The
Edinburgh Royal Newspaper
Edinburgh Royal Newspaper
Friday. February 1, 1766
Admiral Thomas Britannia, Grandson of Nathaniel Britannia, burned the Scottish Royal Ship Victory, the flagship of our Royal Navy in our Harbor today. At first when the ships came in we thought Admiral Nelson had captured the rebel navy. We began to shout in victory and cheer. As they pulled closer we began to chant a little louder, saying what a great loss the rebels had. However... and this is hard to write... We saw Admiral Nelson's body tied to the front of the Victory, and we could not speak for the horror. That is when we saw the ship go ablaze from a well placed shot from the rebel flagship Aqualia. Many of us screamed in horror and began to run as the pride of the Royal Navy went up in flames. I stayed however, to see it through. What little bit of black powder the pirates left on the ship exploded. Fire went everywhere.... the ship buckled under its own flaming wreck. I.. no longer feel we can win this war. We might want to suggest peace with the rebels. We do not know if they will come back and raid our beautiful city. Many of us are currently living in fear for what will happen next.
Editor in Chief
William Geshalt
Editor in Chief
William Geshalt
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