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Poverty - by James Platt

immediately sailed out of the bay after them, but having no other ship in the condition to support her, Nelson reluctantly signalled him to return; for had he followed them well out of the bay they would in all probability have returned, closed around, and overpowered him. The battle of the Nile marked an epoch in our navy. It was the resurrection of the days of Cromwell, when Admiral Blake showed them unmistakably the stuff that British sailors were made of, never knowing when they were beaten if properly led and treated. In this battle our ships were only 74's, and were not near so powerful as the French 80's, and the L'Orient was a powerful three-decker, carrying 130 guns. Though the fleets were nearly equal in number of ships, the men and guns were greatly in favour of the French, and we were deprived of the service of the Culloden, whicho grounded on a shoal. The victory was so complete in the annihilation of their fleet, that our navy became a terror to all nations. Of the thirteen