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This was a gratuitous falsehood. These accounts appear to have reached Paris on the 11th July. On the 19th, the following bulletin reached St. Malo. Three French ships of the line and a frigate, under the command of Rear-admiral Linois, were attacked on the 6th instant by six English sail of the line and a frigate.
At last the Terrible reached Gros Islet Bay, in the Island of Saint Lucia, that island having been captured by the English from the French. In a short time a considerable fleet collected there, under Admiral Sir George Rodney and Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker. Still the fever continued on board the Terrible and several other ships.
This notice is given in order to afford you an opportunity to remove all non-combatants from the city. Very respectfully, Wesley Merritt, Major-General, United States Army, Commanding Land Forces of the United States. George Dewey, Rear-Admiral, United States Navy, Commanding United States Naval Forces on Asiatic Station.
"Be careful to identify beyond doubt this alleged deserter. The Rear-Admiral has received this information at the instant of sailing, and he is by no means certain that the statements of his informant can be depended upon. A photograph of the reputed deserter is enclosed herewith. The Admiral thinks that Mr. Carteret may know the man, as he was serving in the Flycatcher five years ago."
Bassett Oliver is the younger brother of Rear-Admiral Sir Cresswell Oliver, Baronet, and I should imagine that Sir Cresswell will want to know a lot about what's become of him. So you'd better or Mr. Greyle had better speak to him. Now once more good-night." When Chatfield had gone, Copplestone laughed and flung himself into an easy chair before the fire.
He was suddenly aroused from his meditations by loud screams, by exclamations of terror and dismay. Twenty gunboats, which the rear-admiral had already caused to be manned with sailors and soldiers, had been driven ashore by the storm, and the waves which swept over them with thundering noise menaced the crews with certain death.
For some time, Lord Geoffrey, who had seated himself at the tiller, yoke-lines were not used a century since, steered by the top-light of the rear-admiral; but now the maze of hamper was seen waving slowly to and fro in the lurid heavens, and the huge hull became visible, heaving and setting, as if the ocean groaned with the labour of lifting such a pile of wood and iron.
I am, sir, Your most obedient humble servant, JAMES SAUMAREZ. Rear-admiral Linois, &c. &c. &c. No answer having been given to this application, the correspondence ended, to be resumed under more favourable circumstances.
Before the answer could be spoken, he was on the deck. "May I ask," said he, touching his cap slightly, "who is the officer in command of the detachment?" "Captain Power; very much at your service," said Fred, returning the salute. "Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Douglas requests that you will do him the favor to come on board immediately, and bring your despatches with you."
As she now sat, face to face with Lord Geoffrey, to his great surprise, the rear-admiral found much of the same character of this very expression in the handsome boy, as in the lovely girl.
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