A tar of the last war, sir C. Richardson, Volumen45 |
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... ANIMATED ANECDOTES OF A MUTUAL FRIEND , Is respectfully Dedicated TO THE RIGHT HON . SIR CHARLES WOOD , BART . , First Lord of the Admiralty , BY THE AUTHOR . PREFACE . I WAS intimately acquainted with the subject of.
... ANIMATED ANECDOTES OF A MUTUAL FRIEND , Is respectfully Dedicated TO THE RIGHT HON . SIR CHARLES WOOD , BART . , First Lord of the Admiralty , BY THE AUTHOR . PREFACE . I WAS intimately acquainted with the subject of.
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... friend in need " . 138 CHAPTER VIII . Operations at Sea in 1809 - Basque Roads - Destruction of Three French Frigates The Scape - goat - Mr . Congreve in Action with his Rockets- Night Attack of Explosion Vessels and Fireships - French ...
... friend in need " . 138 CHAPTER VIII . Operations at Sea in 1809 - Basque Roads - Destruction of Three French Frigates The Scape - goat - Mr . Congreve in Action with his Rockets- Night Attack of Explosion Vessels and Fireships - French ...
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... friends , but fell a victim at length to his imitative propensities . A man , who was painting a hen - coop , went to his dinner , and the monkey , which had been attentively watching him for some time , slipped down the 4 SERVICES AND ...
... friends , but fell a victim at length to his imitative propensities . A man , who was painting a hen - coop , went to his dinner , and the monkey , which had been attentively watching him for some time , slipped down the 4 SERVICES AND ...
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... friend and patron when the ship arrived in the Straits of Banca , where , at midnight , the ambassador was taken ill , and breathed his last in a few hours . Now came an instance of ministerial foresight and prudence . No one on board ...
... friend and patron when the ship arrived in the Straits of Banca , where , at midnight , the ambassador was taken ill , and breathed his last in a few hours . Now came an instance of ministerial foresight and prudence . No one on board ...
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... friends before the flotilla ( which was no longer needed ) returned to the ships . After a merry and pleasant day , Richardson and a number of blue jackets were leisurely picking their way through the forest , feeling as safe as if in ...
... friends before the flotilla ( which was no longer needed ) returned to the ships . After a merry and pleasant day , Richardson and a number of blue jackets were leisurely picking their way through the forest , feeling as safe as if in ...
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Abercromby action Admiral de Winter admiral's admiralty anchored appointed arms army artillery attack batteries battle battle of Alexandria bayonet boat broadside Cæsar cannon Captain Richardson captured cavalry charge Charles Richardson Circe command commander-in-chief congreve rockets crew danger directed dispatched Duke Dutch elephant enemy enemy's engaged England English escape fell fight fire fire-ships fleet flotilla force France Francis Wood French French admiral friends frigate gallant Gambier gave guns HEMSWORTH honor hundred immediately Imperieuse instantly Irish island killed land Lieutenant Richardson Lord Cochrane Lord Cornwallis Lord Gambier mast ment middy morning naval night officers opponent ordered Painsthorp Phoenix possession post-captain prisoners proceeded rebels received regiment retreat returned roads round sail sailors seamen seized Semiramis sent ships shore shot side signal Sir Charles Sir Richard Strachan Sir Sidney soldiers soon squadron surrender thousand Tippoo took troops United Irishmen vessel victory Walcheren wounded
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Página 156 - And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
Página 99 - But I will venture to say that the fate of all civilized nations is concerned in the termination of a war the flames of which are raging throughout the whole world. " I have the honour to be, &c., "BONAPARTE.
Página 99 - Called by the wishes of the French nation to occupy the first magistracy of the republic, I think it proper, on entering into office, to make a direct communication of it to your majesty.
Página 71 - I am sorry for it too, but I had rather have lost them both than have seen this dishonour brought upon the English nation ; but — do you hear ? — if another shot should take me off, behave like brave men, and fight it out...
Página 99 - These sentiments cannot be new to the heart of your Majesty, who rule over a free nation with no other view than to render it happy. " Your Majesty will see in this overture only my sincere desire to contribute effectually...
Página 47 - Church preferment;' and in another place (p. 275) says that 'he often lays down with great confidence what turns out afterwards to be wrong.' In the House of Lords he once said that ' he did not know what the mass of the people in any country had to do with the laws but to obey them.
Página 156 - And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms. 29 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
Página 169 - My dear Lord, You have done your part so admirably that I will not suffer you to tarnish it by attempting impossibilities, which I think, as well as those captains who have come from you, any further effort to destroy those ships would be. You must, therefore, join as soon as you can, with the bombs, etc, as I wish for some information, which you allude to, before I close my despatches.
Página 73 - I had little hope on Monday last but to have supped in your cabin ; but it pleased God to order it otherwise. I am thankful for it. As for those cowardly captains who deserted you, hang them up, for, by God, they deserve it. ."Yours,
Página 174 - I think if General Hill's brigade and the advanced guard had moved upon Torres Vedras, as soon as it was certain that the enemy's right had been defeated by our left, and our left had pursued their advantage, the enemy would have been cut off from Torres Vedras, and we should have been at Lisbon before him ; if, indeed, any French army had remained in Portugal.