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 three transports laden with powder, shells, and wine; two others in ballast; and destroyed three vessels laden with ammunition and provisions.

This enterprise was soon succeeded by another, which did not terminate quite so successfully. It is detailed in the following letter from Nelson to Viee-Admiral Hotham, dated Vado Bay, Aug. 30, 1795:

In this unfortunate affair the gallant party had no less than 4 men killed and 13 wounded. The following additional information is extracted from a letter to Mrs. Nelson, dated Sept. 1, 1795.

On the 31st May, 1796, Nelson’s squadron captured a