Lot Essay
This issue is of particular interest as it contains the first news of Nelson's victory being published as it was the day before the Official Dispatch
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The Battle of the Nile -- First Reports of Admiral Nelson's Victory
The Times 2 October 1798. .."A victory more glorious and more compleat is not recorded in the annals of our Navy;.." with observations of immediate consequences of this important victory and other sources confirming victory
Page 2 cols 1 -- 2, 90 line report, tax stamp
The Times 2 October 1798. .."A victory more glorious and more compleat is not recorded in the annals of our Navy;.." with observations of immediate consequences of this important victory and other sources confirming victory
Page 2 cols 1 -- 2, 90 line report, tax stamp