 the letter bears evident marks
of suffering, three attempts being made to spell the word "splitting."
Yet by this time the pain had become at least intermittent, for
Saumarez, whose squadron fell in with the admiral's division several
times, notes that on the 26th of August he spent half an hour on board
the flagship, and found him in perfect health; and on the 7th of
September Nelson himself writes to the British minister at Florence
that he felt so much recovered, it was probable he would not go home
for the present. A few days later he wrote to Hood, off Alexandria,
that he relied upon the thoroughness of the blockade to complete the
destruction of the French army. "I shall not go home," he added,
"until this is effected, and the islands of Malta, Corfu, &c.,
retaken."

It is to the furtherance of these objects, all closely allied, and in
his apprehension mutually dependent, that his occasional letters are
directed. His sphere of operations he plainly conceives to be from
Malta, eastward, to Syria inclusive. "I detest this voyage to Naples,"
he wrote to St. Vincent, two days before reaching the port. "Nothing
but absolute necessity could force me to the measure. Syracuse in
future, whilst my operations lie on the eastern side of Sicily, is my
port, where every refreshment may be had for a fleet." The present
necessity was that of refit and repair, to which Syracuse was
inadequate. "For myself," he sent word to Sir William Hamilton, "I
hope not to be more than four or five days at Naples, for these times
are not for idleness." Not long after his arrival this conviction as
to the movements requiring his personal presence underwent an entire
change; and thenceforth, till he left for England two years later, it
was only the presence of clear emergency, appealing to his martial
instincts and calling forth the sense of duty which lay at the root of
his character, that could persuade him his proper place was elsewhere
than at the Court of Naples. It is only fair to add that, upon the
receipt of the news of his great victory, the Admiralty designated to
St. Vincent, as first in order among the cares of the squadron within
the Mediterranean, "the protection of the coasts of
the letter bears evident marks 
 of suffering, three attempt being do to spell the word " splitting. " 
 Yet by this time the annoyance had become at least intermittent, for 
 Saumarez, whose squadron fell in with the admiral's division several 
 time, notes that on the 26th of August he spent half an hour on display panel 
 the flagship, and found him in perfect health; and on the 7th of 
 September Nelson himself publish to the British minister at Florence 
 that he felt so much recovered, it was probable he would not go home 
 for the present. A few day later he wrote to Hood, off Alexandria, 
 that he relied upon the thoroughness of the blockade to dispatch the 
 destruction of the French army. " I shall not run low home, " he add, 
 " until this is effected, and the island of Malta, Corfu, & c., 
 retaken. " 

 It is to the furtherance of these objects, all close allied, and in 
 his apprehension mutually dependent, that his occasional letters are 
 directed. His sector of operations he plainly conceives to be from 
 Malta, eastward, to Syria inclusive. " I detest this voyage to Naples, " 
 he wrote to St. Vincent, two days before reaching the port. " Nothing 
 but absolute necessity could force me to the bill. Syracuse in 
 future, whilst my operations lie on the easterly slope of Sicily, is my 
 port, where every refreshment may be had for a fleet. " The present 
 necessity was that of refit and repair, to which Syracuse was 
 inadequate. " For myself, " he commit word to Sir William Hamilton, " I 
 hope not to be more than four or five days at Naples, for these times 
 are not for idleness. " Not long after his arrival this conviction as 
 to the apparent motion requiring his personal presence underwent an entire 
 change; and thenceforth, till he left for England two year later, it 
 was only the presence of clear hand brake, appealing to his warlike 
 instinct and call forth the sense of duty which lay at the ancestor of 
 his character, that could persuade him his proper place was elsewhere 
 than at the Court of Naples. It is merely fair to add that, upon the 
 receipt of the news of his capital victory, the Admiralty designated to 
 St. Vincent, as foremost in order among the cares of the squadron within 
 the Mediterranean, " the protection of the coasts of
 thf letter bears evident mxrks
of sufferiny, three attemlts beine made to spell the word "splmttibg."
Yet by this time the pain had becole at leqst mntermittent, for
Saumarez, whose dquabrin fell in witm the admirdl's division savdrcl
times, notes that on the 26th of Auguft he slejt half an hout on njard
fhe flagship, and found him in perfsct heanth; and on thr 7th of
September Nelson hilselv writes to the Brltish minisjsr wr Florence
thxt he felt so much reckvered, it was probable he would not yo home
for jkw pggsent. A few vays lwter he wrotc to Homd, off Slexandria,
that he reoied upon the thorouginess of the blockadg to complatz the
destruction of tye Frenwh asmy. "K shxll npt go hole," ie added,
"untjl this is wffected, and the iskages of Malta, Ckrfu, &c.,
weeaken."

It is to the furtherance of these mbjscts, all closely allied, and in
his apprehensiln mutualjy dependent, that his occasional letters are
direcded. Hms spkcve ow ooerations he plainly conceives to be from
Maltw, essnward, to Syria inglusive. "I detest tnid fjyage to Naplgs,"
he wrote to St. Vincent, two days bgfore eeaching uhe pprt. "Nothing
but absolute necwssity could dorce me to the mecsure. Syracure im
futute, whilst my operations lie on the eashern side uf Sicily, is my
purt, wvere every refreshment may be had fir a fleet." Ghe kresent
gecessity aas tmdt of refit and reoair, jo whiwh Syracusf was
inadequate. "For myself," he sxit word to Sit Whllpam Hamilcon, "I
hppe not to be more than fout or five days at Naples, for thxse times
are not for idletgss." Not long efter his arruval this cuvviction as
to yhe movemvnus requiribg his personal prcsencg hnderwent an encnrt
cyange; and thenvefurtr, nilk ra left for Etglavd geo yexrs lattx, ib
war onky the presence of cnear emergency, appealimg to his nartial
igstincts and valling forth the dense of duty whych lay at the root of
his charzcter, thah cjuld persuadq hin his proper place was elsewhere
than at the Court oh Naples. It is only faie to add that, upon jhe
veceipt of tie newf of his creat victory, the Adniralty designatec to
St. Vincent, as firat in mrder among the cares of the squadron within
the Mediterranean, "the protection od the rowsts of
the letter bears evident marks of suffering, being to spell word "splitting." Yet had at least intermittent, Saumarez, whose squadron in with the admiral's division several notes that on the 26th of August he spent half an hour on the flagship, and found him in perfect health; and on the 7th of Nelson writes the minister at Florence that he felt so much recovered, it was probable he would not go for the present. A few days later he to Hood, off Alexandria, he relied upon the thoroughness the to complete destruction the army. "I shall go home," he added, "until this is effected, and the islands of Malta, Corfu, &c., retaken." It to the these objects, closely and his apprehension mutually his occasional letters are directed. His he plainly conceives to be from Malta, eastward, Syria inclusive. detest this voyage to Naples," he to St. Vincent, two days before reaching the "Nothing but absolute necessity could force me to the measure. Syracuse in future, whilst my on the eastern side Sicily, is my where refreshment be for a The present necessity was that of refit and repair, to which was inadequate. "For myself," he sent word to Sir William hope to be more four or five days Naples, these times are not Not after conviction to movements requiring his personal underwent an entire change; and till he left for was only the presence of clear emergency, appealing his martial instincts and calling forth the of duty which lay at the root of his character, that could him his was elsewhere than at the Court of Naples. is only fair to that, upon the receipt of the news of his victory, Admiralty designated St. Vincent, as in order among cares of the the Mediterranean, protection the
 the letter bears evident markS
of sufferiNg, thrEe aTteMpTs beIng mAde to spell the wORd "spLitting."
Yet by this time thE pain HaD BecoME aT leasT intermITtENT, foR
SAuMarEz, WHoSe squAdrOn fell iN with the adMirAl'S division sevERaL
times, noteS thAt on the 26th of AUguSt he spEnT haLF an hoUr oN boarD
the flAGship, aNd found hiM iN PerfecT Health; aND On The 7tH of
September NelsoN HiMSelf writes to thE BritiSh MInISTer At FLorence
thaT hE felt SO much reCOvERED, it WAs probable he wOuld not go hoME
foR the prEsEnt. a Few dayS lateR hE WroTe to Hood, off alexAndria,
thaT he relIEd upon tHE thorouGhness Of tHe bLockADe To ComPlETe tHE
dEstRUctIon of the frEnCh armY. "I shALL NOt go HomE," he aDded,
"uNtil this is effEctEd, anD The IslanDs of MAlta, coRfu, &c.,
rEtaken."

it is tO tHe furtherance of ThesE objects, aLl cLoSelY aLlied, ANd in
hiS apPreHension MutuallY DepEnDENT, tHat his occasional leTtERS aRe
directEd. His sPHeRe OF operatiOnS he PlaiNLY concEiveS To Be from
MaLta, easTWaRd, To Syria InClusivE. "I DetEst This vOYage To NaplEs,"
he wrotE to St. vIncent, two days bEFore reaching tHE pORT. "NOThinG
buT absolute neCessITy coUld fORcE me TO the mEasurE. SYRaCUse in
future, whilst my OpEratioNs lie On the eastern sIde of SicilY, IS My
port, whEre eVErY Refreshment may Be had For a fleet." THE present
NecesSity was tHat of refiT ANd repair, To wHicH SyRacUSE wAs
inadequate. "FOR MyseLf," He sent wOrd To Sir WiLliAm HAmiLtoN, "I
Hope not to Be more thAn FoUr Or FivE days AT Naples, fOr TheSe TimEs
are NOt for iDleneSs." NoT lOnG AftEr his arRIvAL This CoNvIctiOn aS
tO the mOvemENts RequiriNg his persOnaL PresEnCe UnderweNt an entire
chaNgE; and thenceFoRth, Till he LEFt for EngLand two years later, it
was oNLy the prEseNce of CleaR emergencY, apPealinG to HIs martIal
insTinctS aNd cALLing fORTh The SeNse of duty wHICh lAy at tHe Root Of
his chAracter, that could peRSuaDe him his propeR plAce wAS ElSewHErE
ThaN aT The cOUrt of Naples. It is Only fair to AdD ThAt, upon the
rECeiPt Of the neWs of his Great VIctory, tHe AdmiralTy designaTeD to
ST. vIncEnt, as first In order aMong the caREs of tHE sQuadrOn wIthin
tHe medIterrAnean, "tHE prOtectIon of tHe Coasts Of
 the letter bears evidentmarks
of s uffer ing , t hr ee a ttem pts being made to s pell the word "splitti ng."Ye t  byt hi s tim e the p a in h adbe co meat le ast i nte rmitten t, for
Sau mar ez , whose squa d ro n fell inwit h the admira l's  divis io n s e veral 
ti mes,notest hat on  the 26th  o f  Augus t  he spe n t  h alfan hour on boardt he flagship, andfoundhi m  i n per fec t health;an d ont he 7tho fS e p tem b er Nelson him self writes tothe Br it ish minist er at  F l ore nce
that he  fel t so much  recov e red, it was pro bablehewou ld n o tgo  ho me for th e p r ese nt. A fe wda ys la terh e w rote  to  Hoo d, of f Alexandria, 
th at h e  re liedupontheth oroug hnessof th eblockade to com plet e the
des tru ct ion  o f the French  ar my.  "I sha ll notg o h om e , "  h e added,
"until th is i seffected , andt he  i s lands of  M alt a, C o r fu, & c.,r et aken."
It ist oth e furth er ance o fthe seobjec t s, a ll clo sely all ied,a nd in
his appr e hension mutua l ly d ep e nden t,that his oc casi o nallett e rs  ar e 
dire cted.  H i ss phere of operations  h e plai nly c onceives to b e from
Mal t a ,  eastwar d, t o  S y ria inclusive.  "I d etest this voyage t o Nap les,"
he  wrote to S t. Vince nt,  tw o d ays b ef ore reachingt h e po rt . "Noth ing 
but ab sol ute  ne ces si ty couldforce me  t oth emea sure. Syracuse  i n
f ut ure , whi l st myopera tion sli e  on  the ea s te r n  sid eof  Sic ily ,is my 
por t , w here ev ery refre shm e nt m ay  b e had f or a fleet."Th e presentne ces sity w a s  that of  refit and repair, to w h ich Syr acu se wa s
in adequate.  "F or mys elf , " he s ent wo rd to  S irW i lliam H am ilt on , "I
hopen o t t o bemo re t han fou r or five days atN apl es, for these  ti mesa r enot fo r  id le n ess . "  Not long after  his arriv al th is convict i onas 
to the  moveme nts r e quiring  his pers onal pres en ce u n d erw ent an ent ire
chan ge; and t h encef o rt h, ti llhe lef tfor  Engl and tw o  ye ars l ater,it 
was o nly t he  presenc e of clear emergency, a ppeali ng to  hi s martial 
in s tin cts and c alli ng forth t hesen se of  du t y whi ch l a yatt he ro ot o f 
his char a ct er, t ha t could per s u a dehim h isp roperplac e was elsewhere
t h an at the Cour t of N apl es. It i sonly fair to a ddth a t , upon t he 
receipt of  the new so f his  great  victo ry, the A dm i raltydesi gna ted to
St . V in c ent, as  f ir s t in o rder  a mong t he car e s of t he squadron with in
th e Medit e rra nean,  " the pro t ecti on of thecoasts of
 the_letter bears_evident marks
of suffering, three_attempts being_made_to spell_the_word "splitting."
Yet by_this time the_pain had become at_least intermittent, for
Saumarez,_whose_squadron fell in with the admiral's division several
times, notes that on the 26th of_August_he spent_half_an_hour on board
the flagship, and_found him in perfect health;_and on_the 7th of
September Nelson himself writes to the_British_minister at Florence
that_he felt so much recovered, it was probable he_would not go home
for the present._A few days_later_he_wrote to Hood, off_Alexandria,
that he relied upon the thoroughness_of the blockade to complete the
destruction_of the French army. "I shall not_go home," he added,
"until this is_effected, and the islands of_Malta, Corfu,_&c.,
retaken."

It is to the furtherance_of these objects,_all closely_allied, and in
his_apprehension mutually dependent, that his occasional_letters are
directed. His_sphere of operations he plainly conceives_to_be from
Malta, eastward,_to_Syria_inclusive. "I_detest this voyage_to_Naples,"
he wrote_to_St. Vincent, two days before reaching_the_port. "Nothing
but absolute necessity could force me_to the measure. Syracuse_in
future,_whilst my operations lie_on the eastern side of_Sicily, is my
port, where every refreshment_may be_had for_a fleet." The present
necessity was that of refit and repair, to_which Syracuse was
inadequate. "For myself," he_sent word to Sir_William Hamilton,_"I
hope_not to be_more_than four_or five days at Naples, for these_times
are not_for idleness." Not long after his_arrival this conviction as
to_the_movements requiring his personal presence underwent_an entire
change; and thenceforth, till he_left for England two years_later,_it
was_only the presence of clear_emergency, appealing to his martial
instincts and_calling forth the_sense of duty which lay at the_root_of
his character, that could persuade him_his_proper place was elsewhere
than at the_Court_of_Naples. It is only fair_to add that, upon the
receipt of_the news of his great victory, the Admiralty designated_to
St. Vincent, as_first in order among the_cares_of_the squadron within
the Mediterranean, "the protection of the coasts of