25 APRIL 1891, Page 17

"HORATIO NELSON," BY W. CLARK RUSSELL. [To THE EDITOR OP

THE " SPECTATOR.") you have never read Mr. Paget's articles in Black- wood's Magazine, March and April, 1860, do. They may modify your opinions about Nelson and Caracciolo. Anyhow, Caracciolo was not hung on board Nelson's ship, the Fou- droyant,' but at the yard-arm of the Minerva,' the Sicilian Commodore's.

Nelson could hardly have interfered to prevent the execution of the subject of an ally. Whether he could have changed its mode, admits of a doubt.—I am, Sir, &o., C. MUNRO.