 | John Debritt - 1798 - 582 páginas
...through their Meet, in a line formed with the utmoll celerity, tacked, and thereby leparafed one third from the main body, after a partial cannonade, which...the evening; and by the very great exertions of the (hips which had the good fortune to arrive up with the enemy on the larboard Uik, the fliips named... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1801 - 448 páginas
...through their fleet, in a line formed with the utmoft celerity, tacked, and thereby feparated one third from the main body, after a partial cannonade, which...the evening ; and by the very great exertions of the fhips which had the good fortune to be on the larboard tack, the fhips named in the margin were captured,... | |
 | William Belsham - 1802 - 592 páginas
...through their fleet in a line formed with the utmoft celerity, tacked, and thereby feparated one third from the main body, after a partial cannonade, which...the evening ; and by the very great exertions of the fhips .which had the good fortune to arrive up with the enemy on the larboard tack, the Salvadore del... | |
 | Arthur Collins - 1812 - 766 páginas
...to be lost. Confident in the skill, valour, and discipline of his officers and men, he felt himself justified in departing from the regular system; and...the utmost celerity, tacked, and thereby separated one third from the main body, after a partial cannonade. A part of the plan having been thus crowned... | |
 | Thomas John Dibdin - 1813 - 344 páginas
...attacked a Spanish fleet of 25, passed rapidly through their line, tacked, and separated one third from the main body, after a. partial cannonade, which prevented their rejunction in the evening; by which manoeuvre 4 line of battle ships were taken, ; nd their whole fleet defeated... | |
 | Edward Pelham Brenton - 1823 - 616 páginas
...arms, and the circumstances of the war in these seas, required a considerable degree of enterprise, I felt myself justified in departing from the regular...the utmost celerity, tacked, and thereby separated one third from the main body, after a partial cannonade, which prevented their rejunction till the... | |
 | George Newenham Wright, John Watkins - 1857 - 462 páginas
...he formed with the utmost celerity — attacked — and thereby separated onethird of the Spaniards from the main body. After a partial cannonade, which prevented their rejunction till the evening, four ships of the largest size were captured and the battle ceased about five o'clock. Commodore Nelson,... | |
 | George Newenham Wright, John Watkins - 1837 - 972 páginas
...he formed with the utmost celerity — attacked — and thereby separated onethird of the Spaniards from the main body. After a partial cannonade, which prevented their rejunction till the evening, four ships of the largest size were captured, and the battle ceased about five o'clock. Commodore Nelson,... | |
 | Sir John Ross - 1838 - 468 páginas
...arms, and the circumstances of the war in these seas, required a considerable degree of enterprise, I felt myself justified in departing from the regular...body. After a partial cannonade, which prevented their rej unction till the evening, and by the very great exertions of the ships which had the good fortune... | |
 | sir John Barrow (bart.) - 1838 - 492 páginas
...it leaves a doubt as to the position of the separated part of the Spanish fleet he engaged. He says, "passing through their fleet in a line formed with...which prevented their re-junction till the evening." From this passage, it is left doubtful whether one-third only of the Spanish ships were engaged, namely,... | |
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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... 
