MY DEAR LADY HAMILTON,
Your friend's godson arrived safe yesterday afternoon; and I shall, you know, always feel too happy in obeying your commands: for, you never ask favours, but for your friends.
In short, in every point of view, from Ambassatrice to the duties of domestic life, I never saw your equal!
That elegance of manners; accomplishments; and, above all, your goodness of heart, is unparalleled: and only believe, for ever, and beyond it, your faithful and devoted
NELSON & BRONTE.
Victory, August 24th, 1803.
LETTER XXXVI.
[N.B. The Mysterious Letter appears to have been inclosed in this Packet.]
August 26th, 1803.
Wrote several days past.