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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... hull in general much struck : several shot were sticking in her side , and some had entered between wind and water . Nothing , we conceive , but the lowness of her hull in the water , and the consequent difficulty of hitting it ...
... hull in general much struck : several shot were sticking in her side , and some had entered between wind and water . Nothing , we conceive , but the lowness of her hull in the water , and the consequent difficulty of hitting it ...
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... hull greatly shat- tered , hauled towards the Astrea and Racehorse , and at 8 P. M. ceased firing . At 8 h . 30 m . P. M. , just as the Galatea , under a press of sail , was passing to - leeward of the Astrea , and captain Losack had ...
... hull greatly shat- tered , hauled towards the Astrea and Racehorse , and at 8 P. M. ceased firing . At 8 h . 30 m . P. M. , just as the Galatea , under a press of sail , was passing to - leeward of the Astrea , and captain Losack had ...
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... hull struck in several places ; and her loss , out of a complement the same as the Astrea's , consisted of seven seamen killed , one midshipman , ( John Wilkey , severely , ) 21 seamen , ( one mortally and nine se- verely , ) and two ...
... hull struck in several places ; and her loss , out of a complement the same as the Astrea's , consisted of seven seamen killed , one midshipman , ( John Wilkey , severely , ) 21 seamen , ( one mortally and nine se- verely , ) and two ...
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... hull than either of her against two consorts , and had lost two of her topmasts , Losack . when they had every topgallantmast standing . The Galatea had also lost nearly four times as many men in killed and wounded as the Astrea , and a ...
... hull than either of her against two consorts , and had lost two of her topmasts , Losack . when they had every topgallantmast standing . The Galatea had also lost nearly four times as many men in killed and wounded as the Astrea , and a ...
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... hull . To what extent her shot had injured the Nymphe and Méduse is not known ; but it was evi- dent that the rigging and sails of the Nymphe had in some degree suffered . Admitting that these fri- gates were justified in using the ...
... hull . To what extent her shot had injured the Nymphe and Méduse is not known ; but it was evi- dent that the rigging and sails of the Nymphe had in some degree suffered . Admitting that these fri- gates were justified in using the ...
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