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, Volumen5Harding, Lepard, and Company, 1826 |
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... close upon him ; he very judiciously low- ered his sails and lay quiet until they had passed . He reached Trepani on the following evening , whence , despatching the launch agreeably to his orders to Malta , he set off for Palermo , and ...
... close upon him ; he very judiciously low- ered his sails and lay quiet until they had passed . He reached Trepani on the following evening , whence , despatching the launch agreeably to his orders to Malta , he set off for Palermo , and ...
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... close in to Oro road , with a fine west - south - west wind ; then tacked , and stood off . On the 25th , at 6 A. M. , the swedish fleet , accompanied by the Centaur and Im- Swe- placable , got under way , with a fresh breeze at fleet ...
... close in to Oro road , with a fine west - south - west wind ; then tacked , and stood off . On the 25th , at 6 A. M. , the swedish fleet , accompanied by the Centaur and Im- Swe- placable , got under way , with a fresh breeze at fleet ...
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... close action , was within two miles of the Impla- Implacable , sir Samuel threw out the signal of recall . cable The Implacable thereupon made sail to close the Centaur , then upwards of a mile and a half to - lee- ward . This the ...
... close action , was within two miles of the Impla- Implacable , sir Samuel threw out the signal of recall . cable The Implacable thereupon made sail to close the Centaur , then upwards of a mile and a half to - lee- ward . This the ...
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... close action . In the second round , three of the Decouverte's carronades on the side engaged were dismounted , which gave the Dorade a great advantage over her . Notwithstanding this , 1808. and the immense superiority of the enemy in ...
... close action . In the second round , three of the Decouverte's carronades on the side engaged were dismounted , which gave the Dorade a great advantage over her . Notwithstanding this , 1808. and the immense superiority of the enemy in ...
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... close , and during which she had all her rigging and sails cut to pieces , her three masts Pié- and bowsprit badly wounded , and a great propor- taise tion of her numerous crew placed hors de combat , surren- the french frigate hauled ...
... close , and during which she had all her rigging and sails cut to pieces , her three masts Pié- and bowsprit badly wounded , and a great propor- taise tion of her numerous crew placed hors de combat , surren- the french frigate hauled ...
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