May God bless my king and country, and all those I hold dear! My relations it is needless to mention; they will of course be amply provided for.
"NELSON AND BRONTE.
"WITNESS, ( HENRY BLACKWOOD.
( T.M.HARDY." The child of whom this writing Speaks was believed to be his daughter, and so, indeed, he called her the last time he pronounced her name.

She was then about five years old, living at Merton, under Lady Hamilton's care.

The last minutes which Nelson passed at Merton were employed in praying over this child, as she lay sleeping.

A portrait of Lady Hamilton hung in his cabin; and no Catholic ever beheld the picture of his patron saint with devouter reverence.

The undisguised and romantic passion with which he regarded it amounted almost to superstition; and when the portrait was now taken down in clearing for action, he desired the men who removed it to "take care of his guardian angel." In this manner he frequently spoke of it, as if he believed there were a virtue in the image.