The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of War by France, in February 1793, to the Accession of George IV. in January 1820 : in Six Volumes, Հատոր 4Harding, Lepard, and Company, 1826 |
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... cruising off the city of Santo - Domingo , fell in with and cap- tured a large spanish schooner , bound from that port to Porto - Rico , with passengers . On the 9th , at 6 A. M. , the Gracieuse chased and fired at a french sloop within ...
... cruising off the city of Santo - Domingo , fell in with and cap- tured a large spanish schooner , bound from that port to Porto - Rico , with passengers . On the 9th , at 6 A. M. , the Gracieuse chased and fired at a french sloop within ...
Էջ 189
... cruising off the west end of the island to the great annoyance of the coast . Being apprehensive that , if the Papillon stood out after her , the privateer would make her escape , captain Woolsey borrowed a shallop from one of the ...
... cruising off the west end of the island to the great annoyance of the coast . Being apprehensive that , if the Papillon stood out after her , the privateer would make her escape , captain Woolsey borrowed a shallop from one of the ...
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... cruising off Cape de Gata , received intelli- convoy . gence , that a spanish convoy , laden chiefly on go- Sea- and a vernment account with gunpowder , ordnance , and naval stores for the gun - boats at Malaga , Ceuta , and Algeziras ...
... cruising off Cape de Gata , received intelli- convoy . gence , that a spanish convoy , laden chiefly on go- Sea- and a vernment account with gunpowder , ordnance , and naval stores for the gun - boats at Malaga , Ceuta , and Algeziras ...
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... cruising off the east end of Jamaica , bound spatches . to the island of Barbadoes , with despatches for vice - admiral lord Nelson . On the 17th , when about 40 leagues to the westward of the island of Sombrero , the Blanche spoke a ...
... cruising off the east end of Jamaica , bound spatches . to the island of Barbadoes , with despatches for vice - admiral lord Nelson . On the 17th , when about 40 leagues to the westward of the island of Sombrero , the Blanche spoke a ...
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... cruising ; July . at eleven in close action with the same ; at half past eleven reduced to a perfect wreck , ship filling fast ; at twelve struck the colours , and at six she sank . " The official letter requiring to be more circumstan ...
... cruising ; July . at eleven in close action with the same ; at half past eleven reduced to a perfect wreck , ship filling fast ; at twelve struck the colours , and at six she sank . " The official letter requiring to be more circumstan ...
Common terms and phrases
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