Horatio Nelson and the naval supremacy of England . is a Spanish frigate,and you may begin as soon as you please 1 Heproved a tough morsel even for Nelson. The shipswere of the same force to a gun, and the number of 1794-96] Fight with the Santa Sabina. 65 the crews nearly alike. Again and again Nelson hailedDon Jacobo to haul down his colours, but the val-iant Spaniards answer was : No, sir, not whilst Ihave the means of fighting left. He surrenderedonly when all his ofificers were killed. The SantaSabina was retaken, and Nelson narrowly escapedcapture through pursuit of two Spanish ship of t
Horatio Nelson and the naval supremacy of England . is a Spanish frigate,and you may begin as soon as you please 1 Heproved a tough morsel even for Nelson. The shipswere of the same force to a gun, and the number of 1794-96] Fight with the Santa Sabina. 65 the crews nearly alike. Again and again Nelson hailedDon Jacobo to haul down his colours, but the val-iant Spaniards answer was : No, sir, not whilst Ihave the means of fighting left. He surrenderedonly when all his ofificers were killed. The SantaSabina was retaken, and Nelson narrowly escapedcapture through pursuit of two Spanish ship of theline and two frigates. His admiration of the heroicconduct of Don Jacobo borrowed something of itsanimation from the discovery that his prisoner wasdescended from the Duke of Berwick, son of JamesH. I have returned him his sword, he wrote tohis father, and sent him in a flag of truce to felt it consonant to the dignity of my country,and I always act as I feel right, without regard tocustom. * * Dispatches and Letters, toI. ii., p.
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