the command of a small squadron which was to watch the movements of the Spanish fleet at Cadiz. Between 6 and 12 July he performed an excellent piece of service in the Algeciras campaign. In the first battle of Algeciras he launched an attack on a French squadron anchored under the protection of shore batteries in Algeciras Bay. Extensive shoals and a fickle breeze hindered his chances of success and HMS Hannibal was lost. Where he showed true merit was in refusing to accept this first defeat and in repairing his ships and regrouping for a further attack. When the French squadron, reinforced by Spanish ships sent from Cádiz made to leave the bay, Saumarez, although substantially outnumbered went in pursuit. He sent HMS Superb, Captain Richard Goodwin Keats, ahead and that ship almost singlehandedly brought about the destruction of two Spanish three-deckers and the capture of a French 74 in the Second Battle of Algeciras also known as Battle of the Gut of Gibraltar. For his services, Saumarez received the Order of the Bath and the Freedom of the City of London. In 1803, the United Kingdom Parliament bestowed upon him an annuity of £1200 a year (Annuity to Admiral Saumarez Act 1803). During the Peace of Amiens, 1802-3 Saumarez remained at home with his family in Guernsey, and when war broke out again he was given command of the naval forces defending the Channel Islands. He therefore was not present at the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar. On 23 April 1804 he was promoted to Rear-Admiral of the White. Channel Islands Station (1806-08) On 9 November 1805 he was advanced to the rank of Rear-Admiral of the Red. In 1806 he took command of the Channel Islands squadron on that station for the second time, his flagship was HMS Inconstant. Whilst in command he was promoted Vice-Admiral in April 1807, his flagship was HMS Prince of Wales. He remained in command of the station until February 1808. The Baltic Campaign In March 1808 Saumarez was given command of the Baltic fleet with his flag in . Saumarez's mission was to protect the British trade which was of vital importance for Royal Navy supplies and to blockade enemy ports such as those under French control in northern Germany. The Russian fleet was also kept under blockade until Alexander I reopened Russian ports. On 13 July 1810 he was promoted to