. The Royal Navy . he lee line approached more to a parallel withthe rear portion of it, and was upon a line ofbearing as was ordered by Collingwood. WhenNelson had seen the order of the approach arranged,he went down to his cabin, and penned that well-known note in which he implored the Almighty togrant a great and glorious victory to his country,and prayed that no misconduct might tarnish he wrote and signed, in the presence of Black-wood and Hardy, that remarkable document, calledthe codicil to his will, in which he left LadyHamilton as a legacy to his country, as likewiseher daught
. The Royal Navy . he lee line approached more to a parallel withthe rear portion of it, and was upon a line ofbearing as was ordered by Collingwood. WhenNelson had seen the order of the approach arranged,he went down to his cabin, and penned that well-known note in which he implored the Almighty togrant a great and glorious victory to his country,and prayed that no misconduct might tarnish he wrote and signed, in the presence of Black-wood and Hardy, that remarkable document, calledthe codicil to his will, in which he left LadyHamilton as a legacy to his country, as likewiseher daughter, saying, These are the only favours Iask of my king and country at the moment whenI am going to fight their battles. The advanceof the fleet was at a rate of not more than aboutthree knots, and the breeze got still lighter; but atabout eleven oclock, when the interval betweenthe adversaries was a little more than two miles. LORD NELSONS FLAGSHIP LEADING THE WEATHER LINEINTO ACTION AT TRAFALGAR October 21st, 1805. NAVY OF THE NAPOLEONIC ERA 185 Nelson signalled to Collingwood that he intendedto prevent them from getting into Cadiz, whichthey appeared to be intending to do. Then wasmade the celebrated signal, England expects thatevery man will do his duty. It is said thatCollingwood, when he saw this signal, remarkeddrily to his flag-lieutenant, I wish Nelson wouldmake no more signals: we all understand whatwe have to do. Nevertheless, when the signalwas reported, he announced it to his ships com-pany, and it was received with great Royal Sovereign, as had been intended, wasmuch ahead of the Victory, and was closely followedby the Belleisle, Mars, Tonnant, and others, whichall steered direct for the rear division of theadversarys fleet, where Collingwoods fifteen shipsattacked the fifteen in this part of the allied line,enveloping twelve of them in a furious conflict. AsNelson witnessed the approach, See, he cried toCaptain Blackwood, see, how that noble fellow,
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