Following the action and the subsequent death of Nelson, there was far too much to be done in terms of rescuing survivors, repairing ships and heading back to Cadiz to worry about dispatches. Young performed these duties heroically, even taking his little craft close to the blazing French battleship "Achille" and taking off 161 survivors before escaping just as the ship's magazines exploded. Young also found the "Bahama", whose Spanish crew had overthrown the British prize crew put aboard and were attempting to take the ship back to Cadiz. Thanks to Young's fast message to Admiral Collingwood, the "Bahama" was swiftly retaken and brought to Gibraltar. Young reportedly was "mortified" to discover on his arrival at Gibraltar, Collingwood had sent his own despatch vessel, the "Pickle" under Lapenotiere to England with the reports of the victory, none of which even mentioned Young's part in the battle's aftermath. The bearer of such good news could expect wealth and promotion (which Lapenotiere did in fact receive), whilst Young was overlooked and ignored. Missing the general promotion from which so many other captains benefitted, Young remained a lieutenant in the Mediterranean until 1810 when he finally made commander, 19 years after passing as a lieutenant. This was a mixed blessing, as Young's lack of influence again resulted in his being overlooked and passed over for seagoing commissions, a problem not aided by recurring bouts of ill health following a severe sickness in 1807. The remainder of Young's life was spent in bitter contemplation of what might have been had he performed the famous Trafalgar Way journey, and he died an impoverished and broken man in 1846, never again having served at sea. He was buried in Exeter near his home, but in 1942 a massive air raid during the Blitz demolished the church and graveyard he was buried in. Postwar the site was turned into a car park, which it remains. The same raid also destroyed the grave of another Trafalgar captain, that of John Stockham.