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Account Of The Late Glorious Naval Victory *
it may seem ) receive the swords of vanquished Spaniards , which , as he received , he gave to William Feurney , one of his bargemen , who put them with the greatest sangfroid under his arm . The Com- ? modore was surrounded by Capt . Berry , Lieutenant Pearson , of the 69 th regiment , John S y kes , John Thomson , Francis Cook , all old Agamemnons , and several other brave men , seamen and soldiers . —1 Thus fell their ships . ' The following is an exact Statement of the Spanish and English Force . SPANISH .
Guns . Santissima Trinidada - - 130 Mexicana - - - 112 Principe de Astuvias r 112 Conception r - ~ IIZ Conde de Regla - - 112 Salvador del Mundo - - 112 San Josef - - 112
San Nicolas r - - 8 4 Oriente - 74 Glorioso - - 74 Atlante .- - - 74 . ponquestador - . - 74 Soberano 74 Firme 74 SHIPS NAJIES . BRITISH
Victory - - - 100 Britannia - - - 100 Barfleur - - - 98 Prince George - - 98
Blenheim , r 90 Namur , - . - - 98 Captain - - 74 Goliah r - 74 Excellent ' - -. - 74 .
Orion - - - 74 Colossus - * , " 74 Egmont - - 74 Culloden 7 - 74 Irresistible - - - 74 Diadem - . - 6 4
Such are the principal facts relative to a victory as glorious and important as any'in tlie English annals ; a victory which , as it rescued the independence of the country from the danger which threatened it , Englishmen must ever think of with exultation , and history find pleasure in recording . - --- .-
Guns . Pelayo - . - - 74 San Genaro - - - 74 Sanlldephonso - - 74 San Juan Nepnmoceno - 74 San Francisco de Pattia - 74 San Isidro - - 74 San Antonio - - ' 74
San Pabio - - 74 San Firmin - - 74 Neptuna - - 74 Bahama - - 74 Name unknown - - 74 Name unknown 74
- COMMANDERS . / Admiral Sir John Jervis , K . B . ¦ I First Captain , Robert Calder . (¦ Second Captain , George Grey .
- . . S Vice-Admiral Thompson . ( Captain Thomas Foley . ( Vice-Ad . Hon . W . Waldeg-ave . " ^ Captain James Richard Dacres . _ 5 Rear-Admiral Parker . ( Captain John Irwin .
Captain Thos . Lenox Frederic ! :. Captain James H . Whitshed _ S Commodore Nelson . 7 Captain R . W . Miller . Captain Sir C . H . Knowles . Captain C . Collingwood . Captain Sir James Saurnarez .
Captain George Murray . Captain John Sutton . Captain Thomas Trbubridge . Captain George Martin . Captain G . H . Towry .
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Account Of The Late Glorious Naval Victory *
it may seem ) receive the swords of vanquished Spaniards , which , as he received , he gave to William Feurney , one of his bargemen , who put them with the greatest sangfroid under his arm . The Com- ? modore was surrounded by Capt . Berry , Lieutenant Pearson , of the 69 th regiment , John S y kes , John Thomson , Francis Cook , all old Agamemnons , and several other brave men , seamen and soldiers . —1 Thus fell their ships . ' The following is an exact Statement of the Spanish and English Force . SPANISH .
Guns . Santissima Trinidada - - 130 Mexicana - - - 112 Principe de Astuvias r 112 Conception r - ~ IIZ Conde de Regla - - 112 Salvador del Mundo - - 112 San Josef - - 112
San Nicolas r - - 8 4 Oriente - 74 Glorioso - - 74 Atlante .- - - 74 . ponquestador - . - 74 Soberano 74 Firme 74 SHIPS NAJIES . BRITISH
Victory - - - 100 Britannia - - - 100 Barfleur - - - 98 Prince George - - 98
Blenheim , r 90 Namur , - . - - 98 Captain - - 74 Goliah r - 74 Excellent ' - -. - 74 .
Orion - - - 74 Colossus - * , " 74 Egmont - - 74 Culloden 7 - 74 Irresistible - - - 74 Diadem - . - 6 4
Such are the principal facts relative to a victory as glorious and important as any'in tlie English annals ; a victory which , as it rescued the independence of the country from the danger which threatened it , Englishmen must ever think of with exultation , and history find pleasure in recording . - --- .-
Guns . Pelayo - . - - 74 San Genaro - - - 74 Sanlldephonso - - 74 San Juan Nepnmoceno - 74 San Francisco de Pattia - 74 San Isidro - - 74 San Antonio - - ' 74
San Pabio - - 74 San Firmin - - 74 Neptuna - - 74 Bahama - - 74 Name unknown - - 74 Name unknown 74
- COMMANDERS . / Admiral Sir John Jervis , K . B . ¦ I First Captain , Robert Calder . (¦ Second Captain , George Grey .
- . . S Vice-Admiral Thompson . ( Captain Thomas Foley . ( Vice-Ad . Hon . W . Waldeg-ave . " ^ Captain James Richard Dacres . _ 5 Rear-Admiral Parker . ( Captain John Irwin .
Captain Thos . Lenox Frederic ! :. Captain James H . Whitshed _ S Commodore Nelson . 7 Captain R . W . Miller . Captain Sir C . H . Knowles . Captain C . Collingwood . Captain Sir James Saurnarez .
Captain George Murray . Captain John Sutton . Captain Thomas Trbubridge . Captain George Martin . Captain G . H . Towry .