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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... colours she appeared to be , an Presi- american frigate , the Little - Belt , at 1 h . 45 m . P. M. , chases hoisted her colours , wore , and resumed her course her . to the southward under all sail .. " Being , " as dent commodore ...
... colours she appeared to be , an Presi- american frigate , the Little - Belt , at 1 h . 45 m . P. M. , chases hoisted her colours , wore , and resumed her course her . to the southward under all sail .. " Being , " as dent commodore ...
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... colours , and hove to on the May . larboard tack . for To avoid being taken by surprise , the Little - Belt Clears double - shotted her guns , and got all clear for action . action . The President , by the manner of her approach ...
... colours , and hove to on the May . larboard tack . for To avoid being taken by surprise , the Little - Belt Clears double - shotted her guns , and got all clear for action . action . The President , by the manner of her approach ...
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... colours , give a false answer , or no answer at all ; in short , to practise every artifice to deceive or mislead her supposed enemy ; and she is to take every ship she meets as an enemy , until the contrary be shown . A neutral vessel ...
... colours , give a false answer , or no answer at all ; in short , to practise every artifice to deceive or mislead her supposed enemy ; and she is to take every ship she meets as an enemy , until the contrary be shown . A neutral vessel ...
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... colours were british . Burnet states likewise , that the ship was a small ship . It is therefore easy to conjecture , why lieutenant Belding was not sum- moned to give his evidence at the court of inquiry : perhaps the other absent ...
... colours were british . Burnet states likewise , that the ship was a small ship . It is therefore easy to conjecture , why lieutenant Belding was not sum- moned to give his evidence at the court of inquiry : perhaps the other absent ...
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... was still in french possession . Daylight on the 7th colony arrived , and the colours hoisted at the fort upon * Brenton , vol . iv . p . 555 . is in the 1811. Isle de la Passe were french ; but ACTION OFF MADAGASCAR . 21.
... was still in french possession . Daylight on the 7th colony arrived , and the colours hoisted at the fort upon * Brenton , vol . iv . p . 555 . is in the 1811. Isle de la Passe were french ; but ACTION OFF MADAGASCAR . 21.
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