The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-02 00:00:00

THE MAGAZINES.
THE UNITED SERVICE JOURNAL.

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The first article gives a continuation of the
campaign in Syria, which, not on account of its
length, or want of interest, we are sorry to see is
not concluded. This is one great fault of this
Magazine. The middle or conclusion of an his-
torical account is often brought out a month after
the previous part, when the commencement is
forgotten, or the reader has had recourse to some
other publication to ascertain the result. One
good article complete is infinitely better than ten
better articles containing only the membra dis-
jeeta of a narrative. There are not less than
seven or eight of these mangled articles in this
number. The series entitled "England's Wooden
Walls," though somewhat partaking of that cha-
racter, has not the same defects, as each part is
complete in itself.. The present part gives a his-
torical account of the " Vanguard," now a ship
of the line, but in 1588 only a ship of war of 500
tons, and gives an animated description of the
share she had in the battle of the Nile. The fol-
lowing account, though sonic of it lnls been given
before, will be read with interest
During the heat of the action Sir Horatio Nelson
received a painful, and as it was at first generally feared
mortal, wound. He was struck immmediately over the
right eye by a piece of langridge, the force of which
was happily nearly spent. Although the pain was most
intense, Nelson, on being led or carried below to the
cockpit, desired, it is said, he might wait until it came to
his turn, among the. numerous wounded, to be attended
to. The surgeon, Mr. Jefferson, however, on discovering
his presence, immediately proceeded to examine the
wound, and found that a piece of the skin of his fore-
head, which had been cut to the bone, was hanging clown
over the right eye, which for the time completely
obscured his sight. Mr. Jefferson assured him there
was no immediate danger ; but Nelson, deeming
his wound mortal, requested Mr. Comyn, his chap-
lain, to convey his dying remembrance to Lady
Nelson, and at the same time ordered the Minoraut
to be hailed, and Captain Louis to be thanked for
coming so nobly to • the Vanguard's assistance. The
surgeon, having dressed and bound up the wound, re-
quested the Admiral to remain quiet in the bread-room;
but nothing conk' repress his zealous and enthusiastic
disposition. He immediately ordered his Secretary,
Mr. Campbell, to attend him in the bread-mean. that no
time might be lost in writing to the Admiral ; but this
gentleman, having himself been wounded, on be-
holding the blind and suffering state of the Admiral,
became so much affected that he could not write. The
chaplain was then summoned ; but the impatience of
Nelson increasing every moment, he took the pen, and
contrived to write a few words marking his devout sense
of the success lie had obtained. Shortly afterwards, being
left alone, the news that the French Admiral's ship was
on fire spread along the decks and descended to the
cockpit. Unassisted and unnoticed, amidst the general
enthusiasm, Nelson contrived to find his way up the lad-
ders, and, to the astonishment of all, appeared again
upon the quarter-deck ; and, intent on the duty of com-
passion, quickly despatched his first Lieutenant, Mr.
Galway, to the relief of the perishing Frenchmen. He
remained on deck till the awful explosion took place,
which shook each ship to her kelson, when he was re-
luctantly persuaded to go to his bed. Restless still, •he
got up, and, suffering as he did, he signed the acting
commission of Captain Hardy for the Vanguard, in lieu
of Captain Barry, who was nominated to go home with
the despatches, as well as Captain Capers, for the
Mutine.