Publications of the Navy Records Society

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Navy Records Society, 1924
 

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Pagina 319 - Guineas, the payment of which entitles the Member to receive one copy of each work issued by the Society for that year, and to purchase back volumes at reduced prices.
Pagina 262 - England — does it follow, that we are to sacrifice the maritime greatness of Britain at the shrine of Russia ? Shall we allow entire freedom to the trade of France ? — shall we suffer that country to send out her 12,000,000 of exports, and receive her imports in return, to enlarge private capital, and increase the public stock? — shall we allow her to receive naval stores undisturbed, and to rebuild and refit that navy which the valour of our seamen has destroyed ? — shall we voluntarily...
Pagina 3 - The promotion to the flag has happily removed a number of officers from the command of ships of the line, who at no period of their lives were capable of commanding them...
Pagina 152 - If they pass Sicily, I shall believe they are going on their scheme of possessing Alexandria, and getting troops to India — a plan concerted with Tippoo Saib, by no means so difficult as might at first view be imagined...
Pagina 30 - ... executed by the enemy, so that by annulling this transaction (in as far as his Majesty's officer was a party thereto) the enemy could not be re-placed in the same situation in which he before stood, his Majesty, from a scrupulous regard to the public faith, has judged it proper that his officers should abstain from any act inconsistent with the engagements to which Captain Sir Sidney Smith has erroneously given the sanction of his Majesty's name.
Pagina 235 - I have the honour to be, with the greatest respect, my Lord, your Lordship's Most obedient humble servant, H.
Pagina 56 - Lord Nelson to the quick (as per enclosed), who, besides, feels himself affronted by his embassy and separate command ; which compels me to put this strange man immediately under his lordship's orders, or the king may be deprived of his (Lord Nelson's...
Pagina 30 - Commands that Instructions should be transmitted to your Lordship expressing His Majesty's disapprobation of the Terms entered into by the said Capitulation, those Terms appearing to His Majesty to be more advantageous to the Enemy than their situation entitled them to expect, and being likely to prejudice the...

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