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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... honourable to admiral Gravina , the Argonauta passed the british frigate without firing ; and so did the Terrible and America . By the time , however , that the Sirius had got abreast of the Espana , which was at about 5 h . 15 m ...
... honourable to admiral Gravina , the Argonauta passed the british frigate without firing ; and so did the Terrible and America . By the time , however , that the Sirius had got abreast of the Espana , which was at about 5 h . 15 m ...
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... honourable Henry Blackwood , reconnoitred the port of Cadiz , and plainly discovered , at anchor in the outer harbour , and apparently ready for sea , 18 french and 16 spanish sail of the line , four fri- Com- gates , and two brigs . On ...
... honourable Henry Blackwood , reconnoitred the port of Cadiz , and plainly discovered , at anchor in the outer harbour , and apparently ready for sea , 18 french and 16 spanish sail of the line , four fri- Com- gates , and two brigs . On ...
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... honourable stations assigned them ; but the Téméraire was unable to do so from the causes already assigned , and the Leviathan did not receive the message by captain Blackwood until the head of the column was too near the enemy to ren ...
... honourable stations assigned them ; but the Téméraire was unable to do so from the causes already assigned , and the Leviathan did not receive the message by captain Blackwood until the head of the column was too near the enemy to ren ...
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... honourable Robert Stopford , and Tigre , captain Benjamin Hal- lowell ; which squadron , as already stated , had been detached to Gibraltar for water , and to escort a convoy up the Mediterranean . * While recon- noitring Cadiz , just ...
... honourable Robert Stopford , and Tigre , captain Benjamin Hal- lowell ; which squadron , as already stated , had been detached to Gibraltar for water , and to escort a convoy up the Mediterranean . * While recon- noitring Cadiz , just ...
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... honourable Henry Hotham , appeared far astern , using every effort to get up . naire . At noon the french ships were about 14 miles dis- tant , and in the same line of bearing as when first seen , the wind south - south - west , blowing ...
... honourable Henry Hotham , appeared far astern , using every effort to get up . naire . At noon the french ships were about 14 miles dis- tant , and in the same line of bearing as when first seen , the wind south - south - west , blowing ...
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