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action admiral admiralty afterwards Agamemnon anchor army arrived attack Austrian Bastia batteries battle boats brave British fleet Buonaparte Ça Ira Cadiz called Captain Collingwood command commander-in-chief conduct Corsica court crew Danes Danish deck despatches Earl St Egypt enemy enemy's England English exertions expedition feelings fire flag force four France French frigates Genoa Genoese guns Hardy honour hope hundred island king Lady Hamilton Lady Nelson land letter lieutenant Lord Hood Malta Mediterranean Minorca Naples navy Neapolitan Nelson never night occasion officers orders passed port possession present prince prizes received replied Robert Calder sail seamen sent seventy-four ships shoal shore shot Sicily signal Sir Hyde Sir John Orde Sir William Hamilton soon Spaniards Spanish spirit squadron station struck suffered taken thing thought thousand took Toulon troops Trowbridge vessels victory Vincent whole wind wish wounded