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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... quarter , and pecta- the President ran before it . On the 14th the american meet- figate was off Cape Henry ; but no british frigate ing the was there . The commodore now stood slowly to the rière . north - east , expecting every moment ...
... quarter , and pecta- the President ran before it . On the 14th the american meet- figate was off Cape Henry ; but no british frigate ing the was there . The commodore now stood slowly to the rière . north - east , expecting every moment ...
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... quarters ; " some of the american officers , " a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes . " dent . May : 1811. have known before , that she was LITTLE - BELT AND PRESIDENT . 13.
... quarters ; " some of the american officers , " a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes . " dent . May : 1811. have known before , that she was LITTLE - BELT AND PRESIDENT . 13.
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... quarter to which alone , beside his conscience , and that probably was not an over - squeamish one , he considered himself responsible . On the other hand , the captain , officers , and men of the Little - Belt , for the spirit and ...
... quarter to which alone , beside his conscience , and that probably was not an over - squeamish one , he considered himself responsible . On the other hand , the captain , officers , and men of the Little - Belt , for the spirit and ...
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... did the same . At sunset the french squadron bore south - east of the british , distant about three leagues , the wind a moderate breeze from the same quarter . chased parties On the 8th , at 4 A. M. 22 LIGHT SQUADRONS AND SINGLE SHIPS .
... did the same . At sunset the french squadron bore south - east of the british , distant about three leagues , the wind a moderate breeze from the same quarter . chased parties On the 8th , at 4 A. M. 22 LIGHT SQUADRONS AND SINGLE SHIPS .
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... quarter of the Phoebe lay the Renommée , and on her starboard bow the Néréide ; who had just cleared herself from the Astrea and Racehorse , then upwards of a mile and a half ahead of their two consorts , and like them in an ...
... quarter of the Phoebe lay the Renommée , and on her starboard bow the Néréide ; who had just cleared herself from the Astrea and Racehorse , then upwards of a mile and a half ahead of their two consorts , and like them in an ...
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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