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, Volumen6Harding, Lepard, and Company, 1826 |
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... direction , con- Troops vinced lieutenant Lyons that the Dutch had previously ascertained the range . The situation of the British to re- was now critical and alarming , as the barracks in ad- vance take the which was a whole battalion ...
... direction , con- Troops vinced lieutenant Lyons that the Dutch had previously ascertained the range . The situation of the British to re- was now critical and alarming , as the barracks in ad- vance take the which was a whole battalion ...
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... direction ; on the 3d , in the evening , made Cape Carawang ; and on the 4th , early in the morning , ran in for the mouth of Marandi river . Here the ships anchored during the interval between the land and sea breezes ; aud , weighing ...
... direction ; on the 3d , in the evening , made Cape Carawang ; and on the 4th , early in the morning , ran in for the mouth of Marandi river . Here the ships anchored during the interval between the land and sea breezes ; aud , weighing ...
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... direction of captains Sayer , Maunsell , and sion Reynolds . On the 8th , in the morning , a flag of truce was sent into the city of Batavia , and a depu- tation came out from the inhabitants , requesting to surrender at discretion ...
... direction of captains Sayer , Maunsell , and sion Reynolds . On the 8th , in the morning , a flag of truce was sent into the city of Batavia , and a depu- tation came out from the inhabitants , requesting to surrender at discretion ...
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... direction of captain Harris , was negotiating with the governor of Madura , lieutenant Roch , with a column of ma- rines , destroyed , in the face of the enemy , a fort at the mouth of the river , which leads , as we suppose , to ...
... direction of captain Harris , was negotiating with the governor of Madura , lieutenant Roch , with a column of ma- rines , destroyed , in the face of the enemy , a fort at the mouth of the river , which leads , as we suppose , to ...
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... direction treats to cross the bows of the Diana and Pompée , the two latter , at 6 h . 15 m . P. M. , tacked to the south - east . suppos- Soon afterwards the Diana lost sight of the Pompée my's in the south - south - east , and about ...
... direction treats to cross the bows of the Diana and Pompée , the two latter , at 6 h . 15 m . P. M. , tacked to the south - east . suppos- Soon afterwards the Diana lost sight of the Pompée my's in the south - south - east , and about ...
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