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Account Of The Late Glorious Naval Victory *
to come to the wind on the starboard tack ;—at forty-nine minutes past four , wore . - . » - ' At fifty minutes past four , the firing ceased on both sides—the enemy ' s ships veering ancl securing their disabled ships . —The fourdecker , who apparently had struck her colours , getting away under ¦ her fore-sail , part of her main-sail ,. fore-top-sail , with the sheets cut away , and yard downand mizen-top-sail , the yard down , the sheets
, cut away . ' At eleven minutes past five , signal to form the line in close order— . Frigates securing the prizes , and taking them in tow . The enemy ,-at sun-set , on the larboard tack , standing to the Northward , under all . sail—the wind S . W . by W . ' ' . ' ' To commemorate individual meritwhere every one so
nobly-, fought , and so well deserved , may appear an invidious task ; but the conduct of Commodore Nelson was so unexampled , that we cannot forbear bestowing on him that praise which is his due . In an early part of the action , being in the Captain of 74 guns , he engaged the - Salvador del Mundo of 112 guns , and was shortly after laid on board by the San Nicolasof 84 guns . In this emergency he determined to
-, board them both ; which he executed in so gallant and decisive a man- ' ner as shortly to compel them to strike to him . The following letter ,. from an Officer on board the Captain , gives a particular account of the proceedings of that ship during the engagement . Fib . 15 . 1797 .
'At one P . M . the Captain having passed the sternmost of the enemy ' s ships which formed their van , and part of their centre , consisting of seventeen sail . of the line , they on the staiboard , the English on the larboard tack , the Admiral made the signal to tack in succassion ; but Commodore Nelson perceiving the Spanish ' ships all to bear up before the wind , or nearly so , evidently with . an intention of forming their linegoing large ( joining their separate '
, division , at that time engaged with some of our centre ships , or Hying from us ) , ordered the ship to be wore , and passing between the Diadem and Excellent , at a quarter past one o ' clock , was engaged with the headmost , and of course leewardmost of the Spanish division ; the ships known were the Satitissima Trinidada , of 126 ; San Josef , ; 112 ; Salvador del Mundo , 112 ; San Nicolas 80 ; another first rate
, , and a 74 , names not known . 'We were immedktelvjoined , and most nobly supported by the Culloden , Capt . Troubritige . The Spanish fleet , not wishing , it is supposed , to have a decisive battle , hauled to the . wind on the larboard tack , which brought the ships aforementioned to . be the leewardmost and sternmost ships in their fleet . For near an hour did the
Culloden and Captain support this apparently , although not really , unequal contest , when the Blenheim passing between us and the enemy , gave us a respite , and sickened the Dons . 'At this time , the Salvador del Mundo , and San Isidro , dropt astern , and were fired into in a masterly style by the Excellent , Capt . Col-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Account Of The Late Glorious Naval Victory *
to come to the wind on the starboard tack ;—at forty-nine minutes past four , wore . - . » - ' At fifty minutes past four , the firing ceased on both sides—the enemy ' s ships veering ancl securing their disabled ships . —The fourdecker , who apparently had struck her colours , getting away under ¦ her fore-sail , part of her main-sail ,. fore-top-sail , with the sheets cut away , and yard downand mizen-top-sail , the yard down , the sheets
, cut away . ' At eleven minutes past five , signal to form the line in close order— . Frigates securing the prizes , and taking them in tow . The enemy ,-at sun-set , on the larboard tack , standing to the Northward , under all . sail—the wind S . W . by W . ' ' . ' ' To commemorate individual meritwhere every one so
nobly-, fought , and so well deserved , may appear an invidious task ; but the conduct of Commodore Nelson was so unexampled , that we cannot forbear bestowing on him that praise which is his due . In an early part of the action , being in the Captain of 74 guns , he engaged the - Salvador del Mundo of 112 guns , and was shortly after laid on board by the San Nicolasof 84 guns . In this emergency he determined to
-, board them both ; which he executed in so gallant and decisive a man- ' ner as shortly to compel them to strike to him . The following letter ,. from an Officer on board the Captain , gives a particular account of the proceedings of that ship during the engagement . Fib . 15 . 1797 .
'At one P . M . the Captain having passed the sternmost of the enemy ' s ships which formed their van , and part of their centre , consisting of seventeen sail . of the line , they on the staiboard , the English on the larboard tack , the Admiral made the signal to tack in succassion ; but Commodore Nelson perceiving the Spanish ' ships all to bear up before the wind , or nearly so , evidently with . an intention of forming their linegoing large ( joining their separate '
, division , at that time engaged with some of our centre ships , or Hying from us ) , ordered the ship to be wore , and passing between the Diadem and Excellent , at a quarter past one o ' clock , was engaged with the headmost , and of course leewardmost of the Spanish division ; the ships known were the Satitissima Trinidada , of 126 ; San Josef , ; 112 ; Salvador del Mundo , 112 ; San Nicolas 80 ; another first rate
, , and a 74 , names not known . 'We were immedktelvjoined , and most nobly supported by the Culloden , Capt . Troubritige . The Spanish fleet , not wishing , it is supposed , to have a decisive battle , hauled to the . wind on the larboard tack , which brought the ships aforementioned to . be the leewardmost and sternmost ships in their fleet . For near an hour did the
Culloden and Captain support this apparently , although not really , unequal contest , when the Blenheim passing between us and the enemy , gave us a respite , and sickened the Dons . 'At this time , the Salvador del Mundo , and San Isidro , dropt astern , and were fired into in a masterly style by the Excellent , Capt . Col-