“The Prince has
this moment recd. an account from the Admiralty of the death of poor Lord Nelson, which has affected him most
extremely. I think you may wish to know the news, which, upon any other
occasion might be called a glorious victory—twenty out of three and
thirty of the enemy’s fleet being entirely destroyed—no English
ship being taken or sunk—Capts. Duff and Cook both
kill’d, and the French Adl. Villeneuve taken prisoner. Poor Lord
Nelson recd. his death by a shot of a musket from the
enemy’s ship upon his shoulder, and expir’d two hours after, but
not till the ship struck and afterwards sunk, which he had the consolation of
hearing, as well
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