THE LOG OF HMS NAIAD Manuscript, two leaves extracted from the log of HMS Naiad , 'Remark[s] &c HMS Naiad off Cadiz Commencing 19th October 1805' and 'Remarks &c HMS Naiad 22 n d October 1805 off Cape Trafalgar', DESCRIBING THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR, together with a table of the signals made on the day of the battle, INCLUDING THE FAMOUS 'ENGLAND EXPECTS THAT EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY', 4 pages, folio (yellowed; some brittleness and small losses to margins). The Naiad's 'Remarks' trace the progress of the battle from the slow departure of the Allied fleet from harbour at Cadiz, which the Naiad , as a frigate on the in-shore squadron, was responsible for monitoring. The description of the battle itself commences with the Royal Sovereign under Collingwood breaking the line, 'at 12.50 the Spanish Admiral Commenced firing and the action became Very General, At 1 a Spanish three Decker haul [ sic ] down her Colours to the Royal Sovereign ... at 1.50 a French two Deck Ship and the French Admiral Ship both strike to the Victory and Temeraire ... At 2.30 Obs'd the Neptune Dismast the Spanish four Decker ... at 3.35 Bore up to take One of Our Ships in tow, she being without a Mast or Bowsprit, at 4 Took the Bellisle in tow, Obs d One of the French Line of battle ships on fire, at 4.20 out boats and sent them to the assistance of her distressd Crew, at 5 the Firing ceased from all the Ships, at 5.10 Observed the Ship that was on fire to blow up with a Dreadful Explosion ... Sent an officer to the Victory for Orders Respecting the Bellisle who Returned with the Melancholy News of the Death of our Commander in Chief ...'. The table of signals comprises 20 signals made on the day of the battle, the first 12 made by the Victory , the remainder by Euryalus and Phoebe , beginning with Nelson's 'Prepare for Battle' at 6.40 am and including the three famous signals as action commenced, 'England Expects that Every man will do his duty', 'Prepare to Anchor', and 'Engage more closely', as well as the signal 'Make all sail possible with safety to the masts', made first as a general signal (though interpreted in the Naiad's log as for the Thunderer ) and then to the Africa alone. As a frigate, the Naiad , under Captain Thomas Dundas, took no direct part in the fighting at Trafalgar. At the onset of the battle, she was among the other frigates towards the head of the French line, but in order to retrieve the helpless Belleisle , second in Collingwood's line, she would have travelled virtually the full length of the engaged fleets. (2)
THE LOG OF HMS NAIAD Manuscript, two leaves extracted from the log of HMS Naiad , 'Remark[s] &c HMS Naiad off Cadiz Commencing 19th October 1805' and 'Remarks &c HMS Naiad 22 n d October 1805 off Cape Trafalgar', DESCRIBING THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR, together with a table of the signals made on the day of the battle, INCLUDING THE FAMOUS 'ENGLAND EXPECTS THAT EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY', 4 pages, folio (yellowed; some brittleness and small losses to margins). The Naiad's 'Remarks' trace the progress of the battle from the slow departure of the Allied fleet from harbour at Cadiz, which the Naiad , as a frigate on the in-shore squadron, was responsible for monitoring. The description of the battle itself commences with the Royal Sovereign under Collingwood breaking the line, 'at 12.50 the Spanish Admiral Commenced firing and the action became Very General, At 1 a Spanish three Decker haul [ sic ] down her Colours to the Royal Sovereign ... at 1.50 a French two Deck Ship and the French Admiral Ship both strike to the Victory and Temeraire ... At 2.30 Obs'd the Neptune Dismast the Spanish four Decker ... at 3.35 Bore up to take One of Our Ships in tow, she being without a Mast or Bowsprit, at 4 Took the Bellisle in tow, Obs d One of the French Line of battle ships on fire, at 4.20 out boats and sent them to the assistance of her distressd Crew, at 5 the Firing ceased from all the Ships, at 5.10 Observed the Ship that was on fire to blow up with a Dreadful Explosion ... Sent an officer to the Victory for Orders Respecting the Bellisle who Returned with the Melancholy News of the Death of our Commander in Chief ...'. The table of signals comprises 20 signals made on the day of the battle, the first 12 made by the Victory , the remainder by Euryalus and Phoebe , beginning with Nelson's 'Prepare for Battle' at 6.40 am and including the three famous signals as action commenced, 'England Expects that Every man will do his duty', 'Prepare to Anchor', and 'Engage more closely', as well as the signal 'Make all sail possible with safety to the masts', made first as a general signal (though interpreted in the Naiad's log as for the Thunderer ) and then to the Africa alone. As a frigate, the Naiad , under Captain Thomas Dundas, took no direct part in the fighting at Trafalgar. At the onset of the battle, she was among the other frigates towards the head of the French line, but in order to retrieve the helpless Belleisle , second in Collingwood's line, she would have travelled virtually the full length of the engaged fleets. (2)
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