The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of War by France in February 1793, to the Accession of George IV, a New Edition, with Additins and Notes Bringing the Work Down to 1827, Հատոր 5Macmillan, 1902 |
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Արդյունքներ 90–ի 1-ից 3-ը:
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... prize of the Minerva . Instead of which , the Minerva became the prize of the Bellone , and was obtained at so trifling an expense as four or five wounded men and about twice as many cut ropes . As the striking of the colours re- mained ...
... prize of the Minerva . Instead of which , the Minerva became the prize of the Bellone , and was obtained at so trifling an expense as four or five wounded men and about twice as many cut ropes . As the striking of the colours re- mained ...
Էջ 182
... prize , anchored in the harbour of Port Louis . We shall by - and - by see , that the French com- modore would have done better had he remained another day cruising off Isle Bourbon . By way of excuse for the abandonment of his first prize ...
... prize , anchored in the harbour of Port Louis . We shall by - and - by see , that the French com- modore would have done better had he remained another day cruising off Isle Bourbon . By way of excuse for the abandonment of his first prize ...
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... prize , then abreast of St. Dénis , and about three leagues distant from the shore . At 7 h . 40 m . A.M. , having received 50 volunteers from the Africaine , the Boadicea , accompanied by her two con- sorts , got under way and made ...
... prize , then abreast of St. Dénis , and about three leagues distant from the shore . At 7 h . 40 m . A.M. , having received 50 volunteers from the Africaine , the Boadicea , accompanied by her two con- sorts , got under way and made ...
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VOL | 1 |
LIGHT SQUADRONS AND SINGLE SHIPS 1Onyx and Manly ibid Capture | 12 |
Action of the Amethyst and Niemen | 16 |
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24-pounders 74-gun ship action Africaine afterwards Alceste American Amphion anchor armed arrived astern Astrée attack battery Bellone Boadicea boats bore boys Brenton brig brig-sloop British 38-gun frigate British frigate broadside Captain Pym Captain Willoughby captured carronades Ceylon chase close coast colours command Commodore consorts convoy corvette crew cruising cutter daylight despatched detached discovered distance enemy enemy's first-lieutenant force four French frigates French ships gallant George Grand Port Guadaloupe Guerrière gun-boats gun-brig guns harbour hauled hoisted honour hull immediately Iphigenia island Isle of France James John landed larboard larboard tack latter Lieutenant Lieutenant of marines Little Belt long 18-pounders loss lugger marines wounded master's mate masts midshipman miles Minerve minutes mounted musketry navy Néréide officers party Port Louis prize quarter rigging sail schooner seamen and marines ship-sloop shore shot signal Sirius sloop soon squadron starboard stood troops Vénus vessels William wind Windham windward xebec