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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... officers and several of her crew had been either killed or badly wounded ; so that the boat- swain , William Triplet , was now the commanding officer on deck . Finding that the British were not , as usual , ready to rush on board their ...
... officers and several of her crew had been either killed or badly wounded ; so that the boat- swain , William Triplet , was now the commanding officer on deck . Finding that the British were not , as usual , ready to rush on board their ...
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... officers and crew , having been recaptured at the surrender of the island , were put upon their trial ; and the two lieutenants , the surgeon , the two master's mates , the three midship- men , the gallant boatswain , and a few seamen ...
... officers and crew , having been recaptured at the surrender of the island , were put upon their trial ; and the two lieutenants , the surgeon , the two master's mates , the three midship- men , the gallant boatswain , and a few seamen ...
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... officers and crew , extin- the guished the flames , the Terpsichore made sail as well as she could , and recommenced the action . Deter- mined , now , to avoid again approximating too closely , the Sémillante , at 7h . 30 m . P. M. ...
... officers and crew , extin- the guished the flames , the Terpsichore made sail as well as she could , and recommenced the action . Deter- mined , now , to avoid again approximating too closely , the Sémillante , at 7h . 30 m . P. M. ...
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... officers imagine what a permanent injury they do to their reputations by this habit of counts . boasting , or rather , for such it is , of telling downright falsehoods ; and all merely to gain a little temporary applause from the ...
... officers imagine what a permanent injury they do to their reputations by this habit of counts . boasting , or rather , for such it is , of telling downright falsehoods ; and all merely to gain a little temporary applause from the ...
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... officers taking her for a prize indiaman , others for the Sémillante frigate . In a little while the strange ship ... officer Laurel . made such a representation of the Laurel's insigni- nière . Had sailed Sept. of the ficant force ...
... officers taking her for a prize indiaman , others for the Sémillante frigate . In a little while the strange ship ... officer Laurel . made such a representation of the Laurel's insigni- nière . Had sailed Sept. of the ficant force ...
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