TRAFALGAR.
A HISTORICAL REMINISCENCE. By Cable-Press Association-Copyright. Received 8, 10.50 p.m. Thv„,,„i, « Sy<i » e y, Last night. KiS M? « 6 C ° Urtes >' 0f Adn >™l iving Hall, the papers publish two hitherto unpublished' letters written in Wember and December, 1805, by Cap tarn Moorsom, of the Revenge, drubbing the battle of Trafalgar. The original letters are in the possession ~f Lady Longmore, a grand-daughter of Captain Moorsom, and give a lively pi c -.,r e of the conflict from this participant's standpoint. Captain Moorsom's version of Nelson's famous signal is "England Expects Every Man Will Do His Duty" 1 He,adds: "I am not sure that our mode of attack was the best, but it succeeded. The action was irregular. The ships got down as fast as they could into any space where they found an enemy without attending to their place in the line, the regular plan laid down by Lord Nelson some time before the action, but not acted upon. His great anxiety seemed to be to get to leeward of them lest they make off to Cadiz before tie could get near:" He mentions that the enemy's fleet gave way in about three hours, and went Off as fast as it could.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 298, 9 May 1913, Page 5
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204TRAFALGAR. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 298, 9 May 1913, Page 5
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