; and the agonising
screams of the unhappy crews, deserted by their countrymen and
allies in that dreadful hour, could not fail to pierce the
hearts of the brave conquerors; but to render them any
assistance while the hostile flag was flying was impossible. The
duty of the Admiral was to "sink, burn, and destroy." Seven sail
of the enemy's line were still flying from half their force, and
he was obliged to leave the burning ships to their fate, and
pursue his enemy until his destruction was complete.

The capture of the Hannibal, in which the Spaniards had so
distinguished a share, induced a number of the young men of
family to embark in the two Spanish three-deckers, in order to
convey their trophy to Cadiz, never supposing that the
half-demolished British squadron would dare to approach so
formidable and so superior a force. This fatal event, while it
plunged into distress the whole city of Cadiz, could not fail to
create a sensation strongly unfavourable to their new republican
allies as the originators of their misery.

END OF THE FIRST VOLUME.

LONDON:

PRINTED BY SAMUEL BENTLEY,
Dorset Street, Fleet Street.

Transcriber's note:

J.M. Frere has been corrected to "J.H." Frere. John Hookman
Frere, (1769-1846), diplomatist, translator, and author was
appointed in 1800 Envoy to Portugal, and was Ambassador to
Spain 1802-4, and again 1808-9.

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