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 87–ի 1-ից 3-ը:
Էջ 98
... stood in , wore , and gave the two brigs a broadside , and then stood off again under easy sail . Several gun - boats now pulled out from behind the rocks , and presently two other large brigs came out and joined the two first seen . At ...
... stood in , wore , and gave the two brigs a broadside , and then stood off again under easy sail . Several gun - boats now pulled out from behind the rocks , and presently two other large brigs came out and joined the two first seen . At ...
Էջ 218
... stood off on the larboard tack ; partly to repair some trifling damage , but chiefly , by getting to windward , to be better able to close with the prames and brigs , and get within shore of some of them . At 4 h . 45 m . the flotilla stood ...
... stood off on the larboard tack ; partly to repair some trifling damage , but chiefly , by getting to windward , to be better able to close with the prames and brigs , and get within shore of some of them . At 4 h . 45 m . the flotilla stood ...
Էջ 345
... stood in to reconnoitre the convoy . On the 16th , at daybreak , the vessels of the latter were observed to be getting under way ; and the Renard and Goéland , having a light breeze in - shore , soon made all sail in chase of the ...
... stood in to reconnoitre the convoy . On the 16th , at daybreak , the vessels of the latter were observed to be getting under way ; and the Renard and Goéland , having a light breeze in - shore , soon made all sail in chase of the ...
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LIGHT SQUADRONS AND SINGLE SHIPS 1Onyx and Manly ibid Capture | 12 |
Action of the Amethyst and Niemen | 16 |
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