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would immediately recommend to his Highness to send toEngland or Holland for his Agent to communicate with LordHobart, for I am anxious that his Highness should be gratifiedas expeditiously as possible.

You will also take this opportunity of assuring his Highnessof my earnest wish to do everything in my power to acceleratethe arrival of the articles from Holland ; and also assure himof my high esteem for his person and character. I am, &c.,

Nelson and Bronte.

TO CAPTAIN HENRY RICHARDSON, II.M. SHIP JUNO.

[Letter-Book.]

Sir, Victory, at Sea , 2nd March, 180-1.

Being particularly anxious that his Majesty’s Ships in searchof the Squadron should be immediately informed where it isgone to, I am to desire you will most strictly keep HisMajesty’s Ship Juno on Rendezvous No. 97, about ten leaguesdue South of Cape St. Sebastians; and I am to desire inaddition to my Memorandum of the 28th ultimo, that youacquaint the Captains of his Majesty’s Ships named in themargin 1 (who I understand are together) that it is my directionsthey proceed off Toulon in company, for the purpose men-tioned in the said Memorandum , in their way to join me. Iam, &c.,

Nelson and Bronte.

TO CAPTAIN DONNELLY, II. M. SHIP NARCISSUS.

[Autograph, in the possession of the late Adam Bromilow, Esq.]

Victory, at Sea , 4th March, 1804.

You are hereby required and directed to proceed im-mediately with his Majesty’s Ship Narcissus, under yourcommand, off Cape Corse, and cruize very diligently betweenthat and Tort Especia, for the purpose of obtaining informa-tion of the Enemy’s movements and expeditions fitting out atLeghorn and Genoa , and also, of their Elect at Toulon , shouldit put to sea. Upon your gaining any intelligence which you

1 Narcissus, Active.

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