Location of Cape St. Vincent; Admiral Sir John Jervis in Command
of the English; Strength of His Fleet; Commodore Horatio Nelson;
Chased by a Spanish Fleet; The Latter in Command of Don Joseph de
Cordova; Feb. 14 a Disastrous Day for Spain; Surprised to See so
Large an English Fleet; The Battle Opens; Boarding the San
Nicolas; The Spanish Beaten at Every Point; The Battle over by 5
o’clock; Both Fleets Lay To to Repair Damages; Escape of the
Spanish During the Night; Damages Sustained; Description of the
Santissima Trinidada; The Cause of the Spanish Discomfiture;
Great Rejoicing in Lisbon; Honors and Pensions Awarded to the
English Commanders at Home; Admiral Cordova and His Captains. I-217