honour, and did not surrender until she was on shore.

The French squadron consisted of the following ships, which are here named, in the order they occupied in the line :

After the action, Sir Alexander Cochrane, with the Northumberland and Agamemnon, returned to Barbadoes. The Admiral then sent the rest of the squadron, and the prizes, to Jamaica, and soon after followed them in the Superb. The prizes, being in some degree repaired, were sent to England, under the charge of Rear-admiral Sir Thomas Louis, in the Canopus, with the Spencer and Donegal. The Brave foundered on her passage home, but the crew were saved.

Sir John Duckworth still continued his flag on board the Superb, and having completed her repairs at Port-Royal, he took the Acasta with him, and proceeded to the coast of Spain, which he had quitted on the 1st of December, and to which he

returned triumphant; joining Lord Collingwood, off Cadiz, on the 29th of April, after an absence of five months, during which he had certainly made the best use of his time. Lord Collingwood, who took no rest himself, but was always mindful of the repose of others, ordered Duckworth to England. He arrived in Cawsand-bay, on the 13th of May, when the Superb again became a private ship, and her indefatigable Captain joined the Channel fleet, off Ushant, under the command of the Earl of St. Vincent.

The Vice-admiral, the two Rear-admirals, the Captains, officers, and men, received the thanks of both houses of parliament; and Sir John Duckworth was presented by the assembly of Jamaica with a valuable service of plate, in commemoration of the glorious battle of St. Domingo.

Taking into consideration the difference in number of ships, in favour of the British squadron, we might at first say, that the French could not expect to gain the day; but a moment's reflection will convince us of the disproportion between a French three-decked ship and a British seventy-four; so great indeed that two of these could scarcely be a match for one of the first. We have seen the Orient, with two broadsides, nearly blow the Bellerophon out of the water; and the Imperial dismasted and had almost destroyed the Northumberland, and did very great execution against the Superb and Spencer. The French eighty-four gun ships, of which there were two in the action,

are serious opponents to our seventy-fours; as the calibre, and number of men make a difference not to be overlooked. Upon the whole, though the French fought well, we must admit, that our countrymen deserved all the honours and rewards bestowed on them.

With this action, brilliant both in itself and in its consequences, we shall conclude the volume. Had the squadron eluded the vigilance of our admirals, the islands would again have undergone such a visitation as that of Missiessy, in the preceding year. In so small a squadron it is remarkable, that there were three admirals present; but in the action of November, fought by Sir Richard Strachan, four sail of the line took four of the enemy, and one admiral, while no British admiral was present. The battle of St. Domingo rewarded Sir Thomas Louis, and the Captains Keats, Malcolm, and Stopford, for their disappointment at Trafalgar. Medals were given to the admirals and captains, for this and the two preceding actions.