Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-12-23

- sau !. was mortal. The gallant hero had
HE sves Exsd atten.iyely upon him. ne
cav The surgeon turn pale, aud bis counte.
ransr assume the deepest impression OF
rr;ef sit is msrtal see, " hc<said- The
surceou did not or could not speak.
Re desired to be placed upon char,
and directed captain Hardy TO attend him.
r. spoke no more Of bis wound, except
..ben he frss communicated to the captain
|the surgeons conviction. He employed
,be short time he lived, about an hour, in
debating orders relative to the battle, in re-
e.;v;ur reports, in ENDURING what was the
condition of the enemy, and what ships
b,l struck. He,had frem the first thought
,hat he should be wounded; but he spoke
.f The probability of it with his usual calm
ness. When he found just before the ac-
TON that he had forced the enemy in such
; situation that they could not avoid an en-.
ysgemens, he displayed the utmost ANNA
s;ou. and bis usual confidence of victory /;
he said to captain Hardy, and the ether of
6eers who surrounded him on the quarter
deck, g nov they cannoteseape us think
we shall at lcast make sure Of twenty of
,heu. shall probably lose aieg, but thar
will be purchasing victory cheaply."
Even bad the victory been purchaled with thar
los alone, it would not have been cheaply pur-
ehafed but how much deaser "a price has been
rs;a for Il. To the lat moment of his precious
i;s. h. was able 10 give directions withthe utmoR
,l.a,n.i, and precifon. Like General Wolfe
breathing out his life on The heights OF Abraham
4 ne epoared g whether the enemy gave way ~
He was gratissd with the Intelligence conveyed
aim almoa every moment, that more of the ene.
my's ihips had truck. As life ebbed faff away
the number augmented. He was told thar ff
teen had Rruck he ieemed enraprurcd with the.
intelligence. The lat that truck before his
death was the fuperb Sanrifima Trinidada When
be heard thar (he had truck be appeared convuls-
ed with Joy he lived bar few moments AFTER
wards. In his lar moments, with that piety
which had ever formed diainguihed feature of
his character, hefeturaed thanks 20 Sod thar he
had permitted him TO die 10 the arms OF victory.
He deired his bleaing to be eonyeyedte all who
we're the neareR TO his heart, ana whom he could
have wiihed to have agail embraced shut the
win of God be dons.' He laid bis head upon
she lhculder OF captain Hardy, who remained
with him 20 the laR, and in a few moments his
gallant foul eicaped for eyerl
Admiral Colliagwcod had previouny received
the account Of his beiag mortally wounded -
Lord Mellon had ient him his final ineruttions,
bis aHsiiionste REGARD. and his la9 farewell. 1t
was known too on board tile SantiiEma Trinida-
da that be had been wounded: juR after he had
received the wounds, there was gcncralihout
on board the Spsnih fhiPs. OF the engagement
we have received tome few more particulars the !
French and Spaniards both foughs dcfperately
the former feemed 10 with to clear themfelvcs,
from the imputation thrown upon them by the
latter, after she aeiion with Calder, Oh having
wNhed to make she Spauisrds bear the byunt of
the ps.Is. Admiral Gravina is esid TO HAYS &C.
clared that ne I'D been thruR forward in that
action, but thar be would this time make tse
French take an equal fharc; they did 70, and
both fought bravely. Many Of OUT ihips had
tsocr more on them &C time. The Teme-
rairt was boarded by two asips at once; they
poured npon the quarter deck in esess numbers,
ruhed TO the flag Raf, and teFc down the co..,
louIs. Our gallant tars were 10 the highea de.
gree enraged they Immediately termed to-.
ceares the deck of every ons Of rho enemy
mott were killed, she ref wcrc forced overheard;
the colours were hoitted srnida loud haxzas,
and the two fhips which bad bearded her, were
forced in their turn 60 aries their colors.