 | Robert Southey - 1813 - 306 pages
...Boulogne," he said, " was certainly not a very pleasant " place that morning : — but," he added, " it is not my wish to injure the poor " inhabitants ; and the town is spared as " much as the nature of the service will " admit." Enough was done to show the enemy that they could not, with impunity,... | |
 | Robert Southey - Admirals - 1830 - 354 pages
..."Boulogne," he said, " was certainly not a very pleasant place that morning :— but," he added, " it is not my wish to injure the poor inhabitants; and the town is spared as much as the nature of the service will admit." Enough was done to show the enemy that they could not, with impunity,... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 pages
...them. "Boulogne," says Nelson, " is certainly not a very pleasant Bombardment of Boulogne. place this morning ; but it is not my wish to injure the poor...inhabitants, and the town is spared as much as the nature of the service will admit." On the 7th he says : "I am sure that the French are trying to get... | |
 | Great Britain - 1836 - 480 pages
...ascertained. " Boulogne," he said, "was not a very pleasant place that morning : — but," he added, " it is not my wish to injure the poor inhabitants; and the town is spared as much as the nature of the service will admit." Enough was done to show the enemy that they could not with impunity... | |
 | 1836 - 884 pages
...said, "was not a very pleasant place that morning : — but," he added, " it is not my wish to .»jure the poor inhabitants ; and the town is spared as much as the nature of the service will admit." Enough was done to show the enemy that they could not with impunity... | |
 | Horatio Nelson (1st visct.) - 1845 - 586 pages
...men have the greatest desire to do their duty. Boulogne is certainly not a very pleasant place this morning: but it is not my wish to injure the poor inhabitants, and the Town is spared as much as the nature of the service will admit. Very little damage has been done to* our Bombs. Captain Fyers is... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - Admirals - 1845 - 604 pages
...men have the greatest desire to do their duty. Boulogne is certainly not a very pleasant place this morning: but it is not my wish to injure the poor inhabitants, and the Town is spared as much as the nature of the service will admit. Very little damage has been done to our Bombs. Captain Fyers is slightly... | |
 | Horatio Nelson (1st visct.) - 1845 - 594 pages
...men have the greatest desire to do their duty. Boulogne is certainly not a very pleasant place this morning: but it is not my wish to injure the poor inhabitants, and the Town is spared as much as the nature of the service will admit. Very little damage has been done to our Bombs. Captain Fyers is slightly... | |
 | John Murray (Firm) - France - 1856 - 706 pages
...he could survey his flotilla of 2400 transports and flat-bottomed boats, and the • shore on cither side of the town, both under the cliff and upon the...excavating the new harbour many tons of them were dug ont. He afterwards made an unsuccessful attempt with the boats of his squadron to cut out the flotilla... | |
 | John Murray (Firm) - France - 1867 - 806 pages
...one instance (1801) Nelson approached near enough to throw shot and shells into the town and sink 2 of the floating batteries. " Boulogne," he writes,...will admit." It is stated, however, that most of the shells fell short, and that iu excavating the new harbour many tons of I them were dug out. He afterwards... | |
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was certainly not a very pleasant place that morning ; but," he added, " it is not my wish to injure the poor inhabitants, and the town is spared as much as the nature of the service will admit. 
