and by fire, . . . . . 13,621 Total deaths, from other causes than disease, . . . . . . 20,284 Comparing the whole number of men in the naval service, during this period, with the mortality from causes incidental to the service, the average annual loss was-- Killed in battle, . . . . one in 506, or .197 per cent. Drowned and lost in battle, and died of wounds . . . . . one in 1,292, or .077 per cent. Wounded, . . . . . one in 169, or .588 per cent. Drowned and lost by shipwreck, fire, etc., otherwise than by battle, . one in 178, or .561 per cent. Total annual loss by battle and the special dangers of the sea, . . one in 119, or .836 per cent. TABLE II.--BATTLES BETWEEN FLEETS OR SQUADRONS BRITISH. Guns Date. Place. Ships. Broadside. Men. 1782, April 12, West Indies 36 1,315 21,608 1794, June 1, English Channel 26 1,087 17,241 1795, March 14, Genoa 14 557 8,810 1797, February 14, Cape St. Vincent 15 620 9,508 " October 11, Camperdown 16 575 8,221 1798, August 1, Nile 14 507 7,985 1801, July 12, Algeziras 5 188 3,100 1805, July 22, Cape Finisterre 15 596 10,500 " October 21, Trafalgar 27 1,074 16,826 " November 4, Bay of Biscay 9 262 4,186 1806, February 6, San Domingo 7 257 4,094 1811, March 12, Lissa 4 59 886 " May 20, Madagascar 4 73 903 --- ----- ------- 192 7,170 113,863 TABLE II.--BATTLES BETWEEN FLEETS OR SQUADRONS (cont.) BRITISH. ENEMY. Killed. Wounded. Number. Per 1000. Number. Per 1000. West Indies 250 11 810 37 French. English Channel 290 16 858 47 do. Genoa 71 8 266 30 do. Cape St. Vincent 73 7 227 29 Spanish. Camperdown 203 24 622 75 Dutch. Nile 218 27 678 84 French. Algeziras 18 6 102 33 French and Spanish. Cape Finisterre 39 3 159 15 do. Trafalgar 449 26 1241 73 do. Bay of Biscay 24 5 111 26 French. San Domingo 74 1.8 264 64 do. Lissa 44 49 144 162 French and Italian. Madagascar 25 27 89 98 French. ---- ---- ---- ----- 1778 15.6 5571 48.9