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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... french frigates , both of which had just then rounded the north - west point of the island . After receiving a fire from the Aigle's starboard guns , this frigate hore up , and anchored under the protection of the bat- teries on the ...
... french frigates , both of which had just then rounded the north - west point of the island . After receiving a fire from the Aigle's starboard guns , this frigate hore up , and anchored under the protection of the bat- teries on the ...
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... French position of the french frigate , the Impétueux would run her on board : an operation that , with the way then upon the 74 , would have cut the frigate to the water's edge , and ensured her capture . Being , how- ever , very near ...
... French position of the french frigate , the Impétueux would run her on board : an operation that , with the way then upon the 74 , would have cut the frigate to the water's edge , and ensured her capture . Being , how- ever , very near ...
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... french frigate was at length floats , got afloat and towed into Lorient . The other fri- both gate , also , on the morning of the 29th , taking advan- enter tage of a shift of wind to the westward , slipped her cable , and in 20 minutes ...
... french frigate was at length floats , got afloat and towed into Lorient . The other fri- both gate , also , on the morning of the 29th , taking advan- enter tage of a shift of wind to the westward , slipped her cable , and in 20 minutes ...
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... frigate frigate lying at an anchor in the bay of Rosas , and at an- immediately tacked and stood towards her . This bay of was the Baleine , a french frigate - built ship of about under 800 tons , constructed purposely as an armed store ...
... frigate frigate lying at an anchor in the bay of Rosas , and at an- immediately tacked and stood towards her . This bay of was the Baleine , a french frigate - built ship of about under 800 tons , constructed purposely as an armed store ...
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... ship's colours ' ; but , no sooner had the lieutenant arrived near the frigate's stern , than the french crew opened upon the boat a heavy fire of round , grape , and musketry . The Amphion in- stantly threw out the signal of recall ...
... ship's colours ' ; but , no sooner had the lieutenant arrived near the frigate's stern , than the french crew opened upon the boat a heavy fire of round , grape , and musketry . The Amphion in- stantly threw out the signal of recall ...
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