Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord De Saumarez: From Original Papers in Possession of the Family, Volumen1R. Bentley, 1838 - 438 páginas |
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action Admiral Admiralty Algeziras anchor arrived attack Audacious batteries battle boats breeze Brest Cadiz Cæsar Captain Ferris Captain Saumarez captured Cawsand Bay Cherbourg colours command Commodore Comte de Grasse convoy Crescent crew cruise DEAR RICHARD despatches detached Earl St endeavours enemy enemy's fleet enemy's ships engaged England English Evan Nepean favour fire flag following letter French fleet French ships French squadron frigate gale gallant Gibraltar Guernsey guns Hannibal happy hoisted honour hope Horatio Nelson humble servant island joined July Lieutenant line-of-battle ships Linois Lord lordship Majesty's ship masts morning Naples o'clock obedient occasion officers orders Orion Parker Plymouth Pompée port prizes put to sea Rear-admiral received refitted Réunion sail seamen sent shore shot signal Sir Horatio Sir James Saumarez Sir Samuel Hood soon Spanish Spencer Spithead station Superb tack tion Tisiphone Torbay Venerable vessels victory Vincent weather wind wounded yesterday
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Página 53 - Captain and you are also to observe and follow such Orders and Directions as you shall from time to time receive from...
Página 151 - Venerable, off the coast of Holland, the i2th of October, by log (nth1 three PM Camperdown ESE eight mile. Wind N. by E. Sir, I have the pleasure to acquaint you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that...
Página 169 - I had the happiness to command, and judging that the honour of His Majesty's arms, and the circumstances of the war in these seas, required a considerable degree of enterprize, I felt myself justified in departing from the regular system...
Página 349 - Straits, with his Majesty's squadron under my orders, with the intention of attacking three French line of battle ships and a frigate, that I had received information of being at anchor off...
Página 29 - Ship to behave themselves jointly and severally, in their respective Employments, with all due Respect and Obedience unto you their said Captain...
Página 350 - Stirling anchored opposite to the inner ship of the enemy, and brought thePomprc to action in the most spirited and gallant manner, which was also followed by the commanders of every ship in the squadron. Captains Darby and Ferris...
Página 169 - I felt myself justified in departing from the regular system ; and, passing through their fleet in a line, formed with the utmost celerity, tacked, and thereby separated one-third from the main body, after a partial cannonade, which prevented their rejunction...
Página 415 - Caesar's coming up, and preparing to engage a three-decker, that had hauled her wind, she was perceived to have taken fire ; and the flames having communicated to a ship to leeward of her, both were seen in a blaze, and presented a most awful sight.
Página 349 - I had previously directed Captain Hood, in the Venerable, from his experience and knowledge of the anchorage, to lead the squadron, which he executed with his accustomed gallantry; and although it was not intended he should anchor, he found himself under the necessity so to do, from the...
Página 104 - I have the honour to acquaint you, for the information of my Lords Commissioners of the Admir•alty, that at 5 o'clock pm on the 6th of August last, in latitude 24° 44...