APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE. 
British enterprise, by his attacking, 
raking, and harassing her until the 
coming up of the Agamemnon, 
when he was most ably seconded 
by captain Nelson, who did her so 
much damage as to disable her 
from putting herselfagain_to rights ; 
but they were at this time so far 
detached from our own fleet, that 
they were obliged to quit her, as 
other ships of the enemy were com- 
ing up to her assistance, by one of 
wiich she was soon afterwards 
taken in tow. 
Finding that our heavy ships 
did not gain on the enemy during 
the chace, I made the signal for 
the squadron to form on the lar- 
board line of bearing, in which or- 
der we continued for the night. 
At day-light the next morn- 
ing (the 14th) being about six or 
seven leagues to the south-west of 
Genoa, we observed the enemy’s dis- 
abled ship, with the one that had 
her in tow, to be so far to leeward, 
and separated from their own squa- 
dron, as to afford a probable chance 
of ourcutting them off. The oppor- 
tunity was not lost, all sail was 
made to effect that purpose, which 
reduced the enemy to the alterna- 
tive of abandoning those ships, or 
coming to battle. 
Although the latter did* not. 
appear to be their choice, they yet 
came down (on the contrary tack 
towhich we were) with a view of 
supporting them; but the Captain. 
and Bedford, whose signals were 
made to attack the enemy’s dis- 
abled ship and her companion, 
were so far advanced, and so close- 
ly supported by the other ships of 
Our van, as to cut them off effec- 
tually from any assistance that could 
be given them; the confli€t ended 
in the enemy’s abandoning them, 
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and firing upon our line as they 
passed with a light air of wind. 
The two ships that tell proved 
to be the Ca-Ira (formerly the 
Couronne) of 80 gunsy and the 
Censeur of 74. 
Our van ships suftered so much 
by this attack, particularly the Illus. 
trious and Courageux (having each 
lost their main and mizen masts) 
that it became impossible for any 
thing further to be effected. 
I have, however, good reason 
to hope, from the enemy’s steering 
to the westward, after having pass- 
ed our fleet, that, whatever might 
have been their design, their in- 
tentions are for the present frus- 
trated. 
The French fleet were loaded 
with troops; the Ca-Ira having 
thirteen hundred men on board, 
and the Censeur one thousand, of 
whom, by their obstinate defence, 
they lost in killed and wounded 
between three and four hundred 
men. 
The efforts of our squadron to 
second my wishes for an immedi. 
ate and effeftual attack upon the 
enemy were so spirited and unani- 
mous, that I feel peculiar satisfac. 
tion in offering to their lordships 
my cordial commendation of all 
ranks collectively. It is difficult 
to specify particular desert, where 
emulation was common to all, and 
zeal for his majesty’s service the 
general description of the fleet. 
It is, however, an at of jus. 
tice toexpress the sense I entertain 
of the services of captain Holloway, 
of the Britannia. During a long 
friendship with that officer, I have 
had repeated proofs of his personal 
and professional talents; and on 
this recent demand for experience 
and information, his zeal afforded 
me 
