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 S84 THE CANNONADE OF CHAP. XIII. The effect ot his measures. meinuou's boats, with directions to board the Bellerophon, and personally convey the appeal to Lord George Paulet, her captain. Lord Geoi'ge was asked to close in and snpport the Agamemnon.* Lieutenant Coles, the flag -lieutenant thus de- spatched, was to board the Sanspareil, and deliver to Dacres an order to the same purport.-j* At the same time, Lyons sent up for general signal that favourite ' Number thirteen,' which says to the captiuns who see it, ' Close the enemy, and ' engage for mutual support ! ' These appeals were all abundantly answered. The London stood in, and again engaged her old foe on the Telegraph Height. The Sanspareil resumed her place astern of the Agamemnon. Lord George Paulet, upon receiving the message, stood in at once with the Bellerophon. 'I have ' seldom,' wrote Lyons — ' I have seldom had my ' mind more relieved than when I saw the Belle- ' rophon coming down to our succour, and my Reinforce- ' gallant flag-lieuteuant and his boat's crew emerg- ments from ,. , ^ ■ l > -n quarters not ' mg from tlic smoKo ou tlicir rctum. ±rom specially appealed to sliips not Specially invoked there also came help. The Queen stood in to support the Agamemnon ; and,Dundas having already despatched the Eodney upon the same errand, she came down at full speed. The steamers kept under way still hovered determined to f^o in to support the Agamemnon, and was in the act of weighing anchor for that purpose when the message came. — Note to 2d Edition. t This is the order to that eflbct before mentioned to have been received on board the Sanspareil. by Lyons.
 * Before Lieutenant Coles reached him Lord George had