Nelson's Blood: The Story of Naval Rum

abolition Admiral Admiralty afloat alcohol allowance of rum American ashore became beer bottle British Captain cask century Charles Tobias chief and petty command compensation crew custom daily ration daily rum issue daily rum ration drink drunkenness duty Edward Vernon extra favour fleet Frank Twiss gallons gill grog grog ration grog tub gunroom harbour HMS Victory issue of grog issue of rum Jack Dusty jenever later liquor Lordships lower deck Majesty's mess messmates Michael Le Fanu mixed navy's Nelson Nelson's blood onboard petty officers pint of rum Porto Bello Portsmouth punishment purser Pusser's Pusser's Rum quantity reduced regulations Royal Marine Royal Navy rum bos'n rum ration rum's sailors scurvy seamen Second Sea Lord served ship's company ships Sippers spirit ration spirit room splice the main-brace stowage supplied surgeons Tanky temperance vats Vernon victualling wardroom warships West Indies whiskey wine Yard