… ADMIRAL SIR THOMAS FOLEY. 109 of battle ships successively, the distance was about one hundred and sixty yards, so that, reckoning each of the…
… ADMIRAL SIR THOMAS FOLEY. 109 of battle ships successively, the distance was about one hundred and sixty yards, so that, reckoning each of the thirteen ships to occupy on an average a space of seventy yards, the length of the line was rather under a mile and five eighths. But this line was not a straight one. From the centre ship Orient the van ship bore N.W., the rear ship S.E. by S., and…
… 110 NOTABLE MEN OF WALES. Zealous, Orion, Audacious, Theseus, Vanguard, Minotaur, Defence, Bellerophon, Majestic, Leander. And at a still greater distance to the westward,…
… 110 NOTABLE MEN OF WALES. Zealous, Orion, Audacious, Theseus, Vanguard, Minotaur, Defence, Bellerophon, Majestic, Leander. And at a still greater distance to the westward, the Alexander and the Swiftsure, making every exertion to get up. About 6.20 p.m. the French ships hoisted their colours, and the Conquerant, followed by the Guerrier, opened her fire upon the Goliath and Zealous, then in line close to each other, and at some distance ahead of their companions.…
… ADMIRAL SIR THOMAS FOLEY. Ill -was dead; he had received three wounds, yet would not leave his post; a fourth cut him almost in…
… ADMIRAL SIR THOMAS FOLEY. Ill -was dead; he had received three wounds, yet would not leave his post; a fourth cut him almost in two. He desired not to be carried below, but to be left to die upon deck. The flames soon mastered his ship. Her sides had just been painted; and the oil jars and paint buckets were lying on the poop. By the prodigious light of this conflagration the situation of…
… 112 NOTABLE MEN OF WALES. Thorpe, with a pension of two thousand pounds for his own life and those of his two immediate successors.…
… 112 NOTABLE MEN OF WALES. Thorpe, with a pension of two thousand pounds for his own life and those of his two immediate successors. Two of the French line of battle ships, the Franklin and the Spartiate, were taken into the British Navy. The Franklin was renamed the Canopus, and the curious may still see her, a hulk, in the Hamoaze at Devonport. Captain Foley's sudden manoeuvre is not difficult even for landsmen to…
… ADMIRAL SIR THOMAS FOLEY. 113 stationed his ships, as far as he was able, one on the outer bow, and another on the inner…
… ADMIRAL SIR THOMAS FOLEY. 113 stationed his ships, as far as he was able, one on the outer bow, and another on the inner quarter of each of the enemy." The victory was complete, but Nelson could not follow it up, as he would have done, for want of means. " Were I to die this moment," he said in his despatches to the Admiralty, "' want of frigates' would be found stamped on…
… 114 NOTABLE MEN OF WALES. the Freya's submission. Lord Whitworth was at once despatched to the Danish Court to place the matter on…
… 114 NOTABLE MEN OF WALES. the Freya's submission. Lord Whitworth was at once despatched to the Danish Court to place the matter on an amicable footing. A squadron accompanied him, and an agreement was come to on the subject; but Eussia, although an ally of England, took offence at the attack on the Freya, and particularly at the passage through the sound of a British squadron. A convention between Eussia and Sweden, agreeing…
… ADMIRAL SIR THOMAS FOLEY. 115 three quarters of a mile wide, and in which channel, close to the town, the Danes had moored their…
… ADMIRAL SIR THOMAS FOLEY. 115 three quarters of a mile wide, and in which channel, close to the town, the Danes had moored their block ships, radeaus, praams, and gun vessels. The distance of the anchorage from the city of Copenhagen was about six miles. The ships of Lord Nelson's detachment coasted along the edge of the Middle Ground until they had reached and partly rounded its southern extremity. Here, at about 8 p.m.,…
… 116 NOTABLE MEN OF WALES. Chief was persuaded to throw out the signal for discontinuing the engagement. The manner in which Lord Nelson received…
… 116 NOTABLE MEN OF WALES. Chief was persuaded to throw out the signal for discontinuing the engagement. The manner in which Lord Nelson received this signal is very forcibly depicted in Southey's work :—" About this time the signal lieutenant called out that number thirty-nine (the signal for discontinuing the action) was thrown out by the Com¬ mander-in-Chief. Lord Nelson continued to walk the deck, and appeared to take no notice of it. The…
… ADMIRAL SIR THOMAS FOLEY. 117 ment. The British loss was three hundred and fifty killed and eight hundred and ten wounded. The greater part…
… ADMIRAL SIR THOMAS FOLEY. 117 ment. The British loss was three hundred and fifty killed and eight hundred and ten wounded. The greater part of the Danish ships or floating hulks were literally knocked to pieces. The distance between the opposing forces had been from three hundred to four hundred yards. Commodore Fischer reckoned his killed and wounded at between sixteen hundred and eighteen hundred at the lowest estimate. As an instance of individual…
… 118 NOTABLE MEN OF WALES. attracted the admiration of George III., and His Majesty was ■with difficulty prevented from making her Queen of England.…
… 118 NOTABLE MEN OF WALES. attracted the admiration of George III., and His Majesty was ■with difficulty prevented from making her Queen of England. The Royal Marriage Act was afterwards passed, in order to prevent such risks in future. Lady Sarah eventually married Colonel George Napier, and became the mother, amongst other children, of the three distinguished brothers, who chose the military profession, Sir Charles, the hero of Meanee (17th February, 1843), and Governor…
… WHAT CANNOT LOVE DO ? OR, A TALE OF TWO FBIENDS. BY JOHN SAUNDERS, Author of " Abel Drake's…
… WHAT CANNOT LOVE DO ? OR, A TALE OF TWO FBIENDS. BY JOHN SAUNDERS, Author of " Abel Drake's Wife" " Hirell" " Israel Mort, Overman ; or, the Story of the Mine;'' " Tiie Sherlocks," " A Noble Wife," "Robbing Peter to Pay Paul" &c, &c. CHAPTER IV. TRACKING THE FUGITIVES. Arriving at Holyhead at midnight, Larry O'Neill got a porter to take care of his portmanteau, so…
… 120 WHAT CANNOT LOVE DO. Repressing any show of what he felt in listening to this, Larry merely remarked— " I am acquainted with…
… 120 WHAT CANNOT LOVE DO. Repressing any show of what he felt in listening to this, Larry merely remarked— " I am acquainted with the family, .was to have seen them before they left Ireland, and I particularly want to hasten after them. Can you tell me where they were going? " " No, sir, but they went on directly by the train then wait- ing." " Thanks ; that will do. I…
