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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... running lie to a short distance to - leeward of the Little - Belt , came tillday- light . to on the starboard tack , to repair her trifling damages . This done , the frigate filled and lay 14 LIGHT SQUADRONS AND SINGLE SHIPs .
... running lie to a short distance to - leeward of the Little - Belt , came tillday- light . to on the starboard tack , to repair her trifling damages . This done , the frigate filled and lay 14 LIGHT SQUADRONS AND SINGLE SHIPs .
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... distance . Captain Bingham May . hails , let us admit , without being heard . Commo- dore Rodgers hails , and is hailed back . " Having , " he says , " asked the first question , I of course con- sidered myself entitled , by the common ...
... distance . Captain Bingham May . hails , let us admit , without being heard . Commo- dore Rodgers hails , and is hailed back . " Having , " he says , " asked the first question , I of course con- sidered myself entitled , by the common ...
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... distance between the 1811 . two hostile squadrons was diminished to six or seven May . miles ; and at 8 A. M. the french frigates bore up , and , Is with a light air of wind , stood towards the Phoebe in turn . and Galatea . These ...
... distance between the 1811 . two hostile squadrons was diminished to six or seven May . miles ; and at 8 A. M. the french frigates bore up , and , Is with a light air of wind , stood towards the Phoebe in turn . and Galatea . These ...
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... distance to - leeward of them . Not knowing , of course , that the Renommée had been captured , and getting no answer to his signals , from this ship for the reason already stated , nor from the Astrea and Phoebe because of their great ...
... distance to - leeward of them . Not knowing , of course , that the Renommée had been captured , and getting no answer to his signals , from this ship for the reason already stated , nor from the Astrea and Phoebe because of their great ...
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... distance ; but the frigate , having judi- ciously reduced her sails when the squall came on , now possessed them all in a perfect state , and soon outran her pursuer . After receiving a few harmless An- shot from the battery on Pointe ...
... distance ; but the frigate , having judi- ciously reduced her sails when the squall came on , now possessed them all in a perfect state , and soon outran her pursuer . After receiving a few harmless An- shot from the battery on Pointe ...
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