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Plan Of The Action Between The English And Dutch Fleets,
PLAN OF THE ACTION BETWEEN THE ENGLISH AND DUTCH FLEETS ,
ON THE IITH OK _ OCTOBER ,
1797-REFERENCES TO THE ANNEXED PLAN ,
LINES OF BATTLE .
BRITISH . DUTCH . guns . gu '" ; A Russel - 74 » Delft " 5 ® B Monmouth 6 4 2 Alkmaar 56 C Montague 74 3 . Cerberus 68 t > Powerful 74 4 Haarlaem 68 Monarch 74 5 Jupi'cr 74
E F Veteran 6 4 6 Leyden 68 G Director 6 4 7 Mars - 44 H Lancaster 6 4 8 Batavia 56 I Agincotirt 64 9 States-Gen . 74 K Triumph 74 1 ° Hercules 6 4 L Venerable 74 " Wassenaer 6 4 X North Point . —Wind N . W .
BRITIStl . DUTCH . I guns . gntis . ' ! M Ardent 6 4 12 Liberty 74-j N Bedford 74 i ' 3 Brutus - 74 j O Belliqueux 6 4 14 Ad . ileVries 68 j P Adamant 5 ° ' 5 Beschermer $ & \ Q Isis - - 50 16 Gelyheid 6 4 K Speculator 17 Munikendam ^
S King George 1 S Daphne , sunk by the'Monai-chf T Beauiieu 44 19 Minerva U Merlin 20 Ajnx W Circe - 28 21 Minerva 22 AniUuscade
JOURNAL OF- THE PROCEEDINGS OF HIS MAJESTY ' S FLEET * UNDER . THE COMMAND OF ADMIRAL DtlNCAN , OCT . II , I 797 . At 8 o'clock A . M . the signal was made for the enemy being in sight . Ae , 0 min . past 8 , that the enemy ' s fleet consisted of sixteen sad of the line . At f , min . past 8 , the Admiral made the signal for the ships astern to make ' the 31 thrown out to i 0 r
more sail . At 5 » " »¦ P * t 9 < "S " , was prepare battle At 10 min . past 3 , for the Russel to close near the Admiral . At I ' rain , past 9 , to form line , starboard bearing S . S . E . At H mm . past 9 toalter course to port . At 33 min . past 9 , to form line , -starboard bearing N , E ' andS W Ati 6 min . past 9 , to make more sail . At 59 mm .-past 9 , ditto At 3 ' min . past 10 , to alter course to starboard S . _ At 1 2 mm ,. past ioi for chaceAt 18 minpast 10 the signal for the ships to
the signal a general . . , take stations , and engage as they come up . At 55 mm , past xo , to shorten sail , preserving order . Atn , the signal to take in two reefs 111 topsails . At 2 min . past 11 , to form line , starboard bearing . « t 4 mm . past u ta nrepareto haul wind on starboard tack—and in a minute alter to bring to . At 15 min . past 11 . to take stations as pendants are shewn . At 17 mm . min . pastu , the signal for the Powerful to be first 111 the line . Atiimm , past II , the Director , second . At 23 min . past 11 , the ships to windward to min 11 each ship to steer orarid
keep in the Admiral ' s wake . At 25 . past , ., ¦ cneao-e his opponent in the enemy ' s line . At 29 mm . past JI , the signal for bear ^ rp and sail at larae . At ^ min . past 11 , the signal for the lee . il . yision to enrage the enemy ' s rear 5 and in a minute after for the weather division to eiWe the enemy ' s centre . At 47 min . past 11 , the signal was made to break or pass through the enemy ' s line , and engage to leeward . At 49 min . past 11 , for the the ' signal ships astern to make more sail . The enemy waited with such steady , cool determination to dispute the honour of the day , that not a shot was fired till the British fleet crossed their line .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Plan Of The Action Between The English And Dutch Fleets,
PLAN OF THE ACTION BETWEEN THE ENGLISH AND DUTCH FLEETS ,
ON THE IITH OK _ OCTOBER ,
1797-REFERENCES TO THE ANNEXED PLAN ,
LINES OF BATTLE .
BRITISH . DUTCH . guns . gu '" ; A Russel - 74 » Delft " 5 ® B Monmouth 6 4 2 Alkmaar 56 C Montague 74 3 . Cerberus 68 t > Powerful 74 4 Haarlaem 68 Monarch 74 5 Jupi'cr 74
E F Veteran 6 4 6 Leyden 68 G Director 6 4 7 Mars - 44 H Lancaster 6 4 8 Batavia 56 I Agincotirt 64 9 States-Gen . 74 K Triumph 74 1 ° Hercules 6 4 L Venerable 74 " Wassenaer 6 4 X North Point . —Wind N . W .
BRITIStl . DUTCH . I guns . gntis . ' ! M Ardent 6 4 12 Liberty 74-j N Bedford 74 i ' 3 Brutus - 74 j O Belliqueux 6 4 14 Ad . ileVries 68 j P Adamant 5 ° ' 5 Beschermer $ & \ Q Isis - - 50 16 Gelyheid 6 4 K Speculator 17 Munikendam ^
S King George 1 S Daphne , sunk by the'Monai-chf T Beauiieu 44 19 Minerva U Merlin 20 Ajnx W Circe - 28 21 Minerva 22 AniUuscade
JOURNAL OF- THE PROCEEDINGS OF HIS MAJESTY ' S FLEET * UNDER . THE COMMAND OF ADMIRAL DtlNCAN , OCT . II , I 797 . At 8 o'clock A . M . the signal was made for the enemy being in sight . Ae , 0 min . past 8 , that the enemy ' s fleet consisted of sixteen sad of the line . At f , min . past 8 , the Admiral made the signal for the ships astern to make ' the 31 thrown out to i 0 r
more sail . At 5 » " »¦ P * t 9 < "S " , was prepare battle At 10 min . past 3 , for the Russel to close near the Admiral . At I ' rain , past 9 , to form line , starboard bearing S . S . E . At H mm . past 9 toalter course to port . At 33 min . past 9 , to form line , -starboard bearing N , E ' andS W Ati 6 min . past 9 , to make more sail . At 59 mm .-past 9 , ditto At 3 ' min . past 10 , to alter course to starboard S . _ At 1 2 mm ,. past ioi for chaceAt 18 minpast 10 the signal for the ships to
the signal a general . . , take stations , and engage as they come up . At 55 mm , past xo , to shorten sail , preserving order . Atn , the signal to take in two reefs 111 topsails . At 2 min . past 11 , to form line , starboard bearing . « t 4 mm . past u ta nrepareto haul wind on starboard tack—and in a minute alter to bring to . At 15 min . past 11 . to take stations as pendants are shewn . At 17 mm . min . pastu , the signal for the Powerful to be first 111 the line . Atiimm , past II , the Director , second . At 23 min . past 11 , the ships to windward to min 11 each ship to steer orarid
keep in the Admiral ' s wake . At 25 . past , ., ¦ cneao-e his opponent in the enemy ' s line . At 29 mm . past JI , the signal for bear ^ rp and sail at larae . At ^ min . past 11 , the signal for the lee . il . yision to enrage the enemy ' s rear 5 and in a minute after for the weather division to eiWe the enemy ' s centre . At 47 min . past 11 , the signal was made to break or pass through the enemy ' s line , and engage to leeward . At 49 min . past 11 , for the the ' signal ships astern to make more sail . The enemy waited with such steady , cool determination to dispute the honour of the day , that not a shot was fired till the British fleet crossed their line .