[221] Napoleon to Berthier, Decrès, and Ganteaume, July 20, 1805.
[222] Napoleon to Decrès, July 27, 1805.
[223] Calder's Defence, Naval Chronicle, vol. xv. p. 167. The words quoted, frequently repeated in different terms, embody the spirit of the whole paper.
[224] Chevalier, Mar. Fran. sous l'Emp., p. 171. Couto (Combate de Trafalgar, p. 107) gives a very serious account of the injuries suffered by the four remaining Spanish ships.
[225] Nelson's Disp., vol. vi. p. 457.
[226] Nelson's Disp., vol. vii. p. 16.
[227] Corr. de Napoléon, July 16, 1805.
[228] The harbors of Ferrol, Coruña, and a third called Betanzos, are inlets having a common entrance from the sea.
[229] See Napoleon's letters to Decrès, Allemand, and others, July 26, 1805.
[230] Napoleon to Decrès, August 29.