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This beautiful ship has , or rather had , for she has ment . long since been taken
to pieces , 15 ports and a bridle of a side on the main deck , eight of a side on the
quarterdeck , and four of a side , without reckoning the chase - port , on the ...
This beautiful ship has , or rather had , for she has ment . long since been taken
to pieces , 15 ports and a bridle of a side on the main deck , eight of a side on the
quarterdeck , and four of a side , without reckoning the chase - port , on the ...
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To avoid being taken by surprise , the Little - Belt Clears double - shotted her
guns , and got all clear for action . The President , by the manner of her approach
, appearing as if she intended to take a raking position , the Little - Belt , to
frustrate ...
To avoid being taken by surprise , the Little - Belt Clears double - shotted her
guns , and got all clear for action . The President , by the manner of her approach
, appearing as if she intended to take a raking position , the Little - Belt , to
frustrate ...
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The favourable change in the wind was taken immediate advantage of , and all
sail crowded upon the three ships . On the 13th of March the frigates crossed the
line ; on the 18th of April , in latitude 38 ° , doubled the Cape of Good Hope ; and
...
The favourable change in the wind was taken immediate advantage of , and all
sail crowded upon the three ships . On the 13th of March the frigates crossed the
line ; on the 18th of April , in latitude 38 ° , doubled the Cape of Good Hope ; and
...
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This settlement had been taken from the French on the 12th of the preceding
February , by the above detachment of british troops , sent thither by Mr. Farquhar
, the governor of the Isle of France , in the 18 - gun brig - sloop Eclipse , captain ...
This settlement had been taken from the French on the 12th of the preceding
February , by the above detachment of british troops , sent thither by Mr. Farquhar
, the governor of the Isle of France , in the 18 - gun brig - sloop Eclipse , captain ...
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... be easily taken for a carronade of that caliber . According to this statement of
the guns on each side , the broadside force of either the Astrea or Galatea was
467 lbs . , and that of any one of the three french frigates 461 lbs . The
complements ...
... be easily taken for a carronade of that caliber . According to this statement of
the guns on each side , the broadside force of either the Astrea or Galatea was
467 lbs . , and that of any one of the three french frigates 461 lbs . The
complements ...
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| Título | 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 |
| Autor | William James |
| Editor | Harding, Lepard, and Company, 1826 |
| Procedencia del original | Deutsches Museum |
| Digitalizado | 19 Abr. 2018 |
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