allant lord a very low bow.)
From such masters he could not but have learned everything that
was courageous, spirited, and magnanimous. His lordship added
some further panegyrics; and, after apologising to the House
for having intruded on the time of their lordships, concluded
by saying it was with the greatest satisfaction he voted for
the thanks of the House to that meritorious officer.

_Earl St. Vincent_ next moved the thanks of the House be given
to Captains Hood and Keats, and such of the officers as
principally distinguished themselves in the two engagements in
the Bay of Algeziras and off Gibraltar. The _Duke of Clarence_
rose, and said he should have given his testimony in an ample
manner, both of the gallant officer Sir James Saumarez, and the
captains who had the good fortune to be in the action, if the
noble lord at the head of the Admiralty and the hero of the
Nile had not been present to do them greater justice than his
praise could afford. He could not, however, give a silent
assent to the motion. He rose now, as a professional man, to
express his entire concurrence with every syllable that had
fallen from his two noble friends in commendation of the
gallant Sir James Saumarez, and to declare the satisfaction he
felt in the thanks of the House being voted, to those brave
officers Captain Hood and Captain Keats, for their
distinguished conduct in the two engagements. They were both as
deserving officers as any in his Majesty's service; but he
could speak more particularly to the merit of Captain Keats,
having served under him for four years and a half during a
former war as midshipman in the same watch. He was persuaded,
whenever the country should be engaged in another war, Captain
Keats would eminently distinguish himself.

The motion was agreed to, _nemine dissentiente_; as were
likewise two other motions, made of course in applause of the
men serving in the fleet of Sir James Saumarez, and to request
that gallant Admiral to communicate the sense the House
entertained of the other officers, seamen, and marines.

In the House of Commons Mr. Pitt said he would make a motion in which
he was sure he was anticipated by the expectations of the House and of
the public: it was for the thanks of the House to Rear-admiral Sir
James Saumarez.