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NELSON (HORATIO) Letter signed ("Nelson & Bronte"), the text in the hand of Nelson's secretary, John Scott, to Lord Mark Kerr of the Fisgard, giving orders regarding the watch he is keeping on the enemy's fleet, Victory at sea, 16 October 1804
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NELSON (HORATIO)
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ʻIN THE EVENT OF THE ENEMY PUTTING TO SEA' – Nelson's frigates keep watch. The order of 1 October to which he here refers is not among those that have survived in the present collection. It is, however, printed by Nicolas, from the copy in Nelson's Order-Book (and is coincidentally the only letter or order to Lord Mark that Nicolas prints). In it, Nelson tells him that he is taking his squadron out of the blockade so that they can renew supplies and orders him to take a number of vessels under his command and to station himself between Rendezous 102 and Toulon ʻin such position as you may judge best for watching the Enemy's motions in that Port, and for ascertaining with correctness their putting to sea'. Kerr is, in other words, to provide replacement for Nelson's main fleet during their absence; Rendezvous 102 being the offshore station situated south and some forty miles west of Toulon, running along latitude forty-two degrees twenty minutes, from which Nelson usually maintained his open blockade of the port. Not in Nicolas.





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