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The Life Of Of The Right Honourable Baron Nelson Of The Nile, &C. &C. &C.
" Lone ; as her native oak ' s strong limbs defy The furious blasts that rend her stormy sky , Long as her rocky shores the ocean laves , Shall Freedom and Britannia rule the waves . " But nf all the victories that gild the page of our naval history , not one appears so brilliant as that gained by Admiral Nelson at the mouth of tiie Nile . The memorable hero of this great event , which in its consequences will have such an effect on the affairs of Europe , is the third son of the Rev . Edmund Nelson , rector of Buniham Thorpe , in the
county of Norfolk ; to which living he was presented upwards of forty years ago by Lord Walpole . The Admiral is related to the noble family of Walpole and Townshend ; his mother being the granddaughter of Sir Charles Turner , Bart , of Worton , in the county of Not folk , and of Mary , daughter of Robert Walpole , Esq . of Hou-bton ; and sister to Sir Robert Walpole , of Wolterton
first Earl of Oxford , and of Horatio , first Lord Walpole ; whose next sister , Dorothy , was married toCharles , the second Viscount Towns hend . Lord Nelson was born in the rectory-house of Burnham Thorpe , on the 29 th of September , 175 8 ; and at the time of the dispute with Spainabout the Falkland Islandsentered a midshipman on board
, , the Raisonable , commanded by the gallant Captain Suckling , his mother ' s brother , who married the sister of the presentLord Walpole , and died Comptroller of the Navy , and member of parliament for Portsmouth , in the year 1 7 . 7 8 .
Upon the differences with Spain being adjusted , Captain Suckling , who was determined on making his nephew as good a seaman as himself , did not think a guardship , as the Raisonable then was , a good naval school for the enterprizing youth , who already discovered sparks of that genius which has since spread into a brilliant flame . He therefore sent him , under the care of an old . mess-mate , to the West hero sailed
Indies . Upon his ' return from that voyage , the young with the late Lord Mulgrave , then Captain Phipps , in search of the North-west passage , and was rated a midshipman on board the Carcase , commanded by Captain , now Admiral Lutridge . To ascertain the high opinion that he acquired in this situation we have only to recur to the living testimony of a noble Peer , related to the noble Admiral iust mentioned . 'He had witnessed , ' he said , ' his earliest efforts ,
which were such as to give assurance of his subsequent achievements . Upon his arrival from the North Pole , he was sent by his uncle out to the East Indies ; before his return from which part of the n-lobe the American war had broken out . Without any delay a birth was procured iur him on the American station . At so early a period in life he discovered such spirit , and such a determined resolution to make himself acquainted with every thing
relative to his profession , that his uncle found no difficulty in getting him made a Lieutenant , as soon as he had served the time required as midshipman . In 1779 he was advanced to the rank of Post Captain ; and was afterwards acting Commodore and Commander in Chief of a successful expedition to the Spanish main , ' where he greatly distinguished himself by his courage and conduct ; and fully
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Life Of Of The Right Honourable Baron Nelson Of The Nile, &C. &C. &C.
" Lone ; as her native oak ' s strong limbs defy The furious blasts that rend her stormy sky , Long as her rocky shores the ocean laves , Shall Freedom and Britannia rule the waves . " But nf all the victories that gild the page of our naval history , not one appears so brilliant as that gained by Admiral Nelson at the mouth of tiie Nile . The memorable hero of this great event , which in its consequences will have such an effect on the affairs of Europe , is the third son of the Rev . Edmund Nelson , rector of Buniham Thorpe , in the
county of Norfolk ; to which living he was presented upwards of forty years ago by Lord Walpole . The Admiral is related to the noble family of Walpole and Townshend ; his mother being the granddaughter of Sir Charles Turner , Bart , of Worton , in the county of Not folk , and of Mary , daughter of Robert Walpole , Esq . of Hou-bton ; and sister to Sir Robert Walpole , of Wolterton
first Earl of Oxford , and of Horatio , first Lord Walpole ; whose next sister , Dorothy , was married toCharles , the second Viscount Towns hend . Lord Nelson was born in the rectory-house of Burnham Thorpe , on the 29 th of September , 175 8 ; and at the time of the dispute with Spainabout the Falkland Islandsentered a midshipman on board
, , the Raisonable , commanded by the gallant Captain Suckling , his mother ' s brother , who married the sister of the presentLord Walpole , and died Comptroller of the Navy , and member of parliament for Portsmouth , in the year 1 7 . 7 8 .
Upon the differences with Spain being adjusted , Captain Suckling , who was determined on making his nephew as good a seaman as himself , did not think a guardship , as the Raisonable then was , a good naval school for the enterprizing youth , who already discovered sparks of that genius which has since spread into a brilliant flame . He therefore sent him , under the care of an old . mess-mate , to the West hero sailed
Indies . Upon his ' return from that voyage , the young with the late Lord Mulgrave , then Captain Phipps , in search of the North-west passage , and was rated a midshipman on board the Carcase , commanded by Captain , now Admiral Lutridge . To ascertain the high opinion that he acquired in this situation we have only to recur to the living testimony of a noble Peer , related to the noble Admiral iust mentioned . 'He had witnessed , ' he said , ' his earliest efforts ,
which were such as to give assurance of his subsequent achievements . Upon his arrival from the North Pole , he was sent by his uncle out to the East Indies ; before his return from which part of the n-lobe the American war had broken out . Without any delay a birth was procured iur him on the American station . At so early a period in life he discovered such spirit , and such a determined resolution to make himself acquainted with every thing
relative to his profession , that his uncle found no difficulty in getting him made a Lieutenant , as soon as he had served the time required as midshipman . In 1779 he was advanced to the rank of Post Captain ; and was afterwards acting Commodore and Commander in Chief of a successful expedition to the Spanish main , ' where he greatly distinguished himself by his courage and conduct ; and fully