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" My good fortune, my dear Ball, seems flown away. I cannot get a fair wind, or even a side wind. Dead foul ! Dead foul ! But my mind is fully made up what to do when I leave the Straits, supposing there is no certain account of the enemy's destination. "
Memoirs of the Life of Vice-Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson - Page 467
by Thomas Joseph Pettigrew - 1849
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The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 81, Part 1; Volume 109

Early English newspapers - 1811 - 768 pages
...leave the Straits, supposing there is no certain information of the Enemy's destination. ] believu this ill luck will go near to kill me; but, as these are times for exertion, 1 mast not be c;ist down, whatever I iiKijr feel.' Page 404. To Lord Melville on the same...
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The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 81, Part 1; Volume 109

Early English newspapers - 1811 - 750 pages
...my dear Ball *, seems flow* away. I cannot get a fair wind, or even a sidewind — dead foul ! dead foul ! but my mind is fully made up what to do when 1 leave the Straits, supposing there is no certain information of the Enemy's destination. I believe...
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The Life of Nelson, Volume 2

Robert Southey - 1813 - 306 pages
...flown away. I cannot " get a fair wind, or even a side wind. — " Dead foul ! — Dead ibid ! — Buf" my mind " is fully made up what to do when I leave •• the Straits, supposing there is no certain •* account of the enemy's destination. — I " believe this ill luck will go near to kill «• me...
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The Life of Nelson, Volume 2

Robert Southey - 1814 - 322 pages
...dear Ball, seems flown away. I can" not get a fair wind, or even a side wind. " Dead foul !— Dead foul '.—But my mind " is fully made up what to do...leave " the Straits, supposing there is no certain " account of the enemy's destination. — I " believe this ill-luck will go near to kill *' me ; but,...
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The Life of Nelson, Volume 2

Robert Southey - 1828 - 302 pages
...seems flown away. I can" not get a fair wind,, or even a side wind. " Dead foul 1— Dead foul I— But my mind " is fully made up what to do when I leave " the Straits, supposing there is no certain " account of the enemy's destination. — I " believe this ill-luck will go near to kill " me ; but,...
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The Life of Nelson

Robert Southey - Admirals - 1830 - 354 pages
...my dear Ball, seems flown away. I cannot get a fair wind, or even a side wind. Dead foul ! — dead foul ! — But my mind is fully made up what to do...I leave the Straits, supposing there is no certain account of the enemy's destination. — I believe this ill luck will go near to kill me ; but, as these...
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The life of Nelson revised and illustrated, by the Old Sailor

Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 pages
...Sir A. Ball, " seems flown away. I cannot get a fair wind or even a side wind — dead foul ! dead foul ! But my mind is fully made up what to do when...no certain information of the enemy's destination. I believe this ill luck will go near to kill me ; but, as these are times for exertion, I must not...
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The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of War by ..., Volume 3

William James - Great Britain - 1837 - 416 pages
...my dear Ball, seems flown away. I cannot get a fair wind, or even a side wind — dead foul ! dead foul ! — but my mind is fully made up what to do...no certain information of the enemy's destination. I believe this ill-luck will go near to kill me; but, as these are times for exertion, I must not be...
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The naval history of Great Britain, from ... 1793, to ... 1820, with an ...

William James - 1837 - 412 pages
...my dear Ball, seems flown away. I cannot get a fair wind, or even a side wind — dead foul ! dead foul ! — but my mind is fully made up what to do...no certain information of the enemy's destination. I believe this ill-luck will go near to kill me ; but, as these are times for exertion, I must not...
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United Service Magazine and Naval Military Journal, Volume 33

Military art and science - 1840 - 600 pages
...wrote his Lordship to Sir A. flail, " nor even a side-wind — dead foul ! dead foul ! — bnt my inind is fully made up what' to do when I leave the Straits,...no certain information of the enemy's destination. I believe this ill luck will go far to kill me ; but as thesfe are times for exertion^ I must not be...
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