Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-10-15
ADMIRAL NELSON.
BY JAMES pARros.'

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,ne son Oh . country pafS0n o. t1e Snu.en Oh Eng
lano' ana no. = descendant et tne npoles' one ol
Wnom loir hoDeH maipo!e) vas THINE Minrae1 NJ
ol o. hng,and our!Dg tne lasn @ 1eotge sne rass'
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ieaving elgns oniidfen hVns OUT o. :ne e'ess1 sue
had had her brother, . Captan ID ing Navy
came to her iuneralaand, plying tne oord!uon o.
. iather. lett with 80 many children, pfomisea 70
take charge OF one of TING Doys, and asalst nun 70
enter casser Tho v'a'e OF th's unose In the snowy
UNIFORM OF that Gay appears 70 nave made deep
impression on the mmd OF the future admirai, sof
wnen ne was oat tWeive years OF .age, tnougn =. =
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four guns: His uncle vas surprised az the prema-
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rough it out at sea But let MIN come and the
first time we go into action, 8 cannon. bail may
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1t was dunng tne ggsnuc wals Wnic'n Geesn 9ea,l
with the French Revolution, and ended with the
banlshment OF Napoleon tnat Neison performed H9
that astonishing series OF exploits which have I'M
mortalaed bis name l.u , -
Appointed to the Agamemnon, ship Of sixty.
four guns, he was sent TO Corsica with . small
squadron to take part with Paolb who was strug-
Cling to eIpel the French, and restore independ-
ence to the island Young Napoleon Bonaparte
had left the island with his mother and brothers,
and thus escaped the chance Of contendingi IN arms
with the man Who was afterwards to play 50 i'm
portant a part in his history.
Nelson won some distinction on this expedition.
After beaeging and reducing the town Of Bastia,
he ioined next in the siege Of Cald, during which
be served in the batteries on shore. A cannon
ball struck the ground near where he was, and
dashed some gravel into one Of his eyes with so
much force, that he lost the sight of it forever.
Such, however, was his ardor in the service, that