s you may receive from him from
time to time for his Majesty' service.

Given on board H.M.S. Vanguard,
Mouth of the Nile, 12th August 1798.
By command of the Rear-admiral.
J. CAMPBELL.

Thus were Sir James's wishes and anticipations, mentioned in his
journal of the 10th June, completely realized. After a distinguished
share in effecting the destruction of the enemy's fleet, he is
returning home triumphant with the hard-earned fruits of his labours;
which were, however, not yet at an end, as will be seen by the
following journal of his tedious and hazardous voyage:

"Orion, at sea, 18th August 1798.

"After having so well completed the journal I sent by Captain Berry,
you will not doubt the great pleasure I must feel in beginning the
present, particularly when situation and many other circumstances
combine to render it so interesting. But I have more to relate than
you are aware of; and in which I have been most particularly favoured,
as you will see, when it comes in its proper place to be mentioned.

"First, I sailed from Bequir Road last Tuesday morning, with seven
sail of the line and six of our prizes; leaving the Admiral with the
Culloden, Alexander, Zealous, Goliath, and Swiftsure, and the three
remaining French ships, which it was intended to destroy after taking
out their stores and landing the prisoners. The Alcmene, Emerald, and
Bonne Citoyenne had at last joined us. As, however, they had not been
with the fleet, but had remained all the time in search of us, we were
disappointed of our letters, and _they_ at finding themselves 'the day
after the fair.'

"In falling light winds, we came again to an anchor, Tuesday noon,
about five miles from the squadron; which gave the ships an
opportunity to get completed for sea, and afforded a night's repose to
the men. At eleven I was waked from a sound sleep with the account
that a brig which joined the Admiral in the afternoon was from Tunis,
and had on board a hundred men belonging to L'Aigle, which had been
lost some time before on her way to join the squadron; and it was
added, 'there is a large packet of letters for the different ships.' I
soon had them sorted, and out of about twenty for myself I selected
four from you, which were read with an avidity you will better
conceive than I can describe; before I had finished a page of one I
flew to another, and so for near an hour, till at last I found their
date, and endeavoured to read them