Lord Nelson's Spirit

Captain Alfred T. Mahau writes an account of "Nelson In the Battle of Copenhagen" for The Century. Captain Mahan quotes the following froni the account, of the engagement written by Colonel Stewart of the British forcest "Lord Nelson was at this time, as he had been dnriug thewhole action, walking the starboard side of the quarter decir, sometimes much animated and at others heroically fine in bis observations. A shot through the mainmast knocked a few splinters about na. He observed to me withasmile, 'It is warm work, and this day may be the last to aiiy of us at a moment, ' and then, stopping short at. the gangway, he ised an expressión uever to be erased from my meruory aud said wivh emotion, 'But, mark you, ï would not be elsewhere for thousands. '" Witfa this spirit may be compared his rebukesomedaysafter the battle to a lieutenant, who during the action had made a hopeless report about the grounded ships, " Atsuch a moment the delivery of anything like a despouding opinión, unasked, was highly reprehensible and deserved much more censnre than Captain Foley gave you."