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Chapter 2 - Old Sea Dog -
From There Go the Ships by George Shirley

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distance inland or along the coast., I invariably carried a hanger (a kind of broadsword), which made me respected. One clay there was a large number on shore from the various ships of the fleet. Getting towards evening they were rather noisy and mischievous. I cautioned them about. it, but only got. abuse for my interference; so on they went, but were stopped about a mile from Palermo by the horse soldiers, who told them that they would not be allowed to enter the city in that disorderly state. Where was their officer? Some of them

 
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came running back to me to say I must he their officer, for my sword would be a badge of my office. With a short reprimand they fell in, and marched up to the main body, when the officer of the horse soldiers handed them over to me, and we marched into the city, thence to our boats at the hole pretty orderly, considering, all things, as they numbered some hundreds.

We had several cruises. In the summer of 1799, hearing that a French fleet was out from Brest, Nelson got the whole fleet together, and, arriving at Naples, moored them in line of battle, landed sailors and marines, and bombarded the castle of St.. Elmo, then held by the French. Captain Trowbridge commanded the attacking forces, opening his first batteries within five hundred yards, and soon a second at two hundred yards. The French soon capitulated, and were expelled from Naples. Engineer officers having found limit, with the mode of attack and approaches, Nelson replied, "You would approach with your works in the old zig-zag

© Peter Smith 2008