The ZEALOUS pursued; but as there was no other ship in a condition to support Captain Hood, he was recalled.

It was generally believed by the officers that if Nelson had not been wounded, not one of these ships could have escaped.

The four certainly could not if the CULLODEN had got into action; and if the frigates belonging to the squadron had been present, not one of the enemy's fleet would have left Aboukir Bay.

These four vessels, however, were all that escaped; and the victory was the most complete and glorious in the annals of naval history.

"Victory," said Nelson, "is not a name strong enough for such a scene:" he called it a conquest.