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 |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 6-10 de 100
Página 40
... miles to the westward of Batavia , upon Mar- was the only spot to which the french frigates , daily expected with ... mile in the rear of the fort . Under these doned . circumstances , the attack was deemed too hazardous , Capt . and the ...
... miles to the westward of Batavia , upon Mar- was the only spot to which the french frigates , daily expected with ... mile in the rear of the fort . Under these doned . circumstances , the attack was deemed too hazardous , Capt . and the ...
Página 45
... miles to the eastward of Batavia . The commander in chief concurring , the fleet proceeded in that 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 ...
... miles to the eastward of Batavia . The commander in chief concurring , the fleet proceeded in that 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 ...
Página 46
... miles from the city of Batavia , and defended by two rivers , one on the east , the other on the west , with a number of redoubts and batteries guarding each pass . The circumference of these fortified lines was nearly five miles , and ...
... miles from the city of Batavia , and defended by two rivers , one on the east , the other on the west , with a number of redoubts and batteries guarding each pass . The circumference of these fortified lines was nearly five miles , and ...
Página 49
... miles , accompanied by a few cavalry , the sole escapes remains of his army . The dutch commander in east- chief quitted Buitenzorg , a little while before the ward . british cavalry entered the town , and fled to the east- ward . The ...
... miles , accompanied by a few cavalry , the sole escapes remains of his army . The dutch commander in east- chief quitted Buitenzorg , a little while before the ward . british cavalry entered the town , and fled to the east- ward . The ...
Página 50
... miles . By daylight on the 5th the Bucephalus was ahead of the Barracouta six or seven miles , and the french frigates on the former's lee bow , the weather nearly calm . At 5 h . 30 m . A. м . a breeze sprang up from the eastward ; and ...
... miles . By daylight on the 5th the Bucephalus was ahead of the Barracouta six or seven miles , and the french frigates on the former's lee bow , the weather nearly calm . At 5 h . 30 m . A. м . a breeze sprang up from the eastward ; and ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
24-pounders 32-pounders 38-gun frigate 74-gun ship Acasta action afterwards Ameri american frigate Améthyste anchor Aréthuse arrived Astrea attack battery Belvidera boats boys brig brig-sloop british frigate british navy british ships broadside Capt captain captain Broke captured carronades chase Chesapeake Clorinde colours command commodore Constitution convoy crew cruise deck detachment distance enemy enemy's Essex Eurotas fire fleet flotilla force fore forecastle four french french frigates frigate Galatea gallant George George Prevost Guerrière gun-boats guns harbour hauled hoisted honourable Hornet hull island James Java John landed larboard larboard tack latter Lieut lieutenant of marines long 18-pounders loss Macedonian master's mate masts midshipman miles mizen mounted naval officers Phoebe port pounders President prize quarter quarterdeck rear-admiral rigging sail schooner seamen and marines Shannon ship-sloop shore shot side sir James Yeo sloop squadron starboard stern surrender to-leeward to-windward tons topmast troops United-States vessels William wind