The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Vol. 1 of 2: With a Supplement of Interesting Letters, by Distinguished Characters (Classic Reprint)
The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Vol. 1 of 2: With a Supplement of Interesting Letters, by Distinguished Characters (Classic Reprint)
by Horatio Nelson
17 Jan, 2019
After a long passage, we are arrived; and it is as I suspected—the ministers at Naples know nothing of the situation of the island. Not a house or bastion of the town is in possession of the islanders; and the Marquis de Niza tells me, they want ar
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After a long passage, we are arrived; and it is as I suspected—the ministers at Naples know nothing of the situation of the island. Not a house or bastion of the town is in possession of the islanders; and the Marquis de Niza tells me, they want arms, victuals, and support. He does not know, that any Neapolitan officers are in the island; perhaps, although I have their names, none are arrived; and it is very certain, by the Marquis's account, that no supplies have been sent by the governors of Syracuse or Messina. Less