Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-03
now NELSON WAS KILLED.

lhe LondOn DAILY telegraph Oh De-
cember % contains an interesting notice
Of the death Of Miss Hardy. the eldes,
daughter Of Sir Thomas Hardy, the
friend OF Nelson, who received the last
words aud the last kiss Of Englauds
great sailor. After stating that the fatal
bullet was for a long time kept by Sir
Thomas as precious relic, the Tele.
graph continues as follows; .o
The mention, however, OF the bullet
enshrined 10 silver and crystal may re.
awaken the curious controversy regard.
ing the hand by which Nelson actually
fell. Ia book called the Memoirs Of
a French Sergeant" an English translo-
;ion OF which was published by NJ Col.
burn some forty years since, the writer
distinctly and impudently claimed the
honor of having slain the scourge OF the
French navy. he was armed, be said,
with ships musket. aud fired at ran
dom, but was much overjoyed when be
saw the proud English lord drop On
the other hand it has been stated, With
greater weight Ct evidence, that the fatal
shot was fired by = Tyrolesn riaeman
stationed ia the mainiop of ooe OF the
ensiny nne.u, me- -IassIS oT IA ,,s nm
itts wen Auo"I' ".u : go ~ I,ai;an
per o. snarP suoo.e.' @ tTI M. sAro A oil .~,
tcelIeht marksmen, and there could
Israrsely haye been Gbetter target for
tE9it weapons than the sed ribbon and
o1;ttar;hg orders which Nelson, with fatal
'perVerei,ty, lusls.ee ou heosS;ns-Sao' 49, 80 ,hs
full unl,orm on lns uay Wn'S" S ~ wac on"S s"U
cause OF 80 nug p.tuy n I;oL ~
sorrow 70 MS county ipen, Grs Ehleg ~ y
dowed his name Tlsn ny SHs,b SsSI
Az ,he tlme nelsou leIg.sse a. ~, - "a. "a.
wopna soe = lS.oly we e. sL hasa ~ 'ter III
WIN Ine snsan : sessSs s;shaS T 4 ~ roar sy y
the snot new wu.vn no,oTTu M 'so 5o,e o' NJ -
the nero OF lralalsar. !. iIo 10 uasa "oL oo,IJ ia
tween tue ma'Asulsu Suu e,1, .ne - - asSs 49, y,
not nave oeen Wole NY ,'s' 'uau ."ea E ~ :
me ut@OsI lOr Neioon wa; a.. "~s on SSr ar,or
gaL ga.L anS G ,So on1J) vnnJer h that be
deSSr anu 'Ie 0"'' asvassl wSsSl oI,;cerS had
eseapeI ~ .o"s ss;va,a ssorats,,
alreSdy ls,ien suu n,s 49, ,,a,t he
was hottA'Iy Nounueu to' 20 'L;nSntf : TLt
'ors 'lis supirions s~1go y %so d;o
man wno SEM Snts ~ rn;,,,a5 ,s, from
nnctly seen. snl eas,,y ,.cu py'ror y nqs ~ ~
the iacI tnae nc n"VHghoS HWhe ~ se as 4,
cpnst lu1su ~ ;lI, vs rama ha tn,nod sSt
hso ki'isu nv inusi..o" s;C r. G s;ar;ogs brt
began 9escehding sne I'Ksluk' VIZ, ~.
sharp gaopo1er on yoas9 We L. ~ nt
dropped h'm; suu re,so" 'ns % I III: u;o,;n, OTi
ably dia not rVe ~ iuns 90 ~ ,iaCsarh
we are surprised u'Sy HF $3.50; As ~ r. q
wltn so many soutSes I soI Ii ,o ~ assoa
It's commano' sIou.J Oino;n, '% o nSragrsnh su :
conte'ped ln tne e,Ssius Wsins 'no.e ~ -, ~
the soeye extract Neiso" -, ~, ~ 49, ~,
ribbon; ns uh''or@ VIZ ..n.;oos no. ,ua ~ ~ ~
and he did not put oh u's sSe9t 4tivue =
the occasion s.t harHo III Ia, oa,,a-
most reliable aulnor''y " au hss'I'
pertaining 70 III - nv ho .sa' y"
famous ira'asat S n, ooa'' "a, csoarw;ch @ boS
IN lhe Fa'h'eu nat ~ ''0'""'SD N''
pitsl' i
It's tue aoafess qn'lo,m ,l o. sass'au Nv ~
mlrai' Ilneu WIN Wn'.s ,. E'Sb WIN .ave-ul
.ne cp,s' anu epsu,St'ss, o. oH s.e u
.s9e orasr 9, Tue Da.n, Ss. o.. Felu's'anq IaS pn m
merit, .ne otsseIua ~. S a"1 Os .. N".oon NM,
seTn on .ne .e'. o'sSI.; q 5snso,,oa sOm a"V' ~
'ual'y' more Vse'n, shtSu plepl"IIs u y,
stoIy tnss ne pniposs,y Suorns~ O; IN ~ nv is,
rrt.'nni p's ueSo'a''oH' =" eV'"S '"'S 10 20
e.6t =.
] Nelson was cerla,nly no looi' MI MI Wa ".
ne anxious 10 colunt @ sa,eiGs u" S;., Hny S ,p
never, perhaps, ~ sMeet ~ " uan u.a 90 ~ XIX =
DAY Wnicn S wlenSss0I Ii,. saI Vuu .n ps,
hls near usselsu 'OSuI S 800 soTou o.,a;,a ~
lauuI "neie Du, Yno oHu - 80 u IA.
ms eowlng, anu ne sousu1 liS 'VICy ~ W.
as mlch Osesnse y NousG S1 oIovsS snS W.,