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Rh The day after the action Sir John Duckworth issued the following general order;

“As it is impossible for language to convey an adequate sense of my feelings to the Hon. Rear-Admiral Cochrane, for the noble support rendered me by the Northumberland, or to Rear-Admiral Louis, and the Captains of the squadron under my command, for the bravery and judgment displayed in the service of their king and country, by effecting a complete victory in as short a period as our naval annals can produce; I therefore can only, with a heart impressed by the highest sense of admiration, beg to offer to the Hon. Rear-Admiral Cochrane and Rear-Admiral Louis, the Captains, Officers, and Seamen, and to the Officers, Non-commissioned Officers, and Privates of the Royal Marines, my warmest thanks; and I desire that the Captains will convey these my sentiments of admiration and approbation, with thanks, in the most gratifying manner, to the officers, seamen, and royal marines, as a proof of my high sense of their services in the battle of yesterday.

(Signed) “”

For the share which Rear-Admiral Cochrane bore in the action off St. Domingo, he received the thanks of both Houses of Parliament, and of the Corporation of London; the latter accompanied with the freedom of the city, and a sword of one hundred guineas value. The Committee of the Patriotic Fund also voted him a vase, valued at 300l., with an appropriate inscription; and in addition to these marks of public approbation, he was created a K.B. March 29, 1806.

On his return to Barbadoes, the principal commercial inhabitants of that island entertained the Rear-Admiral at a public dinner; and the underwriters of the two insurance offices of Bridge Town, unanimously voted him a piece of plate, of the value of 500l. sterling, in testimony of their high consideration of his meritorious services.

In the course of 1807, Sir Alexander Cochrane shifted his flag Into the Belleisle, of 74 guns; and on receiving intelligence of the declaration of war against Denmark, he immediately, in concert with General Bowyer, adopted measures for the reduction of the Danish islands of St. Thomas, St. John, and St, Croix, the whole of which, together with a large fleet