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Excerpt from The Naval Chronicle, Vol. 10: From July to December, 1803 The Biographical Sketches which have hitherto appeared in the naval chronicle, have been distinguished by their candour and their correctness. Living characters, as being more immediately in terestin g to their contemporaries, have mostly received a preference of notice; but, as in the ease of that brave veteran, Admiral Tyrell, in the present Volume, we have sometimes explored the records of past times, for the purpose of recalling the. Proud actions of the illustrious dead, as objects of emula tion to their descendants. The Memoirs of living personages, most entitled to public notice in this volume, are Admiral Lord Keith, Admiral Lord Racistock, and vice-admiral Nugent. The trans mission of authentic materials for this department of our Work, particularly when accompanied by the loan of a Portrait, is always esteemed a favour. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.