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the second in Command, that of the Commander in Chief being burnt in the L'Orient.

I have the Honour to be, &c.
HORATIO NELSON.

To Admiral the Earl of St. Vincent,
Commander in Chief, &c. &c.
&c. off Cadiz.

LINE OF BATTLE.

1. Culloden, T. Troubridge, Captain, 74 guns, 590 men.

2. Thescus, R. W. Miller, Captain, 74 guns, 590 men.

S. Alexander, Alex. J. Ball, Captain, 7+ guns, 590 men.

4. Vanguard, Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, K. B. Edward Berry, Captain, 14 guns, 595 men.

5. Minotaur, Thomas Louis, Captain, 74 guns, 640 men.

6. Leander, T. B. Thompſon, Captain, 50 guns, 345 men.

7. Swiftsure, B. Hallowell, Captain, 74 guns, 590 men.

8. Aurlaciuus, Davidge Gould, Captain, 74 guns, 590 men.

9. Defence, John Peyton, Captain, 74 guns, 590 men.

10. Zealous, Samuel Hood, Captain, 74 guns, 590 men.

11. Orion, Sir James Saumarez, Captain, 74 guns, 590 men.

12. Goliath, Thomas Foley, Captain, 74 guns, 590 men.

13. Majestic, Geo. B. Westcott, Captain, 74 guns, 590 men.

14. Bellerophon, Henry D. E. Darby, Captain, 74 guns, 590 men.

La Mutine Brig.

HORATIO NELSON.

Vanguard, off the Mouth of the Nile,
August 3, 1798.

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FRENCH LINE OF BATTLE.

1. Le Guerrier, 74 guns, 600 men---Taken.

2. Le Conquerant, 74 guns, 700 men---Taken.

3. Le Spartiate, 74 guns, 700 men---Taken.

4. L'Aquilon, 74 guns, 700 men---Taken.

5. Le souverain Peuple, 74 guns, 700 men-Taken.

6. Le Franklin, Blanquet, First Centre Admiral, 80 guns, 800 men—Taken.

7. L'Orient, Brueys, Admiral and Commander in Chief, 120 guns, 1010 men---Burnt.

8. Le Tonant, 80 guns, 800 men---Taken.

9. L'Heureux, 74 guns, 700 men---Taken.

10. Le Timoleon, 74 guns, 700 men---Burnt.

11. Le Mercure, 74 guns, 700 men---Taken.

12. Le