Types of Naval Officers Drawn From the History of the British Navy With Some a
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" To get between Nelson's ship and the San Nicolas, Collingwood had to steer close, passing within ten feet of the latter ; so that, to use his own expression, " though we did not touch sides, you could not put a bodkin between us. " His fire drove the San Nicolas upon one of the first-rates, the Sa7t' Josef ; and when, continuing on to seek other unbeaten foes, he left the field again clear for Nelson, the latter, by a movement of the helm, grappled the Saji Nicolas. Incredible as it may appea...r, the crew of this one British seventy-four carried, sword in hand, both the enemy's ships, though of far su- perior force. " Extravagant as the story may seem, " wrote Nelson, " on the quarter-deck of a Spanish first-rate I received the swords of the 356 Types of Naval Officers vanquished Spaniards, which, as I received, I gave to William Fearney, one of my bargemen, who placed them with the greatest sang-froid under his arm. " Four Spanish ships, two of them of the largest size, were the trophies of this victory; but its moral effect in demonstrating the relative values of the two navies, and the confidence England could put in men like Jervis, Nelson, and the leading captains, was far greater.
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" To get between Nelson's ship and the San Nicolas, Collingwood had to steer close, passing within ten feet of the latter ; so that, to use his own expression, " though we did not touch sides, you could not put a bodkin between us. " His fire drove the San Nicolas upon one of the first-rates, the Sa7t' Josef ; and when, continuing on to seek other unbeaten foes, he left the field again clear for Nelson, the latter, by a movement of the helm, grappled the Saji Nicolas. Incredible as it may appea...r, the crew of this one British seventy-four carried, sword in hand, both the enemy's ships, though of far su- perior force. " Extravagant as the story may seem, " wrote Nelson, " on the quarter-deck of a Spanish first-rate I received the swords of the 356 Types of Naval Officers vanquished Spaniards, which, as I received, I gave to William Fearney, one of my bargemen, who placed them with the greatest sang-froid under his arm. " Four Spanish ships, two of them of the largest size, were the trophies of this victory; but its moral effect in demonstrating the relative values of the two navies, and the confidence England could put in men like Jervis, Nelson, and the leading captains, was far greater.
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