Vulgar words in Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I (Page 1)
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SIR, I have little more to tell you of the fate of his Majesty's ship Hannibal than yourself must have observed; only, that from the number of batteries, and ships' gun-boats, &c. we had to encounter, our guns soon got knocked up; and I found it was impossible to do anything, either for the preservation of the ship, or for the good of the service.