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commanders.

On the 20th July, 1805, a survey was taken of Lieutenant Dalyell’s wounds, and the following certificate granted him:

“These are to certify the Right Honorable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that we have carefully examined the wounds received by Lieutenant W. C. C. Dalyell, late of H.M. sloop Rattler; and that we have found the cicatrices of nine wounds in the head, from one of which several pieces of the cranium have been extracted; one wound in the right shoulder; one in the left leg; one in the left foot by a pistol-ball, from which several pieces of bone have been taken away; one in the right hand, which has greatly injured the use of two fingers; and two other slight wounds; making in all fifteen: and we do further certify, that his general health has suffered materially, in conscipience of the said wounds. Given under our hands at Verdun,

(Signed)	“E. L. Gower,	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	Captains,	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	H.M. late ship	Shannon.
	“E. L. Gower,				___________	Minerve.
	“A. Allen, M.D.,	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	Surgeons,	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	___________	. . . . . . . .
	“J. Bell,				___________	Shannon
	“J. Graham,				___________	Hussar.”

To this document was subsequentiy added as follows:

“I do further certify, that, besides the injury to the general health of Lieutenant W. C. C. Dalyell, in consequence of the above-mentioned wounds, the bones of his face are considerably injured, which has deprived him in great part of the sight of his right eye, and, from the nature of the complaint, may remain so during life. Given under my hand this 15th day of November, 1810.

(Signed)“A. Allen, M.D. Surgeon to the British prisoners
of War at Verdun.”

In reply to several applications made by Lieutenant Dalyell’s friends and himself, for his exchange or enlargement on parole, letters, of which the following are translations, were written: “The Inspector-General of the Gendarmerie, Superior Commandant of Verdun, to Mr. Leveson Gower, Captain in the Royal British Navy, prisoner of war.

“Verdun, 8th Feb. 1806.

“Sir,– I have transmitted to his Excellency the Minister of the Marine and Colonies, an exposition of the condition of Mr. Dalyell, and I have not forgotten to acquaint his Excellency of the number and extent of the wounds which that officer received in battle. It was impossible to address bis Excellency in other than the most satisfactory terms of the honorable conduct of Mr. Dalyell at this dépôt, which I have certified to his Excellency. I have the honor, Sir, to assure you of my highest consideration

(Signed)“Wirion.”