The Naval Chronicle Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE TO THE NINTH VOLUME
- PLATES IN VOLUME IX. From Original Designs
- BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS OF THE LATE CAPTAIN JAMES COOK, F. R. S.
- BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS OF THE LATE SIR EDWARD HUGHES, K. B. ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE SQUADRON
- BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS OF THE LATE EDWARD VERNON, ESQ. ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE SQUADRON
- BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS OF ROBERT RODDAM, ESQ. ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE SQUADRON
- BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS OF THE RIGHT HON. WILLIAM LORD HOTHAM, ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE SQUADRON
- BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS OF JOHN ELLIOT, ESQ. ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE SQUADRON
- INDEX
- I A List of the Officers in the British Navy, Jan. 1803
- II A List of the Officers in the British Navy, Jan. 1803
- III A List of the Officers in the British Navy, Jan. 1803
- IV A List of the Officers in the British Navy, Jan. 1803
PREFACE TO THE NINTH VOLUME
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 January 2011
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE TO THE NINTH VOLUME
- PLATES IN VOLUME IX. From Original Designs
- BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS OF THE LATE CAPTAIN JAMES COOK, F. R. S.
- BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS OF THE LATE SIR EDWARD HUGHES, K. B. ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE SQUADRON
- BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS OF THE LATE EDWARD VERNON, ESQ. ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE SQUADRON
- BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS OF ROBERT RODDAM, ESQ. ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE SQUADRON
- BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS OF THE RIGHT HON. WILLIAM LORD HOTHAM, ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE SQUADRON
- BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS OF JOHN ELLIOT, ESQ. ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE SQUADRON
- INDEX
- I A List of the Officers in the British Navy, Jan. 1803
- II A List of the Officers in the British Navy, Jan. 1803
- III A List of the Officers in the British Navy, Jan. 1803
- IV A List of the Officers in the British Navy, Jan. 1803
Summary
Since we last addressed our readers at the conclusion of a Volume of our Work, an event of the greatest importance has occurred in the Political World; namely, the renewal of hostilities with the Republics of France and Holland. The grounds of offence on the part of the enemy, which have produced the revival of war, are so fully stated in his Majesty's Declaration, that any observations on our part are unnecessary. Yet we may be permitted to say, that Great Britain was never involved in a contest, which so materially concerned her interest, her honour, and her safety as an independent nation. It is not on her part a contest to gratify ambition, or extend her dominions, but to maintain her possessions, to protect her rights, and secure her territories from lawless attack. In the prosecution of a war for objects so just and necessary, our Officers and Seamen will not fail to exhibit the same unshaken and loyal attachment to the interests of their country, and the same ardour to combat her enemies, which they have ever shewn; and the pages of this Work shall be attentively devoted to record the successful efforts of their valour, heroism, and spirit.
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- The Naval ChronicleContaining a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom with a Variety of Original Papers on Nautical Subjects, pp. iii - viPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010First published in: 1803