Excerpt from The Life and Services of Captain Philip Beaver: Late of His Majesty's Ship Nisus To a nation like the English, which owes so much to the valour of its seamen, the life of a Naval Officer will always be acceptable. Such a narra tion seems to be but a just tribute of respect to those, whose bravery and skill have merited the acknowledgment of posterity, by extending the powers and exalting the honour of their country and especially to him, whose exploits, without. 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.