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which was much cut up by the Fish-market, and 

 other batteries, and as late as seven o'clock, was 

 obliged to carry out a hawser to the Severn, to ena- 

 ble her to bear her broadside upon one which an- 

 noyed her. The loss in the other line-of-battle ships 

 was remarkably small. They had together but 

 twenty-six killed, including the casualties in their 

 respective boats. 



Lord Exmouth escaped most narrowly. He was 

 struck in three places ; and a cannon-shot tore away 

 the skirts of his coat. A button was afterwards 

 found in the signal locker ; and the shot broke one 

 of the glasses, and bulged the rim of the spectacles 

 in his pocket. He gave the spectacles to his valued 

 friend, the late gallant Sir Richard Keats; who 

 caused their history to be engraven on them, and 

 directed, that, when he died, they should be restored 

 to Lord Exmouth's family, to be kept as a memorial 

 of his extraordinary preservation. 



On the 28th, at daylight. Lieutenant Burgess was 

 sent on shore with a flag of truce, and the demands 

 of the preceding morning ; the bomb-vessels at the 

 same time resuming their positions. The captain of 

 one of the destroyed frigates met the boat, and de- 

 clared that an answer had been sent on the day 

 before, but that no boat was at hand to receive it. 

 Shortly after, the captain of the port came off, accom- 

 panied by the Swedish consul, and informed Lord 

 Exmouth that all his demands would be submitted 

 to. On the morning of the 29th, the captani of the 

 port came off again, being now accompanied by the 

 British consul ; upon which Captain Brisbane, of 

 the flag-ship, went on shore, and had a conference 

 with the Dey. Sir Charles Penrose, whom the 

 Admiral had expected to the last, arrived this day 

 in the Ister frigate, from Malta, where he had waited 

 for his expected orders, until he heard that Lord 

 Exmouth was in the Mediterranean. Lord Exmouth 

 committed to him the management of the negotia- 

 tions, the only compliment he could now offer. 

 VOL. VII.--1836. L 



