The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-01-07

replied Nelslfn, bat b.tfgaintd for twel-
ty and ihen in a .tpmgcr Nuiee .nid,
anchor. Hardy, anchor. Do yuu make
The signal. kiss me-, llerly Hardy
kue'l doan and kissed his clicck. Nnw
um satisfied, sad Nelson thank God,
! have daue my duiy." aed expired win
out eroan, leaving a nlmr uHriyalied
cvcn Ia Tie glorious annals Of the British
navy.
The combined Aeet noa presented the
most melancholy spectacle. IL every ai-
rection were 10 be seen only floating
wrecks or dismant,ed piiks The proud
armament, lately SO splundid, vas ridd.ed,
shattered aud torn by -hol. Gmls ol ds
lress were beard on all sides, and inrvery
quarter the British boats we're 10 be- seen
Fastening to the vessels which bad sar-
rendered, 70 cAt,ieHe lererew frem
their pcriIous situation Twenty ships q,
lie line had struck, with Nilehcutc. ihc
rommmler-n-cl0ri, and tie SpaW.h ai-
mtas Alra and Cisnel0s. 0ae o! them,
The Auhi,le, OF a guns, lad blown up ai'
Ter size surrendered; LuJ nineteen slips
a. the hue, inclpdtg two Grsl-rates tho
S1l..siina frndada, of $50 guns. a0a
Santa Ana. u II, were ii lar hands oi
the British, sud lay ia lie mingled eouia-
sion alongside oi their redo.bRble con
Qaefors In tlisexlremiiy. Admiral Graz
,ua, with uinc ships Of the liac, forming
llic van Of lie combined fleet, stood away
for Cadiz; and Admiral Dumaaoir, with
four French ships, took fight pouring biz
brold,;de, as llr passed, HoI only itiu tie
British ships but the Slanishpriacs Which
had struck their color, q c'rMm lauce
which, although probably unavoidable,
from the confused way in wfiich TREND
and foe were intcrmingled, contributed
not liuie to augment the irritation be-
tween the two nations which this terrible
disaster could not fail to pr, duce. ihe
British ships were too much occupied in
taking care Of their numerous prizes 10 be
able to give chase aud Dananoir stood
out to HE norihward and got clear oil,
only, however, 10 fall into the hand5 Of
another squadron, and ultimately reach
British harbor.
II had been Nelson's d ing Instructions
TO Admiral ColIiugwood brng HE fleet
to anchor aud it would have been well
for that great and good man had Ills ad-
vice been followed rs he would haze prob
ably brought Ills nineteen noble prizes in
safety to Spitlpaa As il was he deemed
it an unnecessary prccaulion till nine at
night, AM consequently proved eminenily
disastrous. EARLY on the morning OF The
22d. strong soatherly wind arose, with
,quaiy weather, aud heavy swell set in
from ihe Atlaa ic into the bay Of Cadz.
Notwithstanding tile utmost efforts Of the
British. il was found impossible TO keep
the prizes III iow. or make he necessary
repairs on their pierced and ruined sides,
to enable tlcm 10 ride out The gale and
lhe consequence was that most Of them
drifed their cables, and either ioundeied
AT sea or were wrecked on the coas,.--
The crew OF the A sesiraz rose upon the
slender British guard which had her IN
possession, and escaped With them into
Cadiz, whtre the authorities had lle gen-
closty to allow the English who had her
IN possession TO return on parole TO the
English fleet. Encouraged by this cir
constance, Captain Kirguliea, the senior
French officer IN the haibor, put TO sea
with liye sail Of the line and five irgatps,
the only part Of the combined fept which
was ia condition for service. in the hope
Of reeapiuring some Of the di-mnsted hulls
which were drifting about the coast. The
British Instantly for Led a line If battle,
covering such ot tie prizes as they sill
had in tow. and The French did not ap
proach within gunshot; but their irig,aes
succeeded il getting bold Of the Santa
Ana aad Neptune, which driiied INTO their
hands, and brought the.a into Cai.z.-
Many melancholy calastropfcs happened
daring tie storm. Among the resi-, the
Iaduiu.table was wrecked on tde coast,
having Oh board, besides hcr oan, ihe saF-
yitor- Of the Buccmaur's crew, aud above
1000 persons persisted. MANY Of The
prizes iouudcred in The gale; others were
snak by the British. -Four oils reached
Gibraltar in safely. Eat tie British took
Almuals yieneuye, Alya, and Cisusros,
10000 prisoners, including illc land forces
90 board and ihe combined fleet was Ill
most toialiy anuihiated, willie their owa
loss was 1890 men killed aud wounded.
~six-and-iwenty ships oi the liHc." says
General Mailhieu Dumas, 81 Trafalgar,
or Cape Ortegal, were compelled 70 strike
their eoiots.' Il may truly be said that
there were lelt OILY fs@ remnants Of
the fleet which two months before had
iiiIed England with alarm.
An interchange OF courteous deed. took
place between The English feet and tie
Spaniards al Ctdiz. Tie magnitude OF
Tie disaster bad extinguisled al feelings
oi irritation. and brought the people into
that state Of sad exaIlalion Which is near
~ allied 70 generous emotion. Admiral
Collingwood maie an offer to send all the
wounded Spaaiards ashore, a proposal
which excited the deepest gratitude ia
that high spirited people, and wa. at the
same time Il reasonable relief 10 the Brit