Memoirs and Letters of Capt. Sir William Hoste, Bind 1Bentley, 1833 |
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Admiral Hotham Admiral Nelson Adriatic affectionate afraid Agamemnon Alasio Alexandria Amphion anchor army arrived assure attack Austrians Bastia battle believe boats brig Buonaparte Cadiz Captain Hoste Captain Nelson coast command commodore convoy Corsican cruise DEAR FATHER DEAREST MOTHER despatches DIXON HOSTE Egypt England English Eurydice expect expedition fire French fleet friends frigates gallant Genoa Gibraltar give going Greyhound gun-boats guns happy hear heard heartily honour hope HORATIO NELSON join land Leghorn letter Lord Collingwood Lord Hood Lord Nelson Lord St loss Malta Mediterranean Messina Minorca Mutine Naples Neapolitan never numbers obliged officer old Godwick ordered peace pleasure Portsmouth Pray present prize received refit remain sail sent ship shore Sicily Sir Sydney soon sorry Spaniards Spanish squadron station taken tell Theseus thing Toulon Trieste troops Vado vessel victory wish wounded write yesterday
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Side 298 - Twas then great Marlborough's mighty soul was proved, That, in the shock of charging hosts unmoved, Amidst confusion, horror, and despair, Examined all the dreadful scenes of war: In peaceful thought the field of death surveyed, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid, Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an angel, by divine command, With rising tempests shakes a guilty land (Such as of late o'er pale Britannia passed), Calm and serene he...
Side 298 - To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid, Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an angel by divine command With rising tempests shakes a guilty land, Such as of late o'er pale Britannia past, Calm and serene he drives the furious blast ; And pleased th' Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.
Side 202 - My soul was spar'd that wretchedness. One sentence told me, in a breath, My brother's illness, and his death ! And days of mourning glided by, And brought me back my gaiety ; For soon in childhood's wayward heart Doth crush'd affection cease to smart.
Side 251 - Never shall we find his equal, and never will the navy of Great Britain furnish a man with half his abilities.
Side 223 - On the purser coming up, she grasped her little one close to her breast, and with her other hand pointed to the wound which the ball had made, and which had entered above the breast.
Side 341 - Pavie at one on the morning of the 27th, and in two hours after seventy of his gallant crew, marines and seamen, headed by Lieut. Phillott, were landed about a mile below the battery to the southward, and advanced to storm it, leaving the boats to push for the river the instant the fort was carried. At a quarter past three the alarm was given. The attack was instantly made with such vigour, that in ten minutes the fort was completely in...
Side 67 - February 17th, 1797. My dear Sir, You will be anxious to hear a line of your good and brave William after the sharp services of the Captain on the 14th. I have hitherto said so much of my dear William, that I can only repeat, his gallantry never can be 'exceeded, and that each day rivets him stronger to my heart.
Side 18 - VOL. i. c a message Captain Nelson sent them by a neutral vessel, which had its effect. They proved to be all Genoese, and therefore we could not make prizes of them. They informed us the French had one man killed ; the country people were running up the mountain, crying out, " Mon Dieu !" very much frightened, thinking we should land.
Side 249 - I was ordered to Algiers, by that ever-to-be-lamented man, with presents to the Dey. I left the Fleet on the 15th, and on the 21st the battle was fought. Not to have been in it, is enough to make one mad ; but to have lost such a friend besides, is really sufficient to almost overwhelm me.
Side 52 - Our squadron at present consists of two sail of the line and four frigates, but it is to be increased in the summer, when we shall not want for amusement I make no doubt, as our commodore does not like to be idle. I suppose your curiosity is excited by the word Commodore Nelson. It gives me infinite pleasure to be able to relieve it, by informing you that our good captain has had this additional mark of distinction conferred on him, which I dare say you will agree with me that his merit richly deserves.