In this battle Nelson by his intrepid action placed himself in the front rank of commanders, and his bravery and dash were rewarded by the Order of the Bath, and his advancement to the rank of Rear-Admiral. In the fight off Cape St. Vincent he not only attacked at close quarters the "Santissima Trinidad," a great galleon of 112 guns, but with the aid of the "Culloden" (Captain Trowbridge), which gallantly began the fight, he fought for nearly an hour this great ship and four other galleons which had come to her assistance, until the "Blenheim" (Captain Frederick) and the "Excellent" (Captain Collingwood) came to assist the English, when Nelson ran the "Captain" alongside the "San Nicolas," quickly sprang through one of the stern cabin windows, and leading his men across the Spaniard's deck, boldly boarded the "San Josef," on the quarter-deck of which he soon received the swords of the conquered officers. By 5 o'clock the Spaniards were in retreat, having lost to their enemy four of their finest vessels, and, besides receiving a blow to their naval power, had considerably minimised their value to the French in their effort to command the Channel, and upset the calculations of the Dutch. For the victory Sir John Jervis was created Earl of St. Vincent, and awarded a pension of £3,000 per annum, while the unfortunate Spanish Admiral was dismissed in disgrace. The vessels engaged were: H.M. ships "Victory," "Britannia," "Barfleur," "Blenheim," "Prince George," "Captain," "Goliath," "Excellent," "Egmont," "Culloden," "Colossus," "Diadem," "Namur," "Orion," "Irresistible," and the frigates "Dido," "Lively," "Minerva," "Niger," and "Southampton," sloops "Bon Citoyenne" and "Raven," and the cutter "Fox." =Camperdown.=--When the battle of Camperdown was fought on October 11th, 1797, Great Britain was in the unfortunate position of standing isolated among the nations of Europe, and still concerned with the series of mutinies which had broken out in her fleet owing to the poor pay and bad food meted out to the seamen who had served their country so well. As a consequence Britain was, had her enemies but realised it, in a very precarious position. Fortunately Admiral Duncan had "a way with him," which enabled him, by a combination of firmness and reasoning power, to get his men into such a frame of mind as to state in writing that there was not a man on board the "Venerable" "but would lose the last drop of blood in his body before they (the enemy) should obtain any victory over us, therefore, honoured sir, we once more implore your gracious pardon." Fortunately Duncan's ability to deal with the mutineers enabled him, at least, to have a fleet of some pretensions wherewith to meet the enemy. Meanwhile the mutiny at the Nore had been suppressed, "Admiral" Richard Parker, the leader, hanged, and some effort made to remedy the grievances of the seamen while Duncan had been hoodwinking the Dutch.