His indignation was excessive; and in the apprehension that he should be exposed to the anxieties of the suit and the ruinous consequences which might ensue, he exclaimed, "This affront I did not deserve! But I'll be trifled with no longer.

I will write immediately to the Treasury, and if government will not support me, I am resolved to leave the country." Accordingly, he informed the Treasury that, if a satisfactory answer were not sent him by return of post, he should take refuge in France.
To this he expected he should be driven, and for this he arranged everything with his characteristic rapidity of decision.

It was settled that he should depart immediately, and Mrs.Nelson follow, under the care of his elder brother Maurice, ten days after him.

But the answer which he received from government quieted his fears: it stated that Captain Nelson was a very good officer, and needed to be under no apprehension, for he would assuredly be supported.
Here his disquietude upon this subject seems to have ended.

Still he was not at ease; he wanted employment, and was mortified that his applications for it produced no effect.