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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1906. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... AGENT OF TRANSPORTS I Was employed on this service but a short time in Portsmouth Harbour and had several transports to superintend, and was in expectation of sailing to the Mediterranean ; but as ill luck would have it, our destination was altered to that infernal bakehouse, Port Royal, Jamaica. I then thought it time to be off and I wrote to the board to be superseded, which gave great offence to Sir Rupert George 1 (the chairman). However, my request was granted and I left a service that I never would accept of, had I my time to go over again, upon any consideration. For the short time I was in it I saw enough to convince me that if an officer did his duty, he would be like the hare with many friends; and if he acted otherwise, he must lay himself open to any puny whipster who might wish to take advantage of his good nature. I was succeeded by Lieutenant Jump, who refused to take charge of the stores, saying he had enough hanging over his head already (being, as I understood him, in the transport service before). However, I settled everything to my satisfaction, returning into store all the articles I had drawn; struck my swaggering blue pennant2 and resigned my command to the above officer, wishing him joy and not envying him his appointment. 1 Captain, 1781; first commissioner of transport, 1796; knighted, 1804; baronet, 1809; died, 1823. 3 See Appendix, p. 265. SIGNAL STATION: FAIRLIGHT, NEAR HASTINGS, SUSSEX From January $oth, 1806, to December yth, 1814 As when high Jove his sharp artillery forms, And opes his cloudy magazine of storms; In winter's bleak uncomfortable reign, A snowy inundation hides the plain; He stills the winds and bids the skies to sleep; Then pours the silent tempest thick and deep; And first the mountain tops are covered o'er, Then ...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1154281396
- ISBN 13 9781154281392
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages94
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