It fired the last time on the 18^{th} October at about 3 p. m. and the next day the battery was taken by our troops. 2.—Germans Guns upon the jetty of Zeebrugge. We will not study the guns, but we feel compelled to bring back to memory, one of the most striking naval operations of the Great War. British Raid against Zeebrugge. Loathing the countless crimes of the foe’s submarine warfare, Admiral Sir Jellicoe, the newly promoted First Sea Lord, brought forward a scheme for the bottling up of Zeebrugge and Ostend, the two outlets of the German Naval basis Bruges. The operations, though of the boldest character, was agreed upon and attempted on April 22^d 1918, eve of S^t Georges’ day, patron of England. Admiral Sir Roger Keyes was entrusted with the glorious mission. Five old Cruisers loaded with ferro-concrete, with on board a crew mainly composed of volunteers were to carry that mission through. Three of these cruisers, namely: H. M. S. _Thetis_, _Intrepid_, and _Iphigenia_ were bound for Zeebrugge; H. M. S. _Brilliant_ and _Sirius_ for Ostend. A flotilla composed of destroyers, submarines, several steam barges and motor trawlers had to cooperate in the action. The attack against Zeebrugge seeming the more difficult of the two had to be shouldered by the old cruiser H. M. S. _Vindictive_ and the two Liverpool carriers _Iris_ and _Daffodil_. These units were to undertake a daring diversion in dashing for the pier. It was 5 o’clock p. m. when the fleet was concentrated at about 63 miles off the coast and from thither directed towards the two goals. While a wind due North East was carrying forward a thick smoke screen produced by fume boats, the fleet sailed forth without raising the enemy’s attention. Unfortunately, at a few cable’s lengths from the ports the wind suddenly swerved due South-West, cleaning away the smoke cloud, disclosing at once the “Gallant British Fleet”. It was then 11.56 p. m. Like lightenings, all the guns and machine-guns, raised as though by magic power, roared their rapid rounds. In front of Ostend, the lights guiding the boats towards the coast were hit by shellfire and put out of action. Unable to be driven, the attack failed. H. M. S. _Sirius_ and H. M. S. _Brilliant_ were sunk at 3 kilomètres East of the harbour’s entrance[1]. Footnote 1: The operation against Ostend was successfully carried out during the night of the 9^{th} to 10^{th} May. H. M. S. _Vindictive_ managed to place herself athwart in the entrance of the harbour and there was blown up.