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Updated: May 21, 2025
A circumstance occurred during the action, which so strongly marks the invincible spirit of British seamen, when engaging the enemies of their country, that I cannot resist the pleasure I have in making known to their Lordships: the Téméraire was boarded, by accident or design, by a French ship on one side, and a Spaniard on the other; the contest was vigorous; but in the end the combined ensigns were torn from the poop, and the British hoisted in their places.
The fighting Temeraire, and the saucy Arethusa, and Nelson's Victory itself, would be nothing but targets for deadly fire from active and irresistible foes. The odds would be about the same as the odds of javelins and crossbows against modern fire-arms.
Shortly afterwards up went the signal, "England expects every man to do his duty." Notwithstanding the attempts made to induce Lord Nelson to allow the Temeraire to lead his line into action, the Victory carrying all sail, kept her station.
HERBERT. They make it very hard work for the rest of us, who are disposed to go along peaceably and smoothly. MANDEVILLE. And stagnate. I 'm not sure but the natural condition of this planet is war, and that when it is finally towed to its anchorage if the universe has any harbor for worlds out of commission it will look like the Fighting Temeraire in Turner's picture.
The "Téméraire," a three-decker, being close behind, was hailed to go ahead, and endeavored to do so; but at the same moment the admiral gave an indication of how little disposed he was to yield either time or position.
Turner saw the Téméraire in the Thames after she had become old, and was condemned to be dismantled. The scene is laid at sunset, when the smouldering, red light is vividly reflected on the river, and contrasts with the quiet, gray and pearly tints about the low-hung moon. The majestic old ship looms up through these changing lights, bathed in splendor.
So uncertain and hasty, indeed, was the discharge the French ship gave in return, that no small portion of the contents of her guns passed ahead of the Plantagenet, and went into the larboard quarter of le Téméraire, the French admiral's second ahead. "That was a timely salute," said Sir Gervaise, smiling as soon as the fire of his new enemy had been received without material injury.
'Now, our plan shall be this, says Bullfinch, with his forefinger at his nose. 'As soon as we get to Namelesston, we'll drive straight to the Temeraire, and order a little dinner in an hour. And as we shall not have more than enough time in which to dispose of it comfortably, what do you say to giving the house the best opportunities of serving it hot and quickly by dining in the coffee-room?
The wind were light that day as we bore down on their line in two columns, d' ye see, sir we was in Nelson's column, the weather line 'bout a cable's length astarn o' the 'Victory. On we went, creeping nearer and nearer the 'Victory, the old 'Bully-Sawyer, and the 'Temeraire' and every now and then the Mounseers trying a shot at us to find the range, d' ye see.
It is pathetic to look upon the wreck of work not a century old and to wonder how much of it will be preserved for future generations. Turner himself deemed the 'Temeraire' one of his best pictures, and from the beginning intended to bequeath it to the National Gallery, refusing to sell it for any price whatever.
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