ved
the enemy's boats boarding the Hannibal; at 1h. 44m. ceased
firing,--found the ship had suffered considerably in her hull,
having several shots on both sides between wind and water. Our
loss in the action was six killed, twenty-seven badly wounded,
two of whom died of their wounds. The fore-mast, bowsprit,
main-top-mast, main-top-gallant yard, and main-top-sail yard
badly wounded; the boats and booms shot through in several
places; the cutter and yawl that were towing astern were sunk by
the enemy. At 6h. 30m. anchored per signal, and moored ship in
Rosia Bay, Gibraltar.

The following is a correct copy of the Audacious's log, at Somerset
House.

This log, like the former, begins in the evening of the 5th July 1801.

Wind S.W. P.M. moderate and hazy; half-past 2 tacked,--Cape
Trafalgar S.E. three or four leagues,--got springs on the
anchors; at 8h. standing up the Gut of Gibraltar,--Admiral S. by
W. three-quarters of a mile; at 12h. taken aback, came to the
wind on the land-tack; at 6h. Gibraltar Rock N. by E. four or
five leagues,--shortened sail to let the Pompee go ahead to her
station; at half-past 7, saw the enemy's ships at anchor in
Algeziras Roads, consisting of three line-of-battle ships, a
frigate, gun-boats, &c.; three-quarters past 7, the batteries
commenced firing on our ships as they passed; twenty minutes
past 8, the enemy's ships began to fire on our ships; at
half-past 8, the action became hot on both sides,--the
Venerable, Pompee, and Audacious as yet only in action; at
half-past 9, the Caesar, Spencer, and Hannibal joined the action
against the ships and batteries; at 11h. cut the cables, and
tried to tow the ship's head round to the eastward, to bring
the ship's broadside to bear on her opponent, but without
effect; by this time the sails and rigging being much cut up,
and the ship unmanageable, got the kedge anchor with a five-inch
hawser out on the starboard bow, and succeeded in bringing the
broadside to bear; at noon, light airs inclining to
calm,--Caesar, Spencer, under way, still in action.

P.M. dark weather; at forty-five minutes past 12, the Venerable
and Pompee hauled to the wind on the starboard tack; at 1h. cut
the sheet-cable, and slipped the end of the kedge hawser, and
spring on the sheet-anchor,--got the boats ahead to tow,--found
the ship drifting under the island