 my plan of attack, as far as a man dare venture to guess at the very uncertain position the enemy may be found in: but it is to place you perfectly at ease respecting my intentions, and to give full scope to your judgment for carrying them into effect.  Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 - Page 294by Julian Stafford Corbett - 1905 - 366 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - English essays - 1844 - 622 pages
...magnanimous confidence of his soul : — " They surely cannot escape us. I wish we could gst a fine day. I send you my plan of attack, as far as a man dare...but, my dear friend, it is to place you perfectly at ease respecting my intentions, and to give full scope to your judgment for carrying them into effect.... | |
 | Horatio Nelson (1st visct.) - 1846 - 864 pages
...the possession of Vice-Admiral Sir George Mundy. Sending it to Vice-Admiral Collingwood, he said, " I send you my Plan of Attack, as far as a man dare...But, my dear friend, it is to place you perfectly at ease respecting my intentions, and to give full scope to your judgment for carrying them into effect.... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - Edinburgh review - 1846 - 754 pages
...magnanimous confidence of his soul: — " They surely cannot escape us. I wish we could get a fine day- I send you my plan of attack, as far as a man dare...but, my dear friend, it is to place you perfectly at ease respecting my intentions, and to give full scope to your judgment for carrying them into effect.... | |
 | 1847 - 202 pages
...his ship.' " On the 9th of October, Nelson sent his completed plan of attack to Collingwood : — " As far as a man dare venture to guess at the very...uncertain position the enemy may be found in. But," he added, " it is to place you perfectly at ease respecting my intentions, and to give full scope to... | |
 | Thomas Joseph Pettigrew - 1849 - 708 pages
...he will have five frigates and a brig. They surely cannot escape us. I wish we could get a fine day. I send you my plan of attack, as far as a man dare...but, my dear friend, it is to place you perfectly at case respecting my intentions, and to give full scope to your judgment for carrying them into effect.... | |
 | Thomas Joseph Pettigrew - 1849 - 710 pages
...he will have five frigates and a brig. They surely cannot escape us. I wish we could get a fine day. I send you my plan of attack, as far as a man dare...but, my dear friend, it is to place you perfectly at ease respecting my intentions, and to give full scope to your judgment for carrying them into effect.... | |
 | William Freke Williams - 1854 - 818 pages
...nautical skill, Nelson, iu a letter dated Victory, October 9th, 1805, says to Admiral Collingwood : " I send you my plan of attack,* as far as a man dare...But, my dear friend, it is to place you perfectly at ease respecting my intentions, and to give full scope to your judgment for carrying them into effect.... | |
 | Sir Archibald Alison - Europe - 1854 - 412 pages
...Colliugwood, Nelson, who was altogether destitute of professional jealousy, wrote — " I send you ray plan of attack, as far as a man dare venture to guess...uncertain position the enemy may be found in ; but it is to place you perfectly at ease respecting my intentions, and to give full scope to your judgment... | |
 | Sir Archibald Alison - Europe - 1854 - 412 pages
...of attack to Collingwood, Nelson, who was altogether destitute of professional jealousy, wrote — " I send you my plan of attack, as far as a man dare...venture to guess at the very uncertain position the euemy may be found in ; but it is to place you perfectly at ease respecting my iutentions, and to give... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1854 - 416 pages
...altogether destitute of professional jealousy, wrote — " I send you my plan of attack, as far аз а man dare venture to guess at the very uncertain position the enemy may be found in ; but it is to place you perfectly at ease respecting my intentions, and to give full scope to your judgment... | |
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