Horatio Nelson and the naval supremacy of England . 9 ened into the condition of a man with a griev-ance, and printed a long letter addressed to , who gives full particulars of this affair inhis life of St. Vincent, says that the Earl, whenNelson was objected to as a junior officer to takethe command, replied : That those who wereresponsible for measures had a right to choose theirmen. How very wise the veteran was in this casethe battle of the Nile abundantly proved. Theopposition to Nelsons appointment, even in thehigher departments of government, was scanda-lously bitter. It w
Horatio Nelson and the naval supremacy of England . 9 ened into the condition of a man with a griev-ance, and printed a long letter addressed to , who gives full particulars of this affair inhis life of St. Vincent, says that the Earl, whenNelson was objected to as a junior officer to takethe command, replied : That those who wereresponsible for measures had a right to choose theirmen. How very wise the veteran was in this casethe battle of the Nile abundantly proved. Theopposition to Nelsons appointment, even in thehigher departments of government, was scanda-lously bitter. It will scarcely be credited that aletter from one of the puisne Lords of the Ad-miralty, in which Lord St. Vincent was insolentlydenounced for having sent so young a flag-ofi&cer asNelson to seek the French fleet, was read publicly onboard Sir William Parkers ship, the Prince the Hero failed, his impeachment would havebeen demanded, and perhaps obtained, in spite ofthe battle of St. Vincent, and all that he had donebefore and after
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