The circumstances of this war so often vary, that an officer has almost every moment to consider, what would my superiors direct, did they know what was passing under my nose ?" "But, sir," said he writing to the Duke of Clarence, "I find few think as I do.

To obey orders is all perfection.

To serve my king, and to destroy the French, I consider as the great order of all, from which little ones spring; and if one of these militate against it (for who can tell exactly at a distance ?) I go back and obey the great order and object, to down--down with the damned French villains!--my blood boils at the name of Frenchmen!" At length, General Fox arrived at Minorca--and at length permitted Col.
Graham to go to Malta, but with means miserably limited.

In fact, the expedition was at a stand for want of money; when Troubridge arriving at Messina to co-operate in it, and finding this fresh delay, immediately offered all that he could command of his own.

"I procured him, my lord," said he to Nelson,"1500 of my cobs--every farthing and every atom of me shall be devoted to the cause." "What can this mean ?" said Nelson, when he learned that Col.