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 6Harding, Lepard, and Company, 1826 |
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... captain Robert Maunsell . 29 William Fitzwilliam Owen . Barrington Reynolds ... broke ground within 600 yards of the enemy's works ; and on the evening of ... captain Sayer , assisted by captains Festing , Maunsell , Reynolds , and Edward ...
... captain Robert Maunsell . 29 William Fitzwilliam Owen . Barrington Reynolds ... broke ground within 600 yards of the enemy's works ; and on the evening of ... captain Sayer , assisted by captains Festing , Maunsell , Reynolds , and Edward ...
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... captain , and to the expertness , alacrity , and good discipline of british ... breaking on the reef , with great violence , about a quarter of a mile ... broken . Three quarters of a cable were got in , when the stock appearing to catch ...
... captain , and to the expertness , alacrity , and good discipline of british ... breaking on the reef , with great violence , about a quarter of a mile ... broken . Three quarters of a cable were got in , when the stock appearing to catch ...
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... broke , and her head paid round in towards the reef . The oldest seamen in the ship at that moment thought all lost . The captain , however , gave his or- ders very distinctly , to put the helm hard a - starboard , to sheet home the ...
... broke , and her head paid round in towards the reef . The oldest seamen in the ship at that moment thought all lost . The captain , however , gave his or- ders very distinctly , to put the helm hard a - starboard , to sheet home the ...
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... captain Byron had ventured to detain ; but all of which rear - admiral Sawyer restored , considering that the affair ... broke out among the men , and conferred additional value upon the limes , that were known to be in such profusion on ...
... captain Byron had ventured to detain ; but all of which rear - admiral Sawyer restored , considering that the affair ... broke out among the men , and conferred additional value upon the limes , that were known to be in such profusion on ...
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... captain Porter really " endeavoured " to bring the Minerva to action , we do ... captain Porter . This will be clear to all , as we proceed in our analysis of ... broken up , or converted to peaceable harbour - ships . But there were two ...
... captain Porter really " endeavoured " to bring the Minerva to action , we do ... captain Porter . This will be clear to all , as we proceed in our analysis of ... broken up , or converted to peaceable harbour - ships . But there were two ...
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The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of War by ..., Հատոր 6 William James Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1826 |
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