%0 Manuscript %A Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805 %E Niza, Tomás Xavier Teles de Castro da Gama, Marquis %D 1799 %G English %T Letter from Horatio Nelson, Palermo, Sicily, to the Marquis of Niza [Tomás Xavier Teles de Castro da Gama], warning him of the approach of the Russians towards Malta and expressing gratification for Niza's support, %X Nelson warns Niza that 300 Russians will sail for Malta on the 17th, "therefore for heavens sake do not take a man from the island 'till their arrival". He tells Niza to keep the information private and praises his character as a sea officer, "second to none in Europe".