Nelson: By John Knox LaughtonMacmillan and Company, 1895 - 240 من الصفحات |
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action Admiral Admiralty afterwards Agamemnon anchored Antigua arrived attack attempt August batteries blockade boats Boulogne Brest broadside Burnham Thorpe Ça Ira Cadiz Captain Captured coast Collingwood command Commander-in-Chief Corsica despatch doubt enemy England English fleet English ships escape Ferrol fire flag force Foudroyant Fougueux France French fleet French ships frigate Gibraltar guns harbour hoisted Hood's Horatio Horatio Nelson Hotham Jervis joined Keith King Lady Hamilton Lady Nelson later leave Leghorn letter lieutenant line of battle Locker Lord Hood Lord Nelson Lord St Malta Mediterranean Minerve Minorca Moutray Naples naval Navy Neapolitan Nelson wrote o'clock October officer Palermo passed port present probably put to sea Rear-Admiral received Russian sail San Fiorenzo Santa Ana Seahorse seamen sent shore Sicily signal Sir William Sir William Hamilton Spaniards Spanish fleet squadron supposed taken thought took Toulon troops Troubridge Victory Villeneuve Vincent West Indies wind wounded
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الصفحة 99 - An officer desires to return thanks to Almighty God for his perfect recovery from a severe wound, and also for the many mercies bestowed on him.
الصفحة 124 - By attacking the Enemy's van and centre, the wind blowing directly along their Line, I was enabled to throw what force I pleased on a few Ships.
الصفحة 119 - 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.
الصفحة 27 - I can ask of him : nor is my situation with Prince William less flattering. Lord Hood was so kind as to tell him (indeed I cannot make use of expressions strong enough to describe what I felt), that if he wished to ask questions relative to Naval Tactics, I could give him as much information as any Officer in the Fleet.
الصفحة 45 - The Admiralty so smile upon me, that really I am as much surprised as when they frowned. Lord Chatham yesterday made many apologies for not having given me a Ship before this time...
الصفحة 221 - Secondly, the British fleet under my command could never have returned the second time to Egypt, had not Lady Hamilton's influence with the Queen of Naples caused letters to be wrote to...
الصفحة 114 - Ships, are nearly dismasted : and those two, with two Frigates, I am sorry to say, made their escape ; nor was it, I assure you, in my power to prevent them. Captain Hood most handsomely endeavoured to do it, but I had no Ship in a condition to support the Zealous, and I was obliged to call her in.
الصفحة 27 - My situation in Lord Hood's fleet must be in the highest degree flattering to any young man. He treats me as if I was his son, and will, I am convinced, give me anything I can ask of him ; nor is my situation with Prince William less flattering.
الصفحة 89 - It added very much to the satisfaction which I felt in thumping the Spaniards, that I released you a little. The highest rewards are due to you and Culloden : you formed the plan of attack, — we were only accessories to the Don's ruin ; for, had they got on the other tack, they would have been sooner joined, and the business would have been less complete.
الصفحة 16 - This little incident has often occurred to my mind ; and I know it is my disposition, that difficulties and dangers do but increase my desire of attempting them.