He was now left alone; when suddenly a cry was heard on the deck that the ORIENT was on fire.

In the confusion he found his way up, unassisted and unnoticed; and, to the astonishment of every one, appeared on the quarter-decks where he immediately gave order that the boats should be sent to the relief of the enemy.
It was soon after nine that the fire on, board the ORIENT broke out.
Brueys was dead; he had received three wounds, yet would not leave his post: a fourth cut him almost in two.

He desired not to be carried below, but to be left to die upon deck.

The flames soon mastered his ship.

Her sides had just been painted; and the oil-jars and paint buckets were lying on the poop.