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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... wind to re- gain his station . Scarcely had the squadron made sail in the direction of Cape Finisterre ere the wind shifted to the westward , from which quarter it blew a tempest during several successive days . The loss of the Cæsar's ...
... wind to re- gain his station . Scarcely had the squadron made sail in the direction of Cape Finisterre ere the wind shifted to the westward , from which quarter it blew a tempest during several successive days . The loss of the Cæsar's ...
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... wind , so frequent in the Mediter- ranean . Confident in the sailing qualities of his ship , several the captain at night again placed himself on the wea- days . ther beam of the french admiral , and at daylight sight of him for Nar row ...
... wind , so frequent in the Mediter- ranean . Confident in the sailing qualities of his ship , several the captain at night again placed himself on the wea- days . ther beam of the french admiral , and at daylight sight of him for Nar row ...
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... wind , to sail out again for two or three days . Immediately on the 64's arrival , captain Legge , who , as we have seen , had been left in the port , sent an express to Cape Passaro , but the ad- miral had passed to the westward . On ...
... wind , to sail out again for two or three days . Immediately on the 64's arrival , captain Legge , who , as we have seen , had been left in the port , sent an express to Cape Passaro , but the ad- miral had passed to the westward . On ...
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... wind . About this time , the Implacable having repaired the slight damage done to her rigging , the two british Cen- ships again made sail in chase , and soon obliged the andIm- russian frigate to cast off her tow , and the russian ...
... wind . About this time , the Implacable having repaired the slight damage done to her rigging , the two british Cen- ships again made sail in chase , and soon obliged the andIm- russian frigate to cast off her tow , and the russian ...
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... wind in - shore , under all sail , and the french frigate , finding herself pursued , changed her course and stood away . The Piémontaise had sailed from the Isle of France on the 30th of the preceding De- cember . Her intended mode of ...
... wind in - shore , under all sail , and the french frigate , finding herself pursued , changed her course and stood away . The Piémontaise had sailed from the Isle of France on the 30th of the preceding De- cember . Her intended mode of ...
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