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... opinion of some of his friends , to inflict a lasting injury upon his constitution . The castle of St. Juan is thirty - two miles below the Lake of Nicaragua , from which it issues , and sixty - nine from the mouth of the river . Boats ...
... opinion of some of his friends , to inflict a lasting injury upon his constitution . The castle of St. Juan is thirty - two miles below the Lake of Nicaragua , from which it issues , and sixty - nine from the mouth of the river . Boats ...
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... opinions he knew upon the subject , to accom- pany him to the commander - in - chief ; whom he then respectfully asked , whether they were not to attend to the commerce of the country , and see that the navigation - act was respected ...
... opinions he knew upon the subject , to accom- pany him to the commander - in - chief ; whom he then respectfully asked , whether they were not to attend to the commerce of the country , and see that the navigation - act was respected ...
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... opinion or conduct of others : and when he arrived upon his station at St. Kitt's , he sent away all the Americans , not choosing to seize them before they had been well apprized that the act would be carried into effect , lest it might ...
... opinion or conduct of others : and when he arrived upon his station at St. Kitt's , he sent away all the Americans , not choosing to seize them before they had been well apprized that the act would be carried into effect , lest it might ...
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... opinion upon the point in dispute ; and luckily , though the admiral wanted vigour of mind to decide upon what was right , he was not obstinate in wrong , and had even generosity enough in his nature to thank Nelson afterward for having ...
... opinion upon the point in dispute ; and luckily , though the admiral wanted vigour of mind to decide upon what was right , he was not obstinate in wrong , and had even generosity enough in his nature to thank Nelson afterward for having ...
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... opinions and pleadings of most of the coun sel of the different islands , who maintained that ships of war were not justified in seizing American ves- sels without a deputation from the customs , the law was so explicit , the case so ...
... opinions and pleadings of most of the coun sel of the different islands , who maintained that ships of war were not justified in seizing American ves- sels without a deputation from the customs , the law was so explicit , the case so ...
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Page 299 - May the great God, whom I worship, grant to my country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious victory, and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it ; and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet ! For myself individually, I commit my life to him...
Page 308 - you can do nothing for me." — All that could be done was to fan him with paper, and frequently to give him lemonade to alleviate his intense thirst. He was in great pain, and expressed much anxiety for the event of the action, which now began to declare itself. As often as a ship struck, the crew of the victory...
Page 307 - Hardy, who was a few steps from him, turning round, saw three men raising him up. " They have done for me at last, Hardy ! " said he. " I hope not ! " cried Hardy. " Yes," he replied ; " my back-bone is shot through...
Page 309 - And then, in a stronger voice, he said, "Anchor, Hardy — anchor." Hardy, upon this, hinted that Admiral Collingwood would take upon himself the direction of affairs. " Not while I live, Hardy," said the dying Nelson, ineffectually endeavouring to raise himself from the bed :
Page 308 - Hardy ; and as that officer, though often sent for, could not leave the deck, Nelson feared that some fatal cause prevented him, and repeatedly cried : " Will no one bring Hardy to me ? he must be killed ! he is surely dead...
Page 228 - 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.
Page 302 - Blackwood made answer that he thought the whole fleet seemed very clearly to understand what they were about. These words were scarcely spoken before that signal was made, which will be remembered as long as the language, or even the memory, of England shall endure — Nelson's last signal: — "England expects every man to do his duty!" It was received throughout the fleet with a shout of answering acclamation, made sublime by the spirit which it breathed and the feeling which it expressed. "Now,"...
Page 267 - I beg to inform your lordship, that the port of Toulon has never been blockaded by me : quite the reverse. Every opportunity has been offered the enemy to put to sea : for it is there that we hope to realize the hopes and expectations of our country.