 | Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1810 - 462 pages
...in the manner with which he prefaced it; the business of a commander in chief, he said, being to lay his ships close on board the enemy as expeditiously as possible, and to continue them there till the business was concluded. Knowing his object to be that of a close and... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 532 pages
...the manner in which he prefaced it : " the business of a Commander in Chief," he said, " being to lay his ships close on board the enemy as expeditiously as possible, and to continue them there till the business was concluded, his Admirals and Captains would supply any... | |
 | Alexander Keith - 1832 - 338 pages
...The business of an English commander-in chief," says his Lordship, " being to bring an enemy's fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself,...— I mean, that of laying his ships close on board those of the enemy as expeditiously as possible ; and secondly, to continue them there without separating,... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 pages
...commander-in-chief being first to bring an enemy's fleet to battle on the Nelson's Plan of Attack. most advantageous terms to himself — I mean that...am sensible beyond this object it is not necessary I should say a word, being fully assured that the admirals and captains of the fleet I have the honour... | |
 | William James - 1837 - 412 pages
...business of an English commander-in-chief," says his lordship, " being first to bring an enemy's fleet to battle, on the most advantageous terms to himself (I mean, that of laying his ships close on board those of the enemy as expeditiously as possible, and secondly, to continue them there without separating... | |
 | William James - Great Britain - 1837 - 416 pages
...business of an English commander-in-chief," says his lordship, " being first to bring an enemy's fleet to battle, on the most advantageous terms to himself (I mean, that of laying his ships close on board those of the enemy as expeditiously as possible, and secondly, to continue them there without separating... | |
 | Military art and science - 1840 - 600 pages
...passage : — " The business of an English Commander-inchief being first to bring an enemy's fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself (I mean that of laying his ships close on board those of the enemy as expeditiously as possible, and, secondly, to continue them there without separating... | |
 | William James - 1859 - 548 pages
...business of an English commander-in-chief," says his lordship, "being first to bring an enemy's fleet to battle, on the most advantageous terms to himself (I mean, that of laying his ships close on board those of the enemy as expeditiously as possible, and secondly, to continue them there without separating... | |
 | David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris - English literature - 1905 - 584 pages
...his most characteristic strain : " The business of an Englishman commander-in-chief is, first, to lay his ships close on board the enemy as expeditiously as possible ; and, secondly, to continue there till the business is ended." Five years ago five letters written by Nelson in 1796 brought only... | |
 | English literature - 1863 - 634 pages
...tells them— ' The business of an English commander-in-chief being first to bring an enemy's fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself...secondly, to continue them there without separating till the business is decided; I am sensible beyond this object it is not necessary I should say a word.... | |
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The business of an English commander-in-chief being first to bring an enemy's fleet to battle on the Nelson's Plan of Attack. most advantageous terms to himself — I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy as expeditiously as possible... 
