A short interval of peace restored Sir James Saumarez once more to the arms of his family, and the partake of this action, I have no doubt of their exertion, had they come up in time to close with the enemy's ships. My thanks are also due to Captain Holles, of the Thames, and to the honourable Captain Dundas, of the Calpe, whose assistance was particularly useful to Captain Keates, in securing the enemy's ship, and enabling the Superb to stand after the squadron, in case of having been enabled to renew the action. I herewith enclose the names of the enemy's ships. "I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) J. SAUMAREZ." List of the Spanish squadron that arrived at Cadiz from Ferrol, on the 25th of April, under the command of Don Joaquin de Moreno (lieutenant-general), as vice-admiral, and proceeded to Algesiras bay, the 9th of July. Real Carlos, of 112 guns, Captain Don I. Esquerra. San Hermenegildo, of 1 12 guns, Captain Don J. Emperan. San Fernando, of 94 guns, Captain D. J. Malina. Argonaut, of 80 guns, Captain Don J. Harrera. San Augustin, of 74 guns, Captain Don R. Jopete. San Antonio, of 74 guns, under French colours, taken by the Superb; and Wanton, French lugger, of 12 guns. The admiral's ship, the Real Carlos, and the San Hermenegildo, were the two ships that took fire and blew up. (Signed) J. SAUMAREZ, SIR, Casar, off Trafalgar, July 14. "I herewith enclose, for their lordships' further information, the statement I have received from Captain Keates, to whom the greatest praise is due for his gallant conduct on the service alluded to Captain Hood's merits are held in too high estimation to receive any additional lustre from any praises I can bestow; but I only do justice to my own feelings when I observe, that in no in stapce society of his friends, with a pension of 12001. per annum, as a reward for his many meritorious services. stance have I known superior bravery than that displayed by him on this occasion. Evan Nepean, Esq. 'SIR, "I have the honour to be, &c. 66 J. SAUMAREZ." Superb, off Cape Trafalgar, July 13. "Pursuant to your directions, to state the particulars of the Superb's services last night, I have the honour to inform you, that in consequence of pursuing the enemy's ships, at half past eleven I found myself abreast of a Spanish three-decked ship (the Real Carlos, as appears by report of some survivors), which having brought in one with two other ships nearly line abreast, I opened my fire upon her at not more than three cables length; this evidently produced good effect, as well in this ship as the others abreast of her, which soon began firing on each other, and at times on the Superb. In about a quarter of an hour I perceived the ship I was engaging, and which had lost her fore-topmast, to be on fire, upon which we instantly ceased to molest her, and I proceeded on to the ship next at hand, which proved to be the San Antonio, of seventy-four guns and seven hundred and thirty men, commanded by the chef de division Le Rey, under French colours, wearing a broad pendant, and manned, nearly equal, with French and Spanish seamen, and which, after some action, (the chief being wounded) struck her colours. I learn from the very few survivors of the ship that caught fire and blew up (which in an open boat reached the Superb at the time she was taking possession of the San Antonio) that in the confusion of the action the Hermenegildo, a first-rate also, mistaking the Real Carlos for an enemy, ran on board her, and shared her melancholy fate. Services of this nature cannot well be expected to be performed without some loss; but though we have to lament that Lieutenant E. Waller, and fourteen seamen and marines have been wounded, most of them severely, still there is reason to rejoice that is the extent of our loss. I received Q44 Nor did the war that speedily ensued deprive them of his presence; for as the proximity of his native island rendered it liable to an attack, he was appointed to the command in Guernsey, and his flag is now flying, as rear-admiral of the white, on board the Diomede, of fifty guns. Sir James is in the forty-seventh year of his age. In 1788 he married Miss Le Merchant, like himself descended from an ancient French family, by whom he has had five children. ceived able and active assistance from Mr. Samuel Jackson, the first lieutenant; and it is my duty to represent to you, that the officers of all descriptions, seamen, and marines, conducted themselves with the greatest steadiness and gallantry. APPENDIX. I. ADMIRAL SIR JOHN BORLASE WARREN. (See page 1.) SINCE this work went to press, the lady of this gentleman has returned to England, and he has been succeeded in the embassy to the court of Petersburgh by Lord Granville Levi son Gower. The following is a list of the enemy's armed ships either taken or destroyed during the course of the late war, by him : 1. Le Volontaire, of 38 guns, destroyed near the Penmarks by the squadron under Captain Sir J. B. Warren, August 22, 1794. 2. Le Babet, of 20 guns, taken by ditto, in the Channel, April 23, 1794. 3. L'Alerte, of 18 guns, destroyed by ditto on the 23d of 4. Le Vipre, of 16 guns, taken by the Flora of 36, in the Channel, on the 2d of January, 1795. Le Jean Bart. of 22 guns, taken by ditto, off Rochfort, April 15, 1795 6. L'Eveillé, of 18 guns, taken by ditto, off ditto, October 15, 1795. 7. L'Expedition, of 18 guns, taken by ditto, off the coast of France, April 16, 1795. 8. Le Rude, of 12 guns, taken by ditto, off ditto, September 2, 1795. 9. Le Curieuse, of 12 guns, taken by ditto, off ditto, February 26, 4795. 10. L'Etoile, of 20 guns, taken by ditto, off ditto, 20th of March, 1796. 11. Le Robuste, of 22 guns, taken by ditto, off ditto, 15th of April, 1796. 12. A 20 gun ship, name unknown, destroyed by ditto, off the coast of France, in 1797. 13. La Petite Diable, of 18 guns, destroyed by ditto, off ditto, in 1797. 14. A Gun-boat, of 12 guns, sunk by ditto, off ditto, in 1797. 15. L'Egalité, of 8 guns, taken by ditto, off ditto, in 1797. 16. Freedom, of 8 guns, burnt by ditto, off ditto, in 1797. 17. Le Hoche, of 80 guns, taken by ditto, on the coast of Ireland, in 1798. 18. Le Coquille, of 40 guns, taken by ditto, on ditto, in Ocber 1798. 19. La Bellone, of 36 guns, taken by ditto, off ditto, in 1798. 20. Phoenix, a privateer of 12 guns, off Lisbon, in 1793. 21. La Phantasie, ditto of 14 guns, near Morlaix, 1794. II. MAJOR-GENERAL JOHN MOORE. THE following is a more accurate statement of this officer's military promotions than could be obtained when the memoir respecting him was sent to the press. After being lieutenant-colonel of the 51st, he obtained a black corps (called Moore's) regiment, and then the colonelcy of the second battalion of the 52d. On the death of the late General Cyrus Trapaud, the command of the 1st battalion was conferred upon him. He is now on the staff of the southern military district, and commands the troops stationed at and in the neighbourhood of Sandgate. III. EARL OF LAUDERDALE. (See page 158.) THIS nobleman sat during several years in the house of commons, as Viscount Maitland, previously to his father's death. In the parliament which met in 1780, he was returned a member for Newport, in Cornwall, and gave his most strenuous |