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Nelson offered his services to the Admiral and to Governor General Dalling , and
was appointed to command the batteries of Fort Charles , at Port Royal . Not
more than seven thousand men could be mustered for . the defence of the island
, -a ...
Nelson offered his services to the Admiral and to Governor General Dalling , and
was appointed to command the batteries of Fort Charles , at Port Royal . Not
more than seven thousand men could be mustered for . the defence of the island
, -a ...
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At length some of the most intrepid offered to make the attempt for fifteen guineas
; and to the astonishment and fear of all the beholders , he embarked during the
height of the tempest . With great difficulty and imminent danger he succeeded ...
At length some of the most intrepid offered to make the attempt for fifteen guineas
; and to the astonishment and fear of all the beholders , he embarked during the
height of the tempest . With great difficulty and imminent danger he succeeded ...
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... the infernal plan of turning them over from ship to ship ; so that men could not
be attached to the officers , nor the officers care the least about the men . ” Yet he
himself was so beloved by his men , that his whole ship's company offered , if he
...
... the infernal plan of turning them over from ship to ship ; so that men could not
be attached to the officers , nor the officers care the least about the men . ” Yet he
himself was so beloved by his men , that his whole ship's company offered , if he
...
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Though no man was a greater sufferer by the measures which Nelson had
pursued , he offered in court to become his bail for £ 10,000 , if he chose to suffer
the arrest . The lawyer whom he had chosen proved to be an able as well as an ...
Though no man was a greater sufferer by the measures which Nelson had
pursued , he offered in court to become his bail for £ 10,000 , if he chose to suffer
the arrest . The lawyer whom he had chosen proved to be an able as well as an ...
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In the winter of 1792 , when we were on the eve of the revolutionary war , Nelson
once more offered his services , earnestly requested a ship , and added , that if
their lordships should be pleased to appoint him to a cockle - boat , he should ...
In the winter of 1792 , when we were on the eve of the revolutionary war , Nelson
once more offered his services , earnestly requested a ship , and added , that if
their lordships should be pleased to appoint him to a cockle - boat , he should ...
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