Author: Horatio NELSON
Title: Nelson's First Introduction to the Navy. From the "Colonial Magazine" for July, 1841.
Description: [Colonial Magazine?], 1841. 4to. Bifolium, printed first two leaves only. Rare with the BL as the only location traced. An offprint from the Colonial Magazine and Commercial Maritime Journal, a short lived magazine issued from 1840 to about 1845 during which is became Fisher's Colonial Magazine and Commercial Maritime Journal. This short separately printed article discusses the original letter of introduction from Mr Bentham of the Naval Office which Nelson presented to Mr. Kee, agent for Mr. Surridge, Master of the Seahorse. "Mr. Bentham's compliments to Mr. Kee, he understands he is agent to Mr. Surridge, the Master of the Seahorse, should be obliged to him for a recommendation in favour of Horatio Nelson, a young lad, nephew to Captain Suckling, who is going in that ship." In fact Nelson's first ship was the Raisonnable under his uncle. The article further addresses the issue and origin of Nelson's famous flag signal "England Expects Every Man to Do His Duty."

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