Admiral Cochrane
mentally checked off his warships. There was Tonnant of 80 guns, the
flagship, Captain Kerr commanding; Royal Oak, a 74, Rear Admiral Sir
Pulteney Malcolm aboard and Captain Wrott on the quarterdeck; Norge, a
74, Captain Dashford; Bedford, a 74, Captain Walteer; Ramillies, a 74,
Sir Thomas Hardy, master; Asia, a 74, Captain Skeens; Dictator, 56
guns, Captain Crofton; Diomede, 50 guns, Captain Klippen; Gorgon, a
44-gun frigate, Capt. R. B. Bowden; Armide, a 33-gun frigate, Sir
Thomas Trowbridge; Seahorse, a 35-gun frigate, Capt. James A. Gordon;
~ Paule, a 38-gun frigate, Captain Baker; Traave, a 38-gun frigate,
Captain Money; Wever, a 38-gun frigate, Captain Sullivan; Alceste, a
38-gun frigate, Captain Lawrence; Hydra, a 38-gun frigate, Captain
DezeYi Fox, a 36-gun frigate, Captain Willock; Cadmus a 36-gun frigate,
Captain Langford; Thames, a 32-gun frigate, Capt. C. L. IrbYi Dover, a
32-gun frigate, Captain Rogers; Bucephalus, a 32-gun frigate, Captain
D'Aithi Calliope, of 16 guns, Captain Codd; Sophia of 18 guns, Capt.
Nicholas Lockyer; Anaconda of 16 guns, Captain Westphaii; Borer of i4
guns, Captain Rawlins; Manley of 14 guns, Captain Montresseri the
bombers Meteor (Captain Roberts), Volcano (Captain Price) I and Aetna
(Captain Gardner); Pigan J a 6-gun schooner, Captain Jackson i and the
cutter Jane, Captain Speedwell.
Convoyed by the warships were the transports Norfolk,
Golden Fleece, Thames, Diana, Woodman, Active, Cyrus, Elizabeth, Kahr,
Daniel Woodruffe, Pigmy, and George. Sir Alexander had more than
1,000 guns on a mighty fleet of 50 ships.