Admiralty are hard upon me.

I am sorry to hear, that you have been ill: and my cold is so
dreadfully bad, that I cannot hold up my head; and am so damned stupid
that you must, my dear friend, forgive my letter.

Admiral Lutwidge is going to Portsmouth. Sir William Parker is going
to be tried, for something.

Make my kindest respects to Sir William; and believe me, ever, your's
most faithfully,

NELSON & BRONTE.

I have wrote a line to Merton.

Excuse my letter.




LETTER XXII.


Amazon October 16th, 1801.

MY DEAREST FRIEND,

It being a very fine morning, and the beach smooth, I went to call on
Admiral Lutwidge, and returned on board before ten o'clock.