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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... shore Sup- marred all . The british admiralty suppressed an pressed important paragraph in sir Robert's letter to admiral graph Cornwallis ; taking care that the published extract in of ( to confirm the delusion , stated to be a of the ...
... shore Sup- marred all . The british admiralty suppressed an pressed important paragraph in sir Robert's letter to admiral graph Cornwallis ; taking care that the published extract in of ( to confirm the delusion , stated to be a of the ...
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... shore gave out , Visible that the Terrible , America , and Espana , the two damage last especially , were considerably damaged ; and a his neutral merchant master , who rowed round the ships ships . in the harbour , declared , that the ...
... shore gave out , Visible that the Terrible , America , and Espana , the two damage last especially , were considerably damaged ; and a his neutral merchant master , who rowed round the ships ships . in the harbour , declared , that the ...
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... shore , and , before daylight on the 21st , gallantly resumed his station off an enemy's port , in which lay , ready for sea , in- cluding six spanish ships previously at anchor in the harbour , 35 french and spanish sail of the line ...
... shore , and , before daylight on the 21st , gallantly resumed his station off an enemy's port , in which lay , ready for sea , in- cluding six spanish ships previously at anchor in the harbour , 35 french and spanish sail of the line ...
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... shore and the prospect of a gale , the fleet and prizes , as soon as was practicable , might be brought to an anchor . Bosom friends as they always had been , admi- Nelson and Collingwood were diametrically opposed ral Col- in their ...
... shore and the prospect of a gale , the fleet and prizes , as soon as was practicable , might be brought to an anchor . Bosom friends as they always had been , admi- Nelson and Collingwood were diametrically opposed ral Col- in their ...
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... shore . In the offing , how- ever , the wind was still from the west - south - west . At 6 P. M. vice - admiral Collingwood , now the com- mander in chief of the british fleet , shifted his flag to the Euryalus frigate ; and at 6 h . 15 ...
... shore . In the offing , how- ever , the wind was still from the west - south - west . At 6 P. M. vice - admiral Collingwood , now the com- mander in chief of the british fleet , shifted his flag to the Euryalus frigate ; and at 6 h . 15 ...
Common terms and phrases
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