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On the 29th of November , being short of provisions , the squadron weighed and
stood to the offing , in the hope of falling in with some victuallers , which sir
Richard had appointed to meet him at the distance of 10 or 12 leagues south -
west of ...
On the 29th of November , being short of provisions , the squadron weighed and
stood to the offing , in the hope of falling in with some victuallers , which sir
Richard had appointed to meet him at the distance of 10 or 12 leagues south -
west of ...
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The night's chase increased that distance to nearly 10 miles ; and at 4 A. M. on
the 26th the Implacable had advanced two miles to - windward of the Centaur .
This brought the former ship within four or five miles of the russian fleet , then ...
The night's chase increased that distance to nearly 10 miles ; and at 4 A. M. on
the 26th the Implacable had advanced two miles to - windward of the Centaur .
This brought the former ship within four or five miles of the russian fleet , then ...
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P. M. the Implacable arrived up , and angets up . chored at the distance of about
300 yards from her consort ; and in another ten minutes , after affording finally a
proof of courage and perseverance highly cresurren- ditable to her officers and ...
P. M. the Implacable arrived up , and angets up . chored at the distance of about
300 yards from her consort ; and in another ten minutes , after affording finally a
proof of courage and perseverance highly cresurren- ditable to her officers and ...
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4 P. M. * the two frigates , when passing each other , on March . opposite tacks ,
at the distance of not more than 80 yards , reopened their fire . In the second
broadside from the french frigate a of capt . grape - shot killed captain Hardinge ...
4 P. M. * the two frigates , when passing each other , on March . opposite tacks ,
at the distance of not more than 80 yards , reopened their fire . In the second
broadside from the french frigate a of capt . grape - shot killed captain Hardinge ...
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... at about gun - shot distance . Being aware that the convoy , of which the
Childers was to have been the escort , would very soon approach , captain Dillon
felt it incumbent upon him , notwithstanding the evident superiority of the danish
brig ...
... at about gun - shot distance . Being aware that the convoy , of which the
Childers was to have been the escort , would very soon approach , captain Dillon
felt it incumbent upon him , notwithstanding the evident superiority of the danish
brig ...
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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, Volumen5 |
| Autor | William James |
| Editor | Harding, Lepard, and Company, 1826 |
| Procedencia del original | Deutsches Museum |
| Digitalizado | 19 Abr. 2018 |
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