 | James Stanier Clarke, Stephen Jones, John Jones - 1805 - 584 pages
...fortj Sail of the line into a line of battle; invariable winds, thick weather, and other circunstantes which must occur ; without such a loss of time, that the opportunity would probably be lost of bringing the enemy to battle, in such a manner as to make the business decisive ; — I have therefore... | |
 | Archibald Duncan - 1806 - 380 pages
...Cadiz, Oct. 10, 1805. "Thinkmg it almost impossible to bring a fleet of forty sail of the line into battle, in variable winds, thick weather, and other...of time that the opportunity would probably be lost of bringing the enemy to battle in such a manner as to make the business decisive, I have therefore... | |
 | James Harrison (biographer of Nelson.) - 1806 - 522 pages
...Cadiz, Oct. 10, 180.5. " THINKING it almost impossible to bring a fleet of forty sail of the line into battle, in variable winds, thick weather, and other...of time that the opportunity would probably be lost of bringing the enemy to battle in such a manner as to make the business decisive ; I have, therefore,... | |
 | sir William Beatty - 1807 - 114 pages
...MEMORANDUM sent to the Commanders of Ships. THINKING it almost impossible to bring a Fleet of forty sail of the line into a line of battle in variable...of time that the opportunity would probably be lost of bringing the Enemy to battle in such a manner as to make the business decisive, I have therefore... | |
 | Edward Pelham Brenton - 1824 - 588 pages
...1805. (General Orders.) Thinking it almost impossible to bring a fleet of forty sail of the line into a battle, in variable winds, thick weather, and other circumstances which must occur, without such ;\ loss of time that the opportunity would probably be lost of bringing the enemy to battle iu such... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 pages
...Cadiz, Oct. 10, 1805. " Thinking it almost impossible to bring a fleet of forty sail of the line into battle, in variable winds, thick weather, and other...of time that the opportunity would probably be lost of bringing the enemy to battle in such a manner as to make the business decisive ; I have therefore... | |
 | William James - 1837 - 408 pages
...entire in these pages. " Thinking it almost impossible," says the noble chief, " to form a fleet of 40 sail of the line into a line of battle, in variable...time, that the opportunity would probably be lost,' of bringing the enemy to battle in such a manner as to make the business decisive ; I have therefore... | |
 | Edward Pelham Brenton - 1837 - 778 pages
...1805. (General Orders.) Thinking it almost impossible to bring a fleet of 40 sail of the line into a battle, in variable winds, thick weather, and other...of time that the opportunity would probably be lost of bringing the enemy to battle in such a manner as to make the business decisive, I have, therefore,... | |
 | George Lillie Craik, Charles MacFarlane - 1844 - 928 pages
...Nelson had oi«ened his plan by saving, — " Thinking it almost impossible to form a fleet of lorly sail of the line into a line of battle, in variable winds, ihick weather, and oilier circumstances which must occur, without Midi a loss of time that the opportunity... | |
 | Horatio Nelson (1st visct.) - 1846 - 864 pages
...Victory, off Cadi:, 9fA October, 1805. Memorandum. Thinking it almost impossible to bring a Fleet of forty Sail of the Line into a Line of Battle in variable...of time that the opportunity would probably be lost of bringing the Enemy to Battle in such a manner as to make the business decisive, I have therefore... | |
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Thinking it almost impossible to bring a Fleet of forty Sail of the Line into a Line of Battle in variable winds, thick weather, and other circumstances which must occur, without such a loss of time that the opportunity would probably be lost of bringing... 
