 | Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1844 - 590 Seiten
...Douglas," who commanded at Portsmouth, to act as Lieutenant of the Worcester, 64, Captain Mark Robinson,* who was ordered to Gibraltar with a convoy. In this...I was upon deck, as any Officer in the Ship." 1 He nerved as Midshipman in the Dolphin, for six months, three weeks, and lix days. Captain Pigot died... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1878 - 306 Seiten
...Douglas, who commanded at Portsmouth, to act as Lieutenant of the Worcester, 64, Captain Mark Robinson* who was ordered to Gibraltar with a convoy. In this...with the charge of a Watch, yet Captain Robinson used Memoir of Nelson's Services. 275 to say, "he felt as easy when I was upon deck, as any Officer in the... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1881 - 348 Seiten
...Douglass, who commanded at Portsmouth, to act as lieutenant of the Worcester, 64, Captain Mark Robinson, who was ordered to Gibraltar with a convoy. In this ship I was at sea with convoys until April 2, 1777, and in very bad weather. But although my age might have been sufficient cause... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1883 - 316 Seiten
...^!lcl in very kad weatner ! but although my age with tk e been a sufficient cause for not entrusting me the charge of a Watch, yet Captain Robinson used to...when I was upon deck, as any Officer in the ship." On the 8th of April, 1777, I passed my examination as a Lieutenant, and received my Commission the... | |
 | George Lathom Browne - 1891 - 576 Seiten
...commanded at Portsmouth) an order to act as Lieutenant of the Worcester 64, Captain Mack Robinson, who was ordered to Gibraltar with a convoy. In this ship I was at sea with convoys till April 2, 1777, and in very bad weather. But although my age (,ft. 19) might have been sufficient cause for... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1895 - 316 Seiten
...sea with convoys until April 2, 1777, and in very bad weather. But although my age might have been sufficient cause for not entrusting me with the charge...when I was upon deck as any officer in the ship." On the 8th of April, 1777, I passed my examination as a lieutenant, and received my commission the... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1896 - 266 Seiten
...Douglass, who commanded at Portsmouth, to act as lieutenant of the Worcester, 64, Captain Mark Robinson, who was ordered to Gibraltar with a convoy. In this ship I was at sea with convoys till April 2d, 1777, and in very bad weather; but although my age might have been a sufficient cause for not entrusting... | |
 | 1897 - 772 Seiten
...Douglas, who commanded at Portsmouth, :to act as Lieutenant of the Worcester, 64, Captain Mark Robinson, who was ordered .to Gibraltar with a Convoy. In this...very bad weather; but although my age might have been sufficient cause for not entrusting me with the charge of a watch, yet Captain Robinson used to say... | |
 | Alfred Thayer Mahan - 1897 - 566 Seiten
...pride in the recollection, that while on board the " Worcester," notwithstanding his youth, his captain used to say, " He felt as easy when I was upon deck as any officer of the ship." It is doubtful, indeed, whether Nelson ever possessed in a high degree the delicate knack... | |
 | Spenser Wilkinson - 1900 - 540 Seiten
...might be coxswain " ; " I exerted myself to have the command of a cutter " ; at nineteen his captain " felt as easy when I was upon deck as any officer in the ship." Even then " a frigate was not sufficiently active for my mind." In this review of his own life the... | |
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April 2nd, 1777, and in very bad weather. But although my age might have been a sufficient cause for not entrusting me with the charge of a Watch, yet Captain Robinson used to say, 'he felt as easy when I was upon deck, as any Officer in the Ship. 
