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 5Harding, Lepard, and Company, 1826 |
From inside the book
Արդյունքներ 99–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
Էջ 20
... carried every stitch of canvass that their ships would bear . The night's chase increased that distance to nearly 10 miles ; and at 4 A. M. on the 26th the Implacable had advanced two miles to - windward of the Centaur . This brought ...
... carried every stitch of canvass that their ships would bear . The night's chase increased that distance to nearly 10 miles ; and at 4 A. M. on the 26th the Implacable had advanced two miles to - windward of the Centaur . This brought ...
Էջ 22
... carried away , by the Sewolod's bowsprit ; and the latter's starboard bow gradually swept along the Centaur's starboard side , the guns of which , as the Sewolod's bow successively pressed against the muzzles , dis- charged their ...
... carried away , by the Sewolod's bowsprit ; and the latter's starboard bow gradually swept along the Centaur's starboard side , the guns of which , as the Sewolod's bow successively pressed against the muzzles , dis- charged their ...
Էջ 26
... carried to England , and subse- quently to Spain . For the zeal and ability he had displayed , in bringing to a happy termination the delicate and arduous service intrusted to him , rear - admiral Keats , immediately on his arrival in ...
... carried to England , and subse- quently to Spain . For the zeal and ability he had displayed , in bringing to a happy termination the delicate and arduous service intrusted to him , rear - admiral Keats , immediately on his arrival in ...
Էջ 27
... carried away the Courier's main lug . The latter was now hailed to strike , but , instead of doing so , rehoisted her lug . A steady and well - directed fire was then commenced by the Linnet , and continued for an hour and a half ...
... carried away the Courier's main lug . The latter was now hailed to strike , but , instead of doing so , rehoisted her lug . A steady and well - directed fire was then commenced by the Linnet , and continued for an hour and a half ...
Էջ 29
... carried , the french gun - vessel No. 1 , commanded by enseigne de vaisseau Gau- dolphe , and mounting one long 24 - pounder and two brass sixes , with 100 stand of arms , and 50 men ; of whom three were killed and nine badly wounded ...
... carried , the french gun - vessel No. 1 , commanded by enseigne de vaisseau Gau- dolphe , and mounting one long 24 - pounder and two brass sixes , with 100 stand of arms , and 50 men ; of whom three were killed and nine badly wounded ...
Այլ խմբագրություններ - View all
The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of War by ..., Հատոր 5 William James Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1826 |
The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France in ... William James Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1837 |
The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France in ... William James Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1837 |
Common terms and phrases
24-pounders 38-gun frigate action Africaine afterwards Amethyst Amphion anchor armed arrived attack Basque roads batteries Bellone Boadicea boats Brenton brig brig-sloop british frigate broadside Capt captain captain Willoughby captured carronades Ceylon chase close coast colours command commodore consorts convoy corvette crew cruising cutter danish detached enemy enemy's fire fire-ships fleet force four french frigate french ships gallant George gun-boats gun-brig guns harbour hauled honourable Impérieuse Iphigenia island Isle d'Aix Isle of France John jollyboat Junon killed land larboard latter Lieut lieutenant lieutenant of marines lord Cochrane lord Gambier loss lugger master's mate masts midshipman miles minutes mounting musketry Néré Néréide Océan officers port Port-Louis prize quarter rear-admiral rigging road sail schooner seamen and marines Sémillante ship-sloop shore shot signal Sirius sloop soon squa squadron starboard tack steered stern stood surrender tain Thétis to-windward topmasts Toulon troops tures Vénus vessels Victor William wind Windham دو