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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... standing towards her under a press of sail . Guer- dent Little- The vessel thus descried was the british ship - sloop Presi- Little - Belt , captain Arthur Batt Bingham , mounting falls in 18 carronades , 32 - pounders , and two nines ...
... standing towards her under a press of sail . Guer- dent Little- The vessel thus descried was the british ship - sloop Presi- Little - Belt , captain Arthur Batt Bingham , mounting falls in 18 carronades , 32 - pounders , and two nines ...
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... standing on the gun Capt . abaft the larboard gangway , hailed , " Ship a hoy ! " Bing- " Ship a hoy ! " was repeated from the neutral hails . frigate . " What ship is that ? " asked captain Bingham . " What ship is that ? " repeated ...
... standing on the gun Capt . abaft the larboard gangway , hailed , " Ship a hoy ! " Bing- " Ship a hoy ! " was repeated from the neutral hails . frigate . " What ship is that ? " asked captain Bingham . " What ship is that ? " repeated ...
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... standing and the whole of her Belt . running rigging were cut to pieces : not a brace nor a bowline was left . Her masts and yards were all badly wounded , and her gaff was shot away . Her upperworks were completely riddled , and her ...
... standing and the whole of her Belt . running rigging were cut to pieces : not a brace nor a bowline was left . Her masts and yards were all badly wounded , and her gaff was shot away . Her upperworks were completely riddled , and her ...
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... standing . The Galatea had also lost nearly four times as many men in killed and wounded as the Astrea , and a third more than the Astrea and Phoebe united . We can hardly suppose that captain Schomberg expected the Galatea , in such a ...
... standing . The Galatea had also lost nearly four times as many men in killed and wounded as the Astrea , and a third more than the Astrea and Phoebe united . We can hardly suppose that captain Schomberg expected the Galatea , in such a ...
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... standing upon a promontory , and mounting 54 pieces of cannon , 18 , 24 , and 32 pounders , with a garrison of 180 soldiers . Captain Sayer resolved to make a night- attack upon this fort with the boats of the Leda and of the 74 - gun ...
... standing upon a promontory , and mounting 54 pieces of cannon , 18 , 24 , and 32 pounders , with a garrison of 180 soldiers . Captain Sayer resolved to make a night- attack upon this fort with the boats of the Leda and of the 74 - gun ...
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