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, Volumen5Harding, Lepard, and Company, 1826 |
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... bearing west - north - west seven or eight leagues , gull the british 16 - gun brig - sloop Seagull , ( fourteen 24- and en- pounder carronades and two sixes , ) captain Robert gages Cathcart , discovered in - shore , running to the ...
... bearing west - north - west seven or eight leagues , gull the british 16 - gun brig - sloop Seagull , ( fourteen 24- and en- pounder carronades and two sixes , ) captain Robert gages Cathcart , discovered in - shore , running to the ...
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... bearing north - west by west distant 40 miles , the stranger was made out to be an enemy , and at 5 P. M. a danish ship of the line , having evidently the inten- tion , if no other mode of escape offered , of running herself on shore ...
... bearing north - west by west distant 40 miles , the stranger was made out to be an enemy , and at 5 P. M. a danish ship of the line , having evidently the inten- tion , if no other mode of escape offered , of running herself on shore ...
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... bearing her de- spatches , such as they were , pursued and engaged the Didon . Much as we have reason to be satisfied , as regards both weight and number , with the private opinions , which the complaints against us , for drag- ging ...
... bearing her de- spatches , such as they were , pursued and engaged the Didon . Much as we have reason to be satisfied , as regards both weight and number , with the private opinions , which the complaints against us , for drag- ging ...
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... bearing west - north - west distant about six miles , the with a british 18 - gun brig - sloop Redwing , of 16 carronades , Conroy 32 - pounders , and two long sixes , captain Thomas ed by Ussher , discovered a spanish convoy of seven ...
... bearing west - north - west distant about six miles , the with a british 18 - gun brig - sloop Redwing , of 16 carronades , Conroy 32 - pounders , and two long sixes , captain Thomas ed by Ussher , discovered a spanish convoy of seven ...
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... bearing from the Wizard south by west , and the african coast right ahead , distant about seven miles ; and again there was no sleep for the british crew . Third day's chase . an- On the 13th , at 0 h . 30 m . A. M. , the Requin tacked ...
... bearing from the Wizard south by west , and the african coast right ahead , distant about seven miles ; and again there was no sleep for the british crew . Third day's chase . an- On the 13th , at 0 h . 30 m . A. M. , the Requin tacked ...
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