The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of War by France, in February 1793, to the Accession of George IV. in January 1820 : in Six Volumes, Հատոր 4Harding, Lepard, and Company, 1826 |
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... distance to - windward of the Defiance , had been ordered , by signal , to keep sight of the enemy . The frigates accordingly made sail to get nearer to the latter ; and the Sirius , the weathermost frigate , as she passed from van to ...
... distance to - windward of the Defiance , had been ordered , by signal , to keep sight of the enemy . The frigates accordingly made sail to get nearer to the latter ; and the Sirius , the weathermost frigate , as she passed from van to ...
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... distance of about six miles to - wind- ward of the former , lay M. Villeneuve's advanced squadron , consisting also of four sail of the line , besides a few frigates . To - windward of these again , at the dis- tance of other five or ...
... distance of about six miles to - wind- ward of the former , lay M. Villeneuve's advanced squadron , consisting also of four sail of the line , besides a few frigates . To - windward of these again , at the dis- tance of other five or ...
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... distance , and to the extreme lightness of the breeze , it was not until 3 h . 10 m . P. M. that the advance of the French and Spaniards was noticed by the British . Immediately the ships of the latter hoisted their colours , and hauled ...
... distance , and to the extreme lightness of the breeze , it was not until 3 h . 10 m . P. M. that the advance of the French and Spaniards was noticed by the British . Immediately the ships of the latter hoisted their colours , and hauled ...
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... distance of not more than two or three miles to - windward , by the british frigates Eury- alus and Sirius . At 8 A. M. the wind , still very light , shifted to south - west , and the course of the ships became north - west by west ...
... distance of not more than two or three miles to - windward , by the british frigates Eury- alus and Sirius . At 8 A. M. the wind , still very light , shifted to south - west , and the course of the ships became north - west by west ...
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... distance apart of not more than 10 or 12 miles , and therefore fairly in each other's sight . The centre of the franco - spanish fleet at this time bore about east by south of the centre of the british fleet , and the wind was a light ...
... distance apart of not more than 10 or 12 miles , and therefore fairly in each other's sight . The centre of the franco - spanish fleet at this time bore about east by south of the centre of the british fleet , and the wind was a light ...
Common terms and phrases
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