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, Volumen6Harding, Lepard, and Company, 1826 |
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... already mentioned ; * but of the former we are Phila- enabled to furnish some far from unimportant particu- lars . Being constructed of timbers prepared for them alone , these frigates were more handsomely moulded than their two ...
... already mentioned ; * but of the former we are Phila- enabled to furnish some far from unimportant particu- lars . Being constructed of timbers prepared for them alone , these frigates were more handsomely moulded than their two ...
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... already been detailed . re- size and force of the Belt . 66 True it is , that one of the President's officers has sworn , that he " thought the Belt a heavy frigate Singu- until next day , " and another , that he " took her for lar mis ...
... already been detailed . re- size and force of the Belt . 66 True it is , that one of the President's officers has sworn , that he " thought the Belt a heavy frigate Singu- until next day , " and another , that he " took her for lar mis ...
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... already been made , upon the island to which he was first destined . The favourable change in the wind was taken immediate advantage of , and all sail crowded upon the three ships . On the 13th of March the frigates crossed the line ...
... already been made , upon the island to which he was first destined . The favourable change in the wind was taken immediate advantage of , and all sail crowded upon the three ships . On the 13th of March the frigates crossed the line ...
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... already mentioned , a light breeze sprang up ; and , while the Renommée and Clorinde made sail to support the Néréide , the Galatea , with her masts much wounded , and her hull greatly shat- tered , hauled towards the Astrea and ...
... already mentioned , a light breeze sprang up ; and , while the Renommée and Clorinde made sail to support the Néréide , the Galatea , with her masts much wounded , and her hull greatly shat- tered , hauled towards the Astrea and ...
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... already been de- scribed . The ship had 55 shot - holes in her hull , 29 on the starboard and 26 on the larboard side ; and her stern was also much shattered . Her loss , & c . on side . May . 1811. out of a complement the same as ...
... already been de- scribed . The ship had 55 shot - holes in her hull , 29 on the starboard and 26 on the larboard side ; and her stern was also much shattered . Her loss , & c . on side . May . 1811. out of a complement the same as ...
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