"Latona" Quotes from Famous Books
... himself senior captain, and consequently second in command on that station. Satisfactory as this was, it soon involved him in a dispute with the admiral, which a man less zealous for the service might have avoided. He found the LATONA in English Harbour, Antigua, with a broad pendant hoisted; and upon inquiring the reason, was presented with a written order from Sir R. Hughes, requiring and directing him to obey the orders of Resident Commissioner ...![](http://www.freetranslator.org/rquot.gif) — The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson • Robert Southey |