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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... brig - sloop Onyx , of eight 18 - pounder carronades and two sixes , with 75 men and boys , Captain Charles Gill , cruising in latitude 53 ° 30 ° north , longitude 30 east , discovered on her lee bow a sail stand- ing to the southward ...
... brig - sloop Onyx , of eight 18 - pounder carronades and two sixes , with 75 men and boys , Captain Charles Gill , cruising in latitude 53 ° 30 ° north , longitude 30 east , discovered on her lee bow a sail stand- ing to the southward ...
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... brig of the same name , the Manly was permitted to resume her station among her old class - mates in the British ... brig . On the Loire's approach , the Hébé bore up and made all sail , deserting her two prizes , and leaving the brig ...
... brig of the same name , the Manly was permitted to resume her station among her old class - mates in the British ... brig . On the Loire's approach , the Hébé bore up and made all sail , deserting her two prizes , and leaving the brig ...
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... brig- sloop Asp , Captain Robert F. Preston , and 14 - gun brig - sloop Supérieure ( with only , it appears , four of her carronades , 18 - pounders , on board ) , Captain William Ferrie , cruising to the southward of the Virgin islands ...
... brig- sloop Asp , Captain Robert F. Preston , and 14 - gun brig - sloop Supérieure ( with only , it appears , four of her carronades , 18 - pounders , on board ) , Captain William Ferrie , cruising to the southward of the Virgin islands ...
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... brig , then about two miles off , on her lee - quarter . Even this did not check the ardour of Captain Ferrie . The Supérieure merely tacked to avoid a repetition of the salute , and then again pursued the French frigate ; who , after ...
... brig , then about two miles off , on her lee - quarter . Even this did not check the ardour of Captain Ferrie . The Supérieure merely tacked to avoid a repetition of the salute , and then again pursued the French frigate ; who , after ...
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... brig to take the Horatio in tow , to enable her the more quickly to get again alongside of her antagonist . The Supérieure did as she had been ordered ; but the Horatio , having set her foretopsail and hauled aft her main sheet , was ...
... brig to take the Horatio in tow , to enable her the more quickly to get again alongside of her antagonist . The Supérieure did as she had been ordered ; but the Horatio , having set her foretopsail and hauled aft her main sheet , was ...
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The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of War by ..., Հատոր 5 William James Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1886 |
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