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ferent cficers, Lord Howe, indeed, fully seu- 
sible of the superior merit of Captain Colling- 
wood, used every means of conciliation in his 
power; but Cellingwood inflexibly resisted 
the SaReauenTlY preferred honour.of a medal, 
and howeyer men may think’ him sontewliat 
too jealous of honour” in the first place, it 
is impossibie not to admire the spirit’ which 
dic:atéd his refusal, when he heel gen thar he 
© could never abi dkacertd fo. wear that dis~ 
tinction (the medal) of which he was not 
deemed worthy by his commandger-in-chief 5 : 
ard that he would wait till he should have 
done something that apght entitie him ta the 
honour of wearing it.? . The battles of Se. 
Wineent and Trafalgar have: Since proclaithed 
his metic! Captain Collingwood was appeint- 
edto the Excellent, efter Lord Howe’s victory, 
‘and went with Lo:d Hood to Toulon. From 
that station he joined Admiral Jervis, and 
following the maneuvres of his tried friend | 
Commodore Nelson, these two commanders, 
with the ill-fated Troubridge, “contributed to 
‘accomplish one of the most Signal victories 
or Cape St. Viscent ever recorded in the 
uanals of naval war. The English coasisted 
of 15 ships, the Spanish of 275 the former 
had ‘only 125% guns, the attr 2508; and, 
Hotwithstanding this inferiority, four of che 
enemy’s ships were captured, two by Nelson, 
and two by Collingwood ; the San Josef 119, 
and Sen Nicolas 80, struck to Nelson; and 
the Salvador del Mundo 112, and the San 
Isidro 74, to Collingwood. ‘The prodigies cf 
vaiour displayed by Nelson and Coilingwood 
en this extraordinary occasion, are well de- 
‘picted by the former at a perilous moment of 
‘the engagement. ‘*The Salvadordel Mundo, 
‘and the San Isidro,” said his Loidship, 
* dropped astern, and were fired into in a 
miasterly style by the Excellent, Captain Col- 
lingwood, who compelled the San Isidro to 
hoist English colours ; and I thought the Jarge 
ship Salvador had struck 5 but Captain Col- 
ling wood, diaaining the ata of taking Bees: 
Sca cf a wenguished imemy, Most gallantly push 
ed up with every sail set to save his old friend 
and messmaie, who was to appearance in a 
crippled state.” Yet evenu.in this, as in the 
preceding action, Collingwood was destined 
to suffer the mortification of not erg . 
the veibal honowrs of the Gazette. It wa 
not the fortune of Collingwoéd, although 
anxiously desired by both, to aecompany his 
friend to fresh victories at the Nile, and he 
yemained in the painful’ office of blockading 
the enemy’s por-s, till 1799, when he was 
made Rear-Admiral of the White, and in 
41801 Rear-Admiral of the Red. In May 
180% he returned to Spithead, and proceeded 
to his family and friends in Northumberland. 
Eut the period of domestic enjoyment Was 
ag2in very shert; ana in April 1804 he was 
made Vice-Ada viral of the Blue, and resumed 
the biockade of Brest with Admiral Cora- 
wallis. ‘The very irksome life cf an indolent 
blockade, always apprehensive thatthecnemy 
Account of the i.te Lord Ce! lingwoed. 
-enesiy, and impress them 
he had a powerful fleet. 
the ‘of * 
‘and Spanish’ ships. pi 
“the minds of the publict 
- “What would Nelson g 
- Wander-in- chief. withy 
may escane, and yet without the hoge of his 
coming ty action, can only be wnderstood by 
those who have spent some time aboard ship 
in such service. Tn 1805, however, Admital — 
Collingwood was cabled upon £5 exercise his 
talents in the blockade of Cadiz, with eae 
four ships, with which he had to deceiy vet 
ae 
efected with Se asian ‘result by 7 ye a 
of well-ccnccived ignals from 
‘thé harbour to two! ers 
The arrival of Nelson’ 
arduous task of watching ga 
ships of the line with" only 
the way for the.  glorios 1S, 
pas, in \ 
British were op 
[July hs } 
engagement are ooh 
here. ‘Lord caliteve ae 
attack, 4nd Nelson exclaime 
that noble fel! tow * “Observe 
which he carries his ship i 
ling wood, enjoying the i 
ation, with equal spiri 
situation!” The loss of 
Admiral Collingwood, 
officers, &@9 Seatnen, 
6 officers, 70 seame 
edn all eek So 
struck, only three panish 2 
were sent to Gibraltar ; - al 
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huctinty Soe piety” of 
after this battle, we 
than they were in N as: id 
to the Adm alty, detains t tke p 
the action, be laren a ‘the fall 
As 
heart (said je) is ieee 
Nant grief for the’ a of al ; 
by many years intima 
ledge of the Virtues of 
Spired id Ss i one tot 
men, I was ound 
affection; a grief to \ Oke 3 
occasion on which he fell 
consolation ‘which perhaps 
metit of this official” dis 
Majesty, who observed, t % 
was an excellent Vetter. 
shail notice, was the Ad: 
after the action, to the | uni 
in shattered vessels, and ex SEC 
dous storm. Lord Coli: gwoo dS 
the’ Governor of Cadiz to receiv t 
ho: spitals, was most grate ully we aed 
the Spanish people, im % cpondeaoat ot 
enthusiastic admiration of the EB ; “, 
though their Enemies, .§ sent Mes ssl a 
to the E English fleet, in wines, Ae and te- ae 
2¢ 
Fo 
Frestiiente: to comfort the wounded and sick. ha 
The we!!-merited eulogiums which have been tye 
pronounced on Lord Coliing wood’s professional ai 
talents 
