The Naval Chronicle: Volume 39, January–July 1818 : Containing a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom with a Variety of Original Papers on Nautical Subjects

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The Naval Chronicle, published in 40 volumes between 1799 and 1818, is a key source for British maritime and military history. Volume 39 (1818) includes a memoir allegedly written on St Helena by Napoleon, and describes efforts to assist the thousands of destitute sailors unemployed since the end of hostilities.