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Account Of The Late Glorious Naval Victory *
three minutes past twelve , the Captain and Culloden began to engage the centre of the enemy , who appeared to be in confusion , not h . iving their line formed in any order ; some of their ships with their main-sails set , others with their yards square . At fity-two minutes past twelve , the enemy hauled their wind on tlie larboard-tack ; the Biitunnia ' s . signal was made to tack ; observed tlje live sail of the enemy in S . E . under a press of sail on the starboard tack ; one of the ' s line oi
enemy battle ships nearly a-breast of us , with the main-sail and main-top-sail a-back . At two minuter , past one , A . M . the signal for ships to take suitable stations for their mutual support , and engage the enemy , as arriving up witli them . ' At thirteen minutes past one , the signal for the TvTmerve to take the Colossus in tow . At twenty-five minutes past onethe signal to
, come to the wind on the larboard-tack in succession . The Culloden and Captain , with their mizen-top-sails a-back , their sails and rigging appearing to be much cut . At thirty-six minutes past one , the Prince ; George made the signal to make sail after laying by . At forty minutes past one , the Captain took her station in the line a-stern of the Culloden , at about three cables distant , and opened her lire on the enemy .
At fifty-minutes past one , the signal to-haul , the wind on the larboard tack . .. . . ' . - 'At two , one of the enemy ' s ships had her main-top-masts shot away . At thirty-niinu : es past two , a four deck'd ship on the Blenheim ' s larboard beam , two two-deckers nearly a-stern of her , and a two-decker to windward of all , kept up a constant fire . The smoke
clearing away a little , observed one of the enemy ' s ships with her rnizen-masts gone . At twenty-seven minutes past three . backed our main-top-sail , close back to the Captain , she being in close action with three of the enemy ' s line . At thirty-seven minutes past three , the C .-. ptain lost her fore-top-mast ; one of the enemy ' s ships nearly on board of the Captain , the ship with her mizen-mast gone on her weather-bow , filing a few guns now and then ;—observed the Excellent pass the Captain , take her station on our weather-quarter , and bring-to .
' At forty minutes past three , observed the Captain , the ship she was engaging , and the ship with her mizen-mast gone , on board of each other . At forty-five minutes past three , observed the Culloden . take her station again in the line , a-stern of the Excellent . Left off firing—tiie Excellent being on our larboard beam—began to repair our rigging , & c . ' ' At four , the smoke cleared awaya-stern—observed a three-decker
and a two-decked ship had struck , besides the two on board the Captain : the signal for the fleet to bring to—eleven minutes past four ; the enemy ' s four-decker lost her main-top-mast—the headmost of our ships in close action with the enemy—observed the five sail who were cut off in the morning standing into the fleet , under a press of sail to windward , and firing in passing our fleet . ' At twenty minutes past four , the signal for the frigates of the fleet to take ships in tow;—at twenty-seven minutes past four , the signal
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Account Of The Late Glorious Naval Victory *
three minutes past twelve , the Captain and Culloden began to engage the centre of the enemy , who appeared to be in confusion , not h . iving their line formed in any order ; some of their ships with their main-sails set , others with their yards square . At fity-two minutes past twelve , the enemy hauled their wind on tlie larboard-tack ; the Biitunnia ' s . signal was made to tack ; observed tlje live sail of the enemy in S . E . under a press of sail on the starboard tack ; one of the ' s line oi
enemy battle ships nearly a-breast of us , with the main-sail and main-top-sail a-back . At two minuter , past one , A . M . the signal for ships to take suitable stations for their mutual support , and engage the enemy , as arriving up witli them . ' At thirteen minutes past one , the signal for the TvTmerve to take the Colossus in tow . At twenty-five minutes past onethe signal to
, come to the wind on the larboard-tack in succession . The Culloden and Captain , with their mizen-top-sails a-back , their sails and rigging appearing to be much cut . At thirty-six minutes past one , the Prince ; George made the signal to make sail after laying by . At forty minutes past one , the Captain took her station in the line a-stern of the Culloden , at about three cables distant , and opened her lire on the enemy .
At fifty-minutes past one , the signal to-haul , the wind on the larboard tack . .. . . ' . - 'At two , one of the enemy ' s ships had her main-top-masts shot away . At thirty-niinu : es past two , a four deck'd ship on the Blenheim ' s larboard beam , two two-deckers nearly a-stern of her , and a two-decker to windward of all , kept up a constant fire . The smoke
clearing away a little , observed one of the enemy ' s ships with her rnizen-masts gone . At twenty-seven minutes past three . backed our main-top-sail , close back to the Captain , she being in close action with three of the enemy ' s line . At thirty-seven minutes past three , the C .-. ptain lost her fore-top-mast ; one of the enemy ' s ships nearly on board of the Captain , the ship with her mizen-mast gone on her weather-bow , filing a few guns now and then ;—observed the Excellent pass the Captain , take her station on our weather-quarter , and bring-to .
' At forty minutes past three , observed the Captain , the ship she was engaging , and the ship with her mizen-mast gone , on board of each other . At forty-five minutes past three , observed the Culloden . take her station again in the line , a-stern of the Excellent . Left off firing—tiie Excellent being on our larboard beam—began to repair our rigging , & c . ' ' At four , the smoke cleared awaya-stern—observed a three-decker
and a two-decked ship had struck , besides the two on board the Captain : the signal for the fleet to bring to—eleven minutes past four ; the enemy ' s four-decker lost her main-top-mast—the headmost of our ships in close action with the enemy—observed the five sail who were cut off in the morning standing into the fleet , under a press of sail to windward , and firing in passing our fleet . ' At twenty minutes past four , the signal for the frigates of the fleet to take ships in tow;—at twenty-seven minutes past four , the signal