Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol IIRoss, John, Sir
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Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II
Ross, John, Sir
Admirals -- Great Britain -- Biography; Saumarez, James, 1757-1836
The lively sensibility, which formed so prominent a feature in
the character of our lamented hero, was most remarkable. It was
not only in the intercourse of private friendship and in acts
of kindness and benevolence, that this feeling was evinced; but
upon all occasions, public as well as private, he manifested
how deeply his heart was engaged in events which might bear on
the interests of his friends and his country. I well remember,
when off the Black Rocks in April 1801, his coming on board,
from a visit he paid to the commander-in-chief, and bringing a
newspaper, containing an account of the landing in Egypt, and
the attack on the Danish fleet at Copenhagen by Lord Nelson. He
directed me to cause the hands to be turned up; but when they
were assembled, his feelings had so completely overcome him,
that he found it utterly impossible to read the account. Many
instances of this peculiar depth of feeling and goodness of
heart might be enumerated. I shall only add, that he was most
exemplary in his conduct, and most exact in causing all the
offices of religion to be performed on board his ship, allowing
nothing short of the most imperative duties of the ship to
interrupt divine service!
In conclusion, we must seriously recommend to our young readers, and
particularly to those of the Royal Navy, to whom indeed the whole
memoir is addressed, to read with attention the following remarks on
the moral and religious character of the late illustrious and noble
Admiral.
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