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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... starboard quarter of the Phoebe lay the Renommée , and on her starboard bow the Néréide ; who had just cleared herself from the Astrea and Racehorse , then upwards of a mile and a half ahead of their two consorts , and like them in an ...
... starboard quarter of the Phoebe lay the Renommée , and on her starboard bow the Néréide ; who had just cleared herself from the Astrea and Racehorse , then upwards of a mile and a half ahead of their two consorts , and like them in an ...
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... . The ship had 55 shot - holes in her hull , 29 on the starboard and 26 on the larboard side ; and her stern was also much shattered . Her loss , & c . on side . May . 1811. out of a complement the same as ACTION OFF MADAGASCAR . 29.
... . The ship had 55 shot - holes in her hull , 29 on the starboard and 26 on the larboard side ; and her stern was also much shattered . Her loss , & c . on side . May . 1811. out of a complement the same as ACTION OFF MADAGASCAR . 29.
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... starboard or lee quarter of the Bucephalus , and , after receiving a few of the latter's shot , yawed also , and fired her broadside . By this time the Nymphe had hauled to - windward , on the larboard quarter of the Bucephalus , out of ...
... starboard or lee quarter of the Bucephalus , and , after receiving a few of the latter's shot , yawed also , and fired her broadside . By this time the Nymphe had hauled to - windward , on the larboard quarter of the Bucephalus , out of ...
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... starboard tack with the wind at north - east , the Diana regained a sight of the french squadron , then on her weather bow , 12 or 13 miles distant , steering the same course as herself , north by west . The frigate continued sailing ...
... starboard tack with the wind at north - east , the Diana regained a sight of the french squadron , then on her weather bow , 12 or 13 miles distant , steering the same course as herself , north by west . The frigate continued sailing ...
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... starboard bow , and the Andromaque ahead of , sail and considerably without , both her consorts . Having , in the course of a 21 minutes ' cannonade , had her sails and rigging considerably damaged , the Northumber- land now left the ...
... starboard bow , and the Andromaque ahead of , sail and considerably without , both her consorts . Having , in the course of a 21 minutes ' cannonade , had her sails and rigging considerably damaged , the Northumber- land now left the ...
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