The naval history of Great Britain, from ... 1793, to ... 1820, with an account of the origin and increase of the British navy. Chamier, Volumen11859 |
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... enemy's fleet , as at Trafalgar , and that there will be no repetition of such a battle as that in Aboukir Bay . This would tend to show that the new system of naval warfare will put an end to that bold , resolute , and audacious mode ...
... enemy's fleet , as at Trafalgar , and that there will be no repetition of such a battle as that in Aboukir Bay . This would tend to show that the new system of naval warfare will put an end to that bold , resolute , and audacious mode ...
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... enemy's country , I could do little else in the matter on which my mind was bent than collect materials to be used at a future day . I did , however , manage to get inserted in some of the American journals a few paragraphs , setting ...
... enemy's country , I could do little else in the matter on which my mind was bent than collect materials to be used at a future day . I did , however , manage to get inserted in some of the American journals a few paragraphs , setting ...
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... enemy ; and yet , I regret to say , there are officers , as well as others , who have objected to my work because it is too Frenchified . Such illiberal opinions I value as nought . Nay , in direct opposition to their spirit , I am ...
... enemy ; and yet , I regret to say , there are officers , as well as others , who have objected to my work because it is too Frenchified . Such illiberal opinions I value as nought . Nay , in direct opposition to their spirit , I am ...
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... enemy's squadron , which was superior in force ; but Sir James Yeo , the British commander , intimidated by the result of the battle on lake Erie , retired before him ; " that ( p . 425 ) " Commodore Downie's squadron on lake Champlain ...
... enemy's squadron , which was superior in force ; but Sir James Yeo , the British commander , intimidated by the result of the battle on lake Erie , retired before him ; " that ( p . 425 ) " Commodore Downie's squadron on lake Champlain ...
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... enemy enters in time of battle , he is said to board . To fall aboard , is to strike against another ship . To haul aboard the main tack , is to bring the clew of the mainsail down to the chess - tree . About , is the situation of a ...
... enemy enters in time of battle , he is said to board . To fall aboard , is to strike against another ship . To haul aboard the main tack , is to bring the clew of the mainsail down to the chess - tree . About , is the situation of a ...
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24-pounders 36-gun frigate 74-gun ship action afterwards ahead anchor appears armed arrived astern attack batteries Bellerophon boats Brest brig brig-sloop British fleet British frigate British navy British ships broadside Cæsar Captain Captain Brenton Captain John captured carronades chase colours command commenced Commodore complement convoy corvette crew cruising deck detached distance enemy enemy's Engageante engaged English fire force fore forecastle four France French admiral French fleet French frigate French ships George Gibraltar Glatton Gun-ship hauled island larboard larboard tack latter leeward Lieutenant line-of-battle ships long guns Lord Hood loss marines masts midshipman Minerve mizen mounted naval officers port pounders prize quarter quarter-deck and forecastle Queen Charlotte Rear-admiral republican rigging Royal Sovereign running rigging sail Sans-Pareil ship's shore shot signal Sir John sloops soon starboard stood three-decker tons Toulon troops Vengeur vessels Vice-admiral Villaret wind windward wounded yards
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Página xxviii - History of the United States, From their first Settlement as Colonies to the close of the Administration of Mr. Madison in 1817.
Página xxxi - My first rough manuscript, without any intermediate copy, has been sent to the press. (2) Not a sheet has been seen by any human eyes, excepting those of the author and the printer: the faults and the merits are exclusively my own.
Página 195 - Caesar, the leading ship of the British van, after being about on the starboard tack, and come a-breast of the Queen Charlotte, had not kept to the wind; and that the appointed movement would consequently be liable to fail of the purposed effect.
Página 1 - It will tend to clearness in our future inquiries, if we at once give an explanation of some of these terms. A ship is defined to be " a large hollow building, made to pass over the sea with sails...
Página xl - Luff, the order to the helmsman to put the tiller towards the lee-side of the ship, in order to make the -ship sail nearer to the direction of the wind. Main sheet, a large rope affixed...
Página xli - Stay, to stay a ship, is to arrange the sails and move the rudder, so as to bring the ship's head to the direction of the wind, in order to get her on the other tack.
Página 25 - This theory was supported in the latter part of the seventeenth and early part of the eighteenth century, in England, by Mr.
Página xxxv - Afore, all that part of a ship which lies forward, or near the stem. Aft, After, behind, or near the stern of a ship. See Abaft. Aloft, up in the tops, at the mast-head, or anywhere about the higher yards or rigging. Alongside, close to the ship. Amidships, the middle of the ship, either with regard to her length or breadth ; as, the enemy boarded us amidships, ie in the middle, between the stem and stern. Put the helm amidships ; ie in the middle, between the two sides.
Página xxxvi - On the beam implies any distance from the ship on a line with the beams, or at right angles with the keel : thus, if the ship steers northward, any object lying east or west is said to be on her starboard or larboard beam.
Página 164 - The fact is, the signal was not compulsory on any captain. It contained a qualifying NB in the following words : " The different captains and commanders, not being able to effect the specified intention in either case (the signal applying to the passage through a line to windward or to leeward), are at liberty to act as circumstances require:" a negativing, or, at least, neutralizing nota-bene, which, very properly, was omitted in the next new code of signals.