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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... vessels brought their broadsides to bear , the French troops , 400 in number , as afterwards ascer- tained , fled in all directions , leaving the two vessels to their fate . The boats of the Amphion and Redwing , under the orders of ...
... vessels brought their broadsides to bear , the French troops , 400 in number , as afterwards ascer- tained , fled in all directions , leaving the two vessels to their fate . The boats of the Amphion and Redwing , under the orders of ...
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... vessels having been forcibly taken from the Spaniards by the French , were restored to their owners . On the 20th ... vessel laden with merino wool , which had run in there for security , and was from San - Andero bound to Bayonne . In ...
... vessels having been forcibly taken from the Spaniards by the French , were restored to their owners . On the 20th ... vessel laden with merino wool , which had run in there for security , and was from San - Andero bound to Bayonne . In ...
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... vessels were observed to be lying in the mole . Deeming it practicable to take posses- sion of these , Captain Brenton anchored his three frigates , with springs on their cables , within half a mile of the town ; and , having placed the ...
... vessels were observed to be lying in the mole . Deeming it practicable to take posses- sion of these , Captain Brenton anchored his three frigates , with springs on their cables , within half a mile of the town ; and , having placed the ...
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... vessels , some laden with corn for Venice , and others in ballast . The latter were filled with hemp and iron out of the magazines for those articles on the quay , and a vessel which had been scuttled was burnt . The castle and magazine ...
... vessels , some laden with corn for Venice , and others in ballast . The latter were filled with hemp and iron out of the magazines for those articles on the quay , and a vessel which had been scuttled was burnt . The castle and magazine ...
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... vessels were brought out ; although , for their better security , they had been made fast with ropes from the shore to their mast - heads and keels . In the execution of this service , the British sustained a loss of one man killed and ...
... vessels were brought out ; although , for their better security , they had been made fast with ropes from the shore to their mast - heads and keels . In the execution of this service , the British sustained a loss of one man killed and ...
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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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