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Page 27
... vessels which were in danger of being overpowered . In either case he must come to a close action , and must give up the French device of firing at the masts , and then slipping away , unless of course he was prepared to sacri- fice the ...
... vessels which were in danger of being overpowered . In either case he must come to a close action , and must give up the French device of firing at the masts , and then slipping away , unless of course he was prepared to sacri- fice the ...
Page 97
... when Duck- worth refused to join him he never faltered for a moment : " I am under no apprehension for the safety of His Majesty's squadron , " he said in a circular letter to his scattered vessels , designed to heighten their ardour . "
... when Duck- worth refused to join him he never faltered for a moment : " I am under no apprehension for the safety of His Majesty's squadron , " he said in a circular letter to his scattered vessels , designed to heighten their ardour . "
Page 98
James Richard Thursfield. scattered vessels , designed to heighten their ardour . " On the contrary , from the very high state of discipline of the ships , I am confident , should the enemy force us to battle , that we shall cut a very ...
James Richard Thursfield. scattered vessels , designed to heighten their ardour . " On the contrary , from the very high state of discipline of the ships , I am confident , should the enemy force us to battle , that we shall cut a very ...
Page 127
... vessel which could better be spared . But though he neither liked Calder nor thought him a good officer , he was so touched by Calder's humiliation and distress that in defiance of orders he allowed him to take his flagship home . " Sir ...
... vessel which could better be spared . But though he neither liked Calder nor thought him a good officer , he was so touched by Calder's humiliation and distress that in defiance of orders he allowed him to take his flagship home . " Sir ...
Page 170
... vessel safely into port . She was owned by the principal shipowners of Whitehaven , and as a reward for his services they gave him the command of one of their newest and finest ships , in which he made three more voyages to the West ...
... vessel safely into port . She was owned by the principal shipowners of Whitehaven , and as a reward for his services they gave him the command of one of their newest and finest ships , in which he made three more voyages to the West ...
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Page 221 - that the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.
Page 3 - Nobly, nobly Cape Saint Vincent to the North-West died away ; Sunset ran, one glorious blood-red, reeking into Cadiz Bay ; Bluish 'mid the burning water, full in face Trafalgar lay ; In the dimmest North-East distance dawned Gibraltar grand and gray; " Here and here did England help me : how can I help England...
Page xxix - Those far distant, storm-beaten ships, upon which the Grand Army never looked, stood between it and the dominion of the world.
Page 103 - Lord," he said to the Duke of Devonshire, " I am sure that I can save this country, and that nobody else can.
Page 24 - The second in command will in all possible things direct the movements of his line by keeping them as compact as the nature of the circumstances will admit. Captains are to look to their particular line as their rallying point. But, in case signals can neither be seen or perfectly understood, no captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy.
Page 156 - He either fears his fate too much or his desert is small. who dares not put it to the touch and win or lose it all...
Page 120 - The most triumphant death is that of a martyr ; the most awful, that of the martyred patriot ; the most splendid, that of the hero in the hour of victory ; and if the chariot and the horses of fire had been vouchsafed for Nelson's translation, he could scarcely have departed in a brighter blaze of glory.
Page 178 - It is by no means enough that an officer of the navy should be a capable mariner. He must be that, of course, but also a great deal more. He should be as well a gentleman of liberal education, refined manners, punctilious courtesy, and the nicest sense of personal honor.
Page 23 - The second hi command will, after my intentions are made known to him, have the entire direction of his line, to make the attack upon the enemy, and to follow up the blow until they are captured or destroyed.
Page 137 - My object is partly gained if we meet them. We shall find them not less than eighteen, I rather think twenty sail of the line, and therefore do not be surprised if I should not fall on them immediately. We wont part without a battle. I think they will be glad to...