and three marines killed, one lieutenant (Robert England), one captain of marines (James Cassel), one midshipman (James Scott), 63 seamen, and 12 marines wounded ; the Lancaster, three seamen killed, one lieutenant (Benjamin Morgan), one lieutenant of marines (John Sandys), 13 seamen, and three marines wounded ; the Triumph, 25 seamen, three marines, and one boy killed, her captain, first and third lieutenants (Patrick Chapman and George Trollope), master (James Read), one midshipman (Mr. Jones), and 50 seamen and marines wounded ; the Monmouth, one petty-officer, one seaman, two marines, and one boy killed, 16 seamen, two marines, and four boys wounded ; the Director, six seamen and one marine wounded ; the Montague, three seamen killed, one lieutenant (Ralph Sneyd), one midshipman (James Forbishly), two seamen, and one marine wounded; the Veteran, one lieutenant (Francis Ferrett), and three seamen killed, and 21 seamen wounded; and the Russel, one lieutenant (David Johnson), her master (Thomas Troughton), one master's mate (George Taylor), her boatswain, (John Brooks), two pilots (Thomas Abbott and Thomas Sherrard), and one sergeant of marines wounded : making a total of 203 killed, and 622 wounded. * So say the returns in the London Gazette ; but, according to the report of " the committee appointed to manage subscriptions raised for the relief of the wounded, and the families or relations of those who were killed," � the loss in this action amounted to 228 killed, and 812 (including 16 mortally) wounded : total 1040.

The captured ships were all, either dismasted outright, or so injured in their masts that most of the latter fell, as soon as the wind and sea, in the passage home, began to act powerfully upon them. As to their hulls, the ships were like sieves, and only worth bringing into port to be exhibited as trophies. The loss on board was proportionably severe. The Dutch vice-admiral and the two rear-admirals were all wounded, more or less ; and Admiral De Winter died in London, shortly after his arrival there, not, however, of his wound, but of a chronic disease. Captain Holland, of the Wassenaer, was mortally wounded early in the action ; and Admiral De Winter's captain, Van-Rossem, had his thigh shot off, of which wound he afterwards died. Many other officers suffered ; and the total of killed and wounded in the Dutch fleet, including the loss on board the Monnikendam frigate, amounted, according to the Dutch returns, to 540 killed, and 620 wounded. �

Our next business is to show the force of the rival fleets, in this their sanguinary engagement. The long-gun force, as established upon British ships in general, has already been so often adverted to, that we have only to point out any exceptions that

* See Appendix, No. 6.

� This noble subscription, so characteristic of British feeling en such occasions, amounted to �52,609. 10s. 10d.

� See Appendix, No. 7.

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