Nelson's Last Diary, September 13-October 21, 1805 |
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NELSONS LAST DIARY SEPTEMBER 1 Gilbert Hudson,Horatio Nelson Viscount Nelson, 1758-1 No preview available - 2016 |
NELSONS LAST DIARY SEPTEMBER 1 Gilbert Hudson,Horatio Nelson Viscount Nelson, 1758-1 No preview available - 2016 |
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A. T. Mahan Admiralty Aetna aforesaid Ajax and Thunderer Amen AUTOGRAPH OR FACSIMILE Bathing Machines battle Beatty Beatty's Narrative Bellisle Bittern Breezes WSW cabin Cadiz Cape St Capt Captain Hardy Codicil Colossus Combined Fleets dearest Emma Deponent says Despatches Enemy's Fleet England entry Eurydice extract FACSIMILE COPY Fleets of France Fresh Breezes NW Frigates Gibr heavens bless heavy sea hundred and five joined the Fleet King and Country Kiss dear Horatia Lady Hamilton last writing leaf Leagues leaving Merton Letters to Lady light airs little wind Lord Nelson's Lord Viscount Nelson Monday Nearly calm NELSON AND BRONTÉ Nelson touch NELSON'S LAST DIARY October the Twenty Octr Philip Toker PRIVATE DIARY PRIVATE JOURNAL Queen of Naples Rock of Lisbon sail of ships Saturday Sept September sight Sunday swell Thomas Masterman Hardy Torbay Trafalgar Tuesday Victory Wednesday Westward Wind Easterly words Wrote Ly
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Page 15 - Friday night (Sept. 13), at half-past ten, I drove from dear, dear Merton, where I left all which I hold dear in this world, to go to serve my king and country. May the great God, whom I adore, enable me to fulfil the expectations of my country! and, if it is His good pleasure that I should return, my thanks will never cease being offered up to the throne of His mercy. If it is His good providence to cut short my days upon earth, I bow with the greatest submission; relying that He will protect those...
Page 25 - 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, who made me, and may his blessing light upon my endeavours for serving my Country faithfully. To him I resign myself and the just cause which is entrusted to me to defend. Amen. Amen. Amen.
Page 28 - Could I have rewarded these services, I would not now call upon my country ; but as that has not been in my power, I leave Emma Lady Hamilton therefore a legacy to my King and country, that they will give her an ample provision to maintain her rank in life. " I also leave to the beneficence of my country my adopted daughter, Horatia Nelson Thompson ; and I desire she will use in future the name of Nelson only.
Page 25 - Ministry sent out orders to then Sir John Jervis, to strike a stroke, if opportunity offered, against either the Arsenals of Spain, or her Fleets. That neither of these was done is not the fault of Lady Hamilton. The opportunity might have been offered. Secondly, the British Fleet under my command, could never have returned the second time to Egypt, had not Lady Hamilton's influence with the Queen of Naples caused letters to be wrote to the Governor of Syracuse, that he was to encourage the...
Page 26 - Hamilton therefore a legacy to my king and country, that they will give her an ample provision to maintain her rank in life. 'I also leave to the beneficence of my country my adopted daughter, Horatia Nelson Thompson; and I desire she will use in future the name of Nelson only. 'These are the only favours I ask of my king and country, at this moment when I am going to fight their battle.
Page 26 - Ministry sent out orders to the then Sir John Jervis to strike a stroke, if opportunity offered, against either the arsenals of Spain or her fleets. That neither of these was done is not the fault of Lady Hamilton; the opportunity...
Page 25 - Then in sight of the combined fleets of France. and Spain, distant about ten miles.
Page 35 - MY DEAREST ANGEL, — I was made happy by the pleasure of receiving your letter of September 19th, and I rejoice to hear that you are so very good a girl, and love my dear Lady Hamilton, who most dearly loves you. Give her a kiss for me. The Combined Fleets of the Enemy are now reported to be coming out of Cadiz ; and therefore I answer your letter, my dearest Horatia, to mark to you that you are ever uppermost in my thoughts. I shall be sure of your prayers for my safety, conquest, and speedy return...
Page 40 - He has left us, not indeed his mantle of inspiration, but a name and an example, which are at this hour inspiring thousands of the youth of England: a name which is our pride, and an example which will continue to be our shield and our strength. Thus it is that the spirits of the great and the wise continue to live and to act after them; verifying, in this sense, the language of the old mythologist: Tol uiv datuovd?
Page 46 - He has wrote home to beg an inquiry, feeling confident that he can fully justify himself, I sincerely hope he may, but— I have given him the advice as to my dearest friend. He is in adversity, and if he ever has been my enemy, he now feels the pang of it, and finds me one of his best friends.