seeming confusion."

On the very same day, the following Memorandum was likewise issued to
all the ships; expressive of the admiral's sentiments of the noble
exertions of the different officers and men of his squadron--

"MEMORANDUM.

"Vanguard, off the Mouth of the Nile, Aug. 2, 1798.

"The admiral most heartily congratulates the captains, officers,
seamen, and marines, of the squadron he has had the honour to
command, on the event of the late action; and he desires they
will accept his most sincere and cordial thanks, for their very
gallant behaviour in this glorious battle. It must strike,
forcibly, every British seaman, how superior their conduct is,
when in discipline and good order, to the riotous behaviour of
lawless Frenchmen. The squadron may be assured, the admiral will
not fail, with his dispatches, to represent their truly
meritorious conduct, in the strongest terms, to the commander in
chief."

"To the Captains of the Ships of the Squadron."

"The praise expressed in this memorandum, could not fail to be
highly acceptable, and gratifying, to every individual in the
squadron; and the observation which it endeavoured to impress on
the minds of all, of the striking advantages derived from
discipline and good order, was so much the effect of recent
experience, that every bosom immediately assented to it's justice.
The benefit of this important truth will not, we trust, be confined
to any particular branch of the British navy: the sentiment of the
Hero of the Nile must infuse itself into the heart of every British
seaman, in whatever quarter of the globe he may be extending the
glory and interests of his country; and will there produce the
conviction, that courage alone will not lead him to conquest,
without the aid and direction of exact discipline and order,

"Let those who desire to emulate, as every British seaman must, the
glory acquired on this signal occasion, pursue the same means;
which, principally, led to it's acquisition. Let them repose the
most perfect reliance in the courage, judgment, and skill, of their
superior officers; and let them aid the designs of these, by
uniformly submissive obedience, and willing subordination: so shall
the British navy continue to prove the a