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, Volumen6 |
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Shortly afterwards the Clorinde lost a man overboard , and , in bringing to to pick
him up , necessarily dropped astern of her leader . " Captain Roquebert ,
however , in the most gallant manner , stood on his course , and at 9 h . 50 m .
Shortly afterwards the Clorinde lost a man overboard , and , in bringing to to pick
him up , necessarily dropped astern of her leader . " Captain Roquebert ,
however , in the most gallant manner , stood on his course , and at 9 h . 50 m .
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M. Saint - Cricq abandoned his commodore in March , 1806 ; t he does the same
in May , 1811 : then his heels could not save him ; now they do save him . Upon
the whole , if some glory was lost to the french navy by the misconduct of the ...
M. Saint - Cricq abandoned his commodore in March , 1806 ; t he does the same
in May , 1811 : then his heels could not save him ; now they do save him . Upon
the whole , if some glory was lost to the french navy by the misconduct of the ...
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At 2 P. M. , when running , under a press of sail , between the Vieille rock and
Pointe Carnarvan and coming up fast with the frigate , the Tonnant lost her main
topmast and fore and mizen topgallantmasts by the violence of the wind . The
latter ...
At 2 P. M. , when running , under a press of sail , between the Vieille rock and
Pointe Carnarvan and coming up fast with the frigate , the Tonnant lost her main
topmast and fore and mizen topgallantmasts by the violence of the wind . The
latter ...
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The Galatea was cerCharge tainly more struck in the hull than either of her
against two consorts , and had lost two of her topmasts , captain when they had
every topgallantmast standing . The Galatea ħad also lost nearly four times as
many ...
The Galatea was cerCharge tainly more struck in the hull than either of her
against two consorts , and had lost two of her topmasts , captain when they had
every topgallantmast standing . The Galatea ħad also lost nearly four times as
many ...
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A. 1 1811. danger in time , shortened sail and tacked to the Sept. north - east ,
and at dark were lost sight of . At daylight on the 13th the island of Arentes bore
from the Bucephalus south - south - west ; and at 11 A. M. the two french frigates
...
A. 1 1811. danger in time , shortened sail and tacked to the Sept. north - east ,
and at dark were lost sight of . At daylight on the 13th the island of Arentes bore
from the Bucephalus south - south - west ; and at 11 A. M. the two french frigates
...
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