The Naval Chronicle, for 1815, Vol. 33

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Naval Chronicle, for 1815, Vol. 33: Containing a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom; From January to June We could have' wished that our Letters on Service had worn a prouder aspect - yet 'still ih that which they present may be seeri features of real dignity; and. Eminently significant of 'the British character. 'it is not in the nature of human affairs to be always prosperous - success on one side generally implies adversity on another - and in the hands of Impartial Justice the scales must vacillate. 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.