[1]See Addenda.
[2]See Addenda.
[3] When the action had ceased, Sir Hyde Parker, captain of the Latona and son of the admiral, bore down on the Fortitude, and affectionately inquired for his brave parent, of whose gallantry he had been an anxious eye-witness. The admiral, with equal warmth, assured his son of his personal safety, and spoke of his mortification at being unable, from the state of his own ship, and from the reports he had received of the other ships, to pursue the advantage he had gained, in the manner he most ardently desired.
[4] Ralfe's Naval Biography, Vol. ii. p. 378.
[5] See Appendix for this memorandum, and for extracts from the Russell, Canada, and Barfleur's logs; also Captain White's reply, and extracts of letters from Sir Lawrence Halsted and Admiral Gifford, who were in the Canada, and Captain Knight's letter.
[6] Governor Le Mesurier was brother to Mrs. Richard Saumarez.
[7] Sir James's brother.
[8] Druid, Valiant, Dolphin, Cockchafer, Active, and Prestwood.
[9] See Engraving.
[10] See Engraving and Diagram.