In the NavyChapter 39 Little Eleanor
Portsmouth, England, November 1808 Tired to the bone, Captain Sir Anthony Carter KCB watched as the rest of the squadron followed his ship around the Isle of Wight. There was Bembridge, at the easternmost tip of the island. With the still gusty western wind from abeam, they had a clear run for Portsmouth Harbour. It was about time. For the past eight days, the crews of the four British ships and even a sizeable number of the captive French sailors had slaved to keep the damaged Malta and the...