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

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Chapter 1 - Leaves of the Log 1791-1798

15 - The ship is sent to cruise off Cadiz

16 - Nelson concentrates the fleet - he has no frigates to hunt out the French

17 - …sailed to Candia,heard from a brig French fleet anchored Aboukir Bay

18 - Action! Attack the enemy shore!

19 - The French fire first

20 - After the action just 2 sail of the line and 3 French frigates got under weigh

21 - Captain Hood chased the French to rejoin Battle, but his ship was unsupported

22 - 3100 French killed and wounded in the action

23 - from Naples, Nelson's fleet sailed to England

24 - …the king, Nelson and others silently left the shore of Naples in boats

25 - Nelson sailed for the shore of Palermo, the French unable to follow

26 - The fleet under Nelson attack the French at Naples

27 - A Neapolitan admiral, hanged at the yardarm, buried at sea badly weighted, shot to the surface...

28 - A French fleet sailed to relieve Malta, we went after them.

29 - We were told to anchor and prepare for battle, the French may have sailed...

30 - The French ship Guillaume Tell was disabled, we sent a crew to take her.

31 - The French had a plan, once our crew were on board

32 - The gunner, preparatory to being flogged, declaring that, "'pon his honour I was not drunk."

33 - Sir Sidney Smith came on board, famous for when he landed at Acre against Napoleon

34 - The fleet struck upon the wreck of the L'Orient, and the weather being fine

35 - …the defeat of the French troops.

36 - Soon after sailed for Malta, then Cephalonia, Corfu and Zante.

37 - …Hythe besides the Downs, arrived Purfleet, sent stores to Woolwich.

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