Southey's Life of Nelson . l. Stewart, were tostorm the Crown Battery as soon as its fire should besilenced: and Riou—whom Nelson had never seen till thisexpedition, but whose worth he had instantly perceived,and appreciated as it deserved—had the Blanche andAlcmene frigates, the Bart and Arrow sloops, and Zephyr,and Otter fire-ships, given him, with a special commandto act as circumstances might require:—every other shiphad its station appointed. Between eight and nine, the pilots and masters wereordered on board the Admirals ship. The pilots weremostly men who had been mates in Baltic trader
Southey's Life of Nelson . l. Stewart, were tostorm the Crown Battery as soon as its fire should besilenced: and Riou—whom Nelson had never seen till thisexpedition, but whose worth he had instantly perceived,and appreciated as it deserved—had the Blanche andAlcmene frigates, the Bart and Arrow sloops, and Zephyr,and Otter fire-ships, given him, with a special commandto act as circumstances might require:—every other shiphad its station appointed. Between eight and nine, the pilots and masters wereordered on board the Admirals ship. The pilots weremostly men who had been mates in Baltic traders; andtheir hesitation about the bearing of the east end of theshoal, and the exact line of deep water, gave ominouswarning of how little their knowledge was to be signal for action had been made, the wind was fair—not a moment to be lost. Nelson urged them to be steady,—to be resolute, and to decide : but they wanted the onlyground for steadiness and decision in such cases; and The Life of Nelson 259. BALTIC SEA \\ N
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