The dispatches and letters of vice admiral ... Nelson, with notes by sir N.H. Nicolas, Volume 3 |
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... Earl of St. Vincent's Fleet , off Cadiz , he was sent in May , with a Squadron of ob- servation , up the Mediterranean . Early in June , he was re - inforced by ten Sail of the Line , when he pro- ceeded in search of the French Fleet to ...
... Earl of St. Vincent's Fleet , off Cadiz , he was sent in May , with a Squadron of ob- servation , up the Mediterranean . Early in June , he was re - inforced by ten Sail of the Line , when he pro- ceeded in search of the French Fleet to ...
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... Earl and Countess Spencer - whose letter was worthy of a Roman matron - when the news reached England . account of ... Duke of Clarence , and from most of the great Naval Veterans of the day , Admirals Earl Howe , the Earl of St. Vincent ...
... Earl and Countess Spencer - whose letter was worthy of a Roman matron - when the news reached England . account of ... Duke of Clarence , and from most of the great Naval Veterans of the day , Admirals Earl Howe , the Earl of St. Vincent ...
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... Earl of St. Vincent To the Rev. Mr. Weatherhead To Thomas Lloyd , Esq . To Lady Collier To Mrs. Collingwood · To the Reverend Edmund Nelson , Memorandum PAGE Bath , 3rd January · Bath , 4th January 1 • Bath , 7th January Bath , 10th ...
... Earl of St. Vincent To the Rev. Mr. Weatherhead To Thomas Lloyd , Esq . To Lady Collier To Mrs. Collingwood · To the Reverend Edmund Nelson , Memorandum PAGE Bath , 3rd January · Bath , 4th January 1 • Bath , 7th January Bath , 10th ...
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... Earl of St. Vincent Island of St. Peter's , in Sardinia , 24th May To his Excellency the Vice - Roy of Sardinia PAGE 17 20 31st May Vanguard , at Sea , 7th June Vanguard , at Sea , 8th June 11th June At anchor off the Island of St ...
... Earl of St. Vincent Island of St. Peter's , in Sardinia , 24th May To his Excellency the Vice - Roy of Sardinia PAGE 17 20 31st May Vanguard , at Sea , 7th June Vanguard , at Sea , 8th June 11th June At anchor off the Island of St ...
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... Earl of St. Vincent , K.B. , Commander in Chief Vanguard , off the Mouth of the Nile , 3rd August Line of Battle ... Earl Spencer Mouth of the Nile , 9th August Mouth of the Nile , 9th August 98 98 Mouth of the Nile , 9th August 99 To ...
... Earl of St. Vincent , K.B. , Commander in Chief Vanguard , off the Mouth of the Nile , 3rd August Line of Battle ... Earl Spencer Mouth of the Nile , 9th August Mouth of the Nile , 9th August 98 98 Mouth of the Nile , 9th August 99 To ...
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74 Guns Action ADMIRAL THE EARL Admiralty Alcmene Alexander Alexandria anchor Army arrived August Autograph Battle believe blockade Buonaparte Captain Ball Captain Berry Captain Hood Captain Troubridge Clarke and M'Arthur command Commodore Corfu Country Culloden dear Lord dear Sir Dispatches EARL OF ST EARL SPENCER Egypt endeavour Enemy Enemy's Excellency fire Flag French Fleet Frigates gallant Goliath Grand Signior Guillaume Tell H. M. SHIP honour hope HORATIO NELSON Island King of Naples L'Orient Lady Hamilton Lady Nelson Leander Leghorn letter Lieutenant Line Lord Nelson Lord St Lordship Majesty's Ship Malta Marines Marquis de Niza Mediterranean Minister Minorca Minotaur Mutine Neapolitan Nelson Papers Nile October Officers Order-Book orders Palermo Port Portuguese possession Rear-Admiral received respect sail Seamen sent September Sicilian Majesty Sicily Sir James Saumarez Sir Sidney Smith Sir William Hamilton Squadron Swiftsure Terpsichore troops Vanguard Vessel Victory Vincent wish wounded Zealous
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Page 61 - Almighty God having blessed his majesty's arms with victory, the admiral intends returning public thanksgiving for the same at two o'clock this day ; and he recommends every ship doing the same as soon as convenient.
Page 98 - I to die this moment," said he in his despatches to the Admiralty, "want of frigates would be found stamped on my heart ! No words of mine can express what I have suffered, and am suffering, for want of them.
Page v - Baron Nelson of the Nile and of Burnham Thorpe, in the County of Norfolk...
Page 509 - Sir, I wish the atrocities of which we hear so much, and which I abhor as much as any man, were, indeed, unexampled. I fear that- they do not belong exclusively to the French.
Page 510 - British officer should be brought forward, and to him they capitulated. They made terms with him under the sanction of the British name. It was agreed that their persons and property should be safe, and that they should be conveyed to Toulon. They were accordingly put on board a vessel, but before they sailed their property was confiscated, numbers of them taken out, thrown into dungeons, and some of them, I understand, notwithstanding the British guarantee, actually executed.
Page 57 - The enemy appeared to be moored in a strong and compact line of battle close in with the shore, their line describing an obtuse angle in its form, flanked by numerous gunboats, four frigates, and a battery of guns and mortars on an island in their van.