The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of War by France in February 1793, to the Accession of George IV, a New Edition, with Additins and Notes Bringing the Work Down to 1827, Հատոր 2Macmillan, 1902 |
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... damaged rigging . The Droits - de - l'Homme profited by this interval of non - action to put herself a little to rights ; and her crew found time to recover from the confusion caused by the recent bursting of one of the 18 - pounders ...
... damaged rigging . The Droits - de - l'Homme profited by this interval of non - action to put herself a little to rights ; and her crew found time to recover from the confusion caused by the recent bursting of one of the 18 - pounders ...
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... damaged by the severity of the weather , steered for Torbay . After remaining a few hours only at that anchorage , Lord Bridport sailed on the 31st for Spithead , and arrived there on the 3rd of February . Having thus shown in what way ...
... damaged by the severity of the weather , steered for Torbay . After remaining a few hours only at that anchorage , Lord Bridport sailed on the 31st for Spithead , and arrived there on the 3rd of February . Having thus shown in what way ...
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... damage , by the well - di- rected fire in succession of the Captain , Culloden , Blenheim , and Prince George , of the latter in particular . As soon as the Excellent was sufficiently advanced to be clear of her , the Captain luffed up ...
... damage , by the well - di- rected fire in succession of the Captain , Culloden , Blenheim , and Prince George , of the latter in particular . As soon as the Excellent was sufficiently advanced to be clear of her , the Captain luffed up ...
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... damages , in sails , rigging , and hull , were conspicuous to all her antagonists , dropped , we 1 Naval Chronicle , vol . ii . , p . 500 . will not say hauled , down her colours . One 46 [ 1797 BRITISH AND SPANISH FLEETS .
... damages , in sails , rigging , and hull , were conspicuous to all her antagonists , dropped , we 1 Naval Chronicle , vol . ii . , p . 500 . will not say hauled , down her colours . One 46 [ 1797 BRITISH AND SPANISH FLEETS .
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... damages of the British ships , in a general point of view , were of very trifling amount . The only ship dismasted was the Captain ; whose foretopmast , as already related , had been car- ried away : her hull was also much hit . With ...
... damages of the British ships , in a general point of view , were of very trifling amount . The only ship dismasted was the Captain ; whose foretopmast , as already related , had been car- ried away : her hull was also much hit . With ...
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24-pounders 36-gun frigate 6-pounders 74-gun ship action admiral afterwards anchor appears armed arrived attack battery boats Brest brig brig-sloop British fleet British frigates British navy British ships broadside Buonaparte Cadiz Captain captured carronades chase coast colours command commenced Commodore Corfu corvette crew saved cruising Culloden cutter damage deck detached Dutch Earl St enemy Ethalion fire force forecastle Foudroyant four French fleet French frigate French ships frigate Généreux George gun-boats Gun-ship guns harbour hauled hoisted island John larboard latter leagues Leander leeward Lieutenant line-of-battle line-of-battle ships Lord Bridport Lord Keith Lord Nelson loss marines wounded masts midshipman mounted Nelson officers port pounders prisoners prize quarter-deck Rear-admiral rigging sail schooner seamen killed ship's shore shot Sibylle signal Sir Sidney sloop soon Spaniards Spanish squadron starboard steered Swiftsure tack Texel Theseus tons Toulon troops vessels Vice-admiral Victoires et Conquêtes wind windward Wrecked