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, Volumen3Harding, Lepard, and Company, 1826 |
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... continued about an hour on the forecastle , till finding all efforts to extinguish the flames unavailing , I jumped from the jib - boom , and swam to an american boat approaching the ship ; by which boat I was picked up and put into a ...
... continued about an hour on the forecastle , till finding all efforts to extinguish the flames unavailing , I jumped from the jib - boom , and swam to an american boat approaching the ship ; by which boat I was picked up and put into a ...
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... continued his course to the northward and eastward . The Penelope , whose rate of sailing exceeded that of her adversary , and whose manœuvres were directed by a practised seaman , continued pouring in her raking broadsides , with such ...
... continued his course to the northward and eastward . The Penelope , whose rate of sailing exceeded that of her adversary , and whose manœuvres were directed by a practised seaman , continued pouring in her raking broadsides , with such ...
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... continued , in this manner , until nearly 1 A. M. on the 2d ; when the Vengeance , owing to the damaged state of the Constellation's rigging and masts , parti- cularly her mainmast , was enabled to range ahead out of gun - shot , and ...
... continued , in this manner , until nearly 1 A. M. on the 2d ; when the Vengeance , owing to the damaged state of the Constellation's rigging and masts , parti- cularly her mainmast , was enabled to range ahead out of gun - shot , and ...
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... continued until 3 P. M. ; when the french frigate ceased firing , and made all sail to the northward and eastward , having the wind now from the south - west . So great were the damages which the Fairy and Harpy had received in their ...
... continued until 3 P. M. ; when the french frigate ceased firing , and made all sail to the northward and eastward , having the wind now from the south - west . So great were the damages which the Fairy and Harpy had received in their ...
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... continued a favourite 36 - gun Feb. frigate in the lists of the british navy . For what , on one side at least , may be called a single - ship action , the details of the occurrences which led to the capture of the french frigate Pallas ...
... continued a favourite 36 - gun Feb. frigate in the lists of the british navy . For what , on one side at least , may be called a single - ship action , the details of the occurrences which led to the capture of the french frigate Pallas ...
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