Fearney Point

Fearney Point (49˚39'00" 124˚06'00" SE tip of Nelson I, mouth of Jervis Inlet). William Fearney was one of Horatio Nelson’s bargemen. At the 1797 Battle of St Vincent, when Nelson was a commodore, Fearney collected the swords of the Spanish officers after they surrendered, gathering them under his arm, according to Nelson, “with the greatest sang-froid.” Capt George Richards, about 1860, named many features in the vicinity in association with Nelson and Vice Adm Sir John Jervis (Earl St...

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