they were both soon in a blaze, exhibiting a most aweful spectacle. In about half an hour after the Cæsar passed them; these two ships, of 112 guns each, blew up, by which 2500 souls were launched into eternity.

The Superb had brought to action another of the enemy's ships, which, after a short but smart contest, on the Caesar's coming up, struck, and proved to be the St. Antoine, of 74 guns, and 730 men.

The admiral continued the pursuit all night: at daylight the Venerable was observed at no great distance from the French Formidable, which ship was standing towards the shoals of Comil. Captain Hood immediately gave chace, and soon brought her to action, which was maintained with great spirit and bravery; he had nearly silenced the enemy, when the Venerable's mainmast was shot away, and soon after she struck upon one of the shoals, and was obliged to cut away the remaining masts to save the ship. During the action, the Casar, Spencer, and Thames, were becalmed; the Frenchman fortunately got a light breeze, and effected his escape into Cadiz. The loss sustained amounted on board the Venerable to 18 killed; and 87 wounded. On board the Superb, 1 killed and 14 wounded.

On the 21st of July, the Pasley armed brig, commanded by Lieutenant W. Wooldridge, on his return from Minorca, fell in with a Spanish man of war xebeck, of 22 guns, which, after an action within pistol shot for an hour and a quarter, was perfectly silenced; but the enemy taking advantage of its being nearly calm, got out her sweeps and rowed off, in spite of every exertion of Lieutenant Wooldridge to pursue her. In this contest, one man was killed, and two wounded.

On the 3d of August, the squadron of frigates cruiz

ing under the orders of Captain Halsted, off the Isle of Elba, fell in with a large French frigate, escorting some - small vessels laden with ammunition and stores for their army on that island. After a smart action of ten minutes, the frigate, La Carrere of 40 guns, manned with 356 men, struck to the Pomone. The loss sustained by this action was three killed and three wounded.

On the 2d of September, at six o'clock in the morning, the same squadron had the good fortune to discover two French frigates steering towards Leghorn, to which Captain Halsted gave chace. On the approach of the squadron one of them was observed to have run a-shore off Vada, and struck her colours without resistance; she was taken possession of by the Pomone, and found to be his Majesty's late ship Success, which was got off without receiving any material damage.

Captain Cockbarne, in the Minerve, went on in pur-suit of the other, which was endeavouring to get into Leghorn Road, but the wind fortunately shifting, enabled the Minerve to get well up with the enemy before he could accomplish his views; and after missing stays and attempting to wear, got on shore under the Santegnano battery, to the southward of Leghorn, where her masts soon went by the board, and the ship was totally lost, having struck her colours without making any resistance. She proved to be La Bravoure, of 46 guns, and 283 men, commanded by M. Dordelin, who with several of his officers, were made prisoners by the Minerve's boats.

On the 15th of September, Lord William Stuart, in the Champion, in a most gallant manner, cut out from under the batteries of Gallipoli, his Majesty's late sloop Bull Dog, in the face of an incessant fire from the ship and fort. The Champion had one man killed.

On the 28th of October, Lieutenant Wooldridge of the Pasley, armed brig, fell in with, off Cape de Gatt, and after a spirited action, carried, by boarding, the Spanish privateer, Polacre El Virgine del Rosario, pierced for 20 guns, but only ten mounted, with 94 men; of whom were killed, the first and second captains, one lieutenant, and 18 men; and 13 wounded. The Pasley had three killed, and seven wounded; among the latter was Lieutenant Wooldridge.

We shall now take a brief review of the operations on the coast of Egypt.

On the 22d of February, the armament destined for this expedition, sailed from the harbour of Marmorice, and anchored in the bay of Aboukir on the 2d of March, excepting the Turkish gun-boats and kaicks, all of which bore up for Macri, Cyprus, and other ports, during the prevalence of strong westerly winds which the fleet encountered on its passage. An unfortunate succession of strong gales, attended by a heavy swell, rendered it impossible to disembark before the 8th. At two o'clock in the morning the boats began to receive the first division of troops. At three the signal was made for their proceeding to rendezvous near the Mondovi, anchored about a gun-shot from the shore, where it had been determined that they were to be assembled and properly arranged; but such was the extent of the anchorage occupied by so large a fleet, and so great the distance of many of them from any one given point, that it was not till nine the signal could be made for the boats to advance towards the shore. The whole line began to move with great celerity towards the beach, between the castle of Aboukir, and the entrance of the Sed, under the direction of the honourable Captain Cochrane