The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 1Harrison, James
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The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 1
Harrison, James
Admirals -- Great Britain -- Biography; Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Biography; Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805
"Your several letters of November 30, came to me this moment.
Believe me, no person can set a higher value on your friendship
than I do; for, I know, from experience, that you have nothing more
at heart, than the honour of our king and country. I rejoice to
hear, that the cargoes of corn in the Mole of Leghorn will be
landed; and the privateers disarmed, and the scoundrels belonging
to them sent away. The enemy will be distressed; and, thank God, I
shall get no money. The world, I know, think that money is our God;
and, now, they will be undeceived, as far as relates to us. "Down,
down with the French!" is my constant prayer. I hope, that the
emperor is marched to support this country: for, unused to war,
it's officers seem alarmed at a drawn sword; or a gun, if loaded
with shot. Many of them, peaceable heroes, are said to have run
away when brought near the enemy. The King and General Acton being
at Rome, I know not what orders will be sent to General Naselli;
but, you may depend, I will do nothing which can do away your just
demand of retribution to our merchants robbed by the French at
Leghorn. I arrived here on the 5th of December, and found my
presence very comfortable for the poor queen. Ever believe me, my
dear Sir, your most faithful and obliged
"Nelson."
Our indefatigable hero wrote, also, on this day, two letters to his
Excellency, the Right Honourable Sir Moreton Eden, K.B. Minister
Plenipotentiary at Vienna. In the first of these, he says, with his
usual excellence of heart, "I have to thank you, for your kindness to
Captain Berry. Poor fellow, he has suffered greatly, both in body and
mind; but, I hope, his reception in England will perfectly restore him."
The other letter fully demonstrates that his head was no less excellent
than his heart. It would have been well for the repose of Europe, and
particularly for the welfare of the Emperor of Germany, and his
hereditary dominions, as well as of his royal relatives at Naples, had
our hero's advice, even at this late period, been sufficiently
regarded. We give, with peculiar pleasure, the whole of this almost
prophetic document.
Naples, Dec. 10, 1798.
"MY DEAR SIR,
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