war, had its Chaplain to perform

'" Pag., 487.


CORRESPONDENCE.

CI the holy service of the established church" with the same


solemnity and devotion that Mr. Clarke describes on board
our squadrons. Yours, &c.
PHILO NAUT.
After pointing out the influence of christianity in forming the
military and moral character of a soldier, and considering this as
the genuine source of the truest courage, he thus proceeds to
illustrate his doctrine by the apposite example which had been
$0 recently afforded in our late f;reat naval victory.

Did there need a proof of this, we l1ave an example at hand most


convincing and satisfactory: and, though that example is taken
from another service, it is equally applicable to your own. The
recent and splendid victory which has been achieved by one branch
of our national force over an enemy so superior in numbers, shows
what discipline and courage directed and inspired by principle
can do.
lt presents the gratifying picture of a christian hero in the hour
of battle. Skilful, experienced, intrepid, fortunate above all other
men, yet not, like the idol of our enemies, intoxicated with his
successes, and boasting of the com11land of fortune, but humbly
relying for future, as in his past successes, llpon God.-Prepared
for victory if it should please the Lord of all power and might to
crown his well concerted plans with success-prepared to receive
it with humble prai~e if he sllOUltl live to witness the glorious
triumph-prepared to resign himself into the hands of God, if he
should not be permitted to share in the joy which his country.
wo.t1d feel upon the occasion.
It present- a chrbtian warripr about to enter into an arduous
conflict, on which dependrd not merely the safety or existence of
his own country. bllt of the whole civilized world. Cool, collected,
and lliidismayed by snperiority of numbers or advantage of position,
he advancr~ to the battle with that dignified superiority and con.
fidence which nothing but duty and a full trust in God could
inspire.
:Mark the last orders that he gave as IlC entered into the tremen.
dous contest-words that should be engraved on every helmet and
inscribrd on every soldier's breast-" ENGLA "D EXPECTS EVERY
MAN TO DO IllS DUTY."-And what but duty-what but a strong
sense of dut}, and a confidence in that Almi;hty Power who ruleth
the events of war could have inspired the whole band of patriots,
a. well as their brave leaders, to achieve the wonders that they did?
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