| Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1810 - 462 pages
...wrote thus to the crown prince: " Vice admiral lord Nelson has directions to spare Denmark when ehe no longer resists. The line 'of defence which covered her shores has struck to the British flag; but if the firing is continued on the part of Denmark, he must be obliged to set -on fire all the prizes... | |
| 1813 - 550 pages
...open a negotiation, and, retiring into the stern gallery, he '' wrote thus to the crown prince : ' Viceadmiral -Lord Nelson has been commanded to spare...covered her shores has struck to the British flag: but if the firing is continued on the part of Denmark, h« innct ti,ct on fire all the prizes that... | |
| Robert Southey - Admirals - 1813 - 306 pages
...crown prinee : ** Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson has been comf« manded to spare Denmark, when she no M 2 " longer resists. The line of defence which •• covered her shores has struck to the " British flag : but if the firing is conti•' nucd on the part of Denmark, he must « set on fire all the prizes... | |
| Robert Southey - 1814 - 322 pages
...stern gallery, and wrote thus to the crown prince : " Vice" Admiral Lord Nelson has been com" manded to spare Denmark, when she no " longer resists. The...defence which " covered her shores has struck to the Bri" tish flag : but if the firing is continued on " the part of Denmark, he must set on fire " all... | |
| Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 532 pages
...negotiation. He, therefore, wrote to the Crown Prince as follows: " Vice- Admiral Lord Nelson has directions to spare Denmark, when she no longer resists. The...covered her shores, has struck to the British flag; but if the firing is continued on the part of Denmark, he must be obh'ged to set on fire; all the prizes... | |
| John James M'Gregor - 1821 - 466 pages
...acted as his aidde-camp, with a letter to the Crown Prince in the following terms : — " Vice- Admiral Lord Nelson has been commanded to spare Denmark, when...covered her shores has struck to the British flag ; but if the firing is continued on the part of Denmark, he must set on fire all the prizes that have... | |
| Robert Southey - Admirals - 1830 - 354 pages
...signally displayed than now, he retired into the stern-gallery, and wrote thus to the Crown Prince : " Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson has been commanded to spare...covered her shores has struck to the British flag; but if the firing is continued on the part of Denmark, he must set on fire all the prizes that he has... | |
| 1840 - 506 pages
...adjutant-general to the commander-in-chief to settl' the terms, in reply to Lord Nelson's celebrated note ' Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson has been commanded to spare Denmark when she no longer resists. The line o defence which covered her shores has struck to the British flag ; but if the firing is continued... | |
| sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1835 - 830 pages
...extremity, Nelson retired into the stern gallery, and wrote to the crown prince in these terms : " Lord Nelson has been commanded to spare Denmark when...which covered her shores has struck to the British Neison.i flag ; but if the firing is continued on the part of j Denmark, he must set fire to all the... | |
| 1836 - 884 pages
...enemy were in his power, Lord Nelson retired and wrote the following note to the Crown Prince : — " Vice-admiral Lord ! Nelson has been commanded to spare...covered her shores has struck to the British flag ; but if the firing is continued on the part of Denmark, he must set on fire all the prizes that he... | |
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