Excerpt from Admiral Vernon and the Navy: A Memoir and Vindication; Being an Account of the Admiral's Career at Sea and in Parliament, With Sidelights on the Political Conduct of Sir Robert Walpole and His Colleagues, and a Critical Reply to Smollett and Other Historians In the United States of America Vernon's untiring and gallant services to the West Indies, and therefore to the mainland colonies, met with cordial recognition. In many respects he received from the old colonists far greater justice than has been done to him in England. It may be said, indeed, that even to this day his best memorial is to be found among the American people, who in Mount Vernon, their national hero's home and burial - place, possess a notable te minder of the old Admiral's services. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.