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Chapter 1- Leaves from the Log -
From There Go the Ships by George Shirley

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we were away an American ship passed through the fleet, reporting that he saw us thirty leagues to the westward of Cape St. Vincent, bound for England, the crew having mutinied, which, when we arrived, was found to be false. The end of August we received orders to go to Lisbon, to take the four Spanish prizes to England. Parted from the fleet in the night, the next day were joined by the Britannia, the Seahorse frigate having passed us with Nelson on board, bound for England, he having lost his arm at Teneriffe in an unsuccessful night attack, being sent by

 
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Admiral Sir John Jervis to cut out a rich Manilla galleon which lay in the harbour of Santa Cruz. His squadron consisted of four ships of the line, three frigates, and the Fox cutter. In the darkness the boats missed each other, and did not land together at. the Mole, However Nelson would not turn back, but drawing his sword sprang on shore, when he received a musket-ball through his arm, and he fell back into the arms of his step-son, Lieutenant Nisbet, who immediately stopped the flow of blood by tying his silk handkerchief tightly round his arm above, and a sailor made him a sling of part of his shirt. He was taken on board, where it was found necessary to amputate the arm. Our loss in men and officers was two hundred and fifty killed and wounded. Captain Trowbridge made good his landing, and took command of all that were left; gallantly succeeded in taking the town, drew his men up in the principal square, and when summoned to surrender by the governor, declared that if they did not let him

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