13
Captain BRADSHAW SMITH,
of the Nary.
3
Sir ROGER CURTIS,
Commanding Oliccr adoat.
The Paintiug is 25 feet wide, by 22 feet high, divided into two Compart
ments; the upper deferibing the Vidory of the Garrifon, and in the mament
of their triumph, a difplay of humanity, that highly exalts the Britith charaler;
it is compofed of three large groupes; that on the right contains the
Portraits of the principal Britifh and Hauoveriau Officers, of the fize of
life, who are aflembled on the Rampart (the aftion being over) to view the
dreadful feene which enfued from the battering Ships being fet on fire. LorD
HEATHFIELD, early on the morning of the 14th of September, is feen mounced
oa a white horfe, (agreeably to hiftorical faat,) in converfation with GENERALS
BoYD, DE LA MOTTE and GREEN; pointing to Stn RooEn CURTIS, and a
detachment of Britifh feamen, who, at the hazard ef their own lives, are
refcuing their vanquifhed enemies from deftrudion. Several of the feamen are
feen at the flern of one of the battering Ships, ftriking the Spanifh Enfign;
whilft others generoully relieve a number of the unfortonate Spaniařds from a
finking wreck: thefe form a fecond groupe, on the left. The third groupe
occupy the centre, where a number of the enemy are reprefented in extreme
diftrefs, endeavouring to efcape from a floating battery that is enveloped in
flames. At a diftance is a view of the Camp of the allied Army, and the head
quarters of the DUKE DE CRILLON.. In the under Compartment is reprefented
the Relief of Gibraltar, by the Britith Fleet, under the command of EARL
HowE; on the right is feen the Rocx or GiR ALTAR, and a number of
Store-fhips entetring the Bay, protetud by a Detachment of the Fleet, which.
extends itfelf through the Picture, to the left.
NAMES OF PORTRAITS
6 The Rt. Hon. Gen. Lord Heath-
field, K. B. Governor
4 Lieut. Gen. Sir Robert Boyd, K. B.
Licut. Governor
12 Col. Trigge, 1ath Regiment
20 Lieut.-Col. Vaughan, 39th Regt.
19 Col. Craig, 56th Regiment
16 Major Brown, s8th Regiment
7 Hon. Lieut.-Col. Lindfay, late 2d
Battalion, 73d Regiment
18 Lieut. Col. Hardy, Quarter Maf-
ter General
23
EARL HOWE
ADMIBAL BARRINGTON
5 Major General De la Motte, com-
manding the Hanoveriau Brigade
7 Major Getieral Sir William Green,
Bart. Chief Engineer
9 Major General Picton
8 Col.Dachenhaufen, Reden's IHano-
verian Regiment
22 Major Vallotton, Governor's firft
Aid de Camp
14 Licut. Holloway, Aid de Camp to
Chief Enginecr
I Col. Hugo, Sydow's, late Harden-
berg's
1o Col. Schleppegrell, De la Motte's
21 Colonel Lewis, Commandant of
Artillery
13 Major Perryn, 1ath Regt.
15 Capt. Drinkwater, late 72d, Author
of the Hiftory of the. Siege of
Gibraltar
At a diftance is a view of the Bay of GinBALTAR; and the corabined Fleets
of France and Spain appear at anchor.-The Spanifh Coaft terminates the view.
Portraits of EapRL HowE and ADMIRAL BARRINGTON are placed on the fides
of this Compartment.
