it again ceased.

"After the victory had been secured in the van, such British ships
as were in a condition to move, had gone down on the fresh ships of
the enemy. At five minutes past five in the morning, the two rear
ships of the enemy, Le Guillaume Tell and Le Genereux, were the
only French ships of the line that had their colours flying. At
fifty-four minutes past five, a French frigate, L'Artemise, fired a
broadside, and struck her colours: but such was the unwarrantable
and infamous conduct of the French captain, that after having thus
surrendered, he set fire to his ship; and, with part of his crew,
made his escape on shore. Another of the French frigates, La
Serieuse, had been sunk by the fire from some of our ships; but, as
her poop remained above water, her men were saved on it, and were
taken off by our boats in the morning. The Bellerophon, whose masts
and cables had been entirely shot away, could not retain her
situation abreast of L'Orient, but had drifted out of the line to
the lee side of the bay, a little before that ship blew up. The
Audacious, in the morning, was detached to her assistance. At
eleven o'clock Le Genereux and Guillaume Tell; with the two
frigates, La Justice, and La Diane; cut their cables, and stood out
to sea: pursued by the Zealous, Captain Hood, who handsomely
endeavoured to prevent their escape. But, as there was no other
ship in a condition to support the Zealous, she was recalled.

"The whole day of the 2d of August was employed in securing the
French ships that had struck; and which were now all completely in
our possession, Le Tonnant and Timoleon excepted. As these were
both dismasted, and consequently could not escape, they were
naturally the last of which it was necessary to think of taking
possession.

"On the morning of the 3d, the Timoleon was set fire to; and Le
Tonnant had cut her cable, and drifted on shore: but that active
officer, Captain Miller, of the Theseus, soon got her off again,
and secured her in the British line.

"The British force engaged, consisted of only twelve ships of
seventy-four guns, and the Leander of fifty: for, from the over
anxiety and zeal of Captain Troubridge to get into action, his
ship, the Culloden, in standing in for the van of the enemy's line,
had u