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    Authentic Narrative of the Death of Lord Nelson
    Authentic Narrative of the Death of Lord Nelson
    Authentic Narrative of the Death of Lord Nelson
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    Authentic Narrative of the Death of Lord Nelson

    By William Beatty

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    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateJun 1, 2007
    Authentic Narrative of the Death of Lord Nelson
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    William Beatty

    William Orion Beatty was born in December of 2002 in Claremont California. Attending the Claremont schools, William gained a knowledge of writing and reading books of science fiction. His enthusiasm for gaming also plays a role in his creativity evident in his writings. In middle-school, William came up with the story-line for this book. Along with his imagination, William uses his environment for inspiration, from his town, home, etc. William also like to include his personality in the traits of his characters, especially the main character where he, himself, is the template. It is William's intent to capture the attention of readers, as well as open the imagination to realms beyond the natural world.

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      Authentic Narrative of the Death of Lord Nelson - William Beatty

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      Title: The Death of Lord Nelson

      Author: William Beatty

      Release Date: March 2, 2005 [eBook #15233]

      Most recently updated: March 16, 2013

      Language: English

      Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1

      ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE DEATH OF LORD NELSON***

      E-text prepared by Steven Gibbs

      and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team

      AUTHENTIC NARRATIVE

      OF THE DEATH OF

      LORD NELSON:

      WITH

      THE CIRCUMSTANCES PRECEDING, ATTENDING, AND

      SUBSEQUENT TO, THAT EVENT;

      THE PROFESSIONAL REPORT

      ON HIS LORDSHIP'S WOUND,

      AND SEVERAL INTERESTING ANECDOTES .

      BY WILLIAM BEATTY, M.D.

      Surgeon to the Victory in the Battle of Trafalgar,

      and now Physician to the Fleet under the Command

      of the Earl of St. Vincent, K.B. &c. &c. &c.

      LONDON:

      PRINTED BY T. DAVISON, WHITE-FRIARS;

      FOR T. CADELL AND W. DAVIES, IN THE STRAND.

      1807.

      Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson

      CONTENTS

      TO THE PUBLIC.

      The Surgeon of the late illustrious Lord NELSON feels himself called upon, from the responsible situation which he held on the eventful day of the 21st of October 1805, to lay before the British Nation the following Narrative. It contains an account of the most interesting incidents which occurred on board the Victory. (Lord NELSON's flag-ship) from the time of her sailing from England, in the month of September, till the day of battle inclusively; with a detail of the particulars of HIS LORDSHIP'S Death, the mode adopted for preserving his revered Remains during the subsequent long passage of the Victory to England, and the condition of the Body when it was deposited in Greenwich Hospital. This short statement of facts is deemed a small but necessary tribute of respect to the memory of the departed Hero, as well as a professional document which the Public had a right to expect from the man who had the melancholy honour of being his principal medical attendant on that occasion: and is presumed to be not unappropriately concluded by observations on the state of HIS LORDSHIP'S health for some time previous to his fall; with his habits of life, and other circumstances, strongly proving that few men had a greater prospect of attaining longevity, on which account his premature death is the more to be deplored by his Country.

      It was originally intended that this Narrative should be published in the LIFE OF LORD NELSON, undertaken by the Rev. J.S. CLARKE and J. M'ARTHUR, Esq. and it will still form a part of that Work; but from the length of time which must necessarily elapse before so extensive and magnificent a Publication can be completed, the Author has been induced to print it in a separate form.

      Narrative

      Lord NELSON sailed from St. Helen's in the Victory, with the Euryalus frigate, on the morning of the 15th of September 1805, to take the command of the British Fleet cruizing before Cadiz. On the 18th he appeared off Plymouth; where he was joined by his Majesty's ships Thunderer and Ajax, with which he proceeded for his destined station. On the 20th he communicated by private signal with the squadron under the command of Rear-Admiral STIRLING, which passed within a few miles of the Victory; and the same day at noon, spoke his Majesty's ship Le Decade, having on board Rear-Admiral Sir RICHARD BICKERTON, who, was on his return to England for the recovery of his health.

      Some bad weather and adverse winds were experienced by the Victory in crossing the Bay of Biscay, and on the 27th Cape St. Vincent was seen. Lord NELSON had dispatched the Euryalus ahead on the preceding day, to acquaint Admiral COLLINGWOOD with his approach; and to direct that no salute should take place, nor any public compliments be paid to his flag, on his assuming the command, as he wished the Enemy to be kept ignorant of a reinforcement being received by the British Fleet. In the evening of the 28th, the Victory joined the Fleet; now consisting of twenty-seven ships of the line, including the Victory, Ajax, and Thunderer: the city of Cadiz was seen distant about fifteen miles, with the Combined Fleets at anchor; and Admiral LOUIS, with five or six ships under his command, close in shore, watching the motions of the Enemy.

      On the 29th, prompt and decisive measures were adopted to prevent the Enemy from receiving any supplies of provisions by sea, which His LORDSHIP was informed they were very much distressed for: cruizers were stationed off the Capes St. Vincent, St. Mary's, and Trafalgar; and the frigates Euryalus and Hydra were ordered to keep off the entrance of Cadiz. His LORDSHIP now retired with the Fleet to the vicinity of Cape St. Mary's, about fifty or sixty miles westward of Cadiz; keeping up a constant communication with the frigates in shore, by means of three or four ships of the line placed at convenient intervals for distinguishing the signals of each other. This distance from, the Enemy's port was preserved by His LORDSHIP, to prevent them from being speedily acquainted with the force of the Fleet under his command; and that he might avoid the necessity of bearing up in bad weather, and running with the Fleet through the Straits of Gibraltar when the westerly gales prevailed: as the inconvenience of being forced into the Mediterranean, had been felt by former Commanders in Chief; and would now have afforded a favourable opportunity to the Enemy

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