Euryalus

The Royal Sovereign having lost her masts, except the tottering foremast, I called the Euryalus to me, while the action continued, which ship, lying within hail, made my signals, a service which Captain Blackwood performed with very great attention.

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"Euryalus" that had closed in with every light shaded to have a near look at the enemy.

Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima John Richard Hale

So clear was the day that the lookout in the foretop of the "Euryalus" could see the ripples on the beach.

Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima John Richard Hale

Blackwood, of the "Euryalus," stood close in, and from early morning till near 2 p.m. was sending his messages to the distant fleet.

Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima John Richard Hale

"Euryalus" could outsail the fastest of the enemy if they tried to attack him.

Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima John Richard Hale

Between the two fleets the "Euryalus" flitted like a ghost, observing and reporting every move of the allies, and sometimes coming quite near them.

Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima John Richard Hale

The "Euryalus," three miles from the allies, saw the loom of the lights of her own fleet.

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Soon after noon, the weather clearing, Blackwood saw the combined fleets where he believed them to be, under low sail, and so close that the "Euryalus" went about immediately.

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That morning there arrived in town Captain Blackwood of the frigate "Euryalus," which had been despatched by Collingwood to notify the Admiralty that the missing Villeneuve had turned up with his squadron at Cadiz, on the 20th of August.

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Blackwood, being a great personal friend of the admiral, took the liberty, after exchanging greetings, of submitting to him the expediency of shifting his flag to the "Euryalus," and conducting the battle from her.

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