A Relic of Aboukir Bay.
The Corporation of London has still in its possession a famous sword presented to it by Lord Nelson. It is the sword of Blanquet, the only French admiral who survived the disastrous battle of Aboukir Bay. Nelson's letter to the Lord Mayor ran : " Vanguard, Mouth of the Nile, August 8, 1798. My Lord, — Having the honor of being a Freeman of the City of London, I take the liberty of sending to yoj»r Lordship the sword of the commanding French admiral, M. Blanquet, who survived, after the battle of the first, off the Nile, and request that the City
of London will honor me by the acceptance of it, as a remembrance that Britannia still rules the waves; which that she may for ever is the fervent wish of your Lordship's most obedient servant. — Horatio Nelson."
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Manawatu Herald, 4 July 1899, Page 2
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141A Relic of Aboukir Bay. Manawatu Herald, 4 July 1899, Page 2
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