In no former general action had the casualties been so great in proportion to the force employed.  One hundred and twenty-eight were killed, and six hundred and ninety wounded, in the British ships, and thirteen killed and fifty-two wounded in the Dutch squadron.  Yet, except the Impregnable, which had fifty men killed, no ship suffered so much as is usual in a severe engagement.  Generally, in fleet actions, the brunt of the battle, and the chief amount of losses, fall upon a few; but here every ship had her allotted duty, and was closely engaged throughout.  After the Impregnable, the frigates suffered the most, particularly the Granicus, which took a line-of-battle ship’s station; and the Leander, which was much cut up by the Fish-market and other batteries, and as late as seven o’clock was obliged to carry out a hawser to the Severn, to enable her to bear her broadside upon one which annoyed her.  The loss in the other line-of-battle ships was remarkably small.  They had together but twenty-six killed, including the casualties in their respective boats.

Lord Exmouth escaped most narrowly.  He was struck in three places; and a cannon-shot tore away the skirts of his coat.  A button was afterwards found in the signal locker; and the shot broke one of the glasses and bulged the rim of the spectacles in his pocket.  He gave the spectacles to his valued friend, the late gallant Sir Richard Keats, who caused their history to be engraven on them, and directed, that when he died, they should be restored to Lord Exmouth’s family, to be kept as a memorial of his extraordinary preservation.

On the 28th, at daylight, Lieutenant Burgess was sent on shore with a flag of truce, and the demands of the preceding morning; the bomb-vessels at the same time resuming their positions.  The captain of one of the destroyed frigates met the boat, and declared that an answer had been sent on the day before, but that no boat was at hand to receive it.  Shortly after, the captain of the port came off, accompanied by the Swedish consul, and informed Lord Exmouth that all his demands would be submitted to.  On the morning of the 29th, the captain of the port came off again, being now accompanied by the British consul; upon which Captain Brisbane, of the flag-ship, went on shore, and had a conference with the Dey.  Sir Charles Penrose, whom the Admiral had expected to the last, arrived this day in the Ister frigate, from Malta, where he had waited for his expected orders, until he heard that Lord Exmouth was in the Mediterranean.  Lord Exmouth committed to him the management of the negotiations, the only compliment he could now offer.  Where nothing remained but submission for the vanquished, the arrangements were soon concluded, and next day the final result was officially communicated to the fleet.

“Queen Charlotte, Algiers Bay, August 30, 1816.

“General Memorandum.