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Article VICTORY OF ADMIRAL NELSON. ← Page 5 of 6 →
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Victory Of Admiral Nelson.
dressed to Evan Nepean , Esq . Secretary to the Admiralty . It states , that at the departure of the dispatch eig ht of the British line of battle ships had their top-gallant-yards across and ready for service , and that the other ships and prizes would also be quickly fit for sea . It also states that the island at the mouth of the Nile had been taken possession of , with two 13-inch mortars , and all the brass and iron
cannon . The letter to Earl St . Vincent is as follows : ' Vanguard , off the Mouth of the Nik , Aug . 3 , 179 8 . ' MY LORD , ' Almighty God has blessed his Majesty ' s arms in the late battle by a great victory over the fleet of the enemy , whom I attacked at sun-set on the 1 st of Augustoff the mouth of the Nile . The enemy
, were moored in a strong line of battle , for defending the entrance of the bay ( of Shoals ) , flanked by numerous gun-boats , four frigates , and a battery of guns and mortars on an island in their van ; but nothing could withstand the squadron your Lordship did me the honour to place under my command . Their hig h state of discipline is well known to and with the judgment of the
Captainstogeyou , , ther with their valour and that of the officers and men of every description , it was absolutely irresistible . ' ' Could any thing from my pen add to the characters of the Captains , I would write it with pleasure , but that is impossible . ' I have to regret the loss of Captain Westcott , of the Majestic , who
was killed early in the action ; but the ship was continued to be so well fought by her first Lieutenant , Mr . - Cuthbert , that I have given him an order to command her till your Lordship ' s pleasure is known . ' The ships of the enemy , all but their two rear ships , are nearly dismasted ; and those two , with two frigates , 1 am sorry to say , made their escape ; nor was it , I assure you , in my power to prevent them . Hood most handsomelendeavoured to do itbut J had no
Captain y , ship in a condition to support the Zealous , and I ' was obliged to call her in . ' The support and assistance I have received from Captain Berry cannot be sufficiently expressed . I was wounded in the head , and obliged to be carried off the deck , but the service suffered no loss by that event . Captain Berry was fully equal to the important service
then going on , and to him I must beg leave to refer you for every information relative to this victory . He will present you with the flag of the second in command , that of the Commander in Chiei being burnt in the L'Orient . ' Herewith I transmit you lists ofthe killed and wounded , and the lines of battle of ourselves and the French . * HOBATIO NELSON . "
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Victory Of Admiral Nelson.
dressed to Evan Nepean , Esq . Secretary to the Admiralty . It states , that at the departure of the dispatch eig ht of the British line of battle ships had their top-gallant-yards across and ready for service , and that the other ships and prizes would also be quickly fit for sea . It also states that the island at the mouth of the Nile had been taken possession of , with two 13-inch mortars , and all the brass and iron
cannon . The letter to Earl St . Vincent is as follows : ' Vanguard , off the Mouth of the Nik , Aug . 3 , 179 8 . ' MY LORD , ' Almighty God has blessed his Majesty ' s arms in the late battle by a great victory over the fleet of the enemy , whom I attacked at sun-set on the 1 st of Augustoff the mouth of the Nile . The enemy
, were moored in a strong line of battle , for defending the entrance of the bay ( of Shoals ) , flanked by numerous gun-boats , four frigates , and a battery of guns and mortars on an island in their van ; but nothing could withstand the squadron your Lordship did me the honour to place under my command . Their hig h state of discipline is well known to and with the judgment of the
Captainstogeyou , , ther with their valour and that of the officers and men of every description , it was absolutely irresistible . ' ' Could any thing from my pen add to the characters of the Captains , I would write it with pleasure , but that is impossible . ' I have to regret the loss of Captain Westcott , of the Majestic , who
was killed early in the action ; but the ship was continued to be so well fought by her first Lieutenant , Mr . - Cuthbert , that I have given him an order to command her till your Lordship ' s pleasure is known . ' The ships of the enemy , all but their two rear ships , are nearly dismasted ; and those two , with two frigates , 1 am sorry to say , made their escape ; nor was it , I assure you , in my power to prevent them . Hood most handsomelendeavoured to do itbut J had no
Captain y , ship in a condition to support the Zealous , and I ' was obliged to call her in . ' The support and assistance I have received from Captain Berry cannot be sufficiently expressed . I was wounded in the head , and obliged to be carried off the deck , but the service suffered no loss by that event . Captain Berry was fully equal to the important service
then going on , and to him I must beg leave to refer you for every information relative to this victory . He will present you with the flag of the second in command , that of the Commander in Chiei being burnt in the L'Orient . ' Herewith I transmit you lists ofthe killed and wounded , and the lines of battle of ourselves and the French . * HOBATIO NELSON . "