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communication by means of ships station'd at proper intervals between those frigates and our fleet, for the from the day he arrived and took the command before convenient interchange of Signals: a system adopted by the consummate judgement of our incomparable Chief the port, by which he avoided the wear and tear of blockade with so numerous a fleet necessarily occasioned, ships, sails, rigging, men and nerves which a close and at the same time he kept the Enemy, who were found ignorance of our number and force. known to be ready for sea at a moment's notice, in pro

1805, the Captain of the Bellerophon was invited with Early in the forenoon of Saturday, the 19th October, Bellerophon's Signal was made to close the Admiral, some other Captains by signal to dine with the comwhich we immediately made sail to accomplish, our mander in chief, and on our answering in the affirmative, of Richard of Cirencester, 270-station being in the lee Column, the fourth Ship astern Rococo Barocco, 271-Authenticity of Ossian, 272-Thomas James, 273-"Oh, bold and true"-Inscriptions in School Collingwood, who led our division: while carrying sail of the Royal Sovereign bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Prizes- Gold poured into the Mouth of a Traitor Konnboum Tree, 274 Playing for the Soul-"The head of the look-out ship towards Cadiz, the Mars, and ringing island"-Duke of Buckingham_beheaded 1483 for this purpose, I perceived flags flying at the Mast -Archaic Words-Unusual Words and Phrases Lords distinctly made out to my own satisfaction the numeral Danganmore, 275-Additions to Wheatley's Reduplicated Signal 370-signifying "The Enemy's Ships are coming Words "-Somerset Place-Names-Nostradamus-"Eneid," out of port, or getting under weigh"; this I immediately 276-Regiomontanus-Heraldic-"New English Dictionary" reported to Captain Cooke, and asked his permission to -Lord Montacute-Château Yquem-West African Proverb repeat it. The Mars at this time was so far from us that "Solitary monk "-Bishop Barlow's Consecration-Tupper her topgallant masts alone were visible above the horizon, Family, 277-Napoleon a Darwinite-George III.'s Watch in a Ring-King James's "Book of Sports"-Parents of St. consequently the distance was so great for the discovering Julian-St. Thomas's Day Custom-Thomas Lever-Birthplace of Prior-Codling, 278-Pill Garlick-" French leave" the Colour of flags that Captain Cooke said he was un-Samian Ware-Old Engraving-Grace Darling-Horn- he could clearly distinguish the flags himself, which on willing to repeat a Signal of so much importance unless Petting Stone, 279. NOTES ON BOOKS:-Grant's "Story of the University of do. The conviction of the correctness of my statement, Edinburgh"-The "Genealogist"-Dickson's "The Bible in looking through his glass he declared himself unable to Waverley." founded on long and frequent experience of the strength of my own sight, induced me again to urge Captain Cooke to repeat it, when he said if any other person of the many officers or Signal men however were bold enough to assert whose glasses were now fixed on the Mars would confirm my opinion, he would repeat the Signal. None of the the mortification to be disappointed in my anxious wish positively as I did that the flags were 370; and I had that Bellerophon should be the first to repeat such dethe Mars hauld down the flags, and I said "Now she will lightful intelligence to the Admiral. Soon afterwards make the distant Signal 370"-which distant Signals were made with a flag, a ball and a Pendant differently disposed at different Mast heads by a combination totally unconnected with the color of the flag or pendant used. dicted, this could not be mistaken, and as we were preShe did make the distant Signal No. 370 as I had prethe Victory, and immediately afterwards the dinner paring to repeat it the Mars Signal was answered from Signal was annul'd, and the Signal made for a general Chase E.S.E.

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MS. ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR
BY A PARTICIPANT IN THE FIGHT.

The following interesting narrative appears in a duodecimo volume in MS. It is written with special neatness, and is entitled "Account of the Proceedings of His Majesty's Ship Bellerophon in the Battle of Trafalgar, in a Letter from William Pryce Cumby, Esq., who succeeded to the Command of the Bellerophon early in the Action." So far as I can ascertain it has not before been printed. Heighington, 20th March, 1828.

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MY DEAR ANTHONY, Agreeably to your request I proceed to give you in detail the particulars of the Battle of Trafalgar, more especially where the Bellerophon or myself were individually concerned; the general proceedings of the fleet you can of course gather from the official and other accounts published at and since that time, but as your enquiries refer more particularly to my own personal services what might otherwise appear gross egotism. shall offer no apology for As in all such undertakings it is prudent to adopt the frenchman's suggestion of " mencement," I must carry you back to the forenoon of commençons par le comSaturday, the 19th October, 1805, when the Bellerophon was one of a British Fleet of 27 sail of the Line, cruizing under the command of the immortal Nelson off Cape St. Mary's, watching the movements of the combined French and Spanish fleets under the French Admiral Villeneuve, then lying in the harbour of Cadiz, where they were narrowly observed by our frigates station'd close to the harbor, with whom we kept up a constant

of bringing the Enemy's fleet to action, and consequently tèrminating the blockade on which we had been so long Our joy at the prospect thus afforded of an opportunity and so disagreeably employed, was considerably checked by the apprehension that it was merely a feint on their they would re-enter the harbor of Cadiz so soon as they part, and having no intention of giving us battle that nightfall without getting sight of our opponents, and about discovered us in pursuit. We continued the chace till sunset the signal was made for Bellerophon, Polyphemus, and three or four others of the most advanced and fastest sailing ships to look out a head of the fleet during the Night and to carry a light. Soon after we had answered this signal Captain Cooke said to me he should not feel comfortable unless either he or I were constantly upon deck till we either brought the enemy to action or the chace was ended, on which I volunteered taking two

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watches on deck that night, adding my hope that the events of the following day would render our watching the next night unnecessary; I accordingly remained on deck till midnight, when the Captain relieved me, as I did him again at four o'clock, and so the night pass'd and morning came but with it no sight of the Enemy's fleet. We had all this time been steering for the mouth of the strait of Gibraltar, as their having put to Sea with the wind at N.W. naturally led Lord Nelson to suppose their object was to go up the Mediterranean. Soon after daylight, in consequence of signals from ships in the N.W. quarter, our fleet hauled the wind to the Northward and stood on under easy sail, the weather being thick and hazy and continuing so through the day (Sunday the 20th), we were unable from our fleet to get sight of that of the Enemy.

Towards evening the frigate most advanced towards Cadiz made signal for the Enemy's fleet in that direction and communicated to the Admiral their force, but from the position of the Bellerophon those Signals could not be seen by us; we had however the gratification of seeing the Admiral telegraph to Captain Blackwood of the Euryalus, "I rely on your keeping sight of the Enemy through the night": this cheered us with the hope of an Action in the morning, and according to our previous arrangement Captain Cooke remained on deck till twelve o'clock, when I relieved him, and he relieved me again at four without anything particular having occurred through the night except the frequent burning of blue lights and falee fires by our frigates to leeward, which assured us that the Enemy was seen by them. I had again turn'd in and "address'd myself to sleep," when about a quarter before six I was rous'd from my slumbers by my messmate Overton the Master, who called out "Cumby, my boy, turn out, here they are all ready for you, three and thirty sail of the line close under our lee and evidently disposed to wait our attack." You may readily conclude I did not long remain in a recumbent position, but springing out of bed hurried on my cloaths, and kneeling down by the side of my Cot put up a short but fervent prayer to the Great God of Battles "for glorious Victory to the arms of my Country, committing myself individually to his allwise disposal, and begging his gracious protection and favour for my dear Wife and Children, whatever his unerring wisdom might see fit to order for myself": this was the substance and as near as memory will serve me the actual words of my petitions, and I have often since reflected with a feeling of pride how nearly similar they were to what our immortal leader himself committed to paper as his own prayer on that occasion.

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On this I observed that it was very possible that the same shot which disposed of him might have an equally tranquilizing effect upon me, and under that idea I submitted to him the expediency of the Master (as being the only officer who in such case would remain on the Quarter Deck) being also apprized of the Admiral's instructions, that he might be enabled to communicate them to the next officer, whoever he might be, that should succeed to the Command of the Ship. To this Captain Cooke immediately assented, and poor Overton the Master was desired to read the Memorandum, which he did; and here I may be permitted to remark en passant that of the three officers who carried the knowledge of this private Memorandum into the action, I was the only one that brought it out.

In going round the decks, to see every thing in its place and all in perfect order before I reported to the Captain "the ship in readiness for action," the fifth junior Lieutenant (now Captain George Laurence Saunders), who commanded the seven foremost Guns on each side of the lower deck, pointed out to me some of the Guns at his Quarters where the zeal of the seamen had led them to chalk in large characters on their Guns the words "VICTORY OR DEATH," a very gratifying mark of the spirit with which they were going to their work: at eleven o'clock, finding we should not be in action for an hour or more, we piped to dinner, which we had ordered to be in readiness for the ship's company at that hour, thinking that Englishmen would fight all the better for having a comfortable meal, and at the same time Captain Cooke joined us in partaking of some cold meat, &c., on the Rudder head, all our bulk heads, tables, &c., being necessarily taken down and carried below: I may here observe that the Enemy's fleet had changed their former position, having wore together, and were now forming their line on the larboard tack; the wind having shifted a few points to the Southward of West their rear ships were thrown far to windward of their centre and van, and the wind being light they were many of them unable to gain their proper stations before the battle began: a Quarter past eleven Lord Nelson made the Telegraphic Signal " ENGLAND EXPECTS THAT EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY," which you may believe produced the most animating and inspiriting effect on the whole fleet; and at noon he made the last Signal observed from Bellerophon before the action began, which was to prepare to anchor after close of day. B. DOBELL.

Queen's Crescent, Haverstock Hill. (To be continued.)

CURIOSITIES OF SUPERSTITION IN ITALY. (Continued from p, 202.)

I was soon on deck, whence the Enemy's fleet was distinctly seen to leeward standing to the Southward under easy sail, and forming a line on the starboard tack. At six o'clock the Signal was made to form the order of sailing, and soon after to bear up and steer E.N.E., we made sail in our station, and at twenty minutes past six we answered the Signal to prepare for battle, and soon afterwards to steer East; we then beat to Quarters, and cleared ship for action: after I had breakfasted as usual at eight o'clock with the Captain in his Cabin, he begged of me to wait a little as he had something to shew me; when he produced and requested me to peruse Lord Nelson's private Memorandum, addressed to the Captains relative to the conduct of the Ships in action; which having read he enquired whether I perfectly understood the Admiral's instructions; I replied they were so distinct and explicit that it was quite impossible they could be misunderstood; he then express'd his satisfaction and said he wish'd me to be made acquainted with it, that in the event of his being "bowl'd out" I might know the mysteries-she not only took him into conhow to conduct the ship agreeably to the Admiral's wishes.fidence, but excited his imagination so much with

One of the most curious of the many stories connected with the more modern phase of the Noce di Benevento is that of a man of some note and property living in the little commune of Canemorto, near Rieti, to whom it was reported that his wife attended these mysterious nightgatherings, notwithstanding the distance at which they resided from Benevento. The wife succeeded for a long time in evading all the inquiries he directed to the point, but one day-when, instead of menacing her, he treated the matter as though it interested him and he desired to be initiated into

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