Excerpt from The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson, Vol. 5: With Notes; January 1802, to April 1804 His mind, while on shore, was as fully devoted to the service of his Country, as when commanding her Fleets; and there are several remarkable manifestations at this time, Of his attention to his profession. During a tour into Wales, being struck with the value Of the Forest Of Dean in supplying timber for the Navy, he submitted his Observations to Mr. Addington, and it is believed that his suggestions were adopted. In December 1802, he drew up a paper on the Island of Malta; and he soon after sent to the Earl of St. Vincent, then First Lord of the Admiralty, a Plan for manning the Navy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.