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C. WHITTINGHAM, TOOKS COURT, CHANCERY LANE.
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JOHN WILSON CROKER, ESQ. LL.D. F.R.S.
SECRETARY OF THE ADMIRALTY;
WHO,
BY THE OFFICIAL SITUATION WHICH HE SO ABLY FILLS,
IS QUALIFIED
TO APPRECIATE ITS HISTORICAL ACCURACY;
AND WHO,
AS A MEMBER OF THE REPUBLIC OF LETTERS,
IS EQUALLY QUALIFIED
TO DECIDE UPON ITS LITERARY MERITS,
THIS VOLUME
IS RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED,
BY HIS FRIEND,
THE AUTHOR.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
Page
Nelson's Birth and Boyhood-He is entered on Board the
Raisonnable-Goes to the West Indies in a Merchant-
ship; then serves in the Triumph-He sails in Capt.
Phipps' Voyage of Discovery-Goes to the East Indies
in the Seahorse, and returns in ill health-Serves as
acting Lieutenant in the Worcester, and is made Lieu-
tenant into the Lowestoffe, Commander into the Badger
Brig, and Post into the Hinchinbrook-Expedition
against the Spanish Main-Sent to the North Seas in
the Albemarle-Services during the American War.. 3
CHAPTER II.
Nelson goes to France during the Peace-Reappointed to
the Boreas, and stationed at the Leeward Islands-His
firm conduct concerning the American interlopers and
the contractors-Marries and returns to England-Is
on the point of quitting the service in disgust-Manner
of life while unemployed-Appointed to the Agamem-
non on the breaking out of the War of the French Revo-
lution ..
CHAPTER III,
The Agamemnon sent to the Mediterranean-Commence-
ment of Nelson's acquaintance with Sir William Hamil-
ton-He is sent to Corsica, to co-operate with Paoli—
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