Such  was  the  memorable  battle  of  Camperdown  ;
and  a  more  bioody  conflid  than  this  is  not  to  be  found  '
in  the  naval  hillory  of  this  country.  The  lofs  in  killed
and  wounded  on  board  nine  (hips  only  of  Admiral  Dun-*
can's  fleet  was  Upwards  of  700.  The  lofs  of  the  Dutch
mutt  have  been  immenfe.  The  carnage  on  board  the
two  (hips  that  bore  the  Admirals'  flags  uas  (in  the
words  of  Lord  Duncan)  *'  beyond  all  defcription  ;"
there  were  not  Icis  than  250  men  killed  and  wounded
on  board  each  of  them;  and  none  of  the  Dutch  ftiips
that  furrendered,  it  is  (aid,  loft  fewer  than  ioo  men  \

The  BritiQ)  loll  in  this  terrible  conflid,  Captain  Bur*
gefti-of  the  ArdcQti  and  fcveral  oUier  officers  were  kil«^
•  >  led


HISTORY  OF  THiE  WAR.  rj,

fed  and  wounded.  The  Dutch  Vice-admiral  Revent-
jies,  died  foon  after  his  «rrival  m  Ensrland.  The  battle
was  fought  fo  near  the  (here  that  every  manoeuvre
mtght  be  diftindlly  feen,  and  the  whole  coaft,  for  many
miles,  was  crowded  with  thoufands  of  fpeftators,  who
had  the  mortification  of  obferving  the  entire  deftrudlioa
of  theii;  own  fleet,  the  pride  and  ftrength  of  their  coun-
try, without  the  pofllbilicy  of  afibrding  the  fmailell  af*
fiAance.-

In  this  adion,  Admiral  Duncan  difplayed  great  nao-*
tical  fkill  in  running  his  fleet  between  the  enemy  and  a
lee-fhore  ;  a  ftep  which  no  naval  ofRr.et  had  ever  dated
to  take  in  flmxlar  circumftances ;  and  which  even  the-
brave  and  ikil^I  Ad-mirai  Keppel  did  not  think  advire<-
able,  as  too  hazardous  to. be  attempted.
