1P)8 LORD GAMBIER. 



gar, when in command of the "Temeraire," 

 of ninety-eight guns, engaging and taking a 

 French and Spanish line-of-battle ship at 

 the same time ; and Captain Lord Coch- 

 rane, who was sent out by the Admi- 

 ralty to take the command of some fire- 

 ships, for the destruction of the enemy's 

 force. 



On the return of the fleet to Spithead 

 from this successful enterprise, it was 

 soon made public that an altercation or 

 disagreement of an unpleasant nature 

 had taken place between the senior 

 officers, which was likely to lead to un- 

 pleasant consequences. 



My Lord Gambier, it seems, was one 

 of the first in command, who had 

 sanctioned the distribution of religious 

 tracts among the seamen of the fleet. 

 Now, however wise and politic and 

 morally proper this might seem to be, 

 in all well-regulated minds, for the 

 purpose of reforming the loose morals 



