oratio Viscount Nelson,
lawfully begotten and to be begotten, severally and successively,
one after another, as they shall be in seniority of age and
priority of birth; and, in default of such issue, to the heirs male
of the body of Catharine, the wife of George Matcham, Esq. another
sister of the said Horatio Viscount Nelson, lawfully begotten and
to be begotten, severally and successively, one after another, as
they shall be in seniority of age and priority of birth; with all
rights, privileges, pre-eminences, immunities, and advantages,
thereunto belonging. _And a clause is inserted, declaring it to be
his Majesty's royal will and pleasure, that the persons who shall
hereafter succeed to the said title and dignity of Baron Nelson of
the Nile, and of Hilborough aforesaid, shall take and use the
surname of Nelson only_."

In a note accompanying the above copy of this creation with remainders,
it is observed, that the words therein scored under with red, and which
are here printed in Italic characters, appear to be new, and are not
inserted in common creations.

Immediately on Lord Nelson's arrival in the Downs, from off Boulogne, he
had sent to request that Sir William and Lady Hamilton, with the present
Earl and Countess Nelson, would hasten to Deal, for the purpose of
attending on their esteemed friend Captain Parker, whose dreadful wounds
afforded but little hope of his recovery, and tendering their kind
offices to the rest of the brave sufferers.

In the mean time, his lordship had again sailed from the Downs, on
Sunday the 23d of August; and was joined off the North Foreland, by the
squadron from Margate, with a view of trying what might be effected
against Flushing. The whole of this fleet, when united off West Capel,
consisted of thirty-four sail, from sixty-four guns to fourteen,
including three bombs and three fire-vessels; and, after consulting
pilots, "who made use," his lordship observed, in his letter to Mr.
Nepean, "of many _ifs_," with regard to being able to approach the
enemy, or even get the ships safely back again, he was determined to
satisfy his own mind, by going on board the King George hired cutter,
Mr. Yawkins master, the 25th in the morning; who carried his lordship up
the Welling Channel four or five leagues from his ships, and within
about three of the enemy. From this distant observation, by himself and
Captain Gore, joined