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By some it has been affirmed that Admiral Parker should have renewed the action: Lieutenant Saumarez says, it was certainly his intention to do so; but the state of his own ship, and the reports he received from others, rendered it quite impossible.
But I've always had a suspicion that there was nothing definite got out of either Dr. Wellesley or Mrs. Saumarez about their well, I won't say love affairs, but relations. Anyway, that there was something mysterious about the sort of three-cornered relations between her and Wellesley and your cousin I'm as dead certain as that I see you!
This exploit was seconded by another of the same nature, in his conquest of another French adventurer, called the Countess of Gramont; and a third large privateer of Bayonne was taken by captain Saumarez, commander of the Antelope.
At last he appeared at the window in his dressing-gown and bonnet de nuit, and finding whom he was called upon to receive, he exclaimed, in the trepidation of the moment, "My house is not fit for the duke; go to my friend, Doctor Saumarez."
"I am not!" "Perhaps you will answer some questions of mine. Was there any jealousy existing between you and the late John Wallingford, of which Mrs. Saumarez was the cause?" Wellesley hesitated, taking a full minute for evident consideration. "I will answer that to a certain extent," he replied at last. "At the time of his death, no! None!" "Had there been previously?" "At one time yes.
And there, too, was Krevin Crood, and Queenie, and, just behind Mrs. Saumarez, Dr. Wellesley, looking distinctly bored, and his assistant, Dr. Carstairs, a young Scotsman, and near them another medical man, Dr. Barber; and near the witness-box were several men whom Brent knew by sight as townsmen and who were obviously expecting to be called for testimony.
The advanced squadron was at that time commanded by Sir William Parker, who remained there. Sir James Saumarez continued with the fleet until the 28th April, when he was sent to refit at Gibraltar.
I need not describe to your lordship the merit of Sir James Saumarez, which cannot be surpassed.
"Please, Billy," she pleaded, in a shrill whisper, "please let's listen. He's going to propose to her now, and you've no idea how funny he is when he proposes. Oh, don't be so pokey, Billy do let's listen!" But Mr. Woods had risen with a strange celerity and was about to leave the summer-house. Margaret pouted. Mrs. Saumarez and Mr.
It was Nelson's custom, when in communication or company with the captains under his command, to converse with them on the various modes of attacking the enemy under different circumstances; and, on one of these occasions, Sir James Saumarez, who had seen the evil consequences of doubling on the enemy, especially in a night action, had differed with the admiral in that plan of attack, saying that 'it never required two English ships to capture one French, and that the damage which they must necessarily do each other might render them both unable to fight an enemy's ship that had not been engaged; and, as in this case two ships could be spared to the three-decker, everyone might have his opponent."
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