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The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson

CHAPTER I
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Whatever exertions were made, it could not be possible to get the boats to the water's edge before the 14th; and if the situation of the ships should not alter by that time, it would not be justifiable to stay longer by them.

The commander therefore resolved to carry on both attempts together, moving the boats constantly, and taking every opportunity of getting the ships through.

A party was sent out next day to the westward to examine the state of the ice: they returned with tidings that it was very heavy and close, consisting chiefly of large fields.

The ships, however, moved something, and the ice itself was drifting westward.

There was a thick fog, so that it was impossible to ascertain what advantage had been gained.


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