1.  Victory         110      Admiral Lord Nelson, and Capt Hardy.
2.  Temeraire        98      Capt.  Harvey.
3.  Neptune          98      Capt.  Freemantle.
4.  Conqueror        74      Capt.  Pellew.
5.  Leviathan        74      Capt.  Bayntun.
6.  Ajax             74      Lieut.  Pilfold.
7.  Orion            74      Capt.  Codrington.
8.  Agamemnon        64      Capt.  Sir Edward Berry.
9.  Minotaur         74      Capt.  Mansfield.
10.  Spartiate        74      Capt.  Sir Francis Laforey.
11.  Britannia       100      Rear-Admiral Northesk, and Capt.  Bullen.
12.  Africa           64      Capt.  Digby.

REAR, OR LEE COLUMN.

13.  Royal Sovereign 100 Admiral Collingwood, and Capt.  Rotheran. 14.  Mars 74 Capt.  Duff. 15.  Belleisle 74 Capt.  Hargood. 16.  Tonnant 80 Capt.  Tyler. 17.  Bellerophon 74 Capt.  Cooke. 18.  Colossus 74 Capt.  Morris. 19.  Achille 74 Capt.  King. 20.  Polyphemus 64 Capt.  Redmill. 21.  Revenge 74 Capt.  Moorson. 22.  Swiftsure 74 Capt.  Rutherford. 23.  Defence 74 Capt.  Hope. 24.  Thunderer 74 Lieut.  Stockham. 25.  Defiance 74 Capt.  Durham. 26.  Prince 74 Capt.  Grindall. 27.  Dreadnought 98 Capt.  Conn.

    Senior Lieutenants Pilfold and Stockham commanded for Captains
    Brown and Lechmere, who were called home to give evidence
    on the enquiry into the conduct of Sir Robert Calder.

FRIGATES, &c.  Ships.  Guns.  Commanders. 1.  Euryalus 36 The Honourable Capt.  Blackwood. 2.  Sirius 36 Capt.  Prowse. 3.  Phoebe 36 Capt.  Capel. 4.  Naiad 36 Capt.  Parker. 5.  Pickle schooner 10 Lieut.  Lapenotiere. 6.  Entreprenante cutter 10 Lieut.  Puyer.

While they were approaching the enemy’s line, Lord Nelson repeatedly declared, that it was the happiest day of his life; and that, from the plan of his intended attack, he entertained not the smallest doubt that, before night, he should gain possession of at least twenty of their ships.  The last signal which preceded the battle, was an emanation from his great mind which will long be remembered; this was a private signal to the fleet, communicating by telegraph the following most emphatic sentiment—­

“England expects every man to do his duty.”

This took place exactly at twelve o’clock, and the battle instantly commenced by the leading ships of the columns attempting to break through the enemy’s line:  Lord Nelson, in the Victory, about the tenth ship from the van; Vice-Admiral Collingwood, in the Royal Sovereign, about the twelfth from the rear.  When Vice-Admiral Collingwood, at the head of the division under his orders, began the attack, and broke through the enemy’s line, Lord Nelson, turning