Britain,--Sir James, with that humility
which had ever formed a distinguished feature in his character,
returned thanks to the great Giver of all victory for crowning his
exertions with success.

The following general memorandum was given out to the squadron, on
their return to Gibraltar:

Caesar, Rosia Bay, 15th July 1801.

Rear-admiral Sir James Saumarez has the happiness to offer his
most heartfelt congratulations to the captains, officers, and
men of the ships he had the honour to command, on the signal
success with which it has pleased Almighty God to crown their
zealous exertions in the service of their country. To the
discipline and valour of British seamen is to be ascribed their
great superiority over the enemy, who, although more than
triple the force of the English squadron in number of guns and
weight of metal, have been so signally defeated.

The Rear-admiral has not failed to transmit in his late
despatches a report of the unparalleled exertions of all the
officers and men in refitting his Majesty's ships after the
battle of Algeziras, where their conduct and bravery were
equally conspicuous, and which has led to the late glorious
success.

JAS. SAUMAREZ.

To the respective Captains, &c.

Lieutenant Dumaresq, of the Caesar, was now despatched in the Louisa
brig to England, with the following official accounts of the action
from the Rear-admiral, and from Captains Keats and Hood:

Caesar, off Cape Trafalgar, 13th July 1801.

SIR,

I request you will please to inform my Lords Commissioners of
the Admiralty that it has pleased the Almighty to crown the
exertions of this squadron with the most signal success over the
enemies of their country.

The three French line-of-battle ships disabled in the action of
the 6th instant off Algeziras, were, on the 8th, reinforced by a
squadron of five Spanish line-of-battle ships, under the command
of Don Juan Joaquin de Moreno, and a French ship of seventy-four
guns, wearing a broad pendant; besides three frigates, and an
incredible number of gun-boats and other vessels; and got under
sail yesterday morning, together with his Majesty's late ship
Hannibal, which they had succeeded in getting off the shoal on
which she struck.

I almost despaired of having a sufficient force in readiness to
oppose to such numbers; but, through the great exertions of
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