FOUDROYANT, a Neapolitan fisherman came to the ship, and solemnly

declared that Caraccioli had risen from the bottom of the sea, and was



coming as fast as he could to Naples, swimming half out of the water.

Such an account was listened to like a tale of idle credulity. The day



being fair, Nelson, to please the king, stood out to sea; but the ship

had not proceeded far before a body was distinctly seen, upright in the



water, and approaching them. It was soon recognised to be indeed the

corpse of Caraccioli, which had risen and floated, while the great



weights attached to the legs kept the body in a position like that of a

living man. A fact so extraordinary astonished the king, and perhaps



excited some feeling of superstitious fear, akin to regret. He gave

permission for the body to be taken on shore and receive Christian



burial. It produced no better effect. Naples exhibited more dreadful

scenes than it had witnessed in the days of Massaniello. After the mob



had had their fill of blood and plunder, the reins were given to

justice--if that can be called justice which annuls its own



stipulations, looks to the naked facts alone, disregarding all motives

and all circumstances; and without consideringcharacter, or science, or



sex, or youth, sacrifices its victims, not for the public weal, but for

the gratification of greedyvengeance.



The castles of St. Elmo, Gaieta, and Capua remained to be subdued.

On the land side there was no danger that the French in these garrisons



should be relieved, for Suvarof was now beginning to drive the enemy

before him; but Nelson thought his presence necessary in the bay of



Naples: and when Lord Keith, having received intelligence that the

French and Spanish fleets had formed a junction, and sailed for



Carthagena, ordered him to repair to Minorca with the whole or the

greater part of his force, he sent Admiral Duckworth with a small part



only. This was a dilemma which he had foreseen. "Should such an order

come at this moment," he said, in a letter previously written to the



Admiralty, "it would be a case for some consideration, whether Minorca

is to be risked, or the two kingdoms of Naples and Sicily; I rather



think my decision would be to risk the former." And after he had acted

upon this opinion, he wrote in these terms to the Duke of Clarence, with



whose high notions of obedience he was well acquainted: "I am well

aware of the consequences of disobeying my orders; but as I have often



before risked my life for the good cause, so I with cheerfulness did my

commission; for although a military tribunal may think me criminal, the



world will approve of my conduct; and I regard not my own safety when

the honour of my king is at stake."



Nelson was right in his judgment: no attempt was made on Minorca: and

the expulsion of the French from Naples may rather be said to have been



effected than accelerated by the English and Portuguese of the allied

fleet, acting upon shore, under Troubridge. The French commandant at St.



Elmo, relying upon the strength of the place, and the nature of the

force which attacked it, had insulted Captain Foote in the grossest



terms; but CITOYEN Mejan was soon taught better manners, when Trou-

bridge, in spite of every obstacle, opened five batteries upon the fort.



He was informed that none of his letters, with the insolent printed

words at the top, LIBERTE EQALITE, GUERRE AUX TYRANS, &c. would be



received; but that if he wrote like a soldier and a gentleman he would

be answered in the same style. The Frenchman then began to flatter his



antagonist upon the BIENFAISANCE and HUMANITE which, he said, were the

least of the many virtues which distinguished Monsieur Troubridge.



Monsieur Troubridge's BIENFAISANCE was at this time thinking of mining

the fort. "If we can accomplish that," said he,"I am a strong advocate

• therefore [´ðeəfɔ:] ad.&conj.因此；所以 (初中英语单词)


• riches [´ritʃiz] n.房地产；丰富 (初中英语单词)


• deserve [di´zə:v] v.应受；值得 (初中英语单词)


• estate [i´steit] n.财产；庄园；等级 (初中英语单词)


• unhappy [ʌn´hæpi] a.不幸的；不快乐的 (初中英语单词)


• character [´kæriktə] n.特性；性质；人物；字 (初中英语单词)


• hasten [´heisən] vt.催促；促进 vi.赶紧 (初中英语单词)


• utmost [´ʌtməust] a.最大的 n.极端 (初中英语单词)


• advantage [əd´vɑ:ntidʒ] n.优势；利益 (初中英语单词)


• wholly [´həul-li] ad.完全，十足；统统 (初中英语单词)


• chiefly [´tʃi:fli] ad.主要地；尤其 (初中英语单词)


• reduction [ri´dʌkʃən] n.减少；缩小；降低 (初中英语单词)


• relieve [ri´li:v] v.救济，援救；减轻 (初中英语单词)


• commander [kə´mɑ:ndə] n.指挥员，司令员 (初中英语单词)


• conference [´kɔnfərəns] n.讨论(会)；会谈 (初中英语单词)


• convince [kən´vins] vt.使确信；使认识错误 (初中英语单词)


• professional [prə´feʃənəl] a.职业的 n.自由职业 (初中英语单词)


• republic [ri´pʌblik] n.共和国；共和政体 (初中英语单词)


• absent [´æbsənt, əb´sent] a.不在的 vt.使缺席 (初中英语单词)


• permission [pə´miʃən] n.允许；同意；许可 (初中英语单词)


• politics [´pɔlitiks] n.政治(学)；政治活动 (初中英语单词)


• persuasion [pə´sweiʒən] n.说服(力)；劝说；见解 (初中英语单词)


• sovereign [´sɔvrin] a.至高无上的 n.君主 (初中英语单词)


• evidently [´evidəntli] ad.明显地 (初中英语单词)


• protection [prə´tekʃən] n.警戒；护照；通行证 (初中英语单词)


• faithful [´feiθfəl] a.忠实的；可靠的 (初中英语单词)


• knowing [´nəuiŋ] a.会意的，心照不宣的 (初中英语单词)


• temper [´tempə] n.韧度 v.锻炼；调和 (初中英语单词)


• secrete [si´kri:t] vt.分泌 (初中英语单词)


• disguise [dis´gaiz] vt.假装；隐瞒 n.伪装 (初中英语单词)


• peasant [´pezənt] n.农民；庄稼人 (初中英语单词)


• admiral [´ædmərəl] n.海军上将，舰队司令 (初中英语单词)


• prince [´prins] n.王子；亲王；君主 (初中英语单词)


• tragedy [´trædʒidi] n.悲剧；惨案；灾难 (初中英语单词)


• assemble [ə´sembəl] v.聚集；装配；调整 (初中英语单词)


• punishment [´pʌniʃmənt] n.罚，刑罚 (初中英语单词)


• possibility [,pɔsə´biliti] n.可能(性)；希望；前途 (初中英语单词)


• arrest [ə´rest] vt.逮捕 n.逮捕；停止 (初中英语单词)


• guilty [´gilti] a.有罪的；心虚的 (初中英语单词)


• sentence [´sentəns] n.判决 vt.宣判；处刑 (初中英语单词)


• sunset [´sʌnset] n.日落；晚霞 (初中英语单词)


• interfere [,intə´fiə] vi.干涉；妨碍；打扰 (初中英语单词)


• supposed [sə´pəuzd] a.想象的；假定的 (初中英语单词)


• anxious [´æŋkʃəs] a.担忧的；渴望的 (初中英语单词)


• disgrace [dis´greis] n.耻辱 vt.玷辱；贬黜 (初中英语单词)


• dreadful [´dredful] a.可怕的；讨厌的 (初中英语单词)


• lieutenant [lef´tenənt] n.陆军中尉；代理；副手 (初中英语单词)


• application [,æpli´keiʃən] n.申请；申请书；应用 (初中英语单词)


• hatred [´heitrid] n.憎恨，敌意 (初中英语单词)


• majesty [´mædʒisti] n.壮丽；崇高；尊严 (初中英语单词)


• innocent [´inəsənt] a.无罪的；单纯的 (初中英语单词)


• doubtless [´dautlis] ad.无疑地；大概，多半 (初中英语单词)


• domestic [də´mestik] a.家庭的；本国的 (初中英语单词)


• considerable [kən´sidərəbəl] a.重要的；值得重视 (初中英语单词)


• fisherman [´fiʃəmən] n.渔民，渔夫，打鱼人 (初中英语单词)


• account [ə´kaunt] vi.说明 vt.认为 n.帐目 (初中英语单词)


• distinctly [di´stiŋktli] ad.清楚地，明晰地 (初中英语单词)


• extraordinary [ik´strɔ:dinəri] a.非常的；额外的 (初中英语单词)


• greedy [´gri:di] a.贪婪的；馋的 (初中英语单词)


• beginning [bi´giniŋ] n.开始，开端；起源 (初中英语单词)


• intelligence [in´telidʒəns] n.智力；消息 (初中英语单词)


• repair [ri´peə] v.&n.修理，修补 (初中英语单词)


• consideration [kən,sidə´reiʃən] n.考虑；原因；体谅 (初中英语单词)


• criminal [´kriminəl] a.犯罪的 n.罪犯 (初中英语单词)


• approve [ə´pru:v] v.赞成；同意；批准 (初中英语单词)


• acting [´æktiŋ] a.代理的 n.演戏 (初中英语单词)


• frenchman [´frentʃmən] n.法国人 (初中英语单词)


• flatter [´flætə] vt.阿谀，奉承；胜过 (初中英语单词)


• monsieur [mə´sjə:] n.先生 (初中英语单词)


• advocate [´ædvəkit] n.辩护者 (初中英语单词)


• destination [,desti´neiʃən] n.目标地 (高中英语单词)


• cardinal [´kɑ:dinəl] a.主要的 n.深红色 (高中英语单词)


• offensive [ə´fensiv] a.冒犯的 n.进攻 (高中英语单词)


• garrison [´gærisən] n.警备队 vt.驻防 (高中英语单词)


• cruise [kru:z] vi.&n.巡航；航游 (高中英语单词)


• solemnly [´sɔləmli] ad.严肃地，庄严地 (高中英语单词)


• pretence [pri´tens] n.假装；托词；无理要求 (高中英语单词)


• vengeance [´vendʒəns] n.报复，复仇 (高中英语单词)


• marine [mə´ri:n] a.海的 n.海军陆战队 (高中英语单词)


• bearing [´beəriŋ] n.举止；忍耐；关系 (高中英语单词)


• recovery [ri´kʌvəri] n.重获；获得；恢复 (高中英语单词)


• unfortunately [ʌn´fɔ:tʃunitli] ad.不幸；不朽；可惜 (高中英语单词)


• determination [di,tə:mi´neiʃən] n.决心；决定 (高中英语单词)


• hanging [´hæŋiŋ] n.绞刑 a.悬挂着的 (高中英语单词)


• execution [,eksi´kju:ʃən] n.执行；演奏；表演 (高中英语单词)


• lament [lə´ment] v.哀悼 n.哀悼；恸哭 (高中英语单词)


• agitation [,ædʒi´teiʃən] n.鼓动；摇动；焦虑 (高中英语单词)


• historian [his´tɔ:riən] n.历史学家 (高中英语单词)


• proceeding [prə´si:diŋ] n.程序；进程；行动 (高中英语单词)


• appeal [ə´pi:l] vi.&n.请求；呼吁；上诉 (高中英语单词)


• upright [´ʌprait] a.直立的 ad.直立地 (高中英语单词)


• plunder [´plʌndə] v.&n.掠夺；盗窃 (高中英语单词)


• previously [´pri:viəsli] ad.预先；以前 (高中英语单词)


• obedience [ə´bi:djəns] n.服从；顺从 (高中英语单词)


• obstacle [´ɔbstəkl] n.障碍(物)；妨碍 (高中英语单词)


• distinguished [di´stiŋgwiʃt] a.卓越的，著名的 (高中英语单词)


• attachment [ə´tætʃmənt] n.附着；附件；爱慕 (英语四级单词)


• naples [´neiplz] n.那不勒斯 (英语四级单词)


• apprehend [,æpri´hend] vt.理解；忧虑；逮捕 (英语四级单词)


• lastly [´lɑ:stli] ad.最后，终于 (英语四级单词)


• submission [səb´miʃən] n.屈服；谦恭 (英语四级单词)


• alternative [ɔ:l´tə:nətiv] a.二中选一的 n.选择 (英语四级单词)


• sicily [´sisili] n.西西里(岛) (英语四级单词)


• reputation [repju´teiʃən] n.名誉；名声；信誉 (英语四级单词)


• forenoon [´fɔ:nu:n] n.午前，上午 (英语四级单词)


• superstitious [,sju:pə´stiʃəs] a.迷信的 (英语四级单词)


• considering [kən´sidəriŋ] prep.就…而论 (英语四级单词)


• junction [´dʒʌŋkʃən] n.连接；交叉点 (英语四级单词)


• tribunal [trai´bju:nəl] n.(特种)法庭，审判员 (英语四级单词)


• portuguese [,pɔ:tʃu´gi:z] a.葡萄牙的 n.葡萄牙人 (英语四级单词)


• dissatisfied [´dis,sætis´fækʃən] a.不满的；显出不满的 (英语六级单词)


• insensible [in´sensəbəl] a.麻木的；冷淡的 (英语六级单词)


• anchorage [´æŋkəridʒ] n.停泊地点；抛锚地点 (英语六级单词)


• disgraceful [dis´greisful] a.可耻的；不光彩的 (英语六级单词)


• inactive [in´æktiv] a.不活动的 (英语六级单词)


• applied [ə´plaid] a.实用的，应用的 (英语六级单词)


• unbound [ʌn´baund] unbind的过去式(分词) (英语六级单词)


• commodore [´kɔmədɔ:] n.海军准将 (英语六级单词)


• frigate [´frigit] n.护卫舰 (英语六级单词)


• propriety [prə´praiəti] n.正当；合适；礼貌 (英语六级单词)


• condemnation [,kɔndem´neiʃən] n.谴责；定罪；征用 (英语六级单词)


• animosity [æni´mɔsiti] n.仇恨；憎恨；敌意 (英语六级单词)


• prerogative [pri´rɔgətiv] n.特权 a.(有)特权的 (英语六级单词)


• credulity [kri´dju:liti] n.轻信 (英语六级单词)


• gratification [,grætifi´keiʃən] n.满意；喜悦 (英语六级单词)


• foreseen [fɔ:´si:n] foresee的过去分词 (英语六级单词)


• cheerfulness [´tʃiəfulnis] n.高兴，愉快 (英语六级单词)


• expulsion [ik´spʌlʃən] n.驱逐；开除；排气 (英语六级单词)


• insolent [´insələnt] a.傲慢的；无礼的 (英语六级单词)