by John Marshall

“ At length Admiral Duncan, in the hope of annoying the enemy’s ships very materially, if they attempted to come out, the channel being so narrow as not to admit of more than one passing at a time, anchored the Venerable and Adamant at the outer buoy of the Texel, both ships having springs on their cables. What the event of so unequal a contest would have been, is now of little consequence ”

“ He subsequently commanded in succession, the Sea Fencibles at Liverpool, and the Royal Sovereign yacht [3] ; the latter of which he retained until his advancement to the rank of Rear-Admiral, Dec. 4, 1813. ”