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French fleet, L'Orient, took fire and blew up, after having surrendered. Admiral Ganteaume, the third in command of the fleet, was on board the ill-fated ship, and ade by the English boats to save life. We have only to do, however, with Admiral Ganteaume. This gentleman describes his escape as follows:— It was by an acciith an explosion, appeared on the after-part of the quarter-deck, &c. Admiral Ganteaume does not mention the striking of the colors of this ship, and the fact ha to show that, with the belief of this fact, he did not pretend to regard Admiral Ganteaume as a prisoner. In 2 Clarke's Life of Lord Nelson, p. 135, occurs the fold had not fired a shot for a quarter of an hour before she took fire. Admiral Ganteaume resumed his duties as a naval officer immediately after his escape, repaision of them, and both commanders escaped; the only difference being that Admiral Ganteaume escaped in one of his own boats, to one of his own brigs of war, and then