One of his officers, one day, in speaking of the restraint which he was thus compelled to suffer, happened to use the word PITY! "Pity!" exclaimed Nelson: "Pity! did you say?
I shall live, sir, to be envied! and to that point I shall always direct my course." Eight weeks remained in this state of duresse.

During that time the trial respecting the detained ships came on in the court of Admiralty.

He went on shore under a protection for the day from the judge; but, notwithstanding this, the marshal was called upon to take that opportunity of arresting him, and the merchants promised to indemnify him for so doing.

The judge, however, did his duty, and threatened to send the marshal to prison if he attempted to violate the protection of the court.

Mr.Herbert, the president of Nevis, behaved with singular generosity upon this occasion.