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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... port , had she not required to be newly coppered . Calder his sta- tion . On the 1st of August , in the forenoon , sir Robert Aug. Calder was driven by a strong south - westerly wind sir R. far to the north - east of his port . On the ...
... port , had she not required to be newly coppered . Calder his sta- tion . On the 1st of August , in the forenoon , sir Robert Aug. Calder was driven by a strong south - westerly wind sir R. far to the north - east of his port . On the ...
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... port . With his powerful fleet , M. Villeneuve was next to occupy the Straits of Gibraltar , strip the road of its shipping , and ( a feasible plan , indeed ! ) the town of its stores and provisions . Having effected all this , he was ...
... port . With his powerful fleet , M. Villeneuve was next to occupy the Straits of Gibraltar , strip the road of its shipping , and ( a feasible plan , indeed ! ) the town of its stores and provisions . Having effected all this , he was ...
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... port , was driven from its station , the combined fleet entered Corunna . Learning , while at this anchorage , that the Roche- fort squadron was at sea in search of him , M. Ville- neuve , on the 5th , despatched the Didon frigate to ...
... port , was driven from its station , the combined fleet entered Corunna . Learning , while at this anchorage , that the Roche- fort squadron was at sea in search of him , M. Ville- neuve , on the 5th , despatched the Didon frigate to ...
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... port near Ferrol . On the following day , the 11th , the fleet again weighed , and , with a fine easterly wind , got out to sea . With respect to M. Villeneuve's real destination after quitting Ferrol , not a word , beyond conjec- ture ...
... port near Ferrol . On the following day , the 11th , the fleet again weighed , and , with a fine easterly wind , got out to sea . With respect to M. Villeneuve's real destination after quitting Ferrol , not a word , beyond conjec- ture ...
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... port . harbour of Cadiz . At midnight , having been joined val of by the 74 - gun ship Mars , captain George Duff , from M. Vil- Tangier bay , vice - admiral Collingwood , with his in that four sail of the line , tacked in - shore , and ...
... port . harbour of Cadiz . At midnight , having been joined val of by the 74 - gun ship Mars , captain George Duff , from M. Vil- Tangier bay , vice - admiral Collingwood , with his in that four sail of the line , tacked in - shore , and ...
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