I have now by me a gilt dirk that I brought away from her, it belonged to the Spanish admiral’s son, Don Baltazar Cisneros; I would not part with it for its weight in gold. Of all our hard-earned prizes, only four got safe to Gibraltar; viz., _San Ildefonso_ (74), _San Juan Nepomuceno_ (74), _Bahama_ (74), and the old English _Swiftsure_ (74), the rest were either sunk or burnt. Nothing being talked of now but horizontal firing, it is to be hoped we shall fire as well and with the same precision and effect next war, as the British fleet did on this memorable day. The establishment of the school for naval gunnery on board the _Excellent_ at Portsmouth, placed as it is under the superintendence of Sir Thomas Hastings, and other scientific officers, will, in my humble opinion however some persons may affect to despise teaching seamen the science of naval gunnery, be of general benefit to the service. One of the originators of it, the gallant Captain Sir John Pechell, Bart., C.B., K.C.B., deserves great credit, and the thanks of the service for the interest, zeal, and attention he has paid to it; as also does Captain George Smith, who invented the moveable target, now used on board our men-of-war, and several other ingenious and clever inventions of his have been before the public. He has lately invented paddle-box life boats for steam ships. _List of the English Fleet, under Lord Nelson, on the 21st October, 1805-27 sail of the line, 4 frigates, 1 cutter, 1 schooner._ LORD NELSON’S DIVISION. Guns. Killed. Wounded. _Victory_ 100 { Vice-Admiral Viscount Nelson } 51 75 { Captain T. M. Hardy } _Téméraire_ 98 Eliab Harvey 47 76 _Neptune_ 98 T. F. Fremantle 10 35 _Conqueror_ 74 Israel Pellew 3 9 _Leviathan_ 74 H. W. Bayntum 4 22 _Ajax_ 74 Lieut. J. Pilfold 0 9 _Orion_ 74 Edward Codrington 1 23 _Agamemnon_ 64 Sir Edward Berry 2 7 _Minotaur_ 74 C. J. M. Mansfield 3 22 _Spartiate_ 74 Sir F. Laforey, Bart. 3 20 _Britannia_ 100 { Rear-Admiral the Earl Northesk } 10 42 { Captain Charles Bullen } _Africa_ 64 Henry Digby 18 44 --- --- Total 154 383 --- --- VICE-ADMIRAL COLLINGWOOD’S DIVISION. Guns. Killed. Wounded.