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 6Harding, Lepard, and Company, 1826 |
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... ship is descried , a man of war , " from the sym- ry de- metry of her upper sails " and her making signals , * lusion and the british frigate Guerrière , as ... sloop Hornet . The ships mutually 1811 . 16 LIGHT SQUADRONS AND SINGLE SHIPS .
... ship is descried , a man of war , " from the sym- ry de- metry of her upper sails " and her making signals , * lusion and the british frigate Guerrière , as ... sloop Hornet . The ships mutually 1811 . 16 LIGHT SQUADRONS AND SINGLE SHIPS .
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... sloop Hornet . The ships mutually 1811 . approach within hailing distance ... ship is that ? " " Belt to an- swer hail . Let us also pause ; and , leaving ... ship : one was at peace with all the world , the other at war with the greater ...
... sloop Hornet . The ships mutually 1811 . approach within hailing distance ... ship is that ? " " Belt to an- swer hail . Let us also pause ; and , leaving ... ship : one was at peace with all the world , the other at war with the greater ...
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... ship was a small ship . It is therefore easy to conjecture , why lieutenant Belding was not sum- moned to give his ... sloop immediately opened her fire in return , being satisfied at the time that it was a neutral man of war she was ...
... ship was a small ship . It is therefore easy to conjecture , why lieutenant Belding was not sum- moned to give his ... sloop immediately opened her fire in return , being satisfied at the time that it was a neutral man of war she was ...
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... boat had Pro- brought off . The boats of the Clorinde and Néréide ceeds appear to have been captured . The three french fri- chase . gates now tacked and stood to the eastward , followed in by the two british frigates and brig - sloop ...
... boat had Pro- brought off . The boats of the Clorinde and Néréide ceeds appear to have been captured . The three french fri- chase . gates now tacked and stood to the eastward , followed in by the two british frigates and brig - sloop ...
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... ships made the isle of Prunes , and the same evening surprised the small ... sloop Eclipse , captain William Jones Lye . Is fall- en in with by Schom- On ... ship , to - leeward . Action com- mences At 3 h . 50 m . P. M. the french ...
... ships made the isle of Prunes , and the same evening surprised the small ... sloop Eclipse , captain William Jones Lye . Is fall- en in with by Schom- On ... ship , to - leeward . Action com- mences At 3 h . 50 m . P. M. the french ...
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The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of War by ..., Հատոր 6 William James Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1826 |
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