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At half past two, our fire had nearly sub­ sided ; but the Jutland, the last ship that re­ turned the enemy’s shot, was still engaged, as was the Proevesteen. However, the Three Crowns had just opened its batteries with a dreadful effect, when the white flag was un­ furled from Lord Nelson’s main top. An English boat, with a flag of truce, came along side the Elephant *, the captain of which sent an officer in Iris boat to accompany it ashore. The battery, in the mean time, kept up a heavy cannonade, as did the Elephant. As the wind had been South South-West, South, and South South-East, the whole day, with a strong current, Admiral Parker’s division advanced but very little, insomuch, that a broad­ side from the Ramillies, a 74, (his foremost ship) fell very short of the battery. The flag of truce having delivered a dis­ patch to the Prince Royal, returned, and soon afterwards orders were sent to the commander of the battery to cease firing ; their guns had, in the interval, been pointed with the utmost c 2