Just For Fun
(Bad!) Advice to Sea Lieutenants by An Officer of Rank
This pinch of wisdom was published in 1899. Unfortunately there is no indication about its origin except that it’s dated around 1770. It bears the impress of its truth.
james dillon
Dr. Stephen Maturin
The Rising of the United Irishmen
“I cannot, by any possible energy of words, express to you the blundering, the delay, the murderous confusion and the stupidity of it all. It accomplished nothing; it delayed independence for a hundred years; it […]
Events
03.17.1800 Explosion of the HMS Queen Charlotte
“A sad business,” said Jack shaking his head. “Yes,” said James Dillon, looking into vacancy and seeing a leaping spring of fire in the still air, a first-rate ablaze from truck to waterline, with eight […]