One admiral declares that he was literally thus cradled, under the breast of a gun-carriage. 
( ( One admiral ) ( ( declares ( that ( he ( was ( ( literally thus ) ( ( cradled , ) ( under ( ( the breast ) ( of ( a gun-carriage ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (CD One) (NN admiral)) (VP (VBZ declares) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD was) (VP (ADVP (RB literally) (RB thus)) (VBN cradled) (, ,) (PP (IN under) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN breast)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT a) (NN gun-carriage)))))))))) (. .)))
It was bad fortune to be cradled under a gun carriage.
( It ( ( was ( bad ( fortune ( to ( be ( cradled ( under ( a ( gun carriage ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (JJ bad) (NN fortune) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN cradled) (PP (IN under) (NP (DT a) (NN gun) (NN carriage))))))))) (. .)))