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They proved to be three forty - four gun frigates , with a corvette of twenty - four
and a brig of twelve . The Agamemnon had only three hundred and fortyfive men
at quarters , having landed part of her crew at Toulon , and others being absent in
...
They proved to be three forty - four gun frigates , with a corvette of twenty - four
and a brig of twelve . The Agamemnon had only three hundred and fortyfive men
at quarters , having landed part of her crew at Toulon , and others being absent in
...
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The French , finding themselves unable to maintain that post , sunk one of their
frigates , burnt another , and retreated to Bastia . Lord Hood submitted to General
Dundas , who commanded the land - forces , a plan for the reduction of this place
...
The French , finding themselves unable to maintain that post , sunk one of their
frigates , burnt another , and retreated to Bastia . Lord Hood submitted to General
Dundas , who commanded the land - forces , a plan for the reduction of this place
...
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As soon as these vessels had struck , Nelson went to Admiral Hotham , and
proposed that the two prizes should be left with the Illustrious and Courageux ,
which had been crippled in the action , and with four frigates , and that the rest of
the ...
As soon as these vessels had struck , Nelson went to Admiral Hotham , and
proposed that the two prizes should be left with the Illustrious and Courageux ,
which had been crippled in the action , and with four frigates , and that the rest of
the ...
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Admiral Hotham ' s action saved Corsica for the time ; but the victory had been
incomplete , and the arrival at Toulon of six sail of the line , two frigates , and two
cutters from Brest , gave the French a superiority , which , had they known how to
...
Admiral Hotham ' s action saved Corsica for the time ; but the victory had been
incomplete , and the arrival at Toulon of six sail of the line , two frigates , and two
cutters from Brest , gave the French a superiority , which , had they known how to
...
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Nelson now proceeded to his station with eight sail of frigates under his
command . Arriving at Genoa , he had a conference with Mr . Drake , the British
envoy to that state ; the result of which was , that the object of the British must be ,
to put an ...
Nelson now proceeded to his station with eight sail of frigates under his
command . Arriving at Genoa , he had a conference with Mr . Drake , the British
envoy to that state ; the result of which was , that the object of the British must be ,
to put an ...
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Страница 280 - Take care of my dear Lady Hamilton, Hardy; take care of poor Lady Hamilton. Kiss me, Hardy ! ' ' said he. Hardy knelt down and kissed his cheek, and Nelson said : "Now I am satisfied. Thank God, I have done my duty I" Hardy stood over him in silence for a moment or two, then knelt again, and kissed his forehead.
Страница 271 - Villeneuve was a skilful seaman ; worthy of serving a better master and a better cause. His plan of defence was as well conceived, and as original, as the plan of attack. He formed the fleet in a double line, every alternate ship being about a cable's length to windward of her second ahead and astern. Nelson, certain of a triumphant issue to the day, asked Blackwood what he should consider as a victory.
Страница 198 - A shot through the mainmast knocked the splinters about ; and he observed to one of his officers with a smile, " It is warm work ; and this day may be the last to any of us at a moment : ' and then stopping short at the gangway, added, with emotion — ' But mark you ! I would not be elsewhere for thousands.
Страница 112 - The moment he perceived the position of the French, that intuitive genius with which Nelson was endowed displayed itself; and it instantly struck him, that where there was room for an enemy's ship to swing, there was room for one of ours to anchor. The plan which he intended to pursue...
Страница 279 - Hardy, some fifty minutes after he had left the cockpit, returned : and, again taking the hand of his dying friend and commander, congratulated him on having gained a complete victory. How many of the enemy were taken he did not know, as it was impossible to perceive them distinctly : but fourteen or fifteen at least. "That's well," cried Nelson; "but
Страница 279 - ... had left the cockpit, returned, and again taking the hand of his dying friend and commander, congratulated him on having gained a complete victory. How many of the enemy were taken he did not know, as it was impossible to perceive them distinctly, but fourteen or fifteen at least. " That's well," cried Nelson,
Страница 20 - I make it a rule to introduce them to all the good company I can, as they have few to look up to besides myself during the time they are at sea.
Страница 235 - ... country. He left him her portrait in enamel, calling him his dearest friend ; the most virtuous, loyal, and truly brave character he had ever known. The codicil containing this bequest concluded with these words : " God bless him, and shame fall on those who do not say amen.
Страница 125 - ... a tri-coloured flag and staff in the lion's mouth. He was created Baron Nelson of the Nile, and of Burnham Thorpe, with a pension of ^2000 for his own life, and those of his two immediate successors.
Страница 117 - The two first ships of the French line had been dismasted within a quarter of an hour after the commencement of the action, and the others had in that time suffered so severely, that victory was already certain.
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| Заглавие | The Life of Nelson Брой 6 от Harper's family library Harper's stereotype edition |
| Автор | Robert Southey |
| Издател | J. & J. Harper, 1830 |
| Оригиналът е от | Мичиганският университет |
| Цифровизирана на | 14 юли 2006 |
| Брой страници | 309 страници |
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