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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1816. 



draw upon our squadron all the 

 fire of the southern batteries, the 

 Captain brought his ftigate in a 

 masterly manner under the cross 

 fire of more than 100 guns, the 

 bowsprit quite free of the Glas- 

 gow, with an anchor from the 

 head and stern, in the required 

 position, so as to open our lar- 

 board guns at the same minute. 

 Captain Ziervogel, who was fully 

 acquainted with the above plan, 

 and with the batteries, brought 

 his frigate, the Diana, nearly at 

 the same moment, within a fa- 

 thom's length of the place where 

 I had wished it, for our directed 

 position. The Dageraad, Captain 

 Polders, also immethately opened 

 her batteries in the best direction. 

 The Captains A^an der Straten and 

 Van der Hart, by the thick smoke, 

 and not being so fully acquainted 

 with the localities, were not so 

 fortunate in the iirst moments ; 

 but worked with the greatest 

 coolness, and under the heaviest 

 fire, so as to give their batteries a 

 good direction. The JEendragt, 

 Captain-lieutenant "Wardenberg, 

 which I had placed in reserve, in 

 order to be able to bring assist- 

 ance, remained under the fire of 

 the batteries close by. 



Our sliips had not fired for 

 more than half an hour, when 

 Lord Exmouth acquainted me 

 that he Avas very much satisfied 

 with the direction of the fire of 

 onr squadron on the southern 

 batteries, because these giving 

 now as little hinderance as possi- 

 ble, he commanded the whole of 

 the mole, and all the enemy's 

 ships. 



His Majesty's squadron, as well 

 as the British force, appeared to 

 be inspired with the devotedness 



of our magnanimous chief to the 

 cause of all mankind ; and the 

 coolness and order wth which the 

 terrible fire of the batteries was 

 replied to close under the massy 

 walls of Algiers, will as little ad- 

 mit of description, as the heroism 

 and self-devotion of each indivi- 

 dual generally, and the greatness 

 of Lord Exmouth in particular, 

 in the attack of this memorable 

 day. 



The destruction of nearly half 

 Algiers, and, at eight o'clock in 

 the evening, the burning of the 

 whole Algerine navy, have been 

 the result of it. Till nine o'clock. 

 Lord Exmouth remained with the 

 Queen Charlotte in the same po- 

 sition, in the hottest of the fire, 

 thereby encouraging every one 

 not to give up the begvui work 

 until the whole was completed, 

 and thus displayed such perse- 

 verance that all were animated 

 with the same spirit, and the fire 

 of the ships against that of a brave 

 and desperate enemy appeared to 

 redouble. 



Shortly afterwards, the Queen 

 Charlotte, by the loosening of the 

 burning wreck, being in the great- 

 est danger, we were, under tlie 

 heaviest fire, only anxious for the 

 safety of our noble leader ; but, 

 upon offering him the assistance 

 of all the boats of the squadron, 

 his reply was — " that having cal- 

 culated every thing, it belioved us 

 by no means to be alarmed for his 

 safety, but only to continue our 

 fire with redoubled zeal, for the 

 execution of his orders, and ac- 

 cording to his example.'' 



His Lordship at last, about half 

 an hour to ten o'clock, having 

 completed the destruction in the 

 mole, gave orders to retire with- 

 out 



