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Suckling was not in the ship , nor had any person been apprized of the boy's
coming . He paced the deck the whole remainder of the day , without being
noticed by any one ; and it was not till the second day that somebody , as he
expressed it ...
Suckling was not in the ship , nor had any person been apprized of the boy's
coming . He paced the deck the whole remainder of the day , without being
noticed by any one ; and it was not till the second day that somebody , as he
expressed it ...
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... and got up how he could , „ Nelson never noticed in what manner ; but , when
they met in the top , spoke cheerfully to him ; and would say , how much any
person was to be pitied who fancied that getting up was either dangerous or
difficult .
... and got up how he could , „ Nelson never noticed in what manner ; but , when
they met in the top , spoke cheerfully to him ; and would say , how much any
person was to be pitied who fancied that getting up was either dangerous or
difficult .
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These persons , in his own words , he soon “ trimmed up , and silenced ; ” but it
was a more delicate business to deal with the admiral . “ I must either , ” said he ,
“ disobey my orders , or disobey acts of parliament . I determined upon the former
...
These persons , in his own words , he soon “ trimmed up , and silenced ; ” but it
was a more delicate business to deal with the admiral . “ I must either , ” said he ,
“ disobey my orders , or disobey acts of parliament . I determined upon the former
...
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... time in the roads , stood neutral . But the Americans and their abettors were not
content with defensive law . The marines , whom he had sent to secure the ships ,
had prevented some of the masters from going ashore ; and those persons ...
... time in the roads , stood neutral . But the Americans and their abettors were not
content with defensive law . The marines , whom he had sent to secure the ships ,
had prevented some of the masters from going ashore ; and those persons ...
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During his stay upon this station he had ample opportunity of observing the
scandalous practices of the contractors , prize - agents , and other persons in the
West Indies connected with the naval service . When he was first left with the ...
During his stay upon this station he had ample opportunity of observing the
scandalous practices of the contractors , prize - agents , and other persons in the
West Indies connected with the naval service . When he was first left with the ...
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