The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France in 1793, to the Accession of George IV.Richard Bentley, 1837 |
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... wind to regain his station . Scarcely had the squadron made sail in the direction of Cape Finisterre ere the wind shifted to the westward , from which quarter it blew a tempest during several successive days . The loss of the Cæsar's ...
... wind to regain his station . Scarcely had the squadron made sail in the direction of Cape Finisterre ere the wind shifted to the westward , from which quarter it blew a tempest during several successive days . The loss of the Cæsar's ...
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... wind , the Active and Porcupine kept company with M. Ganteaume's fleet ; and , for several successive days , the Porcupine alone performed this bold and perilous service . On the 16th , the day after the admiral's return to Corfu ...
... wind , the Active and Porcupine kept company with M. Ganteaume's fleet ; and , for several successive days , the Porcupine alone performed this bold and perilous service . On the 16th , the day after the admiral's return to Corfu ...
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... wind , so frequent in the Mediterranean . Confident in the sailing qualities of his ship , the captain at night again placed himself on the weather beam of the French admiral , and at daylight made sail from him on the opposite tack ...
... wind , so frequent in the Mediterranean . Confident in the sailing qualities of his ship , the captain at night again placed himself on the weather beam of the French admiral , and at daylight made sail from him on the opposite tack ...
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... wind ; then tacked , and stood off . On the 25th , at 6 A. M. , the Swedish fleet , accompanied by the Centaur and Implacable , got under way , with a fresh breeze at north - east , and made sail in pursuit of the Russian fleet ; which ...
... wind ; then tacked , and stood off . On the 25th , at 6 A. M. , the Swedish fleet , accompanied by the Centaur and Implacable , got under way , with a fresh breeze at north - east , and made sail in pursuit of the Russian fleet ; which ...
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... wind . About this time , the Implacable having repaired the slight damage done to her rigging , the two British ships again made sail in chase , and soon obliged the Russian frigate to cast off her tow , and the Russian fleet a second ...
... wind . About this time , the Implacable having repaired the slight damage done to her rigging , the two British ships again made sail in chase , and soon obliged the Russian frigate to cast off her tow , and the Russian fleet a second ...
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