. Aaron in the wildwoods . nd the Montanez from the centre,the Principe de Asturias and the Pluton from therear. Fifty ships lay intermingled, half ruined andalmost motionless upon the water. In the van theSantisima Trinidad was hoisting English colours ; inthe rear the French Achille was burning; in thecentre Nelson lay dying. Oh, Victory, Victory, howyou distract my poor brain I he exclaimed, when thewounded ship roared her last broadside at the flyingvan to windward. A few minutes afterwards he wasgone, and the fighting ceased. For an hour the twilight fell more rapidly, butthe flames of th
. Aaron in the wildwoods . nd the Montanez from the centre,the Principe de Asturias and the Pluton from therear. Fifty ships lay intermingled, half ruined andalmost motionless upon the water. In the van theSantisima Trinidad was hoisting English colours ; inthe rear the French Achille was burning; in thecentre Nelson lay dying. Oh, Victory, Victory, howyou distract my poor brain I he exclaimed, when thewounded ship roared her last broadside at the flyingvan to windward. A few minutes afterwards he wasgone, and the fighting ceased. For an hour the twilight fell more rapidly, butthe flames of the French Achille lit up the sky likea gigantic funeral fire. At half-past five she burntto her powder-magazine and blew up. This, saysCaptain Harvey of the Temeraire, was the mostextraordinary and magnificent sight which can beconceived. Silence and darkness followed; the Battle ofTrafalgar was over. 7. The Death of Nelson The story of Trafalgar is not only the story of ourgreatest battle, but the story of the death of our. DAYLIGHT WAS FADING FAST.(evening of the battle of TRAFALGAR.) TRAFALGAR 225 greatest national hero. Of this we have a full andtrustworthy account from Dr. Beatty, the surgeon ofthe Victory. He begins by telling us that as the Victory drewnear to the enemy, Lord Nelson, accompanied byCaptain Hardy and the captains of the four frigates,who had been called on board by signal to receiveinstructions, visited the different decks of the addressed the crew at their several quarters,warning them against firing a single shot withoutbeing sure of their object, and he told the officersthat he was highly satisfied with the arrangementsth ^^ had made. ne officers themselves were not so well satisfied;they were anxious for the Admirals safety, and beganto talk to each other about it. At last the surgeontold the chaplain, Dr. Scott, how they feared theAdmiral might be a mark for the enemys sharp-shooters, and how they wished that someone wouldask him to cover up th
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