That his admirals and captains, knowing his precise object to be that of a close and decisive action, would supply any deficiency of signals, and act accordingly. In case signals cannot be seen or clearly understood, no captain can do wrong if he places... Bentley's Miscellany - Page 2761840Full view - About this book
| Robert Southey - 1813 - 306 pages
...clearly understood, no " captain can do wrong if he places his " ship alongside that of an enemy." One of the last orders of this admirable man was,...consideration, for the benefit of the sufferer, or his family. About half past nine in the morning of the 19th, the Mars, being the nearest to the fleet of the ships... | |
| United States - 1814 - 258 pages
...clearly under« stood, no captain can do wrong if he places « his ship alongside that of an enemy." One of the last orders of this admirable man was,...in order to be transmitted to the chairman of the patriotick fund, that the case might be taken into consideration, for the benefit of the sufferer,... | |
| John Campbell - Great Britain - 1817 - 562 pages
...strength of the enemy, so that they should always be one fourth superior to those whom they cut off. One of the last orders of this admirable man was, that the name and family of every officer, seamen, and marine, who might be killed or wounded in action, should be, as soon as possible, returned... | |
| Robert Southey - Admirals - 1830 - 354 pages
...seen or clearly understood, no captain can do wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy." One of the last orders of this admirable man was,...consideration, for the benefit of the sufferer or his family. About half past nine in the morning of the 19th, the Mars, being the nearest to the fleet of the ships... | |
| Robert Southey - Admirals - 1835 - 342 pages
...seen or clearly understood, no captain can do wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy." One of the last orders of this admirable man was,...in order to be transmitted to the chairman of the patriotin fund, that the case might be taken into consideration, for the benefit of the sufferer or... | |
| Great Britain - 1836 - 480 pages
...seen or clearly understood, no captain can do wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy." One of the last orders of this admirable man was,...consideration for the benefit of the sufferer, or his family. At daybreak of the 21st, the combined fleets were distinctly seen from the Victory's deck, formed in... | |
| 1836 - 884 pages
...seen or clearly understood, no captain can do wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy." One of the last orders of this admirable man was,...possible, returned to him, in order to be transmitted to tlie chairman of the patriotic fund, that the case might be taken into consideration for the benefit... | |
| Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 pages
...accordance with that uniform attention which he had paid to their health and comforts. Another enjoined that the name and family of every officer, seaman, and marine, who should be killed or wounded in action with the enemy, on board any of the ships or vessels under his... | |
| 1840 - 758 pages
...Southey's Life of Nelson, p. 329. t See the memorandum respecting Lady Hamilton and his daughter, Horatii Nelson. Ibid. p. 329. t " One of the last orders of...the chairman of the Patriotic Fund, that the case mifht be taken into consideratiou for the benefit of the sufferer, or his family." — Ibid, p. 327.... | |
| Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - English literature - 1840 - 722 pages
...Southey'i Life of Nelson, p. 329. t See the memorandum respecting Lady Hamilton and his daughter, Horatia Nelson. Ibid, p 329. t " One of the last orders of...who might be killed or wounded in action, should be, us soon as possible, returned to him, in order to be transmitted to the chairman of the Patriotic Fund,... | |
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