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Account Of The Late Glorious Naval Victory *
one j 5 oint to port in succession . At twenty-five minutes past eleven , the Admiral made signal that the Victory would take her station astern of the Colossus . At twenty-seven minutes past eleven , the signal to " alter course one point to starboard in succession . ' Observed a Vice-Admiral in a three-deck'dship , four two-deckers ; and some frigates of the enemy , separate from the body of the fleet ; and bear with the wind on the starboard beam steering about S . E .
up ' At twenty-nine minutes past eleven , the signal was made , when having the weather-gage of the enemy , the Admiral meant to pass between the ships of their line , for engaging them to leeward ; or being to leeward , to pass between them for obtaining the weather gage . .. . 'The enemy ' s-ships ( five ) in S . E . hauled their wind agairi ; and "
endeavoured to form on the starboard tack . ' - . -. ' . '' ' Thirty-four minutes past eleven , the signal to come fo the wind on the starboard tack in succession , our rear and centre forming as they arrived up ; the Culloden took her station a-head , in the line of battle ; the Blenheim second , with the Prince George on her lee bow , and Orion on her lee quarter . . ' At thirty-five minutes past eleven , the signal was made to engage :
the Culloden began a hot and well directed fire , which was immediately returned from the enemy ' s van and centre , and which brought on a general action as the fleets passed on different tacks . ' At forty-minutes past eleven , the Prince George and Orion began to fire at the enemy between the Culloden and the Blenheim , as they . " could get their gtins to bear . At twelve , having passed the rear-of the the Culloden tacked signal ; observed the five sailsix
enemy , per , frigates , a store-ship , and a brig of the enemy to leeward , to taek to the Northward . ' ,, ' .. ... 'At six minutes past twelve , the Blenheim tacked and closed with the Culloden . The Prince George and Orion tacked and formed in her rear . . .... .. ' At nineteen minutes past twelve ,- the Colossus carried away her
fore and fore-top sail-yard in stays and missed stays , but wore immediately and came to the wind on the larboard tack—the enemy ' s fleet bearing N . by E . distant about two or three miles , going large with " the wind abaft their beam . At twenty minutes past twelve ,- the Cul- ; lodeu ' s signal to alter her course , one point to starboard . At twenty-, twa minutes past twelve , the signal when having the weather gage of the enemy , the Admiral meant to press between them for obtaining
the weather gage . , 'At thirty-nine minutes past twelve , the Spanish Admiral with five sail in the S . E . opened their fire on the Victory and centre of our fleet in passing them . At thirty-three minutes past twelve ,- ob-r served the Spanish Admiral ' s ship all a-back , the five sail wore and stood to the Southward , the Victory in stays . At thirty-five minutes past eleven , observed the Captain steer and make sail to the Northward on the larboard tack . At forty-two minutes past twelve , the Captain topk her station in the van , a-head of tlie Culloden . At forty-
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Account Of The Late Glorious Naval Victory *
one j 5 oint to port in succession . At twenty-five minutes past eleven , the Admiral made signal that the Victory would take her station astern of the Colossus . At twenty-seven minutes past eleven , the signal to " alter course one point to starboard in succession . ' Observed a Vice-Admiral in a three-deck'dship , four two-deckers ; and some frigates of the enemy , separate from the body of the fleet ; and bear with the wind on the starboard beam steering about S . E .
up ' At twenty-nine minutes past eleven , the signal was made , when having the weather-gage of the enemy , the Admiral meant to pass between the ships of their line , for engaging them to leeward ; or being to leeward , to pass between them for obtaining the weather gage . .. . 'The enemy ' s-ships ( five ) in S . E . hauled their wind agairi ; and "
endeavoured to form on the starboard tack . ' - . -. ' . '' ' Thirty-four minutes past eleven , the signal to come fo the wind on the starboard tack in succession , our rear and centre forming as they arrived up ; the Culloden took her station a-head , in the line of battle ; the Blenheim second , with the Prince George on her lee bow , and Orion on her lee quarter . . ' At thirty-five minutes past eleven , the signal was made to engage :
the Culloden began a hot and well directed fire , which was immediately returned from the enemy ' s van and centre , and which brought on a general action as the fleets passed on different tacks . ' At forty-minutes past eleven , the Prince George and Orion began to fire at the enemy between the Culloden and the Blenheim , as they . " could get their gtins to bear . At twelve , having passed the rear-of the the Culloden tacked signal ; observed the five sailsix
enemy , per , frigates , a store-ship , and a brig of the enemy to leeward , to taek to the Northward . ' ,, ' .. ... 'At six minutes past twelve , the Blenheim tacked and closed with the Culloden . The Prince George and Orion tacked and formed in her rear . . .... .. ' At nineteen minutes past twelve ,- the Colossus carried away her
fore and fore-top sail-yard in stays and missed stays , but wore immediately and came to the wind on the larboard tack—the enemy ' s fleet bearing N . by E . distant about two or three miles , going large with " the wind abaft their beam . At twenty minutes past twelve ,- the Cul- ; lodeu ' s signal to alter her course , one point to starboard . At twenty-, twa minutes past twelve , the signal when having the weather gage of the enemy , the Admiral meant to press between them for obtaining
the weather gage . , 'At thirty-nine minutes past twelve , the Spanish Admiral with five sail in the S . E . opened their fire on the Victory and centre of our fleet in passing them . At thirty-three minutes past twelve ,- ob-r served the Spanish Admiral ' s ship all a-back , the five sail wore and stood to the Southward , the Victory in stays . At thirty-five minutes past eleven , observed the Captain steer and make sail to the Northward on the larboard tack . At forty-two minutes past twelve , the Captain topk her station in the van , a-head of tlie Culloden . At forty-