Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-09-07

was Unheeded in the fury of the combat and
the reflected light of the cannonadpg The
French ships were sileneed one by one, fol
want of hands to man the guns. They drifted
from their cables toward the shore. or foun-
dered on the rocks.-The Orient. in flames
above, still fired from her lower decks. ready
to be consumed in the impending confagrat-
ion, hastened and excited by the freshening
of the night breeze. The English ships ceased
to respond, and retired to a distance to escape
the vortex of the inevitable explosion. Captain
Dupetit- -Thouars. commanding the I0aRdat,
never slackened his fire for mo,nent at sight
of this disaster. He no longer fought for glory
or life but for immortality. One arm carried
off by cannon shot, and both legs broken by
grape, he called upon his crew to swear never
to strike his flag, and to throw his body over
board, that even his remains might not be-
come captive to the English The Toanant,
as well as the FraahIin, covered with the bod
les of their officers, became, in short time,
little better than floating corpses.
The increasing flames of the Orient served
to light the entire bay, covered with the. re-
lies fbattle. The sailors of this vessel flung
themselves from the portfolios into the sea-
and chung to broken masts and yards in the
hope officiating on shore. They implored their
cOmmandant, Casa-Banca, who was covered
with wounds, to allow them to save HIM
Whether he was unable to move his shattered
limbs, or was stoically determined not 10 sur
vive the loss of his ship, Casa-Bianca rejected
their cntreaties. They wished at least to pre-
serve his son, noble youth of twelve years
old, who had been induced, by affection for
his father, to embark with him. The brave boy
embracing the body of his parent, resisted
their prayers and efforts, and preferred death
in the arms of him who had given him life
The catastrophe, which now approached
rapidly, compelled the generous sailors to sleave
the melancholy group. The Orient blew up
at eleven o'clock, with an explosion which
made the land of Egypt tremble to Rosetta,
and with a burst of fame that long illuminat-
ed the surrounding horizon Her masts, spars
rigging, timpers, and cannon, fell down in q
storm of fire into the bay, like fragments from
human combatants The rising sun discov-
cred nothing in the Bay of Aboukir but the
hulls Of stranded or burning vessels scattered
at the mercy Of the heaving swell The feet
of Nelson himself, dismasted, and almost
without sails, could with difficulty move away
from the scene of action. Two of his ships,
which had sustained little damage, secured the
spells of the night Several French captains
idH lHCH ftSSStS dstOIc, lHell, 10
prevent their falling into the hands of the con-
querors.-The French army, from that mo-
ment, became prisoners in the Egypt they had
conquered. The subsequent capitllation of
of that army may be considered the second
victory of Nelson Fortune refused to give
all to single nation To one she assigned the
land, to the other sea.
This victory OF Nelson is admitted by the
French historians who witnessed it to have
been the most complete that had ever been
won at sea since the invention Of gunpowder
Ha was indebted for it to his bold attack,
and the iumob, ,lity of the feet of Brueys. The
heroic defense of that feet at anchor, shows
how they would have fought had they been
under sail. They were not beaten, but immo-
lated in their sacrifice they bore with them
thousands of their enemies, and obtained for
the French navy respect equivalent to the
glory victory.
Nelson, after returning thanks to the God
of battles, occ Ipied eighteen days in the re-
pairs of his squadron before he was ady to
put to sea. Fast-sai. ng vessels carried home
intelligence Of the triumph. Scarcel- cu..5,; OF
his wound, Le Tetu-nSu 70 Naples to enjoy his
victory in the delrium Of love. The royal
flm:ly, restored to confidence, received him
in the bay as a saviour, and conducted him in
joyful procession to the palace Lady Hamil-
ton, oVerpowered by emotion, tainted IN the
boat, and was carried inanimate to his feet.