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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... town , and took up a defensive position in the channel leading to the Caraccas . At this time rear - admiral Purvis , with a british fleet of 10 or 11 sail of the line , cruised off the harbour , fend 1808. and , from several previous ...
... town , and took up a defensive position in the channel leading to the Caraccas . At this time rear - admiral Purvis , with a british fleet of 10 or 11 sail of the line , cruised off the harbour , fend 1808. and , from several previous ...
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... , the borg . latter , on the 9th of August , with nearly 6000 men , Ny- took possession of the fort and town of Nyborg , in the island of Funen . Immediately afterwards rear- 1808 . 24 ANGLO - SWEDISH AND RUSSIAN FLEETS .
... , the borg . latter , on the 9th of August , with nearly 6000 men , Ny- took possession of the fort and town of Nyborg , in the island of Funen . Immediately afterwards rear- 1808 . 24 ANGLO - SWEDISH AND RUSSIAN FLEETS .
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... town of Nyborg . danish resist tured The danish garrison prudently yielded to circum- stances ; but a danish man - of - war brig , the Fama , of 18 guns , and a cutter of 12 , the Salorman , moored themselves across the harbour near the ...
... town of Nyborg . danish resist tured The danish garrison prudently yielded to circum- stances ; but a danish man - of - war brig , the Fama , of 18 guns , and a cutter of 12 , the Salorman , moored themselves across the harbour near the ...
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... town , goes and bring away the shipping in the harbour , among boats which were three privateers , the Tartar anchored in the straits ; and in the evening captain Bettes- worth , accompanied by his first and third lieutenants , Herbert ...
... town , goes and bring away the shipping in the harbour , among boats which were three privateers , the Tartar anchored in the straits ; and in the evening captain Bettes- worth , accompanied by his first and third lieutenants , Herbert ...
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... town , lieutenant Caiger obliged the natives on board to attempt a passage with the ship to the northward . In her way through this channel , the Tartar picked up her launch ; and , after passing many difficult spots , where it became ...
... town , lieutenant Caiger obliged the natives on board to attempt a passage with the ship to the northward . In her way through this channel , the Tartar picked up her launch ; and , after passing many difficult spots , where it became ...
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