Wind S.W. P.M. moderate and hazy; half-past 2 tacked,--Cape Trafalgar S.E. three or four leagues,--got springs on the anchors; at 8h. standing up the Gut of Gibraltar,--Admiral S. by W. three-quarters of a mile; at 12h. taken aback, came to the wind on the land-tack; at 6h. Gibraltar Rock N. by E. four or five leagues,--shortened sail to let the Pompee go ahead to her station; at half-past 7, saw the enemy's ships at anchor in Algeziras Roads, consisting of three line-of-battle ships, a frigate, gun-boats, &c.; three-quarters past 7, the batteries commenced firing on our ships as they passed; twenty minutes past 8, the enemy's ships began to fire on our ships; at half-past 8, the action became hot on both sides,--the Venerable, Pompee, and Audacious as yet only in action; at half-past 9, the Caesar, Spencer, and Hannibal joined the action against the ships and batteries; at 11h. cut the cables, and tried to tow the ship's head round to the eastward, to bring the ship's broadside to bear on her opponent, but without effect; by this time the sails and rigging being much cut up, and the ship unmanageable, got the kedge anchor with a five-inch hawser out on the starboard bow, and succeeded in bringing the broadside to bear; at noon, light airs inclining to calm,--Caesar, Spencer, under way, still in action. P.M. dark weather; at forty-five minutes past 12, the Venerable and Pompee hauled to the wind on the starboard tack; at 1h. cut the sheet-cable, and slipped the end of the kedge hawser, and spring on the sheet-anchor,--got the boats ahead to tow,--found the ship drifting under the island fort, which did us considerable injury,--the rocks close under the lee-bow,--cut away the best bower-anchor to check her head, and bring her broadside to bear, it being calm; at twenty minutes past 1, a light breeze sprung up off-shore,--cut away the best bower-cable, and made sail on the starboard tack,--observed the Hannibal on shore, and the enemy take possession of her; at 4h. anchored in Rosia Bay, Gibraltar. The next is the journal of Captain Hood of the Venerable. 6th July 1801.