The Life And Correspondence Of Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith Gcb Volume 2

Author : William Sidney Smith
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780656383177
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (831 download)

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Download or read book Life and Correspondence of Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) written by William Sidney Smith and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-12 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Life and Correspondence of Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith, Vol. 2 It is right, therefore, that, in writing the lzfe of this extraordinary man, - the correspondence to which his able defence and explanation of the convention gave rise, should not be omitted, or mixed up with his in defatigable and untiring exertions in the field, the camp, and on the sea, which appeared to endue _him almost with the gift of ubiquity; but that the whole case, in which he was implicated, Should be stated fully, and fairly, on its own grounds, and in his own words. In the first place, then, so early as the 8th of April, 1799, when the destructive siege of Acre was in full Operation, the following proclamation was issued, by order of the Sultan, to the French army, with the view of prevailing on them to leave Egypt, whither, he tells them, they have been brought in ignorance, and where they are exposed to dangers and to perish by war; and it offered all those, of whatever rank or condition, who were willing to withdraw themselves from the perils by which they were menaced, to be supplied with the means of transport and with passports, to convey them to such places as they might wish to be sent to. 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.