GIBRALTAR RELIEVED OCTR.11TH.1782 / THE FRENCH FLEET DEFEATED / JUNE THE FIRST 1794ERECTED AT THE PUBLIC EXPENSE TO THE MEMORY OF / THE ADMIRAL EARL HOWE, K.G. / IN TESTIMONY OF THE GENERAL SENSE OF HIS GREAT AND MERITORIOUS SERVICES / IN THE COURSE OF A LONG AND DISTINGUISHED LIFE, & IN PARTICULAR FOR THE BENEFIT / DERIVED TO HIS COUNTRY, BY THE BRILLIANT VICTORY WHICH HE OBTAINED / OVER THE FRENCH FLEET, OFF USHANT, 1ST.JUNE, 1794. / HE WAS BORN 19TH.MARCH 1726, AND DIED 5TH.AUGUST 1799, IN HIS 74TH.YEAR.FLAXMAN R.A.SCULPT.
