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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... detachment of british troops , sent thither by Mr. Farquhar , the governor of the Isle of France , in the 18 - gun brig - sloop Eclipse , captain William Jones Lye . Is fall- en in with by Schom- On the 20th , at daybreak , captain ...
... detachment of british troops , sent thither by Mr. Farquhar , the governor of the Isle of France , in the 18 - gun brig - sloop Eclipse , captain William Jones Lye . Is fall- en in with by Schom- On the 20th , at daybreak , captain ...
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... detach- Tamatave . The damaged state of the Phoebe not Race- admitting her to beat up quickly against the wind horse and current , captain Schomberg despatched the matave Racehorse in advance , to summon the french gar- rison to ...
... detach- Tamatave . The damaged state of the Phoebe not Race- admitting her to beat up quickly against the wind horse and current , captain Schomberg despatched the matave Racehorse in advance , to summon the french gar- rison to ...
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... detach- es lieut . On the 25th of July captain Hoare , by captain Lyons Sayer's direction , detached lieutenant Lyons with the with Minden's launch and cutter , containing 19 prisoners , boats with orders to land them at Batavia ; and ...
... detach- es lieut . On the 25th of July captain Hoare , by captain Lyons Sayer's direction , detached lieutenant Lyons with the with Minden's launch and cutter , containing 19 prisoners , boats with orders to land them at Batavia ; and ...
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... detach- ments from which happened to be on board his vessel . Capt . Maun- Although opposed by a heavy fire of grape and sell in musketry , the british boats succeeded in boarding and his сар- and carrying five of the dutch gun - 44 ...
... detach- ments from which happened to be on board his vessel . Capt . Maun- Although opposed by a heavy fire of grape and sell in musketry , the british boats succeeded in boarding and his сар- and carrying five of the dutch gun - 44 ...
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... detachment of marines , under captain Richard Bunce of that corps , had also been disembarked from the ships , to increase the strength of sir Samuel's army , already considerably reduced by sickness . On the 22d , early in the morning ...
... detachment of marines , under captain Richard Bunce of that corps , had also been disembarked from the ships , to increase the strength of sir Samuel's army , already considerably reduced by sickness . On the 22d , early in the morning ...
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24-pounders 32-pounders 38-gun frigate 74-gun ship Acasta action afterwards Ameri american frigate Améthyste anchor Aréthuse arrived Astrea attack battery Belvidera boats boys brig brig-sloop british frigate british navy british ships broadside Capt captain captain Broke captured carronades chase Chesapeake Clorinde colours command commodore Constitution convoy crew cruise deck detachment distance enemy enemy's Essex Eurotas fire fleet flotilla force fore forecastle four french french frigates frigate Galatea gallant George George Prevost Guerrière gun-boats guns harbour hauled hoisted honourable Hornet hull island James Java John landed larboard larboard tack latter Lieut lieutenant of marines long 18-pounders loss Macedonian master's mate masts midshipman miles mizen mounted naval officers Phoebe port pounders President prize quarter quarterdeck rear-admiral rigging sail schooner seamen and marines Shannon ship-sloop shore shot side sir James Yeo sloop squadron starboard stern surrender to-leeward to-windward tons topmast troops United-States vessels William wind