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" Captains are to look to their particular line as their rallying point. But, in case signals can neither be seen or perfectly understood, no captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy. "
The Naval Chronicle - Page 506
edited by - 1805
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The British trident; or, Register of naval actions, from ... the ..., Volume 5

Archibald Duncan - 1806 - 380 pages
...things, direct the movements of his line, by keeping th«m as compact as the nature of circumstances will admit. Captains are to look to their particular...very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an tntmy. ( Advanced squadron . . 8 British Divisions < Weather line .... iff (Lee line . 16" Enemy ...................
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The life of ... Horatio lord viscount Nelson, Volume 2

James Harrison (biographer of Nelson.) - 1806 - 522 pages
...things, direct the movements of his line, by keeping them as compact as the nature of the circumstances will admit. Captains are to look to their particular...be seen, or clearly understood, no captain can do wrong, if he places his skip alongside that of an enemy. f Advanced Squadron 81 British Divisions <...
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Authentic narrative of the death of lord Nelson

sir William Beatty - 1807 - 114 pages
...things, direct the movements of his line, by keeping them so compact as the nature of the circumstances will admit. Captains are to look to their particular line as their rallying-point ; but in case signals cannot be seen or clearly understood, no Captain can do very wrong...
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The Life of Nelson, Volume 2

Robert Southey - 1813 - 306 pages
...that of a close and decisive action, " would supply any deficiency of signals, « and act accordingly. In case signals « cannot be seen or clearly understood, no " captain can do wrong if he places his " ship alongside that of an enemy." One of the last orders of this admirable...
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The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Year MDCCLXXXIII to MDCCCXXII.

Edward Pelham Brenton - 1824 - 588 pages
...compact as the imture of the circumstances will admit. Captains are to look to their particular line as a rallying point, but in case signals cannot be seen or clearly understood, no captain can do wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy. If the enemy's fleet are discovered in line...
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The Life of Nelson

Robert Southey - 1830 - 354 pages
...be that of a close and decisive action, would supply any deficiency of signals, and act accordingly. In case signals cannot be seen or clearly understood, no captain can do wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy." One of the last orders of this admirable man...
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The History of England, Volume 5

Thomas Smart Hughes - 1835 - 352 pages
...of signals, and they would act accordingly : his concluding remark is truly worthy of record : — ' In case signals cannot be seen or clearly understood, no captain can do wrong, if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy.' At half past nine on the morning of the nineteenth,...
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The life of Nelson revised and illustrated, by the Old Sailor

Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 pages
...things, direct the movements of his line, by keeping them as compact as the nature of circumstances will admit. Captains are to look to their particular...line as their rallying point ; but, in case signals can neither be seen nor .perfectly understood, no captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside...
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The naval service, or, officer's manual for every grade in his ..., Volume 1

William Nugent Glascock - 1836 - 730 pages
...things, direct the movement of his line, by keeping them as compact as the nature of the circumstances will admit. Captains are to look to their particular...line as their rallying point ; but in case signals can neither be seen nor be perfectly understood, no captain can do very wrong if he places his ship...
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Tales of the Wars; Or, Naval and Military Chronicle: To which is ..., Volume 1

1836 - 480 pages
...be that of close and decisive action, would supply any deficiency by signals, and act accordingly. In case signals cannot be seen or clearly understood, no captain can do wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy." One of the last orders of this admirable man...
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