The Autobiography of a Seaman, Volumen2R. Bentley, 1860 - 452 páginas |
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... Aix Roads as they might require * ; - it nevertheless became evident that I was regarded as his lordship's prosecutor ! though , throughout the trial , excluded from seeing the charts before the Court , hearing the evidence , cross ...
... Aix Roads as they might require * ; - it nevertheless became evident that I was regarded as his lordship's prosecutor ! though , throughout the trial , excluded from seeing the charts before the Court , hearing the evidence , cross ...
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... Aix Roads , is a true copy * made by this deponent of an original French chart found on board the French frigate L'Armide in Sep- tember , 1806 , which original chart is now in the Hydro- graphic Office in the Admiralty , and by ...
... Aix Roads , is a true copy * made by this deponent of an original French chart found on board the French frigate L'Armide in Sep- tember , 1806 , which original chart is now in the Hydro- graphic Office in the Admiralty , and by ...
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... Aix Roads , the one stated to be a copy of the other , were deposited in the Hydrographic Office , and that the one purporting to be the copy has been delivered up for the purpose of being exhibited as evidence on the part of my ...
... Aix Roads , the one stated to be a copy of the other , were deposited in the Hydrographic Office , and that the one purporting to be the copy has been delivered up for the purpose of being exhibited as evidence on the part of my ...
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... Aix Roads as the Board might possess . torney - General , Sir Samuel Shepherd , for the express purpose of preventing any one from assisting the South American States then at war with Spain ; the Act being thus especially levelled at me ...
... Aix Roads as the Board might possess . torney - General , Sir Samuel Shepherd , for the express purpose of preventing any one from assisting the South American States then at war with Spain ; the Act being thus especially levelled at me ...
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... Aix Roads from the Neptune François , a set of charts issued by the French Hydro- graphical Department - bound in a volume , and sup- plied for the use of the French navy previous to 16 FRENCH HYDROGRAPHIC CHARTS . 1809 * ; copies from 15.
... Aix Roads from the Neptune François , a set of charts issued by the French Hydro- graphical Department - bound in a volume , and sup- plied for the use of the French navy previous to 16 FRENCH HYDROGRAPHIC CHARTS . 1809 * ; copies from 15.
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Página 395 - My health having suffered by long and close confinement, and my oppressors being resolved to deprive me of property or life, I submit to robbery to protect myself from murder, in the hope that I shall live to bring the delinquents to justice.
Página 103 - He was the first man who brought the ships to contemn castles on shore, which had been thought ever very formidable, and were discovered by him to make a noise only, and to fright those who could rarely be hurt by them.
Página 399 - 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 418 - Greenitreet, on the 21st day of February, in open day, and in the dress in which he had committed a fraud, I feel it due to myself to make the following deposition, that the public may know the truth relative to the only...
Página 326 - ... consulting and hesitation. If Lord Cochrane was at all aware of his uncle, Mr. Cochrane Johnstone's, proceedings, it was the whole extent of his privity to the fact. Having been one of the counsel engaged in the cause, I can speak with some confidence respecting it, and I take upon me to assert that Lord Cochrane's conviction was mainly owing to the extreme repugnance which he felt...
Página 420 - Yarmouth or to any other of his friends in this dress (alluding to that which he had on), or return to his lodgings, where it would excite suspicion (as he was at that time in the rules of the King's Bench), but that if I refused to let him join the ship now, he would do so at Portsmouth. Under present circumstances however he must use a great liberty, and request the favour of me to lend him a hat to wear instead of his military cap.
Página 418 - ... knowing that my uncle, Mr. Cochrane Johnstone, went to the city every morning in a coach, I do swear, on the morning of the 21st of February, which day was impressed on my mind by circumstances which afterwards occurred, I breakfasted with him at his residence in Cumberland-street, about half past eight o'clock, and I was put down by him (and Mr. Butt was in the coach) on Snow-hill, about ten o'clock.
Página 103 - ... men out of danger; which had been held in former times a point of great ability and circumspection; as if the principal art requisite in the captain of a ship had been to be sure to come home safe again. He was the first man...
Página 401 - I cannot speak in sufficient terms of admiration and applause of the vigorous and gallant attack made by Lord Cochrane upon the French line-of-battle ships...
Página 320 - Judge was proportionably blamed, not only by the vulgar, but by men of education on both sides in politics, and he found upon entering society and appearing in the House of Lords that he was looked upon coldly. Having now some misgivings himself as to the propriety of his conduct in this affair, he became very wretched.