, et la mort," entered
the Hannibal, plunder was the order of the day; and, in their furious
haste to get at the officers' trunks, they cruelly trod over the
wounded in the cockpit and cable-tiers. Colonel Connolly relates that
in a few minutes one of them had taken his new cocked-hat, and
appeared on deck with it. He himself had given up seeking his desk,
which contained a considerable sum of money besides valuable papers,
because he could not get at it without creeping over the wounded; but
the French, not so particular, soon found it.

We shall now give the extracts of the various logs to which we have
had access. These have never yet been published, and we trust they
will set the matter at rest. It is some satisfaction indeed, that all
authors agree in declaring that nothing more could have been done, and
that the honour of the British flag was to the last gloriously
maintained on the 6th of July 1801.

Extract of the Caesar's log in the Battle of Algeziras, 5th July:

Winds S.W. and variable. At 12h. 30m. P.M. up mainsail and in
royals; at 2h. made the signal for the squadron to prepare for
battle, and, anchoring, bent the sheet cable through the
larboard gun-room port to the sheet anchor; at 4h. set
steering-sails,--fresh breezes and fair; at 8h. moderate
breezes,--Cape Moulinau E.N.E. seven or eight miles; at 12h.
(midnight), light airs inclinable to calm,--squadron in company,
Venerable S.S.E. one mile. At 12h. 30m. (6th), in
steering-sails, and at 12h. 40m. lowered down the yawl; at 3h.
45m. a breeze sprung up,--made the signal for attention; at 4h.
5m. beat to quarters,--Cabrita Point, S.E. by E. three or four
leagues,--made the Pompee's signal to close; at 5h. set
top-gallant steering-sails, and at 6h. the fore-top-mast
steering-sail; at 7h. 45m. made the Venerable's signal to haul
the wind,--took in the starboard steering-sails; at 8h. in
steering-sails; at 8h. 5m. in top-gallant sails,--made the
signal for being at liberty to engage the enemy in passing; at
8h. do. to take stations for mutual support; at 8h. 25m. set
top-gallant sails,--the enemy's ships opened their fire,--saw
the Venerable break round off,--Caesar fired at a Spanish battery
in passing; at 8h. 35m. the action commenced with the Pompee,
Venerable, and Audacious; at 8h. 45m. made the signal for the
ships astern to make more sail; at 9h. light breezes, and
variable,-