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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Արդյունքներ 81–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... hauled by the wind to the southward ; and , at 6 h . 30 m . A.M. on the 17th , Sir Edward sent the lugger with despatches to Falmouth , and shortly afterwards proceeded thither himself . The Brest fleet and its memorable proceedings on ...
... hauled by the wind to the southward ; and , at 6 h . 30 m . A.M. on the 17th , Sir Edward sent the lugger with despatches to Falmouth , and shortly afterwards proceeded thither himself . The Brest fleet and its memorable proceedings on ...
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... hauled up to pour in a raking fire . The two - decker , however , ma- naged to haul up also , and a broadside was exchanged , accom- panied , on the part of the French ship , by an immense discharge of musketry . The Indefatigable now ...
... hauled up to pour in a raking fire . The two - decker , however , ma- naged to haul up also , and a broadside was exchanged , accom- panied , on the part of the French ship , by an immense discharge of musketry . The Indefatigable now ...
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... hauled on board the tacks , and the ship made sail to the south- ward . The land could not then be ascertained , but it was supposed to be Ushant ; and , in that case , no particular fears were enter- tained . But , just before day ...
... hauled on board the tacks , and the ship made sail to the south- ward . The land could not then be ascertained , but it was supposed to be Ushant ; and , in that case , no particular fears were enter- tained . But , just before day ...
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... hauled down the latter . The seamen of the fleet now pro- ceeded to load all their guns ; ordered watches to be kept , the same as at sea , and put their ships in a complete state of defence . They also prevented their officers from ...
... hauled down the latter . The seamen of the fleet now pro- ceeded to load all their guns ; ordered watches to be kept , the same as at sea , and put their ships in a complete state of defence . They also prevented their officers from ...
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... hauled on the same tack , striving hard to effect a junction with their companions , in time to frus- trate , if possible , the evident design of the British admiral . As , besides the object of cutting off the six detached sail of the ...
... hauled on the same tack , striving hard to effect a junction with their companions , in time to frus- trate , if possible , the evident design of the British admiral . As , besides the object of cutting off the six detached sail of the ...
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